Port Angeles Lefties

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Port Angeles Lefties
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Information
League West Coast League
Location Port Angeles, Washington
BallparkCivic Field
Founded2017
Former name(s)Kitsap BlueJackets (2005–2016)
ColorsRoyal blue, orange, white
   
MascotTimber the Olympic Marmot
OwnershipMACK Athletics
Matt Acker
Jacob Oppelt
Eric V. Traut
Connor Traut
ManagerMatt Acker
Website paleftiesbaseball.com

The Port Angeles Lefties are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Port Angeles, Washington. The Lefties are members of the West Coast League and play their home games at Civic Field. [1]

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History

The Kitsap BlueJackets were founding members of the West Coast League, but the club had suffered from poor attendance. Owner Matt Acker sought to relocate the franchise to Port Angeles. Acker gained approval to move the franchise to the Olympic Peninsula. Upon relocating, the club held a name-the-team contest. The name Lefties was selected. The Lefties team name derives from the region being considered Upper Left of the United States. The team colors of blue and orange represent the beautiful Port Angeles sunset, and the team mascot Timber is based on the Olympic Marmots native to the local Olympic Mountains.

2017

The Port Angeles Lefties entered the league with play in the 2017 season and went 19–34, placing 6th place in the North Division of the West Coast League. A total of 36,883 fans attended home games at Civic Field, placing 3rd in total attendance in the West Coast League. The Lefties opened their team store in the heart of downtown Port Angeles. [2]

2018

The Port Angeles Lefties went 21–33, placing 6th place in the North Division of the West Coast League. A total of 35,867 fans attended home games, placing 4th in per game attendance in the West Coast League. The Port Angeles Lefties hosted the 2018 West Coast League All-Star Game and Home Run Derby. [3]

2019

The Port Angeles Lefties went 22–32, placing 4th place in the North Division of the West Coast League.

2020

The Port Angeles Lefties 2020 regular season began on May 29, 2020.

2022

The Port Angeles Lefties are fifth in the North Division with an 11–14 record and are 7.5 games behind the division leading Bellingham Bells. [4] Infielder Riley Parker (Cal State San Bernardino) (Snohomish, WA) is seventh in the league in RBIs (15). Pitchers Andrew Hauck (Utah Valley College) and Liam Paddack (Spokane Falls Community College) are both in the top seven with three wins each. Pitcher John Pfeffer (Cal State San Bernardino) leads the league in strikeouts (31) and is sixth in ERA (1.73). [5] The Lefties have sold 12,641 tickets for an average of 1,405 fans per game.

On June 14, 2022, the Lefties signed former NFL wide-receiver Golden Tate. [6] Tate made his debut that evening going 2 for 4 at the plate. Tate recorded two base hits, a RBI, a run and one stolen base in his debut. [7]

2023

As of July 15, the Lefties are 7th in the North with a 10–25 record and are 15 games behind the division leading Applesox. [8] Roberto Nunez (Embry-Riddle University) has 24 RBIs and a batting average of .359. [9] 10,081 fans have attended so far for an average of 593 per game. [10]

Season-by-Season Record

SeasonLeague Division Finish Wins Losses Win% GBPostseasonManager
2017WCLNorth6th1934.35811.5Zach Miller
2018WCLNorth6th2133.38914Darren Westergard
2019WCLNorth4th2232.40717Darren Westergard
2020Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021WCLNorth5th1335.27116Matt Acker
2022WCLNorth8th2034.37013.5Matt Greely
2023WCLNorth7th1341.24125.5Did Not QualifyMatt Acker
Division winnerLeague champions

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Port Angeles Lefties Assured of Stadium Through 2024". May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lefties store opens in downtown Port Angeles". December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Port Angeles Lefties to Host 2018 WCL All-Star Game". August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "West Coast League – standings".
  5. ↑ "West Coast League – leaders".
  6. ↑ "WCL's Lefties Sign Ex-NFL Wide Receiver Golden Tate". 14 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Golden Tate Impresses in WCL Debut". 15 June 2022.
  8. ↑ http://baseball.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=33635
  9. ↑ http://baseball.pointstreak.com/leaders.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=33635
  10. ↑ http://baseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=33635
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