Kelowna Falcons

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Kelowna Falcons
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Information
League West Coast League
Location Kelowna, British Columbia
Ballpark Elks Stadium
Founded2000
League championships0
Division championships2 (2015, 2018)
Former league(s)Pacific International League (2000-2004)
ColoursRed, navy blue, white
   
OwnershipDan Nonis
General ManagerMark Nonis
ManagerDoug Nose

The Kelowna Falcons are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Falcons are members of the West Coast League and play their home games at Elks Stadium.

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History

The franchise traces its roots back to the Kelowna Grizzlies, who were founded in 1993. The Grizzlies were members of the Pacific International League. During their tenure the Grizzlies won the 1995 league championship. Following the 1998 the club suspended operations. The franchise was sold in 2000 and rebranded as the Falcons. Kelowna continued this membership with the Pacific International League playing from 2000 through 2004. In 2005, the Falcons along with Bellingham, Bend, Spokane, and Wenatchee left the league to form the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL). [1]

2010

The Falcons finished second in the East Division with a 22-26 record. [2] Pitcher Dayne Quist lead the league with an ERA of 1.40 and finished with 50 strikeouts and six wins on the mound. Ben Edlestein finished with a batting average of .347. [3] 16,027 fans attended games for an average of 668 per game. [4]

The Falcons were swept in the Division Series by the AppleSox 0-2. [5] 1,132 total fans attended Kelowna's only home game in the playoffs. [6]

2022 season

The Falcons failed to make it to the postseason for the second straight season, finishing seventh in the north division with a record of 20-33, 13 games behind the division winning Bellingham Bells. [7] The Falcons saw 22,722 total fans for an average of 947 per game. [8] Jasper Nelson (Sacramento State) and Nick Woodcock (Yavapai College) received honorable mentions in the All-WCL team after the season. [9]

2023 season

On July 17, Koen Van't Klooster was named pitcher of the week. [10]

The Falcons finished fourth in the north division. [11] The team averaged 1,064 fans per game, below the league average. [12]

2024

On July 9th, Trey Duffield and Gavyn Jones were selected to represent the Falcons in the All Star Game. [13]

The Falcons failed to improve on their 31-23 record from the previous season, posting a 20-34 record and finishing sixth in the north division, 15 games behind the division leading AppleSox. [14] 23,776 fans attended home games for an average of 914 per game. [15]

The Falcons failed to make the postseason.

Results by Season

SeasonLeague Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GBPostseasonManager
2000PIL1613.551Did Not Qualify
2001PIL1619.457Did Not QualifyMike McGuire
2002PIL1818.500Did Not QualifyKevin Tucker
2003PIL1416.466Did Not QualifyDax Leone
2004PIL2214.611Runner-UpDax Leone
2005 WCL 1620.444Did Not QualifyBrian Hoop
2006WCL1329.309Did Not QualifyDavid Robb
2007WCL1230.285Did Not QualifyDuane Bozic
2008WCL2120.512Lost Division SeriesKevin Frady
2009WCL2424.500Lost Division SeriesKevin Frady
2010WCLEast2nd2226.4587Lost Division Series 0-2 (Wenatchee)Kevin Frady
2011WCLEast4th1934.35819.5Did Not QualifyAl Cantwell
2012WCLEast3rd2826.5199Did Not QualifyAl Cantwell
2013WCLNorth5th1935.35212.5Did Not QualifyGeoff White
2014WCLEast4th1439.26420.5Did Not QualifyBilly Clontz
2015WCLEast1st3419.6420Won Division Series 2-1 (Bellingham)
Lost Championship Series 0-2 (Bend)
Billy Clontz
2016WCLNorth4th2529.46315Did Not QualifyBryan Donahue
2017WCLNorth2nd2826.5191Lost Division Series 0-2 (Victoria)Bryan Donahue
2018WCLNorth2nd2826.5197Won Division Series 2-1 (Bellingham)
Lost Championship Series 0-2 (Corvallis)
Bryan Donahue
2019WCLNorth6th1735.32721Did Not QualifyRyan Wright
2020Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022WCLNorth7th2033.37713Did Not QualifyDoug Noce
2023WCLNorth4th3123.5747.5Lost North Divisional Series 0-2 (Bells)Doug Noce
2024WCLNorth6th2032.38514Did Not QualifyDoug Noce
League ChampionsRunner-UpPlayoff Team

Playoff Appearances

Alumni in Major League Baseball

References

  1. "New Summer College League launches in Pacific Northwest". West Coast League. 2005-03-01. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  2. "West Coast League - standings".
  3. "West Coast League - leaders".
  4. "West Coast League - attendance".
  5. "West Coast League - schedule".
  6. "West Coast League - attendance".
  7. "West Coast League - standings".
  8. "West Coast League - attendance".
  9. "All-WCL Teams Announced". 18 August 2022.
  10. "Davis and Van 't Klooster Earn WCL's Moss Adams Weekly Honors". West Coast League. July 17, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-23.
  11. "West Coast League - standings".
  12. "West Coast League - attendance".
  13. "WCL All-Star Game Rosters Announced". 9 July 2024.
  14. "West Coast League - standings".
  15. "West Coast League - attendance".