Nearly two decades after the league’s founding, the collegiate summer level West Coast League updated its logo for the first time. In a SportsLogos.net exclusive, we sat down with WCL commissioner Rob Neyer and Portland Pickles owner Alan Miller to discuss the league’s new look. The new logo, created by
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West Coast League to add Springfield Drifters in 2022
Beginning in 2022, the collegiate summer West Coast League will expand to 16 teams, including, with the announcement of the Springfield Drifters, four in Oregon. The Drifter logo, set in the soothing colors of the Pacific Northwest, highlights the natural features of the Willamette Valley, including the Willamette River and
West Coast League expands to include Edmonton Riverhawks
The rapidly growing collegiate summer level West Coast League introduced its third new team scheduled to begin play in 2021. The Edmonton Riverhawks are the 15th team in the WCL, and the first outside British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. The nickname derives from the North Saskatchewan River, which features prominently
West Coast League adds Kamloops Northpaws
The Kamloops Northpaws will be the 14th team in the quickly expanding collegiate summer level West Coast League in 2021. The team was introduced this week in the town of Kamloops, British Columbia, about 350 kilometers northeast of Vancouver. The nickname is a play off the baseball term “southpaw,” a
Pickle Things Are Happening: The Story Behind the Portland Pickles
The first time marketing entrepreneur Alan Miller heard the name of the collegiate summer level Portland Pickles, a team he now co-owns with former Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan (among others), he was not too sure about it. “When I originally heard it,” he said, “it was a little bit
The Team with Two Names: WCL Unveils Nanaimo Baseball
The 13th team in the collegiate summer West Coast League will have two separate brands for day games and night games, drawing on two different aspects of the natural and cultural heritage of their home in British Columbia. By night, the team will be the Nanaimo NightOwls. The nickname, which