Kitsap BlueJackets Baseball :: West Coast Collegiate Baseball League

(Monday, 05 Sep 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Thanks to All Who Helped
The Kitsap BlueJackets have ended their first season; players have returned to college, coaches to their places of employment. (more>>)

(Monday, 22 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Hope to Build on Successful
First Season
During the final innings of the Kitsap BlueJackets final home game, managing partner Rick Smith was mentally drained, but still caught up in the afterglow of a successful first season. (more>>)

(Sunday, 21 Aug 05 - Press Release)
BlueJackets recognized by WCCBL
The long hours, hard work, and effort of the Kitsap BlueJackets did not go unnoticed by West Coast Collegiate Baseball League, as outfielder Gabe Riley and pitcher Kyle Cline received 2nd Team All-WCCBL honors. In addition, the BlueJackets ownership group was named ‘WCCBL Executive of the Year’. (more>>)

(Thursday, 11 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets End Season With a Win
The Kitsap BlueJackets ended their inaugural season with a 6-1 win over the third-place Bellingham Bells Wednesday at Joe Martin Field in a West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game. (more>>)

(Wednesday, 10 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Popped
The Kitsap BlueJackets will pull the curtain on their inaugural season in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League tonight with a game against the Bellingham Bells at Joe Martin Field. (more>>)

(Wednesday, 10 Aug 05 - West Coast Collegiate Baseball League)
Player of the Week
Kitsap ace Kyle Cline of Centralia CC tosses 3-hit shutout, stops Wenatchee's 13-game win streak. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 09 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
CK Babes Fall in Semis
The Central Kitsap BlueJackets' dreams of advancing to the Babe Ruth World Series for 13-year-olds ended Monday. Lewiston, Idaho, eliminated Central Kitsap, 15-5, in the Pacific Northwest Regionals. (more>>)

(Monday, 08 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Curtain Closes on Jackets' Home Season
The Kitsap BlueJackets' post-game autographing ritual was more meaningful than usual Sunday afternoon. (more>>)

(Monday, 08 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
CK Jackets Advance to Semis
The Central Kitsap BlueJackets romped past the state champions from Montana, 22-0, in their final pool game of the Babe Ruth 13-year-old Regional tournament on Sunday. (more>>)

(Saturday, 06 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
CK Jackets Lose to Oregon
The Central Kitsap Bluejackets suffered their first loss at the Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth Regionals for 13-year-olds on Friday. (more>>)

(Friday, 05 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Last Chance to Catch the BlueJackets
The Kitsap BlueJackets play the last home games of their inaugural season Saturday and Sunday. (more>>)

(Thursday, 04 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Bird Delivers in CK Win
Zach Bird's two-run, two-out triple in the top of the seventh helped break open a tight game as the Central Kitsap BlueJackets opened the Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth Regionals for 13-year-olds with a 7-3 win over Kelso on Wednesday. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 02 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Silverdale Gala Honorees Named
The Silverdale Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Accolades Awards Gala on Sept. 10 at the Red Lion Silverdale Hotel to honor members of the Silverdale and Central Kitsap business community. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 02 Aug 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
CK 13s Win State
In an all-local championship game, Central Kitsap's 13-year-old Babe Ruth team won the Northern Washington State Tournament Sunday by beating North Kitsap 3-2 in eight innings. The CK team, called the BlueJackets, advanced . . . (more>>)

(Sunday, 31 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Break Out of Slump
The Kitsap Bluejackets, who have won just twice in their last 15 games, broke out of their slump with a win against the Spokane Riverhawks, 6-2 on Saturday. (more>>)

(Thursday, 28 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Fall to Bells
The Kitsap BlueJackets continued their slide Wednesday night, losing their fourth-straight game and the 13th of their last 15, this time a 8-2 defeat to the host Bellingham Bells. (more>>)

(Wednesday, 27 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Error-Prone Jackets Cough It Up
On the perfect evening for baseball, the Kitsap BlueJackets were anything but perfect, committing seven errors in dropping a 5-2 decision to the Bellingham Belles Tuesday Night. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 26 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
For Little Sluggers, It's a Whole New Ballgame

Baseball's popularity has dipped in recent years, but a clinic hosted by the Kitsap BlueJackets shows there's still a love for the game.

(Sunday, 24 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Thumped Once More
Kitsap's entrant in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League was beaten soundly Saturday afternoon at the hands of the Kelowna Falcons, 11-1. (more>>)

(Saturday, 23 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Bullpen Blows It
Kelowna scored two runs on two hit batters, a walk, a fielder's choice and a single in the eighth inning to ruin a fine performance by Kitsap BlueJackets' starting pitcher Nick Bowers Friday night. (more>>)

The Kitsap BlueJackets won a wild one Thursday night, beating the Kelowna Falcons 4-3 in the 11th inning of a
West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game. (more>>)

(Thurdsay, 21 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Knights Sweep Aside Jackets
The Aloha Knights chased Kitsap BlueJackets starter Kyle Howe quickly and held off the home team's late rally to win 6-5 and complete a three-game sweep Wednesday night in a West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game. (more>>)

