by California Winter League | Oct 14, 2022 | All News, Features
Player registration for the 2023 California Winter League season is now open! Entering its 14th season, the CWL has seen over 800 of its former players sign professional contracts across all levels of baseball, including the Major Leagues. In 2021, the CWL saw its...
by California Winter League | Oct 24, 2020 | All News, Features
PALM SPRINGS, Calif – In the fall of 2017, Tyler Matzek was facing an uncertain crossroads: continue to try and work his way back to a Major League mound, or move on in life and understand that while he accomplished something that so few people ever do, he would...
by California Winter League | Sep 24, 2020 | All News, Features
Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today that it has named the Frontier League as a “Partner Leagues” of MLB. The Frontier League, along with the American Association, join the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB), which was designated a Partner League...
by California Winter League | Jun 28, 2019 | All News
By: Mike Rankin, Frontier League Special Projects Assistant / Former CWL Broadcaster *NOTE: all statistics provided are as of June 26, 2019. SAUGET, IL — The Frontier League of Professional Baseball is pleased to announce its roster for the 2019 All-Star Game,...
by California Winter League | Jun 16, 2019 | All News
by Alex Clark, 2019 CWL Broadcaster PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ California Winter League alumni and Lake Erie Crushers pitcher Michael Stryffeler has signed a contract with the Seattle Mariners organization as of June 11th and will report to Class-A short season ball with...
by California Winter League | May 9, 2019 | All News
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ With the 2019 Frontier League season getting underway this week, 13 former CWLers have made Opening Day rosters with 7 different teams. Class of 2019 CWLers that made teams include: Frank Podkul, Colten Trager – Joliet Slammers Michael...
by California Winter League | Apr 26, 2019 | All News
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The Frontier League Tryout and Draft took place earlier this week at the home of the Joliet Slammers, Slammers Stadium in Joliet, Illinois. The tryout featured over 300 players competing over the course of two days to earn a spot with one of the...
by California Winter League | Mar 3, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala The Toronto Rush defeated the Washington Blue Sox 4-3 to capture the 2019 California Winter League title. The Blue Sox started the games scoring in the top of the first. Hayato Amamoto drew a one-out walk, moved to second on a single, then scored on...
by California Winter League | Mar 2, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala PALM SPRINGS, Calif- The California Winter League Final is set. The Washington Blue Sox defeated the Oregon Lumberjacks 7-0 in the American Championship Game at Palm Springs Stadium. In the Canadian Division Championship Game, the Toronto Rush took...
by California Winter League | Mar 1, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif- The second round of the 2019 CWL Playoffs began with the Alberta Grizzly defeating the Canada A’s by a final score of 4-1 in the first game at the auxiliary field. The Grizzly only had two hits, but they were efficient at the plate. Three of their...
by California Winter League | Feb 28, 2019 | Game Recaps
By; Frank La Sala PALM SPRINGS, Calif- The first round of the playoffs at Palm Springs Stadium concluded Thursday with the Washington Blue Sox and British Columbia Bombers advancing in their respective divisions. The Blue Sox took down the New York Colonials 8-3 in...
by California Winter League | Feb 26, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ The Oregon Lumberjacks defeated the British Columbia Bombers by a final score of 4-3 in the first game of a triple-header at the auxiliary field on the CWL’s final day of the regular season. Mark Lynam and Joshua Rodriguez led things off for the...
by California Winter League | Feb 25, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ The Palm Springs Power won a close battle with the Washington Blue Sox in the first game on the Auxiliary Field, 9-6. The game featured five lead changes. Won Jie Choi’s sacrifice fly in the first drove in the games first run. The Blue Sox...
by California Winter League | Feb 24, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ The Canada A’s hung on to defeat the Palm Springs Chill by a score of 5-2 to excitingly open the day’s action on the auxiliary field during a contest that ended with the potential winning run at the plate for the Chill. Tyler Pfeffer drove in...
by California Winter League | Feb 23, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala & Lee Noel PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ The Manitoba North Stars put on a power show and earned a 7-0 shutout victory over the British Columbia Bombers on the auxiliary field’s first game of the day. The North Stars kicked off the scoring when Judah...
by California Winter League | Feb 22, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Game one on the auxiliary field saw the Oregon Lumberjacks defeat the Toronto Rush by a score of 3-1 under blue skies and sunshine. Oregon came out swinging early, when Reinaldo Gonzalez and Trevor Westmoreland reached on consecutive...
by California Winter League | Feb 21, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Due to the impending weather in Palm Springs, the California Winter League played an abbreviated schedule on Thursday. No games were played at Palm Springs Stadium, and all three games that took place were played on the auxiliary field....
by California Winter League | Feb 20, 2019 | All News
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ Due to impending inclement weather, tomorrow’s regularly scheduled stadium games have been cancelled. Please see below for our tentative schedule for Thursday, February 21st. Thursday, February 21st Game Schedule: 8:30 AM – Palm...
