Fullerton Flyers

Fullerton Flyers
Information
LocationFullerton, California
BallparkGoodwin Field
Founded2005
Disbanded2012
League championships1 (2008)
Division championships2 (2006-2nd Half, 2008-South)
Former name(s)
  • Orange County Flyers (2007–10)
  • Fullerton Flyers (2005–06)
Former league(s)
ColorsBlue, orange, white
     
OwnershipWestern Sports & Entertainment

The Fullerton Flyers were a professional baseball team based in Fullerton, California, in the United States. They were an independent franchise, not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. The team played from 2005 to 2010 and their home stadium was at "The Station" at Goodwin Field, which is also the home field for the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

The Flyers were an original charter team of the Golden Baseball League. After the collapse of that league, they were scheduled to join the new independent North American League, but sat out the 2011 season as they negotiated plans for a new stadium with the city of Fullerton. Those stadium plans never materialized.

In May 2012, they announced they were joining the American West Baseball League (AWBL) and would play in 2013, but they left the league before it was to start.

The team was original owned by the Golden Baseball League and its primary owners Diamond Sports & Entertainment. They were then sold to the Orange County Group, led by investor and actor James Denton, in 2007 and renamed the Orange County Flyers. They were then sold to Western Sports & Entertainment Group on November 23, 2011, and went back to the Fullerton Flyers. Following the folding of the NAL, they were then sold on April 13, 2012, to Godfather Media, which also owned the Yuma Panthers (now the Yuma Desert Rats).[1] However, when Godfather Media owner Michael Cummings resigned as C.E.O. of the league, the team's franchise ownership reverted to the previous owners, Western Sports & Entertainment Group, based out of the Los Angeles area.

  1. ^ "Yuma owner acquires NAL Fullerton franchise". 13 April 2012.