The Kitsap BlueJackets booted and botched their way to six errors and a 9-1 loss to the Aloha Knights Tuesday night in a West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 19 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Aloha's Ace Silences BlueJackets Batters

BEND, Ore. -- The Kitsap BlueJackets dropped the first game of a West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game to the Bend Elks, but rebounded to win the nightcap and the series. (more>>)

(Saturday, 16 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets' Losing Skid Ends
BEND, Ore. -- The Kitsap BlueJackets broke out of their 5-game losing skid with a thrilling 6-5 win over the Bend Elks Friday. (more>>)

(Friday, 15 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Swept by AppleSox
A rough start for pitcher Kyle Howe and the Kitsap BlueJackets contributed to an eventual 9-3 defeat to the Wenatchee AppleSox Thursday night. (more>>)

(Thursday, 14 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Applesox Trip Up Kitsap
The Kitsap BlueJackets did their best to hold back Wenatchee's hitters, but the Applesox broke open the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game in the bottom of the eighth inning, scoring five unanswered runs, to win 7-1 Wednesday. (more>>)

Mike Tachell had been a lights-out closer for the Kitsap BlueJackets all summer, converting his first six save attempts. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 12 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Lose Non-Leaguer
Matt Acker, head coach of the Kitsap BlueJackets and Green River CC, plucked one of its college pitchers Monday night to make a sport start for his summer team. (more>>)

(Sunday, 10 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Win In Last-Gasp Thriller
Kiki Castro's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Kitsap BlueJackets to an exciting 6-5 win over Portland in a non-league baseball game at the Fairgrounds Saturday night. (more>>)

(Saturday, 09 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Portland Pitchers Hold Off Jackets
The Portland Wildcat pitchers did what they were supposed to do and the Kitsap BlueJackets were on the receiving end of a one-run loss Friday night. (more>>)

The Langley (B.C.) Blaze canceled their game with the Kitsap BlueJackets Tuesday night, claiming that they couldn't field a team after some of their players were called up to play for the Canadian national team. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 05 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Host Langley
The Kitsap BlueJackets will try to bounce back from Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Bend Elks when they host the Langley (B.C.) Blaze in a non-league game at 7 p.m. tonight. (more>>)

(Monday, 04 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Bend Rally Drops Kitsap, 3-1
Before the start of the Sunday's West Coast Collegiate Baseball League matchup at Fairgrounds Field, the public-address announcer praised the visiting Bend Elks for their outstanding sportsmanship, competitiveness, and the incredible baseball games they'd played the two previous nights. (more>>)

(Sunday, 03 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Kosach Provides Jackets With Ninth-Inning Fireworks
With July 4th celebrations looming and celebration on the mind, Nik Kosach and the Kitsap BlueJackets decided to start the fireworks early with a 4-2 come-from-behind victory over the Bend Elks Saturday night at Fairgrounds Field. (more>>)

(Saturday, 02 Jul 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets' Pitchers Do the Job
Against Bend
Kitsap stops a five-game losing streak witha 4-1 victory over the Bend Elks. (more>>)

(Thursday, 30 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets' Skid Hits Four Loss
The Kitsap BlueJackets ran into a right-handed buzzsaw Wednesday night, and fell to the Aloha Knights 6-2 in a West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game. (more>>)

(Wednesday, 29 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Lose to Aloha
A day after getting rained out at Portland, the Kitsap BlueJackets' hopes of a win were washed away by the Aloha (Ore.) Knights on Tuesday. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 28 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Rained Out
The Kitsap BlueJackets were rained out of their scheduled non-league game against Portland Monday night. (more>>)

(Sunday, 26 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Bells Toll Twice for Jackets
The Kitsap BlueJackets will sure be glad when the Bellingham Bells get out of town. (more>>)

(Saturday, 25 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Get Their Bells Rung
It was bound to happen sometime and Friday was as good a time as any for the Kitsap BlueJackets to lose their first home game. (more>>)

(Friday, 24 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Sweep Aside Spokane
The Kitsap BlueJackets completed the first sweep in club history Thursday night, shutting out the Spokane RiverHawks 6-0 in a West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game. (more>>)

(Thursday, 23 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
North's Howe Prevails for Jackets
North Kitsap product Kyle Howe made a successful return to a Kitsap baseball diamond by leading the Kitsap BlueJackets to a 2-1 victory over the Spokane RiverHawks at Fairgrounds Field Wednesday night. (more>>)

(Wednesday, 22 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
The Heaton Is On for Kitsap
BlueJackets starterJ.T. Heaton shuts down Spokane for 2-0 win. (more>>)

(Sunday, 19 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Kitsap BlueJackets Open Homestand
with a Win
Six Kitsap BlueJackets pitchers combined for a six-hit shutout and a 2-0 win over the Mount Hood Cardinals on Saturday evening in a West Coast Collegiate Baseball League game. (more>>)

(Saturday, 18 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Rained Out; Play Tonight
The Kitsap BlueJackets were rained out of their non-league baseball game at Langley, B.C. Friday, but return to action tonight when they host the Mount Hood Saints at the Kitsap Fairgrounds. (more>>)

