Port Angeles Lefties
Collegiate summer baseball team
Matt Acker
Jacob Oppelt
Eric V. Traut
Connor Traut
The Port Angeles Lefties are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Port Angeles, Washington. The Lefties are members of the West Coast League and play their home games at Civic Field.[1]
History
2017
The Port Angeles Lefties entered the league with play in the 2017 season and went 19–34, placing 6th place in the North Division of the West Coast League. A total of 36,883 fans attended home games at Civic Field, placing 3rd in total attendance in the West Coast League. The Lefties opened their team store in the heart of downtown Port Angeles.[2]
2018
The Port Angeles Lefties went 21–33, placing 6th place in the North Division of the West Coast League. A total of 35,867 fans attended home games, placing 4th in per game attendance in the West Coast League. The Port Angeles Lefties hosted the 2018 West Coast League All-Star Game and Home Run Derby.[3]
2019
The Port Angeles Lefties went 22–32, placing 4th place in the North Division of the West Coast League.
2020
The Port Angeles Lefties 2020 regular season began on May 29, 2020.
2022
The Port Angeles Lefties are fifth in the North Division with an 11–14 record and are 7.5 games behind the division leading Bellingham Bells.[4] Infielder Riley Parker (Cal State San Bernardino) (Snohomish, WA) is seventh in the league in RBIs (15). Pitchers Andrew Hauck (Utah Valley College) and Liam Paddack (Spokane Falls Community College) are both in the top seven with three wins each. Pitcher John Pfeffer (Cal State San Bernardino) leads the league in strikeouts (31) and is sixth in ERA (1.73).[5] The Lefties have sold 12,641 tickets for an average of 1,405 fans per game.
On June 14, 2022, the Lefties signed former NFL wide-receiver Golden Tate.[6] Tate made his debut that evening going 2 for 4 at the plate. Tate recorded two base hits, a RBI, a run and one stolen base in his debut.[7]
2023
As of July 15, the Lefties are 7th in the North with a 10–25 record and are 15 games behind the division leading Applesox.[8] Roberto Nunez (Embry-Riddle University) has 24 RBIs and a batting average of .359.[9]
2024
The Lefties are seventh in the north division with a 4-14 record and are eight and a half games behind the AppleSox and Riverhawks for the division lead.[10] Outfielder and first baseman Jeremy Giesegh (Cal State San Bernardino) has a .384 batting average, three home runs, and eighteen runs batted in.[11] 7,853 fans have attended the Lefties' nine home games for an average of 873.[12]
Jeremy Giesegh was named the league's player of the week on June 24th. Giesegh reached base twelve times, and finished the previous week with seven runs batted in and two stolen bases.[13]
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Postseason | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WCL | North | 6th | 19 | 34 | .358 | 11.5 | Did Not Qualify | Zach Miller |
| 2018 | WCL | North | 6th | 21 | 33 | .389 | 14 | Did Not Qualify | Darren Westergard |
| 2019 | WCL | North | 4th | 22 | 32 | .407 | 17 | Did Not Qualify | Darren Westergard |
| 2020 | Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | ||||||||
| 2021 | WCL | North | 5th | 13 | 35 | .271 | 16 | Did Not Qualify | Matt Acker |
| 2022 | WCL | North | 8th | 20 | 34 | .370 | 13.5 | Did Not Qualify | Matt Greely |
| 2023 | WCL | North | 7th | 13 | 41 | .241 | 25.5 | Did Not Qualify | Matt Acker |
| 2024 | WCL | North | 7th | 5 | 17 | .227 | 10 | Donald Brais | |
| League Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Team |
Notable alumni
- Golden Tate: NFL Wide Receiver
References
- ^ "Port Angeles Lefties Assured of Stadium Through 2024". May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Lefties store opens in downtown Port Angeles". December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Port Angeles Lefties to Host 2018 WCL All-Star Game". August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "West Coast League – standings".
- ^ "West Coast League – leaders".
- ^ "WCL's Lefties Sign Ex-NFL Wide Receiver Golden Tate". 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Golden Tate Impresses in WCL Debut". 15 June 2022.
- ^ "West Coast League - standings".
- ^ "West Coast League - leaders".
- ^ https://baseball.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=33874
- ^ https://baseball.pointstreak.com/leaders.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=33874
- ^ https://baseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=33874
- ^ https://westcoastleague.com/giesegh-and-larsen-earn-wcls-moss-adams-weekly-honors/
External links
- Port Angeles Lefties official website
- West Coast League website
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