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Walla Walla Sweets Release 2014 Schedule

November 15, 2013 - West Coast League (WCL)
Walla Walla Sweets News Release


WALLA WALLA, Wa. - The schedule for the 2014 season of West Coast League summer baseball was released by WCL president Dennis Koho. The Walla Walla Sweets will open their fifth season of baseball on Thursday, June 5 at 7:05 P.M. at Borleske Stadium. Start times for regular season games will be 7:05 P.M. with Sunday games starting at 5:05 P.M.

The Sweets are scheduled to play a total of 60 games during the 2014 season, with 33 home games and 27 on the road. Of the 33 regular season home games, 27 will be against league opponents and six against non-league teams. New to the WCL this year, is the WCL Yakima franchise. The still-to-be-named team, also owned by Pacific Baseball Ventures (the ownership of the group of the Sweets), will play in Walla Walla twice this season. The first meeting of the two teams at Borleske Stadium is scheduled for July 3, 4, and 5.

"I am excited for this series," said PBV chief operating officer Zachary Fraser, who was the founding general manager of the Sweets and is overseeing the start-up process in Yakima. "It will be tough to decide who to root for, but I will be in my seats and I am certain I will enjoy the series."

July 3 and 4 will be military appreciation nights honoring those who serve our country and all those in full military dress or with a valid military ID will receive free admission to either game Fireworks are scheduled for July 3, while July 4th will be the Sweets only 1:05 P.M. start. The July 4th game will be a 1:05 P.M. start. Fans can enjoy a morning with 4th of July in the Park, followed by an all-American afternoon at the ballpark for Sweets baseball, and still make it home in the evening for family barbeques and city fireworks.

The 2014 season marks the fifth anniversary season of Sweets baseball, an important occasion in team history. In honor of the team's fifth season, the team will open the 2014 season with an alumni game, featuring players from the teams first four seasons. The Sweets will welcome back fan favorites and ask them to once again don the Sweets uniform. Front office, coaches, and players alike are excited to celebrate five years with the best fans in the WCL. This game will be included as one of the regular 33 home games for the 2014 season.

"The community in Walla Walla has supported the Sweets from the very beginning, and fans have really connected with our players over the last four years," said Sweets general manager Katie Baxter. "Our front office staff and coaches are excited to bring back former players for an alumni game to start our fifth anniversary season."

With the expansion of the WCL to twelve teams, the league has been realigned in to three divisions. The East Division will include the Walla Walla Sweets, WCL Yakima, the Wenatchee AppleSox, and the Kelowna Falcons. The Bellingham Bells, Victoria HarbourCats, Cowlitz Black Bears, and Kitsap BlueJackets will make up the West Division. The South Division will be comprised of the Bend Elks, Corvallis Knights, Klamath Falls Gems, and Medford Rogues.

In addition to the new divisional alignment, the WCL will move to a revised playoff format in 2014. The three division winners will be joined by a wild-card winner in the divisional series. The wild-card will be determined by the best record of the remaining nine teams who did not win their division. The winners of the division series will play in the WCL Championship Series, with the team with the best regular-season record of the two to play host. Both playoff rounds will continue to be best-of-three.

Season tickets for the 2014 season of Sweets baseball are on sale now. Visit us at the Sweets Shoppe in downtown Walla Walla, call 509.522.BALL, or purchase them online at wallawallasweets.com. Sweets half-season packages, 8-game packages, and 12-game vouchers will go on sale starting November 29.

To view the complete schedule for the 2014 season visit wallawallasweets.com/schedule/calendar/

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