Palm Springs Power
| Palm Springs Power | |
|---|---|
| League | Southern California Collegiate Baseball League |
| Location | Palm Springs, California |
| Ballpark | Palm Springs Stadium |
| Year founded | 2004 |
| League championships | 6 |
| Colors | Red, white |
| Ownership | Palm Springs Power |
| Manager | Casey Dill |
| General Manager | Andrew Starke (principal owner) |
| Media |
The Desert Sun (newspaper) Team 1010 KXPS (radio) Stretch Internet (internet broadcast) |
| Website | PalmSpringsPowerBaseball |
The Palm Springs POWER is a collegiate-level baseball team based in Palm Springs, California and are members of the Southern California Collegiate Baseball League. The official team name is in capital letters: POWER. They play their home games at Palm Springs Stadium, also the home of the California Winter League (2010). All players use wooden bats during the two-month summer league.
The Palm Springs POWER Baseball Club was created in the late summer of 2003 by Owner Andrew Starke. His goal of creating a fun inexpensive form of entertainment for Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley was accomplished June 4, 2004 at Palm Springs Stadium as the POWER took the field in front of 3,300 excited fans in their home opener.
Palm Springs Stadium was built in 1949 to originally serve as a Polo Ground. In 1960, famed Los Angeles Angels owner Gene Autry received an expansion from Major League Baseball to make Palm Springs Stadium the Angels' spring training facility. The Angels occupied the stadium until 1993. The Power have been fortunate to call the historic Palm Springs Stadium home since 2004.
The POWER baseball club was a former member of the Pacific Southwest Baseball League which has disbanded in the late 2000s.
The POWER owns the Palm Springs Chill a member of the California Winter League and formerly of the Arizona Winter League, co-operated by the Golden Baseball League.
In 2011, the GBL became the North American League. Also there's a California Winter League (2010) team with the POWER name.
Many athletes that have contributed to the POWER team since its inception have continued on to perform in the MLB and many of its affiliated minor league teams. Years noted are when the athletes played for the POWER.
2004 Kyle Huddy - Cincinnati Reds; Manny Ayala - San Diego Padres; Jose Torres - Texas Rangers; Gabriel Suarez - Washington Nationals; Joe Frazee - Philadelphia Phillies; Matt Vogel - Seattle Mariners; Will Savage - Philadelphia Phillies; Mike Rocco - Chicago White Sox; Loren Fraser - Detroit Tigers; Nate Holguin - Sioux City Explorers; Kevin Brophy - Tampa Bay Rays; and Kurt Crowell - Milwaukee Brewers.
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