The Lincoln Potters are a collegiate wood bat baseball team based in Lincoln, California. They are operating as part of the summer collegiate wood bat league known as the Pacific Empire League. It began operations in 2016 as members of the Great West League. They play their home games at McBean Stadium in Lincoln. The Potters replaced the Lodi Crushers and Sacramento Stealth, who went inactive for 2017. [2]

Lincoln Potters
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LeaguePacific Empire League (2024-present)[1]
LocationLincoln, California
BallparkMcBean Stadium
Founded2016
League championships0
Division championships0
Former league(s)Great West League (2017–2018)
California Collegiate League (2019-2023)
ColorsNavy Blue, Orange, White
     
OwnershipIsabel Domeyko Taylor, Clifton Taylor, Matt Lundgren
ManagerRyan Stevens
General ManagerMatt Lundgren
Websitewww.lincolnpotters.com

History

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The Potters were named for the former minor league baseball franchise that played in the Placer-Nevada Baseball League and that was founded by newspaper editor Allen "Scoop" Thurman of the Colfax Record back in 1923. They won PNL championships in 1926, 1941, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956 and 1957 and played until 1968. They played under several different name such as Cubs, Tigers, Merchants, and eventually the Potters. They had sponsorship from Gladding McBean, a terra cotta and clay manufacturing company located in Lincoln that replaced much of the friezes and other ornamental decorative pieces that were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The sewer pipe and roofing tile manufacturer was founded in 1875 and still operates today as one of California's oldest companies. [3]

On October 4, 2018, the Potters announced that they were departing the Great West League to play in the California Collegiate League for 2019 and beyond after the GWL announced that they were ceasing operations. [4]

On December 15, 2023, the Potters announced that they would be inaugural members of the new Pacific Empire League, a six-team league also consisting of the Healdsburg Prune Packers, Humboldt Crabs, Medford Rogues, Solano Mudcats and West Coast Kings.

Year-by-year record

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Great West & CA Collegiate Leagues

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Year League Affiliation Record Finish Manager Playoffs
2017 Great West League none 35-25 3rd Eric Bloom Lost Opening Round to Chico Heat 2-1
2018 Great West League none N/A 2nd Ryan Stevens Lost Championship to Chico Heat 2-0
2019 California Collegiate League none 28-18-1 2nd Northern Div. Ryan Stevens Lost NorCal Championship to Healdsburg Prune Packers 2-0
2020 Independent none 16-4 none Ryan Stevens none
2021 California Collegiate League none 36-23 2nd Northern Div. Ryan Stevens Lost in CCL State Championship Tournament
2022 California Collegiate League none 32-23 3rd Northern Div. Ryan Stevens none
2023 California Collegiate League none 32-20 3rd Northern Div. Jon Peters none

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