by California Winter League | Feb 21, 2011 | All News
It turns out even a five-time Major League All-Star knows a thing or two about failure. Just ask the California Winter League’s Russell Dixon. When the Houston Astros released Dixon, merely two days before the end of Spring Training 2010, it was personal friend and...
by California Winter League | Feb 19, 2011 | All News
Behind the right arm of Matt Walker, the Canada A’s topped the Palm Desert Coyotes 9-2 to claim their first CWL title. Walker threw a gem, pitching the whole game for Canada while surrendering only eight hits and striking out seven. The A’s brought championship...
by California Winter League | Feb 19, 2011 | All News
In the fall of 2006, Alex Cowart arrived at Adrian College (Adrian, Michigan) as a member of the Adrian College baseball team. As an incoming freshman, he did not know a single person. The first person he met was fellow freshman and third baseman, Chad Meyer. Cowart...
by California Winter League | Feb 18, 2011 | All News
Palm Springs, CA – February 18, 2011 – Playoff excitement was in the air on Friday in Palm Springs, trying to displace the threatening rain clouds, as all four teams played for a chance to make it to the championship game. In the first playoff game, the #2 seed Palm...
by California Winter League | Feb 18, 2011 | All News
The California Winter League (CWL) is designed to help baseball players chase their dream of getting signed by a major league organization. And while the goal is to get signed, the odds of making a big league roster are infinitesimal. That is why two young men are...
by California Winter League | Feb 17, 2011 | All News
In baseball, the batter’s objective is to make it home safely. California Winter League infielder Drew Taddia decided to collect a few stamps in his passport before coming home. He first played for the Palm Springs Chill in 2008. “Playing for Gary Templeton (former...
