Chico Heat | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Previous classes | Independent (1997–2002) Collegiate summer baseball (2016–2018) |
League | Western 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) |
Colors | Navy 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) |
President | Bob Linschied (1997–1999) Jeff Kragel (2000–2002) |
General manager | Brian Ceccon (2000–2002) Hunter Hampton (2016–2018) |
Manager | Bill Plummer (1997–1999) Charlie Kerfeld (2000–2002) Fred Ludwig (2016–2018) |
Media | Chico 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.