Chico Heat (collegiate wood bat team)
This article is about the collegiate wood bat baseball team. For the defunct professional baseball team, see Chico Heat.
| Chico Heat | |
|---|---|
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| League | Great West League |
| Location | Chico, California |
| Ballpark | Nettleton Stadium |
| Year founded | November 22, 2014 |
| Nickname(s) | Heat |
| Colors | Navy Blue, Red and White |
| Mascot | Heater the Dragon |
| Ownership | Chico Heat, LLC. |
| Management | Steve Nettleton, Pat Gillick (Owners) |
| Manager | Fred Ludwig |
The Chico Heat are a future collegiate wood bat baseball team based in Chico, California. They are owned by Chico Heat, LLC, led by former supermarket entrepreneur Steve Nettleton and Hall of Fame baseball executive and Chico native Pat Gillick. They will be members of the Great West League and will begin play on June 3, 2016 at Nettleton Stadium in Chico replacing the now-defunct Chico Outlaws.[1][2] They were named after the former Western Baseball League franchise, also owned by Nettleton, that played from 1997 to 2002 and won two WBL Championships. [3]
See also
- Chico Heat - Original professional team
References
- ↑ Baseball returning to Chico, News Staff, Action News Now website, November 25, 2014
- ↑ BASEBALL RETURNS TO CHICO WITH GWL FRANCHISE, Great West League website, November 25, 2014
- ↑ Chico Heat Set to Return in 2016, Lee Carroll, Action News Now website, November 26, 2014
External links
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