The Kelowna Falcons are a

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team located in

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

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. The Falcons are members of the

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and play their home games at

Elks Stadium Elks Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Kelowna, British Columbia. The stadium is home to the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League The West Coast League (WCL) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league founded in 2005, compr ...

History

The franchise traces its roots back to the Kelowna Grizzlies, who were founded in 1993. The Grizzlies were members of the Pacific International League. During their tenure the Grizzlies won the 1995 league championship. Following the 1998 the club suspended operations. The franchise was sold in 2000 and rebranded as the Falcons. Kelowna continued this membership with the Pacific International League playing from 2000 through 2004. In 2005 the Falcons along with Bellingham, Bend, Spokane, and Wenatchee left the league to form the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL).

2022 Season

The Falcons are currently 7th in the North Division with a record of 7-10. They are currently 7.5 games behind the division leading Bellingham Bells. Pitcher Nickolas Woodcock (

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) ( Whitby, Ontario) is second in the league in strikeouts (27). The Falcons have sold 7,660 tickets for an average of 884 fans per game.

Play-off Years

*2010 *2015 *2018

Alumni in Major League Baseball

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* Jess Todd * James Paxton * Tyler Wagner *

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References

External links

Official Kelowna Falcons Website

West Coast League
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