Great West League

The Great West League (GWL) was a summer collegiate baseball league founded in 2014, comprising teams from California and Oregon. The league was designed to develop college talent, and only current college eligible players are allowed to participate.

Former West Coast League president Ken Wilson was named the first president of the league. The Lodi Crushers and Chico Heat became the first two member teams that were slated to start playing in the Summer of 2016. In 2015, the Portland Pickles became the third member team. The Marysville Gold Sox announced they were joining the Great West League in August of that same year. In September, the Sacramento Stealth and the Medford Rogues joined the league, moving from the West Coast League.

The league was successful drawing attendance as Chico Heat led the league in attendance, drawing over 50,000 fans and averaging 1,656 per game, while the Portland Pickles drew just less than 50,000, averaging 1,561 per game, second best in the league. A total of 191,629 fans attended GWL games in 2016, an average of 1,176 per game.

Following the 2016 season it was announced that the Lincoln Potters would join the league for the 2017 season, along with the Yuba City Bears. At the same time, the Lodi Crushers and Sacramento Stealth would not participate in 2017 as the two teams folded.

The Medford Rogues won the 2017 regular season for the second straight season, but this season also won the Championship Series, downing the Chico Heat while the Portland Pickles led the league in attendance drawing north 50,000 fans, prompting their move to the West Coast League.

The Klamath Falls Gems joined the league for the 2018 season. The Gems were originally in the WCL and most recently played in the Golden State Collegiate Baseball League. On November 6, the league announced that the Yuba City Bears were ceasing operations and that the Marysville Gold Sox announced that they were reverting back to the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox. On November 7, the GWL announced the addition of the San Francisco Seals.

The league would fold at the end of the 2018 year.

GWL Teams

Team List
Team	Location	Years in GWL
Chico Heat	Chico, CA	2016-2018
Klamath Falls Gems	Klamath Falls, OR	2018
Lincoln Potters	Lincoln, CA	2017-2018
Lodi Crushers	Lodi, CA	2016
Medford Rogues	Medford, OR	2016-2018
Portland Pickles	Portland, OR	2016-2017
Sacramento Stealth	Sacramento, CA	2016
San Francisco Seals	Alameda, CA	2018
Yuba City Bears	Yuba City, CA	2017
Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox	Marysville, CA	2016-2018

Champions

• Chico Heat , 2016, 2018
• Medford Rogues, 2017