Horizon Air Summer Series
Encyclopedia
The Horizon Air Summer Series is a unique 11-week baseball
competition among collegiate summer baseball clubs.
. It is sponsored by Alaska Airlines sister company, Horizon Air. It is hosted by the Marysville Gold Sox of Marysville, California
.
Among other leagues, teams from the Alaska Baseball League
, West Coast Baseball League, Pacific International League, Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association
, Sierra Baseball League
, and California Collegiate League
have competed in the Series.
The Series was originally made up of two divisions: The 40 game "McCullough Division" and the 20-game "Engelken Division". In 2008 the Series was expanded and a third division, the "Bavasi Division" named after the series founder's father and former Brooklyn Dodger and Los Angeles Dodger General Manager Emil "Buzzie" Bavasi
was added.
The "Horizon Air Summer Series All Series Team" is released every August.
Don McCullough Division (40 games)
Gary Engelken Division (24 games)
Buzzie Bavasi Division (24 games)
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
competition among collegiate summer baseball clubs.
History
The Summer Series was founded in 2005 by Bob Bavasi, former owner of the Everett Aqua Sox, of the Northwest LeagueNorthwest League
The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a Class A-Short Season minor baseball league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 and class A from 1952-1954...
. It is sponsored by Alaska Airlines sister company, Horizon Air. It is hosted by the Marysville Gold Sox of Marysville, California
Marysville, California
Marysville is the county seat of Yuba County, California, United States. The population was 12,072 at the 2010 census, down from 12,268 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area, often referred to as the Yuba-Sutter Area after the two counties, Yuba and...
.
Among other leagues, teams from the Alaska Baseball League
Alaska Baseball League
The Alaska Baseball League is an amateur collegiate summer baseball league, with six teams located in four Alaskan cities. Players in the league must have attended one year of college and must have one year of NCAA eligibility remaining....
, West Coast Baseball League, Pacific International League, Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association
Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association
The Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association is a collegiate summer baseball league. The SCCBA is a member of the National Baseball Congress. The PSWBL League Champion represents the league annually at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas. 2009 will mark the...
, Sierra Baseball League
Sierra Baseball League
The Sierra Baseball League was a collegiate wood bat baseball league that plays at ballparks in California and Oregon. They had teams in Nevada before.It was founded in 2007 by Lodi GrapeSox owner Stevie Mac...
, and California Collegiate League
California Collegiate League
The California Collegiate League, founded in 1994, is a collegiate summer baseball league headquartered in Carpinteria, California. It is associated with the National Baseball Congress.-Current teams 2010:Ten to 14 teams will play in the CCL....
have competed in the Series.
The Series was originally made up of two divisions: The 40 game "McCullough Division" and the 20-game "Engelken Division". In 2008 the Series was expanded and a third division, the "Bavasi Division" named after the series founder's father and former Brooklyn Dodger and Los Angeles Dodger General Manager Emil "Buzzie" Bavasi
Buzzie Bavasi
Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s....
was added.
The "Horizon Air Summer Series All Series Team" is released every August.
Divisions & Teams
The Series teams are divided up into three divisions.Don McCullough Division (40 games)
- Bend Elks
- AIA Fire
- San Luis Obispo Blues
- Seattle Studs
- Marysville Gold Sox
Gary Engelken Division (24 games)
Buzzie Bavasi Division (24 games)
- NorCal Longhorns
- Novato Knicks
- Redding Colt .45sRedding Colt .45sThe Redding Colt .45's are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Redding, California, in the United States. They play in the Buzzie Bavasi Division in the Horizon Air Summer Series and play their home games at Simpson University in Redding. They also play in the Sierra Baseball League and the...
- Sacramento Legends
- Sacramento Scorch
Historical Champions
- Solano ThunderbirdsSolano ThunderbirdsThe Solano Thunderbirds were an independent collegiate wood bat baseball team based in Vacaville, California, in the United States. They were owned by Curtis, Susan and Byrant Stocking and played their home games at Travis Credit Union Park in Vacaville...
(2005) - Yuba-Sutter Gold SoxYuba-Sutter Gold SoxThe Marysville Gold Sox is a summer collegiate wood-bat club based in Marysville, California, in the United States. The team is host of the Horizon Air Summer Series and plays its home games at Appeal-Democrat Park, formerly known as Bryant Field, adjacent to Ellis Lake, in Marysville...
(2006) - Tie between Humboldt CrabsHumboldt Crabs-Description and brief background:The Humboldt Crabs are a collegiate summer baseball team located in Arcata, California. Playing in every season since they were founded in 1945 by Lou Bonomini, later joined by Ned Barsuglia, the Crabs are the oldest continually-operated summer collegiate baseball...
& Corvallis KnightsCorvallis KnightsThe Corvallis Knights is a collegiate summer baseball team located in Corvallis, Oregon. Founded in 1990 in Beaverton by Dan and his brother Joe Segal, the Knights moved to Corvallis from Gresham in , they play in the West Coast League, a college summer wood-bat league where college players and...
(2007) - Seattle Studs (2008)
- Seattle Studs (2009)
- Seattle Studs (2010)
- Marysville Gold Sox (2011)
Notable Alumni
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