Weatherford Wranglers

• Location: Weatherford, TX
• League: Texas Collegiate League
• Stadium: Roger Williams Field

Team Bio

The Weatherford Wranglers are a Summer Collegiate Baseball team playing in the Texas Collegiate League. The Wranglers debuted in 2004 as a founding member the TCL. The Wranglers, who play their home games at Roger Williams Ballpark in Weatherford, TX. The Weatherford Wranglers made several appearances in the Texas Collegiate League playoffs, but have not made it past the Rogers Hornsby Divisional series. The Weatheford Wranglers are dedicated to providing a quality environment for families to experience the game. Like every other Summer Collegiate Baseball organization, The Wranglers are dedicated and designed to provide minor league-style competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into professional baseball. The Weatherford Wranglers operate in the model of a 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 Wranglers actively recruit players and 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.

2007 On-Field Staff

• Head Coach: Jeff Lightoot - 2-time NCAA Division III Coach of the Year
• Hitting Coach: Chad Massengale
• Pitching Coach: Tim Collinsworth

Wranglers Alumni in Professional Baseball

• Pete Duda- Arizona Diamondbacks Organization
• Clay Buchholz- Boston Red Sox Organization
• Brandon Tripp- Baltimore Orioles Organization
• Jermaine Mitchell- Oakland Athletics Organization
• Carson Kainer- Cincinnati Reds Organization
• Chad Huffman- San Diego Padres Organization
• Derrick Gordon- Oakland Athletics Organization
• Lauren Gagnier- Detroit Tigers Organization

Related Links

Weatherford Wranglers Home Page Texas Collegiate League Home Page