Kitsap BlueJackets

• Location: Bremerton, WA
• League: West Coast League 2005 - 2016: Pacific International League 2017
• Stadium: Kitsap Fairgrounds

Team Bio

A naval aviator shakes hands with team members after throwing out the first pitch in a June 2009 game.

A founding member of the West Coast League, the Kitsap BlueJackets played their home games at Kitsap Fairgounds in Bremerton, WA. The BlueJackets are named after the Bremerton Bluejackets, the last professional team to play in Bremerton, who left following the 1949 season.

The BlueJackets lost their innaugural game against the Kirkland Kodiaks on June 7, 2005. The BlueJackets fell 11-4 to the Kodiaks despite the fact that the umpires did not arrive until the fourth inning, and the BlueJackets staff officiated the first three innings of the game. Three days later, on June 10, the BlueJackets won their first home opener to the Aloha Knights with a score of 6-3. The Jackets finished their first season in 6th place in the 7 team WCCBL. In their second season, the BlueJackets again failed to secure a playoff position, but finished with their first winning record of 24-18. Matt Acker managed the team for their first seven seasons. They left the WCL to join the Pacific International League in 2017. Due to this move, they lost their priority field usage of the Kitsap Fairground field. The BlueJackets’ future in Kitsap came into doubt, when owner Matt Acker announced he was starting a new West Coast League franchise — the Port Angeles Lefties — in 2017. By 2018, the Kitsap BlueJackets were no longer.

The Kitsap BlueJackets are like every other summer college baseball team in that they are designed to provide an increased level of competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball, and fun and affordable entertainment for families. The Blue Jackets operate in a manner similar to an independent minor league team: playing nightly before fans in stadiums which seat thousands, using wood bats and minor league specification equipment, and experiencing road trips between games. The Kitsap BlueJackets actively recruit players, and have hosted collegiate athletes from throughout the United States and Canada. Like all other summer collegiate players, athletes are unpaid in order to maintain their NCAA eligibility, and live with host families in the same manner as Single A and Independent League players.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
2005	12-24	Matt Acker
2006	24-18	Matt Acker
2007	24-18	Matt Acker	1st Round
2008	19-23	Matt Acker
2009	20-28	Matt Acker
2010	24-23	Matt Acker
2011	24-30	Matt Acker
2012	14-40	Ryan Parker
2013	18-36	Ryan Parker
2014	23-30	Ryan Parker
2015	23-30	Matt Cartwright
2016	15-39	Matt Cartwright

Related Links

Bluejackets website