(Friday, 17 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Kelowna Too Much for Jackets
The Kitsap BlueJackets battled for nine innings Thursday, but Chris Davis sealed the win for the Kelowna Falcons with a solo home run in the seventh inning. It was Davis' third homer in three games against the Jackets and Kelowna won 8-3. (more>>)

(Thursday, 16 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets Pound Out a Win
The Kitsap BlueJackets' defense was, in the words of manager Mike Acker, "still a little frustrating." (more>>)

(Thursday, 16 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
My Oh My, Bluejackets Bring Baseball
Back Home
The lyrics toone of our country's best-known songs was written in 1908 on a piece of scrap paper as its writer, Jack Norworth, was riding the train to Manhattan. The song — or, at least, part of the song — is sung with gusto in ball parks all across the nation every summer as part of the seventh-inning stretch. (more>>)

(Wednesday, 15 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Sloppy Defense Stings BlueJackets
at Kelowna
The Kitsap BlueJackets went north of the border Tuesday night to face the Kelowna (B.C.) Falcons, but apparently the Jackets left their defensive skills back in the United States. (more>>)

(Tuesday, 14 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Head North of Border
The Kitsap BlueJackets (1-1) will play their league opener in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League 7 p.m. today at the Kelowna (B.C.) Falcons. (more>>)

(Saturday, 11 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
New Jackets Have Chance to Fit
Like Old Jackets
There was pre-gamejazz and post-game buzz. The Kitsap BlueJackets burst onto the local sporting scene Friday night before a large and supportive crowd at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds unlike anything since, well, the old Bremerton Bluejackets. (more>>)

(Saturday, 11 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Crowd Pleaser at Fairgrounds
The Kitsap BlueJackets get only three hits but still pull out a 6-3 win. (more>>)

(Saturday, 11 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Root, Root, Root for the Home Team
A new era in Kitsap baseball begins with full stands, cheering fans and a victory. (more>>)

(Saturday, 11 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Tough Drive, but It Was Worth It
Jim Dietz got caught up in I-5 and Narrows Bridge traffic Friday afternoon. (more>>)

(Friday, 10 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
In Case You're Curious About
the BlueJackets ...
Tonight, the Kitsap BlueJackets continue their inaugural season in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League when they open home play against the Aloha (Ore.) Knights at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. Here's everything you need to know about the team and the league. (more>>)

(Friday, 10 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
For Kitsap, It's Batter Up
The inaugural game of the BlueJackets is to be played before a sold-out crowd tonight. (more>>)

(Friday, 10 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Siler Happy to Be Swinging
The former South Kitsap star will split time as a DH and relief pitcher with the BlueJackets. (more>>)

(Thursday, 09 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Opener Sold Out
If you don't have tickets to the Kitsap BlueJackets' Friday home opener at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds, fuhgetaboutit. (more>>)

(Wednesday, 08 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Fall in Exhibition
The Kitsap BlueJackets got a little work in Tuesday, preparing for Friday's opener. (more>>)

(Friday, 03 Jun 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets Scrimmage Saturday
The Kitsap BlueJackets will gather for the first time as a team on Saturday. The West Coast Collegiate Baseball League team will host an informal intrasquad game that night at 7 p.m. The public is welcome. There's no charge. (more>>)

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MAY 2005

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(Thursday, 26 May 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Draftee Fields Loses His Jackets
Matt Fields, we hardly knew ya. In fact, we didn't. (more>>)

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APRIL 2005

OTHER MONTHS: (Dec - Mar - April - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep)

(Friday, 22 Apr 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Jackets need summer homes, jobs
The new Kitsap BlueJackets, a charter member of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League, is looking for host families to provide room and board for players this summer. (more>>)

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MARCH 2005

OTHER MONTHS: (Dec - March - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep)

(Wednesday, 23 Mar 05 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets announce inaugural schedule
The Kitsap BlueJackets, a collegiate summer baseball team, announced the schedule for their inaugural season Tuesday. (more>>)

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DECEMBER 2004

OTHER MONTHS: (Dec - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep)

(Saturday, 25 Dec 04 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
Meet the BlueJackets on Thursday
The Kitsap BlueJackets are participating in an open house hosted by the Kitsap County Parks and Recreation Department on Thursday at the Eagles Nest (1200 Fairgrounds Road, across from the Kitsap Pavilion). (more>>)

(Saturday, 18 Dec 04 - Kitsap Sun Sports)
BlueJackets excited for inaugural season
The Bremerton BlueJackets are doing all of the right things as they prepare for their first season in a new summer collegiate baseball league that's taking root in the Pacific Northwest. (more>>)

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NOVEMBER 2004

OTHER MONTHS: (Nov - Dec - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep)

(Tuesday, 09 Nov 04 - Kitsap Penisula Business Journal)
BlueJackets Baseball Club names head coach
Bremerton’s BlueJacket Baseball Club, a Class A minor league franchise scheduled to begin play in 2005 recently announced the hiring of its first head coach, Matt Acker. (more>>>)

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