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The Black Bears are proud to announce the signing of Kelso’s own Rees Hall! The Cowlitz native is a Junior infielder playing for Black Bears skipper Kelly Stinnett at Park University Gilbert! Welcome home Rees.

Going from Bulldog to Black Bear! Please welcome Gonzaga LHP, Kale Hammer to the Black Bears 2024 roster. We are excited to see what this young talent brings to the mound at David Story Field this summer.

Another Patriot set to join the Black Bears We are thrilled to add Catcher, JJ Kennett to the 2024 roster. The DBU Freshman ranked in the top 10 of all high school backstops hailing from the Lonestar State last year. We can’t wait to watch JJ suit up for YOUR hometown Black Bears this summer

The Black Bears are thrilled to continue our long-standing connection with the Dallas Baptist University baseball program. Please welcome Dylan Schlaegel, an outfielder out of DBU Baseball, to YOUR hometown Black Bears. He was a 17th-round draft pick last year, and is a speedy outfielder who was ranked top 30 out of all Texas HS…

Get excited for the newest addition to our pitching staff! Please welcome Yoni Castro, a freshman right-handed pitcher out of @ArizonaWesternBaseball. We can’t to see him on the mound at David Story Field this summer.

The Black Bears are excited to welcome RHP Mac Robertson to the 2024 squad! This Arizona Western College freshman is an ultra projectable right hander from north of the border in Oshawa and will be a key piece of the pitching staff this summer

The Cowlitz Black Bears are thrilled to add Shea Bowen, a junior outfielder from Lubbock Christian University, to the 2024 roster. This slugging outfielder batted .396 and blasted 9 home runs last season at Shasta College where he was named the 2023 Golden Valley Conference MVP! Welcome to Cowlitz

[Longview, WA] – The Cowlitz Black Bears are thrilled to announce the return of Head Coach Kelly Stinnett! Coach Stinnett was an integral part of leading the 2023 Black Bears to a franchise best 33 wins en route to the team’s first playoff appearance since 2012. Under his leadership, the 2023 squad rose to new…

As the holiday season rolls in, we want to thank all of our amazing fans for being the heartbeat of our team. We are beyond grateful for the loyalty, enthusiasm, and excitement that each and every one of you bring to the ballpark each summer. On behalf of everyone here at the Cowlitz Black Bears,...

Happy National Coaches Day Black Bears Nation! The Cowlitz Black Bears have a long history of turning out major league talent and every coach plays an instrumental role in a player’s development process. In 13 seasons of Black Bears baseball, we’ve seen over 60 former Black Bears go on to play professional baseball with 10…