Palm Springs Power
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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 (2010)
. All players use wooden bats during the two-month summer league.
as the POWER took the field in front of 3,300 excited fans in their home opener.
Palm Springs Stadium was built in 1949 to originally serve as a Polo Ground. In 1960, famed Los Angeles Angels owner Gene Autry
received an expansion from Major League Baseball to make Palm Springs Stadium the Angels' spring training facility. The Angels occupied the stadium until 1993. The POWER have been fortunate to call the historic Palm Springs Stadium home since 2004.
The POWER baseball club was a former member of the Pacific Southwest Baseball League
.
The Power owns the Palm Springs Chill
a member of the California Winter League and formerly of the Arizona Winter League
, co-operated by the Golden Baseball League
.
2004
Kyle Huddy - Cincinnati Reds; Manny Ayala - San Diego Padres; Jose Torres - Texas Rangers; Gabriel Suarez - Washington Nationals; Joe Frazee - Philadelphia Phillies; Matt Vogel - Seattle Mariners; Will Savage - Philadelphia Phillies; Mike Rocco - Chicago White Sox; Loren Fraser - Detroit Tigers; Nate Holguin - Sioux City Explorers; Kevin Brophy - Tampa Bay Rays; and Kurt Crowell - Milwaukee Brewers.
2005
Eric Sheridan - Houston Astros; James Simmons - Oakland Athletics; Brian Letko - Toronto Blue Jays; Aaron Seuss - Washington Nationals; Frank Lonigro - New York Yankees; Troy Hanzawa - Philadelphia Phillies; and Robert Grace - San Francisco Giants; Matt Weston - also the San Francisco Giants.
2006
Kurt Mertins - Kansas City Royals; Nick Salotti - Worcester Tornadoes; Johnny Coit - Fullerton Flyers; Brian Shaw - Arizona Diamondbacks; Gabe Jacobo - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; Ari Ronick - San Francisco Giants; and Andres Esquibel - Seattle Mariners; Dustin Birosak - also Seattle Mariners .
2007
Matt Clark - San Diego Padres; and Chris Siegfried - Chicago Cubs .
2008
Mitch LeVier - Oakland Athletics.
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...
and are members of the 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...
. They 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...
, also the home of the California Winter League (2010)
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...
. All players use wooden bats during the two-month summer league.
History
The Palm Springs POWER Baseball Club was created in the late summer of 2003 by Owner Andrew Starke. His goal of creating a fun inexpensive form of entertainment for Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley was accomplished June 4, 2004 at Palm Springs StadiumPalm 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...
as the POWER took the field in front of 3,300 excited fans in their home opener.
Palm Springs Stadium was built in 1949 to originally serve as a Polo Ground. In 1960, famed Los Angeles Angels owner Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
received an expansion from Major League Baseball to make Palm Springs Stadium the Angels' spring training facility. The Angels occupied the stadium until 1993. The POWER have been fortunate to call the historic Palm Springs Stadium home since 2004.
The POWER baseball club was a former member of the Pacific Southwest Baseball League
Pacific Southwest Baseball League
The Pacific Southwest League is a collegiate summer baseball league. The PSWL is a member of the National Baseball Congress. The PSWL League Champion represents the league annually at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas. 2009 will mark the 75th Anniversary of the NBC...
.
The Power owns the Palm Springs Chill
Palm Springs Chill
The Palm Springs Chill are an independent baseball team based in Palm Springs, California. They are co-owned by the Palm Springs Power and play their home games at Palm Springs Stadium...
a member of the California Winter League and formerly 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...
, co-operated by 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....
.
Season-by-season records
| Season | W | L | Win % | Conf Standing | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34 | 23 | .596 | 2nd | 25th Place @ NBC World Series |
| 2005 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 2nd | PSWL Semifinals |
| 2006 | 39 | 7 | .848 | 1st (tie) | 11th Place @ NBC World Series |
| 2007 | 38 | 12 | .760 | 1st (tie) | Won "Best of the West" Tourn (San Luis Obispo) |
| 2008 | 30 | 12 | .714 | 2nd | Lost to So Cal Fire |
| 2009 | 34 | 7 | .829 | 1st | SCCBL Champions |
| 2010 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 2nd | Lost to OC Pioneers |
| 2011 | 41 | 4 | .911 | 1st | SCCBL Champions current standings as of July 28 |
Notable alumni
Many athletes that have contributed to the POWER team since its inception have continued on to perform in the MLB and many of its affiliated minor league teams. Years noted are when the athletes played for the POWER.2004
Kyle Huddy - Cincinnati Reds; Manny Ayala - San Diego Padres; Jose Torres - Texas Rangers; Gabriel Suarez - Washington Nationals; Joe Frazee - Philadelphia Phillies; Matt Vogel - Seattle Mariners; Will Savage - Philadelphia Phillies; Mike Rocco - Chicago White Sox; Loren Fraser - Detroit Tigers; Nate Holguin - Sioux City Explorers; Kevin Brophy - Tampa Bay Rays; and Kurt Crowell - Milwaukee Brewers.
2005
Eric Sheridan - Houston Astros; James Simmons - Oakland Athletics; Brian Letko - Toronto Blue Jays; Aaron Seuss - Washington Nationals; Frank Lonigro - New York Yankees; Troy Hanzawa - Philadelphia Phillies; and Robert Grace - San Francisco Giants; Matt Weston - also the San Francisco Giants.
2006
Kurt Mertins - Kansas City Royals; Nick Salotti - Worcester Tornadoes; Johnny Coit - Fullerton Flyers; Brian Shaw - Arizona Diamondbacks; Gabe Jacobo - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; Ari Ronick - San Francisco Giants; and Andres Esquibel - Seattle Mariners; Dustin Birosak - also Seattle Mariners .
2007
Matt Clark - San Diego Padres; and Chris Siegfried - Chicago Cubs .
2008
Mitch LeVier - Oakland Athletics.