Chico Heat

Chico Heat
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesIndependent (1997–2002)
Collegiate summer baseball (2016–2018)
LeagueWestern Baseball League (1997–2002)
Great West League (2016–2018)
Minor league titles
League titles 4 (WBL: 1997, 2002; GWL: 2016, 2018)
Division titles 3 (WBL: 1997, 2002; GWL: 2018)
Team data
Previous names
Chico Heat (1997–2002, 2016–2018)
ColorsNavy Blue, Red, White
     
Previous parks
Nettleton Stadium (1997–2002, 2016–2018)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Chico Heat Professional Baseball Club, LLC
(Steve & Kathy Nettleton, 1997–2002)
Chico Heat Baseball, LLC
(Steve & Kathy Nettleton, Pat Gillick, Consolidated Sports Holdings, LLC, 2016–2018)
PresidentBob Linschied (1997–1999)
Jeff Kragel (2000–2002)
General managerBrian Ceccon (2000–2002)
Hunter Hampton (2016–2018)
ManagerBill Plummer (1997–1999)
Charlie Kerfeld (2000–2002)
Fred Ludwig (2016–2018)
MediaChico Enterprise-Record

The Chico Heat is the name of two baseball teams that have operated in Chico, California. The first was a professional independent team operating in the Western Baseball League from 1997 to 2002, and the second team was an independent team operating as part of the summer collegiate wood bat league known as the Great West League, which began operations in 2014 and ceased operations in 2018. The team's title sponsor was Golden Valley Bank. Both teams were majority owned by Steve and Kathy Nettleton.