During the pandemic-shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season, 42 alumni of West Coast League teams played in the major leagues. A number of alumni posted outstanding seasons, such as Cleveland’s Cy Young Award candidate Shane Bieber (Cowlitz, 2014) and Seattle Mariners ace Marco Gonzales (Wenatchee, 2010). Other notable WCL alumni include pitchers Detroit’s Matt Boyd…

This is an updated article originally published December 2, 2019. Former Cowlitz Black Bear pitcher Shane Bieber, who became the organization’s second major leaguer in 2018, shined in Major League Baseball in 2020. He set a new record of fewest Innings Pitched for a starting pitcher to reach 100 strikeouts, accomplishing the feat in a…

After much deliberation and a careful analysis of the facts available, it is with heavy hearts that the Cowlitz Black Bears staff is announcing the cancellation of the 2020 season. Our goal has always been to play and to provide a safe and entertaining gathering place that would act as a return to normalcy in…