Brazos Valley Bombers
The Brazos Valley Bombers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Bryan, Texas, in the United States. The Bombers are owned by Uri Geva and are members of the Texas Collegiate League. From the 2007 season to the present, the Bombers have played their home games at Travis Field.
| Brazos Valley Bombers | |
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| Information | |
| League | Texas Collegiate League (North) |
| Location | Bryan, Texas |
| Ballpark | Nutrabolt Stadium |
| Year founded | 2007 |
| League championships | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 2013 Perfect Game National Champions |
| Former name(s) | Brazos Valley Bombers (2007-present) |
| Colors | Navy Blue, Vegas Gold |
| Ownership | Uri Geva |
| Management |
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| Manager | Brian Nelson |
| Media | The Eagle |
| Website | www |
History
The team name comes from the original Bryan Bombers, a 1940s member of the Class C Lone Star League, and the Brazos Valley (the geographic region of Texas centered on the Bryan – College Station metropolitan area).
In August 2013, the Bombers finished atop Perfect Game's Summer Collegiate Team Rankings earning the title of National Champions of Summer Collegiate Baseball. In 2014 the Bombers became the first Texas Collegiate League team to win back to back Championships, with a final record of 45-15. They added their third straight title in 2015 with a record of 45-9. In 2016 the Bombers have had an unprecedented TCL 21 game win streak and broke the record for the most stolen bases in a season with 161.
Seasons
| Brazos Valley Bombers (Texas Collegiate League) | ||||
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| Year | W-L | PCT | Place | Postseason |
| 2007 | 23-20 | .535 | 2nd Place Tris Speaker Division | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Coppell Copperheads 2-0. |
| 2008 | 20-26 | .435 | 4th Place | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. McKinney Marshals 2-1. |
| 2009 | 19-27 | .413 | 4th Place | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Victoria Generals 2-0. |
| 2010 | 32-20-1 | .615 | 3rd Place | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. East Texas Pump Jacks 2-1. |
| 2011 | 29-30 | .492 | 4th Place | Lost in Championship Series vs. Coppell Copperheads 2-0, beat East Texas Pump Jacks 2-1 in 1st Rd. |
| 2012 | 39-21 | .650 | 1st Place | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Victoria Generals 1 - 0. |
| 2013 | 46-14 | .767 | 1st Place | Won Championship Series vs. Victoria Generals 2-1, beat East Texas Pump Jacks 1-0 in 1st Rd. |
| 2014 | 42-14 | .750 | 1st Place | Won Championship Series vs. Victoria Generals 2-1, beat East Texas Pump Jacks 1-0 in 1st Rd. |
| 2015 | 42-9 | .824 | 1st Place | Won Championship Series vs. Acadiana Cane Cutters 2-0, beat East Texas Pump Jacks 1-0 in 1st Rd. |
| 2016 | 47-7 | .870 | 1st Place | Won Championship Series vs. Acadiana Cane Cutters 1-0 |
| 2017 | 34-18 | .654 | 1st Place | Won Championship Series vs. Acadiana Cane Cutters 2-0, beat Texarkana Twins 1-0 in 1st Rd. |
| 2018 | 34-20 | .630 | 1st Place | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Acadiana Cane Cutters 1 - 0. |
| 2019 | 34-16 | .680 | 1st Place | Won Championship Game vs. Texarkana Twins, beat Acadiana Cane Cutters 2-0 in 1st Rd. |
| 2020 | 19-11 | .633 | 1st Place South Division | Won Championship Game vs. Tulsa Drillers, beat San Antonio Chanclas 2-0 in 1st Rd. |
| Bombers | 460-253-1 | .645 | ||
| Playoffs | 23-14 | .622 | 9 Division Titles. 14 Playoff Appearances. 7 TCL Championships. 1 National Championship (Perfect Game Ranking) | |