Lancaster JetHawks Founded in 1955 Lancaster, California |
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Current | Class A – Advanced | ||||
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League | California League | ||||
Division | Southern Division | ||||
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Current | Colorado Rockies (2017–Present) | ||||
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League titles (6) |
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Division titles (4) |
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First half titles (6) |
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Second half titles (4) |
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Ballpark | The Hangar (1996–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
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Jake Kerr and Jeff Mooney | ||||
Manager | Fred Ocasio | ||||
General Manager | Will Thornhill |
The Lancaster JetHawks are a minor league baseball team of the California League located in Lancaster, California. The team is named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and plays its home games at the Hangar. The Lancaster JetHawks are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. The JetHawks are the only California League team in Los Angeles County.
The team was founded as the Silver Sox in Reno in 1947, where they played as a Class C Team until 1951. In 1955, they were revived as a Class A team, and continued playing in Reno until moving to Riverside to become the Pilots in 1993. They made the move to Lancaster in 1996. Notable players to play for the JetHawks include José Cruz, Jr. and Brandon Webb. While in Riverside, the team played at UC-Riverside Sports Center. The Pilots' previous owners chose Lancaster over Palm Springs, California in a lucrative offer.
In November 2005, the original owners of the JetHawks during their first 10 years in Lancaster, Clutch Play Baseball, LLC, sold the team to a group led by majority investor Peter Carfagna of Cleveland, Ohio. One of their first acts was to replace the stadium's original scoreboard with a more advanced video board. For the first time, this allowed for video replays and other views from cameras around the field. For the 2006 season, the JetHawks' manager was former major leaguer Brett Butler.