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The Far West League (FWL) was a collegiate summer baseball league based on the west coast of the
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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 (WCCB ...
/Tri-State and
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, even though the PWBL is still in operation. The FWL began play in 2011 with each team facing each of the other teams three times for 27 regular-season league games. Post-season play saw the top five teams in a nine-game double-elimination tournament with the Humboldt Crabs winning the 2011 championship.


Teams in the FWL

* = Denotes 2011 FWL Champion


References

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External links


Far West League website
(Web Archive)
Humboldt Crabs website

Walnut Creek Crawdads website

Fontanetti's website

Menlo Park Legends website

Nor Cal Longhorns website

San Francisco Seals website

Neptune Beach Pearl website

Southern Oregon Riverdawgs website
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