San Angelo Colts
The San Angelo Colts were a professional baseball team based in San Angelo, Texas, in the United States. The Colts were most recently a member of United League Baseball, an independent professional league which was not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. The Colts played their home games at Foster Field.
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| League | United League Baseball (2013–2014) |
| Location | San Angelo, Texas |
| Ballpark | Foster Field |
| Year founded | 2000 |
| Year disbanded | 2014 |
| League championships | 1 (2002) |
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| Colors | Maroon, silver, white |
| Ownership | Reunion Sports Group |
| Manager | Doc Edwards |
| Media | San Angelo Standard-Times |
| Website | www |
The team experienced declining attendance in later years and announced on July 2, 2014 that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[1] Although it was stated at the time that operations would not be affected, the team announced on August 11, 2014 that the final 8 games of the 2014 season would not be played.[2]
The combination of the Colts' financial issues, the loss of the home stadium of the Fort Worth Cats and low attendance led to the folding of United League Baseball, and all of its member teams, in January 2015.[3]
Team Record
| Season | W | L | Win % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69 | 43 | .616 | Wild Card |
| 2001 | 49 | 47 | .510 | Wild Card |
| 2002 | 50 | 46 | .521 | Central Baseball League Champions |
| 2003 | 47 | 48 | .495 | |
| 2004 | 36 | 58 | .383 | |
| 2005 | 46 | 47 | .495 | Wild Card |
| 2006 | 46 | 44 | .511 | Wild Card |
| 2007 | 44 | 50 | .468 | |
| 2008 | 55 | 29 | .651 | Regular Season Champions |
| 2009 | 48 | 32 | .600 | Regular Season Champions |
| 2010 | 46 | 45 | .505 | |
| 2011 | 52 | 36 | .591 | Regular Season Champions |
| 2012 | 51 | 45 | .531 | |
| 2013 | 39 | 40 | .494 | |
| 2014 | 33 | 39 | .458 |
League All-Stars
Players
2000
- Gabe Duross, 1B
- Guy Giuffre, DH
- Toby McDermott, LHP
- Chad Tredaway, 3B
2001
- Manny Lopez, OF
- Will Roland, SS
- Franklin Taveras, UTL
2002
- Mike Kirkpatrick, OF
- Marc Mirizzi, SS
- Nestor Smith, OF
- Gilbert Landestoy P
2006
- John Anderson, IF
- Brian Baker, OF
- Kevin Bass, DH
- Jason Crosland, IF
- Adam Hanson, RHP
- Brantley Jordan, LHP
- Tony Sanguinetti, C
2007
- Josh Allan, C
- Stephen Artz, RHP
- Jason Crosland, 1B
- Ronnie Gaines, OF
- Andres Rodriguez, 3B
- Chace Vacek, RHP
- Madison Edwards, OF
2008
- Bryan Frichter, OF
- Luke Massetti, RHP
- Andres Rodriguez, 1B
- José Torres, OF
Coaches
2000–2001
- Dan Madsen, Manager
2006
- Doc Edwards, Manager
2008–2009
- Doc Edwards, Manager
Historical use of the name
The original San Angelo Colts played in the Class D West Texas League in 1922. The team had started out as the San Angelo Bronchos the year before.
In 1948, another team using the Colts name began play in the Longhorn League. When the league changed names to the Southwestern League in 1956, the Colts stayed on board, but folded before the start of the 1957 season.
The Colts had been a part of independent baseball since 2000 with the Texas–Louisiana League (2000–2001), Central Baseball League (2002–2005), United League Baseball (2006–2010) and North American League (2011–2012).
Notes
- "SAN ANGELO COLTS: Colts file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy – San Angelo Standard Times". gosanangelo.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- "Colts bankruptcy update". gosanangelo.com. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
- Joe, Anton (January 15, 2015). "United League Baseball Folds After Seven Seasons". Baseball Essential. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
