San Luis Obispo Blues
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The San Luis Obispo Blues are a collegiate wood bat baseball team in the California Collegiate League
, the Horizon Air Summer Series
and the Sierra Baseball League
. The league is a summer league for college students, and the Blues are made up mostly of students from California Polytechnic State University
. They are owned by SLO Baseball Alliance, LLC.
Players who played for the Blues include Leroy "Satchel" Paige
(Hall of Famer), Jim Lonborg, Chuck Estrada, Mel Queen, Joe Amalfitano, Rocky Bridges, Jim Lefebvre
, Dean Treanor, Tom Morgan, Virgil Trucks, Tom Hutton, Andy Messersmith, and Brian Fuentes.
California Collegiate League
The California Collegiate League, founded in 1994, is a collegiate summer baseball league headquartered in Carpinteria, California. It is associated with the National Baseball Congress.-Current teams 2010:Ten to 14 teams will play in the CCL....
, the Horizon Air Summer Series
Horizon Air Summer Series
The Horizon Air Summer Series is a unique 11-week baseball competition among collegiate summer baseball clubs.-History:The Summer Series was founded in 2005 by Bob Bavasi, former owner of the Everett Aqua Sox, of the Northwest League. It is sponsored by Alaska Airlines sister company, Horizon Air...
and the Sierra Baseball League
Sierra Baseball League
The Sierra Baseball League was a collegiate wood bat baseball league that plays at ballparks in California and Oregon. They had teams in Nevada before.It was founded in 2007 by Lodi GrapeSox owner Stevie Mac...
. The league is a summer league for college students, and the Blues are made up mostly of students from California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University
California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....
. They are owned by SLO Baseball Alliance, LLC.
History
The Blues began in 1946 when founding manager Sandy Leguina gathered a group of WWII vets coming home to San Luis Obispo, who wanted to play baseball. He added a few younger players and began the season as the San Luis Obispo Merchants playing against semipro and town teams from throughout California.Players who played for the Blues include Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Satchel Paige
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American baseball player whose pitching in the Negro leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime...
(Hall of Famer), Jim Lonborg, Chuck Estrada, Mel Queen, Joe Amalfitano, Rocky Bridges, Jim Lefebvre
Jim Lefebvre
James Kenneth Lefebvre is a former second baseman, third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Lefebvre, the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year, was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 12 home runs and 69 RBI...
, Dean Treanor, Tom Morgan, Virgil Trucks, Tom Hutton, Andy Messersmith, and Brian Fuentes.