The Maui Stingrays were a
minor league baseball team in the
Hawaii Winter Baseball
Hawaii Winter Baseball (HWB), based in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a professional baseball league in the Hawaiian islands. It was loosely affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB).
History
The HWB league first began play in 1993. Funded by Major ...
league. They were based in
Wailuku, Hawaii
Wailuku is a census-designated place (CDP) in and county seat of Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 17,697 at the 2020 census.
Wailuku is located just west of Kahului, at the mouth of the Iao Valley. In the early 20th centur ...
. They played their home games at
Maehara Stadium.
For the 1994 season,
Julie Croteau and Lee Anne Ketcham, teammates with the
Colorado Silver Bullets
The Colorado Silver Bullets were an all-female professional baseball team that played in the United States from 1994 to 1997. The Bullets were the first such team since the folding of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1954.
...
, joined the Stingrays, becoming the first women to play in a
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
-sanctioned league.
Team Record
References
External links
Hawaii Winter Baseball website
Defunct Hawaii Winter Baseball teams
1993 establishments in Hawaii
1997 disestablishments in Hawaii
Baseball teams established in 1993
Baseball teams disestablished in 1997
Defunct baseball teams in Hawaii
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