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Pacific Empire League

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Pacific Empire League
SportBaseball
Founded2023
PresidentNatalie Norman, Esq.
No. of teams6
CountriesUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Healdsburg Prune Packers
(2024)
Most titlesHealdsburg Prune Packers (1)
Official websitewww.pacificempireleague.org

The Pacific Empire League is a collegiate summer baseball league based on the west coast of the United States with six teams from California and Oregon. The league was founded on December 13, 2023.

History

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The Beginning

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On December 13, 2023, six long-standing collegiate summer baseball teams, the Healdsburg Prune Packers, Humboldt Crabs, Lincoln Potters, Medford Rogues, Solano Mudcats and West Coast Kings came together to form the new Pacific Empire League. Teams in the PEL play a 55-game regular season that culminates in a 3-game Championship Series.[1][2][3][4] The league is designated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization represented by Board Representatives from each member team.[5]

Current teams

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Team City Stadium Seating
Capacity
Founded Joined
Healdsburg Prune Packers Healdsburg, CA Recreation Park 1,000 2011 2024
Humboldt Crabs Arcata, CA Arcata Ball Park 1,500 1945 2024
Lincoln Potters Lincoln, CA McBean Stadium 1,595 2016 2024
Medford Rogues Medford, OR Harry & David Field 2,178 2013 2024
Solano Mudcats Fairfield, CA Solano Community College N/A 1990 2024
West Coast Kings Pleasant Hill, CA Will C. Wood High School N/A 2012 2024

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Yearly Standings

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2024 Pacific Empire League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Healdsburg ‍y 22 5   .815 37 6   .860
Humboldt ‍‍‍ 16 12   .571 33 17   .660
Lincoln ‍‍‍y 15 12   .556 35 16   .686
Medford ‍‍‍ 12 14   .462 27 20   .574
Solano ‍‍‍ 10 15   .400 15 19   .441
West Coast ‍‍‍ 5 20   .200 5 20   .200
† – Conference champion
‡ – Pacific Empire League champion
y- Invited to the Pacific Empire League Playoffs
Rankings from YSN365
2025 Pacific Empire League baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Healdsburg ‍‍‍y 22 5   .815 36 5   .878
No. 3 Humboldt ‍‍‍y 17 8   .680 37 8   .822
No. 4 Lincoln  ‍‍‍ 18 9   .667 34 10   .773
West Coast ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 15 21   .417
Medford ‍‍‍ 7 18   .280 29 24   .547
Solano ‍‍‍ 5 21   .192 11 22   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Pacific Empire League champion
y- Invited to the Pacific Empire League Playoffs
Rankings from YSN365

2024 Championship

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Healdsburg won the series, 2-1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 July 30 Lincoln Potters – 13, Healdsburg Prune Packers – 12 McBean Stadium 6:35pm N/A[7] 
2 August 1 Lincoln Potters – 3, Healdsburg Prune Packers - 5 Recreation Park 6:00pm N/A[8] 
3 August 2 Lincoln Potters – 2, Healdsburg Prune Packers – 13 Recreation Park 6:00pm N/A[9]

2025 Championship

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Humboldt leads the series, 1-0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 July 29 Healdsburg Prune Packers – 8, Humboldt Crabs – 10 Arcata Ball Park 7:00pm N/A[10] 
2 July 30 Humboldt Crabs vs. Healdsburg Prune Packers Recreation Park TBA N/A 
3 July 31 Humboldt Crabs vs. Healdsburg Prune Packers
If necessary
Recreation Park TBA N/A

References

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  1. ^ "PRESS". PacificEmpireLeague.com. Pacific Empire League. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "A New Alliance Forms as Crabs Join Pacific Empire League". HumboldtCrabs.com. Humboldt Crabs. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lincoln Potters announce move to newly formed Pacific Empire League". Gold Country Media. Jordan Georgeson. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Rogues partner to create Pacific Empire League". Rogue Valley Times. Kris Henry. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "ABOUT THE PEL". PacificEmpireLeague.com. Pacific Empire League. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "TEAMS". PacificEmpireLeague.com. Pacific Empire League. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Packers Drop Game One". X.com. July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "It'll Come Down to the Last One". X.com. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "PACKERS WIN THE 2024 PACIFIC EMPIRE LEAGUE INAUGURAL CHAMPIONSHIP!". X.com. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1182629177216100&set=a.463828382429520
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