Horizon Air Summer Series
![]() Horizon Air Summer Series | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 2005 |
No. of teams | 15 |
Country | ![]() |
Most recent champion(s) | Marysville Gold Sox |
Official website | Official Website |
The Horizon Air Summer Series is a unique 11-week baseball competition among collegiate summer baseball clubs.
History
The Summer Series was founded in 2005 by Bob Bavasi, former owner of the Everett Aqua Sox, of the Northwest League. It is sponsored by Alaska Airlines sister company, Horizon Air. It is hosted by the Marysville Gold Sox of Marysville, California.
Among other leagues, teams from the Alaska Baseball League, West Coast Baseball League, Pacific International League, Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association, Sierra Baseball League, and California Collegiate League have competed in the Series.
The Series was originally made up of two divisions: The 40 game "McCullough Division" and the 20-game "Engelken Division". In 2008 the Series was expanded and a third division, the "Bavasi Division" named after the series founder's father and former Brooklyn Dodger and Los Angeles Dodger General Manager Emil "Buzzie" Bavasi was added.
The "Horizon Air Summer Series All Series Team" is released every August.
Divisions & Teams
The Series teams are divided up into three divisions. [1]
Don McCullough Division (40 games)
- Bend Elks
- AIA Fire - now the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks.
- Merced Black Bears
- San Luis Obispo Blues
- Seattle Studs
- Spokane Sparks
Gary Engelken Division (24 games)
- Athletes in Action – Fire based in Anchorage, Alaska.
- Folsom Pioneers
- Lodi Baseball Club
- Nevada Bighorns
- San Jose Seals - now the San Rafael Seals
- Southern Oregon Salmon Sox
Buzzie Bavasi Division (24 games)
- Marysville Gold Sox
- NorCal Longhorns
- Novato Knicks
- Redding Colt .45s
- Sacramento Legends
- Sacramento Scorch
Historical Champions
- Solano Thunderbirds (2005)
- Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox (2006)
- Tie between Humboldt Crabs & Corvallis Knights (2007)
- Seattle Studs (2008)
- Seattle Studs (2009)
- Seattle Studs (2010)
- Marysville Gold Sox (2011)
Notable Alumni
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- Anthony Bass
- Dallas Braden
- Matt Garza
- Bud Norris
- Scott Feldman
- Toby Gerhart
- Tommy Everidge
- Tommy Hanson
- Kevin Frandsen