Walla Walla Sweets Baseball

The Walla Walla Sweets are a member of the West Coast League, the nations preeminent summer collegiate wood-bat league. Founded in 2009, in four short seasons, the Sweets have established themselves as the premier franchise in the WCL, quickly becoming the league leader in attendance, ticket sales, sponsorship sales and merchandise sales. The Sweets have ranked in the top 25 in the nation in overall attendance (despite playing in one of the smallest markets in the country) the past four seasons, drawing over 50,000 fans in 2011. The team has one of the most iconic brands in all of sports, with Sweet Lou leading the way as the largest and coolest onion around. In addition to success in the business operations of the team, the Sweets have quickly become a force on the field. Typical expansion troubles hounded the Sweets in 2010, but the team rode a hot streak to earn the wild card and qualify for the playoffs in 11. Led by league MVP Alex Stanford, the Sweets knocked the two-time l...