The Kitsap BlueJackets were an amateur baseball team located in

Bremerton, Washington Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington. The population was 37,729 at the 2010 census and an estimated 41,405 in 2019, making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerto ...

. They played in the

West Coast League The West Coast League (WCL) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 2005, comprising teams from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta. The WCL was previously named the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCC ...

, a collegiate summer baseball league, from 2004 to 2016. Kitsap called the

Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center Gene Lobe Field at Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center is 1 of 4 ballparks at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center. It has played host to the Kitsap BlueJackets of the West Coast League. The BlueJackets have not had a winning se ...

home. The BlueJackets' mascot was Jack the BlueJacket.

History

In 1946, local community leaders had a dream about establishing professional baseball on the Kitsap Peninsula. The result was the Bremerton Bluejackets, the county’s first and only professional baseball team. In 2004, another group of baseball entrepreneurs led by Rick Smith, bought the Kitsap Bluejackets and became an inaugural member of the prestigious

, a collegiate woodbat league founded in 2011. In 2015, a new ownership group with MACK Athletics and Matt Acker purchased the team. In 2016, ownership relocated the team to

Port Angeles, Washington Port Angeles ( ) is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census, it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021. The city's ha ...

and renamed them the

Port Angeles Lefties The Port Angeles Lefties are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Port Angeles, Washington. The Lefties are members of the West Coast League and play their home games at Civic Field. History The Kitsap BlueJackets were founding members of t ...

References

External links

West Coast League official website
{{College Summer Baseball Amateur baseball teams in Washington (state) Bremerton, Washington 2004 establishments in Washington (state) Baseball teams established in 2004 2016 disestablishments in Washington (state) Baseball teams disestablished in 2016