by California Winter League | Feb 20, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala & Lee Noel PALM SPRINGS, Calif – In the first game at Palm Springs Stadium, the New York Colonials and Washington Blue Sox played to a 3-3 tie. Kosuke Matsumoto drew a walk to start the game, stole second, then came into score on Yuto...
by California Winter League | Feb 20, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala PALM SPRINGS, Calif – Washington Blue Sox Right Handed Pitcher Shinya Toyama has agreed to a contract with the Schaumburg Boomers of the Frontier League. The Tokyo, Japan native is “glad and excited” to be able to continue playing baseball in...
by California Winter League | Feb 19, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ The Canada A’s emerged as 7-3 victors over the New York Colonials in a back and forth battle in game one on the auxiliary field. The Colonials struck first when Ryan Myers launched a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning. The Canada...
by California Winter League | Feb 18, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala & Lee Noel The Washington Blue Sox and the Manitoba North Stars battled to a 2-2 tie to open up today’s action on the auxiliary field. The Blue Sox kick-started the offense in the fourth inning when Yudai Nakamura came home on an error and then...
by California Winter League | Feb 17, 2019 | Game Recaps
Things started with a bang on the auxiliary field in game one this morning as the Palm Springs Chill defeated the Toronto Rush by a score of 13-4. The Rush struck early when Jesse Russo drilled a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning, his first of the...
by California Winter League | Feb 16, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala & Lee Noel The day’s action on the auxiliary field opened with a 5-0 victory for the Alberta Grizzly over the Washington Blue Sox. Losing pitcher Gen Utamura of the Blue Sox gave up four earned runs over the course of three innings, and it began...
by California Winter League | Feb 15, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Frank La Sala In the days first game over on the auxiliary field, the Palm Springs Power shutout the New York Colonials 3-0. Konner Arnold went the distance for the Power, allowing five hits and a walk over seven scoreless with 11 strikeouts. For the Colonials,...
by California Winter League | Feb 14, 2019 | All News
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ After rain washed out all Valentine’s Day games, a change in tomorrow’s schedule is necessary to allow for field maintenance. Tomorrow’s regularly scheduled stadium game at 10 AM between the Manitoba North Stars and the Alberta...
by California Winter League | Feb 13, 2019 | Game Recaps
By Alex Clark/Lee Noel The New York Colonials defeated the Washington Blue Sox by a final score of 9-7 in a slug fest in game one on the auxiliary field. The teams combined for four home runs, six doubles, and 27 total hits in a back-and-forth affair that saw the...
by California Winter League | Feb 13, 2019 | All News
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ Due to the anticipation of rain tomorrow, all games scheduled for February 14th have been canceled. These games will not be re-scheduled. CWL baseball action will continue on Friday, February 15th, with feature games at 10 AM and 12:30 PM. The...
by California Winter League | Feb 12, 2019 | Game Recaps
by: Alex Clark/Lee Noel PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ The auxiliary field played host to two high-scoring contests today, as the Toronto Rush defeated the Manitoba North Stars by a final score of 9-1 in the morning game. The Rush jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second...
by California Winter League | Feb 11, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, CA – Game one on the auxiliary field was highlighted by hot bats and stingy pitching which led to an 8-1 victory for the Alberta Grizzly over the Canada A’s. The A’s got things started in the first inning when Ben Mauseth reached on an error and...
by California Winter League | Feb 10, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, CA ~ Game one on the auxiliary field saw the Palm Springs Power defeat the British Columbia Bombers in walk-off fashion by a final score of 2-1. Alex De La Cruz-Rodriguez drove in the games first run in the sixth on a double steal. That lead wouldn’t...
by California Winter League | Feb 9, 2019 | All News, Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ The British Columbia Bombers defeated the Washington Blue Sox by a final score of 4-0 during the first game of the day on the auxiliary field. Winning pitcher Cole Edgens carried a perfect game into the fourth inning for the Bombers before...
by California Winter League | Feb 8, 2019 | Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The Palm Springs Chill took down the New York Colonials 6-3 in five innings in the first game of the day on the auxiliary field. The Colonials got things started early by scoring two runs in the first inning on Giovanni Garbella’s...
by California Winter League | Feb 7, 2019 | Game Recaps
by: Frank LaSala PALM SPRINGS, Calif. ~ In the first game on the auxiliary field, the Washington Blue Sox defeated the Palm Springs Chill 5-3. Washington broke the 1-1 tie in the fourth. Kyle Stahl drove in Hayato Amamoto and Minami Kurahata with a double to give the...
by California Winter League | Feb 17, 2018 | All News, Game Recaps
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The Manitoba North Stars took advantage of an excellent outing from starting pitcher Jensen Kirch to defeat the Toronto Rush, 5-1. The No. 3 North Stars advance to the California Winter League Championship on Sunday, February 18 at noon. Toronto...
