The 2023 West Coast League is upon us this summer! The Cowlitz Black Bears start off the season with a quick, one game, non-league tune up against the rival, Ridgefield Raptors. First pitch is scheduled for June 1st, at 6:35 p.m. from RORC. The Raptors ended last season with a 32-21 overall record. While the…
Joey Cena will be the new voice of the 2023 Cowlitz Black Bears. Joey started doing broadcasts in high school and fell in love with it. He called a couple of baseball seasons for the Lewis & Clark Pioneers during the ’19 & ’20 seasons. He also spent some time calling PAC-12 softball for his…
The Black Bears are excited to add Ethan Mann out of Dallas Baptist to the 2023 roster! He is a junior outfielder with some big-time pop at the plate, as he currently leads the Patriots in RBI. Mann joins 3 Patriot teammates in Cowlitz this summer and will be another name in the long list…
A couple of Pilots are joining the Black Bears ✈️🐻 Please welcome RHP Carter Gaston and INF Vinny Salvione from the University of Portland! Gaston, a Kelso native, is an up-and-coming right-handed hurler for the Pilots, while Salvione is a versatile and talented young infielder.
Another Beaver is set to join the Black Bears! Please welcome infielder Tyce Peterson. He’s a freshman at Oregon State with elite speed and slick fielding up the middle. We are excited to see him show off his skills this summer!
The Black Bears have added OSU infielder Ely Kennel to the 2023 roster! Kennel is a highly touted draft prospect who was ranked as the top high school shortstop out of the Beaver State last season. The freshman shortstop played with the Corvallis Knights last summer where he tied for the team lead in home…
Another Patriot is set to join the Black Bears this summer ⚾ Please welcome DBU Baseball outfielder Nathan Humphreys. As a freshman in 2022, Humphries earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team with his elite glove and strong arm in the outfield. This promising DBU talent brings a consistent bat with some…
Please welcome Iowa Western freshman Nate Moquin to the Black Bears! He’s a right-handed hurler that has not given up a run in his two starts this year for the Reivers. We are excited to see this young talent in Cowlitz this summer
The Black Bears have signed RHP Matt Nelson to the roster! We are excited to have this Orange Coast College Baseball freshman on the bump the summer. Nelson is coming off of Tommy John’s surgery and is looking to have a big summer in Cowlitz.
We are thrilled to welcome Cal State Fullerton catcher Max Ortega to the Black Bears! The freshman backstop ranked in the top 15 in his position out of the Golden State last year and is off to a fast start with the Titans. Ortega helped lead the St. Mary’s High School Rams to a league…