The Boise Hawks are a professional minor league baseball team playing in the Northwest League since 1975. Being a “farm team,” the players on the team are actually contracted to parent Major League team, while the single-A Minor League Boise Hawks serve as an experience booster. Originally affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, the team was first named the Boise A’s. After a two year affiliation with the Athletics, the team played one independent season, then from 1978-1987, Boise was without a baseball team until the inception of the Boise Hawks. The team played two more independent seasons without a parent team until the 1990 season when it became affiliated with the California (Anaheim) Angels. From 1990-2001 the team dominated the Northwest League winning league titles in 1991, ’93, ’94, and ’95. From 2001 on, the team has been affiliated with the Chicago Cubs and has continued to find success, winning five divisional championships and two Northwest League championships in 2002 and 2004.
Many players have who have found success in the Major Leagues since coming up through the Farm leagues with Boise. Among those include Garret Anderson and star pitchers Troy Percival and Dontrelle Willis
The team plays at Memorial Stadium located at 5600 N. Glenwood St. The regular season runs from mid-June to early September, giving families in the treasure valley a safe, family friendly environment for fun in the summer. The team offers season ticket packages as well as individual game tickets. For more information on tickets, roster, or schedules visit the official website
Works Cited:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/documents/2011/06/18/20663562/1/Hawks_All-Time_Roster.pdf