by California Winter League | Feb 4, 2016 | A's, Bluesox, Bombers, Chill, Game Recaps, Grizzly, Jacks, Rush, Snowbirds
A’s, North Stars Tied Atop CWL Standings, Rush Just Half Game Back PALM SPRINGS, Calif. –– As the 2016 California Winter League regular season nears its end, the Canada A’s and the Manitoba North Stars remain tied atop the league standings, while the streaking Toronto...
by California Winter League | Feb 3, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
Haymakers ‘KO Colonials in extras, Lumberjacks win wild contest over Power By: Julius Bzozowski On day 14 of the California Winter League season, drama was the theme. Fans that took advantage of the Jack-In-The-Box sponsored “Dollar Wednesday” promotion (one dollar...
by California Winter League | Feb 2, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
DOMINANT ARMS RULE THE DAY AS THE BLUE SOX CONTINUE TO STREAK By Thaddeus Krzus PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Day 13 of the 2016 California Winter League season saw pitching dominate over the course of five games, with an average margin of victory of four runs, and an...
by California Winter League | Feb 1, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
GAPS IN STANDINGS START TO CLOSE HALFWAY THROUGH CWL SEASON By: Mike DiBucci Palm Springs, Calif. – The third week of the CWL started with what most people would consider to be a shocker. The Canada A’s – coming into the day as the 2nd overall seed in the...
by California Winter League | Jan 31, 2016 | All News
Toronto Wins Fourth Straight, Muller Hurls Shutout PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The Toronto Rush earned their fourth consecutive victory on Sunday, while Brady Muller hurled a complete game shutout for the Canada A’s at Palm Springs Stadium. Toronto (6-3) battled to a 14-11...
by California Winter League | Jan 30, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
Offensive Surges Lead Blue Sox, Bombers to Victories by Jack Coppinger PALM SPRINGS, Calif. –– The tenth day of the 2016 California Winter Season began with an offensive explosion by the British Columbia Bombers as they posted seven runs in the top of the first inning...
by California Winter League | Jan 29, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
Welwerts K’s 12; Snowbirds Walk Off on Day 9 By Kirsten Karbach PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Andrew Welwerts tallied 12 strikeouts in a complete game for the Palm Desert Coyotes, while the Coachella Valley Snowbirds walked off with their first victory of the season...
by California Winter League | Jan 28, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
BATS ERUPT FOR BIG OFFENSIVE OUTPUTS ON THURSDAY By Thaddeus Krzus PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Day eight of the 2016 California Winter League season saw offensive explosions on both the Auxiliary Field and at Palm Springs Stadium, with more than 50 runs scored on...
by California Winter League | Jan 27, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
COMPETITIVE MATCH-UPS SHAKE UP CWL STANDINGS By: Mike DiBucci Palm Springs, Calif. –The seventh day of the CWL season got underway with yet another competitive game at the complex’s Auxiliary Field. The Bay Area Bootleggers, who were trying to bounce back from...
by California Winter League | Jan 26, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
Stellar Outings Mark Day 6 By Jack Coppinger PALM SPRINGS, Calif. –– Day six of the 2016 California Winter League Season got off to a great start on Auxiliary Field with a matchup between the Toronto Rush and the Alberta Grizzly. Alberta struck first in the third...
by California Winter League | Jan 26, 2016 | All News, Contract Offers, Player Updates
By: Mike DiBucci PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Another name was added to the growing list of players signed to professional contracts out of the 2016 California Winter League. Ryan Strombom out of San Mateo, CA will get the opportunity to play with the Windy City...
by California Winter League | Jan 25, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
COLONIALS REMAIN UNDEFEATED, NORTH STARS AND BOMBERS BREAK OUT By: Julius Bzozowski PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — After five days of games, only one team remains undefeated. The New York Colonials improved their record to 4-0 on Monday in thrilling fashion, as they scored...
by California Winter League | Jan 24, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
COLONIALS, A’S STAY PERFECT, HAYMAKERS WALK-OFF By Kirsten Karbach PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – The New York Colonials and Canada A’s each stayed undefeated, while the Midwest Haymakers notched a walkoff win to highlight the action on day four of the 2016...
by California Winter League | Jan 23, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
HUNT SHINES IN CWL DEBUT By Thaddeus Krzus PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Day three of the 2016 California Winter League began with a high-scoring contest, seeing the Alberta Grizzly take out the Palm Desert Coyotes with an 8-2 final. Palm Desert (2-1) jumped out to a 2-0 in...
by California Winter League | Jan 22, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
CLOSE CONTESTS HIGHLIGHT CWL CANADA DAY by Jack Coppinger PALM SPRINGS, Calif –– Day two of the 2016 California Winter League season kicked off with a bang on the Auxiliary Field as the Bay Area Bootleggers scored three runs in the final frame to earn a walk off...
