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The Kelowna Falcons are a collegiate summer baseball team located in , . The Falcons are members of the West Coast League and play their home games at .

Originally an expansion team in the Pacific International League, the Falcons left the league following the 2004 season and became a founding member of the West Coast League. The Falcons have won two division titles and have made two appearances in the WCL Championship; most recently in 2018.


History
The franchise traces its roots back to the Kelowna Grizzlies, who were founded in 1993. The Grizzlies were members of the Pacific International League. During their tenure the Grizzlies won the 1995 league championship. Following the 1998 the club suspended operations. The franchise was sold in 2000 and rebranded as the Falcons. Kelowna continued this membership with the Pacific International League playing from 2000 through 2004. In 2005, the Falcons along with , , Spokane, and Wenatchee left the league to form the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL).


2010
The Falcons finished second in the East Division with a 22-26 record. Pitcher Dayne Quist lead the league with an ERA of 1.40 and finished with 50 strikeouts and six wins on the mound. Ben Edlestein finished with a batting average of .347. 16,027 fans attended games for an average of 668 per game.

The Falcons were swept in the Division Series by the AppleSox 0-2. 1,132 total fans attended Kelowna's only home game in the playoffs.


2022 season
The Falcons failed to make it to the postseason for the second straight season, finishing seventh in the north division with a record of 20-33, 13 games behind the division winning Bellingham Bells. The Falcons saw 22,722 total fans for an average of 947 per game. Jasper Nelson (Sacramento State) and Nick Woodcock () received honorable mentions in the All-WCL team after the season.


2023 season
On July 17, Koen Van't Klooster was named pitcher of the week.

The Falcons finished fourth in the north division. The team averaged 1,064 fans per game, below the league average.


2024
On July 9, Trey Duffield and Gavyn Jones were selected to represent the Falcons in the All Star Game.

The Falcons failed to improve on their 31-23 record from the previous season, posting a 20-34 record and finishing sixth in the north division, 15 games behind the division leading AppleSox. 23,776 fans attended home games for an average of 914 per game.

The Falcons failed to make the postseason.


2025
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The Falcons were eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season.


Results by season

2000PIL 1613.551 Did Not Qualify
2001PIL 1619.457 Did Not QualifyMike McGuire
2002PIL 1818.500 Did Not QualifyKevin Tucker
2003PIL 1416.466 Did Not QualifyDax Leone
2004PIL 2214.611 Runner-UpDax Leone
2005WCL 1620.444 Did Not QualifyBrian Hoop
2006WCL 1329.309 Did Not QualifyDavid Robb
2007WCL 1230.285 Did Not QualifyDuane Bozic
2008WCL 2120.512 Lost Division SeriesKevin Frady
2009WCL 2424.500 Lost Division SeriesKevin Frady
2010WCLEast2nd2226.4587Lost Division Series 0-2 (Wenatchee)Kevin Frady
2011WCLEast4th1934.35819.5Did Not QualifyAl Cantwell
2012WCLEast3rd2826.5199Did Not QualifyAl Cantwell
2013WCLNorth5th1935.35212.5Did Not QualifyGeoff White
2014WCLEast4th1439.26420.5Did Not QualifyBilly Clontz
2015WCLEast1st3419.6420Won Division Series 2-1 ()
Lost Championship Series 0-2 ()
Billy Clontz
2016WCLNorth4th2529.46315Did Not QualifyBryan Donahue
2017WCLNorth2nd2826.5191Lost Division Series 0-2 (Victoria)Bryan Donahue
2018WCLNorth2nd2826.5197Won Division Series 2-1 (Bellingham)
Lost Championship Series 0-2 (Corvallis)
Bryan Donahue
2019WCLNorth6th1735.32721Did Not QualifyRyan Wright
2020Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022WCLNorth7th2033.37713Did Not QualifyDoug Noce
2023WCLNorth4th3123.5747.5Lost North Divisional Series 0-2 (Bells)Doug Noce
2024WCLNorth6th2032.38514Did Not QualifyDoug Noce
2025WCLNorth8th1935.35215Did Not QualifyDoug Noce

League Champions Runner-Up Playoff Team


Playoff Appearances
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2015 East Division Champions
  • 2017 North Division First Half Champions
  • 2018 North Division Champions
  • 2023 Wildcard Berth


Alumni in Major League Baseball


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