The Palm Springs Chill are an independent baseball team based in Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs, California

Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...

. They are co-owned by the Palm Springs Power

Palm Springs Power

The Palm Springs POWER is a collegiate-level baseball team based in Palm Springs, California and are members of the Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association. They play their home games at Palm Springs Stadium, also the home of the California Winter League...

 and play their home games at Palm Springs Stadium

Palm Springs Stadium

Palm Springs Stadium is a stadium in Palm Springs, California. It is primarily used for baseball. It was formerly named Angels Stadium and was the home field of the Palm Springs Suns of the Western Baseball League in 1995 and 1996. Palm Springs Stadium is currently the home of the Palm Springs...

. Andrew Starke is the team president and Darrell Evans

Darrell Evans

Darrell Wayne Evans is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves , San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers . He is also the former manager and director of player personnel for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball...

 is the manager.

Arizona Winter League (2008-2009)

They were a member of the Arizona Winter League

Arizona Winter League

The Arizona Winter League is the short-season instructional independent winter professional baseball league affiliated with the independent North American League...

, a short-season instructional winter league affiliated with the Golden Baseball League

Golden Baseball League

The Golden Baseball League, based in San Ramon, California, was an independent baseball league. It later merged with the Northern League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League in the western United States, western Canada and Mexico....

 in 2008 and 2009, making the playoffs and championship game both seasons, before losing to the Blythe Heat

Blythe Heat

The Blythe Heat are a professional baseball team based in Blythe, California. They play in the Arizona Winter League, a short-season instructional winter league affiliated with the North American League. They began play in 2007 and play their home games at Alexander Field in Blythe...

 and Yuma Scorpions

Yuma Scorpions

The Yuma Scorpions are a professional baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, in the United States. The Scorpions are a member of the Western Division of the independent North American League. From the 2005 season to the present, the Scorpions have played their home games at Desert Sun Stadium at the...

 respectively.

California Winter League (2010)

The Chill ownership created a brand new winter league in 2010, the California Winter League

California Winter League (2010)

The California Winter League is a developmental instructional league based out of Palm Springs, California that is a showcase tryout opportunity for players hoping to get noticed by professional teams. It was founded on September 10, 2009, by Andrew Starke, owner of the Palm Springs Chill and the...

, to offer more opportunities for aspiring players to flourish. They will be joined by the Coachella Valley Snowbirds

Coachella Valley Snowbirds

The Coachella Valley Snowbirds are a future independent professional baseball team that will be based in Palm Springs, California as a part of the new California Winter League...

, the Palm Desert Coyotes

Palm Desert Coyotes

The Palm Desert Coyotes is an independent professional baseball team that will be based in Palm Springs, California as a part of the new California Winter League...

 and the Canada A's

Canada A's

The Canada A's are a future independent professional baseball team representing Canada that will be based in Palm Springs, California as a part of the new California Winter League...

. Former Major Leaguer and former Victoria Seals

Victoria Seals

The Victoria Seals were a professional baseball team based in Victoria, British Columbia. The Seals were a member of the North Division of the independent Golden Baseball League, which is not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. They joined the GBL on October 1,...

 manager Darrell Evans

Darrell Evans

Darrell Wayne Evans is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves , San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers . He is also the former manager and director of player personnel for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball...

 was named commissioner of this new league.

Year-By-Year Records

Arizona Winter League:

Season	W	L	Win %	Place	Playoff
2008	15	4	.789	1st	Qualified. Lost to Blythe in the Playoffs.
2009	12	8	.600	2nd, American Division	Qualified. Lost to Yuma in the Playoffs.

California Winter League:

Season	W	L	Win %	Place	Playoff
2010				Coming Soon.

Tundra

Tundra is the official mascot of the Palm Springs Chill. He is an anthropomorphic blue Yeti who wears a white Chill jersey with the number 99 on the back. He was first introduced on February 1, 2008 in the Chill's first home game. Fred Love is most notable for being Tundra from the beginning of the franchise to December 2008. He attended many off season activities in the desert as well as all the games in their first year. In December 2008 he left for the Bowie Baysox

Bowie Baysox

The Bowie Baysox are a minor league baseball team located in Bowie, Maryland. They are the class-AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, and play in the Eastern League...

 of the Eastern League in Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

.

External links

• California Winter League's website
• Arizona Winter League's website
• Golden Baseball League's website
• Winter baseball gives P.S. a chill (The Business Press, October 29, 2007)