Solano Thunderbirds
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| Solano Thunderbirds | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Ballpark | Travis Credit Union Park Travis Credit Union Park Travis Credit Union Park was a stadium in Vacaville, California. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the Solano Steelheads of the Western Baseball League and later the Solano Thunderbirds... |
| Based in | Vacaville, California Vacaville, California Vacaville, California is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Solano County. The city is nearly half way between Sacramento and San Francisco on I-80. It sits approximately from Sacramento, and from San Francisco... |
| Team Colors | Maroon, Navy Blue and White |
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| League | 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... |
The Solano Thunderbirds were an independent collegiate wood bat baseball team based in Vacaville, California
Vacaville, California
Vacaville, California is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Solano County. The city is nearly half way between Sacramento and San Francisco on I-80. It sits approximately from Sacramento, and from San Francisco...
, in the United States
United States
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. They were owned by Curtis, Susan and Byrant Stocking and played their home games at Travis Credit Union Park
Travis Credit Union Park
Travis Credit Union Park was a stadium in Vacaville, California. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the Solano Steelheads of the Western Baseball League and later the Solano Thunderbirds...
in Vacaville. They were members of 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 the Horizon Air Summer Series
Horizon Air Summer Series
The Horizon Air Summer Series is a unique 11-week baseball 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 League. It is sponsored by Alaska Airlines sister company, Horizon Air...
.
They succeeded the Western Baseball League
Western Baseball League
The Western Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in the Western United States and Western Canada. It's member teams were not associated with any Major League Baseball teams. It operated from 1995 to 2002....
's Solano Steelheads
Solano Steelheads
The Solano Steelheads were a minor league baseball team operating out of Vacaville, California. They played in the independent Western Baseball League, and were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team....
as Travis Credit Union Park's primary tenant but has never shared in the excitement or crowds enjoyed by Bruce Portner's Steelheads drawing less than 100 people to most of its games.
Due to the poor management of the Thunderbirds, they ran up debt in the millions of dollars and were forced to close down the franchise leaving Vacaville with no baseball team.