Swift Current Indians (baseball)

The Swift Current Indians are a baseball team based in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team is a member of the Western Major Baseball League^[1] , a collegiate summer baseball league operating in the prairie provinces of Canada.

History

Organized baseball has been played in Swift Current since at least 1908 as the city was represented in the Western Saskatchewan League that season. The 1909 Swift Current baseball team was crowned Amateur Champions of Saskatchewan and toured North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.^[2] In 1959 The Swift Current Indians joined the Southern Baseball League and also won their first league championship. The Indians captured four Southern Baseball League championships and were one of the six founding members of the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League in 1975. This new league was effectively a merger of the Southern Baseball League and the Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League. The team however only played one year before requesting a leave of absence from the league in 1976. The current team returned to the league in c.1986. Swift Current was SMBL champions six times in the last nine years under the SMBL name. In 2001 the league was renamed the Western Major Baseball League to reflect its expansion into Alberta. The Indians have won four WMBL championships, most recently in 2010.

See also

• List of baseball teams in Canada

Sports teams based in Saskatchewan Baseball WMBL Melville Millionaires Moose Jaw Express Regina Red Sox Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Swift Current Indians Weyburn Beavers Yorkton Cardinals Football CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders CJFL Regina Thunder Saskatoon Hilltops WWCFL Regina Riot Saskatoon Valkyries LFL Regina Rage Saskatoon Sirens Hockey WHL Moose Jaw Warriors Prince Albert Raiders Regina Pats Saskatoon Blades Swift Current Broncos AJHL Lloydminster Bobcats SJHL Battlefords North Stars Estevan Bruins Flin Flon Bombers Humboldt Broncos Kindersley Klippers La Ronge Ice Wolves Melfort Mustangs Melville Millionaires Nipawin Hawks Notre Dame Hounds Weyburn Red Wings Yorkton Terriers Lacrosse RMLL Saskatchewan SWAT Rugby union RCNJC Saskatchewan NWL Saskatchewan Canadian Interuniversity Sport University of Regina Cougars University of Regina Rams University of Saskatchewan Huskies

References

External links

• Official web site