by California Winter League | Jan 21, 2016 | All News, Game Recaps
PALM SPRING, Calif. — The California Winter League kicked off the 2016 season on Thursday with seven games at Palm Springs Stadium. In the first game of the season on the main field, the Oregon Lumberjacks defeated the Washington Blue Sox by a score of 5-3. Oregon...
by California Winter League | Jan 21, 2016 | All News, Contract Offers, Features, Player Updates
By: Mike DiBucci PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – History was made at the California Winter League today, as a player was signed to a major league deal on the first of workouts, a feat that has never been accomplished in the seven year history of the league. During the...
by California Winter League | Jan 14, 2016 | All News, Features, Player Updates
By Julius Bzozowski PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Pitcher Chris Pfau, a 2014 California Winter League pitcher for the Washington Blue Sox, has reached the pinnacle of baseball in Europe. For 2016, he is signed with the Hoofddorp Pioniers of the Hoofdklasse Honkbal. The...
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By Josh Fathollahi PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – 2015 CWL Alumni, (LHP) Hideyoshi Otake, was selected in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft by the Yomiuri Giants. Nippon Professional Baseball (or NPB) is the top professional baseball league in Japan. The NPB is...
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2015 and 2016 CWL Instructor, Dan Rohn, managed the Traverse City Beach Bums to a 2015 Frontier League championship. We would like to congratulate Dan on the great accomplishment. With their 4-1 win Friday at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in suburban St. Louis, the Beach Bums...
by California Winter League | Sep 16, 2015 | All News, Features, Player Updates
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Durham, N.C. – St. Paul Saints C Vinny DiFazio (and 2014 CWL Alumni) was named the American Association’s 2015 Player of the Year on Thursday, in a vote of league managers and media members. In his first full season with the Saints, DiFazio led the league with a .361...
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by California Winter League | Apr 14, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
Registration is now open for the 2027 California Winter League! The California Winter League is the longest running league of its kind, helping over 950 players begin or continue their professional careers. The CWL is for free agent players with college or...
by California Winter League | Feb 15, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
With only three losses the entire season and six straight wins to finish their campaign, the Washington Blue Sox dominated their way to a second straight California Winter League (CWL) title by beating the British Columbia Bombers 14-3 on Sunday. With a beautiful,...
by California Winter League | Feb 14, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
The Washington Blue Sox shut out the Oregon Lumberjacks 5-0 in Saturday morning’s semifinal at Palm Springs Stadium. Logan Reese put Washington ahead with a two-run single in the third inning. Bubba Thompson followed with an RBI, giving the Blue Sox a 3-0 lead through...
by California Winter League | Feb 14, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
The Oregon Lumberjacks and Palm Springs Power started the CWL quarterfinals with the first auxiliary field game on Friday. A late inning comeback propelled Kyle Gaedelle’s Jacks to a 8-7 win to move on to the semifinals. Aaron Miles’ Power started hot jumping all over...
by California Winter League | Feb 12, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
The Washington Blue Sox defeated the Manitoba North Stars 8-3 Wednesday morning on the auxiliary field. Both teams entered the final day of the regular season locked into the top seed in their respective divisions. The Blue Sox opened the scoring in the second inning...
by California Winter League | Feb 10, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
With Super Bowl Sunday in the rearview mirror, the California Winter League started its final week of action with four games on Monday. In the first game of the day, the Manitoba North Stars beat the Palm Springs Power 10-6 at the turf field. Manitoba scored seven...
by California Winter League | Feb 7, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
The Washington Blue Sox beat the Alberta Grizzly 10-6 Friday morning on the auxiliary field. A seven-run first capped with Jose de la Cruz’s three-run homer gave the Blue Sox an early lead. The Grizzly crawled back into the game with a couple of two-run homers from...
by California Winter League | Feb 6, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
The British Columbia Bombers defeated the Palm Springs Chill 5-4 Thursday morning on the auxiliary field. The Bombers have taken down the Chill in back-to-back games following Wednesday’s 13-10 victory. The Chill led 4-0 entering the bottom of the fourth inning before...
by California Winter League | Feb 3, 2026 | All News, Features, Game Recaps
Monday kicked off with the Oregon Lumberjacks and the Washington Blue Sox in their first ever match up of the season for the CWL. The Sox started Shiang-Yun Chao on the mound and he did not have to wait too long for run support after giving up an RBI walk to Garrett...
by California Winter League | Feb 2, 2026 | All News, Features
Palm Springs, Calif. – The California Winter League is turning up the heat at Palm Springs Stadium this week, moving more of the action to the main stadium. On Tuesday, February 3rd, and Wednesday, February 4th, fans will be treated to three full games on the...
