San Angelo Colts

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San Angelo Colts
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League United League Baseball (2013–2014)
Location San Angelo, Texas
BallparkFoster Field
Year founded 2000
Year disbanded2014
League championships1 (2002)
Former league(s)
ColorsMaroon, silver, white
Ownership Reunion Sports Group
Manager Doc Edwards
Media San Angelo Standard-Times
Website www.sanangelocolts.com

The San Angelo Colts were a professional baseball team based in San Angelo, Texas, in the United States. The Colts were most recently a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which was not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. The Colts played their home games at Foster Field.

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The team experienced declining attendance in later years and announced on July 2, 2014 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [1] Although it was stated at the time that operations would not be affected, the team announced on August 11, 2014 that the final 8 games of the 2014 season would not be played. [2]

The combination of the Colts' financial issues, the loss of the home stadium of the Fort Worth Cats and low attendance led to the folding of United League Baseball, and all of its member teams, in January 2015. [3]

Team Record

SeasonWLWin %Result
20006943.616Wild Card
20014947.510Wild Card
20025046.521Central Baseball League Champions
20034748.495
20043658.383
20054647.495Wild Card
20064644.511Wild Card
20074450.468
20085529.6512nd Half Season Champions
20094832.600Regular Season Champions
20104645.505
20115236.591Regular Season Champions
20125145.531
20133940.494
20143339.458

League All-Stars

Players

2000

2001

2002

2006

2007

2008

Coaches

2000–2001

2006

2008–2009

Historical use of the name

The original San Angelo Colts played in the Class D West Texas League in 1922. The team had started out as the San Angelo Bronchos the year before.

In 1948, another team using the Colts name began play in the Longhorn League. When the league changed names to the Southwestern League in 1956, the Colts stayed on board, but folded before the start of the 1957 season.

The Colts had been a part of independent baseball since 2000 with the Texas–Louisiana League (2000–2001), Central Baseball League (2002–2005), United League Baseball (2006–2010) and North American League (2011–2012).

Notes

  1. "SAN ANGELO COLTS: Colts file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – San Angelo Standard Times". gosanangelo.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. "Colts bankruptcy update". gosanangelo.com. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  3. Joe, Anton (January 15, 2015). "United League Baseball Folds After Seven Seasons". Baseball Essential. Retrieved March 30, 2015.

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