The Kelowna Falcons have named Hayden Pewitt as their new bench boss for the upcoming 2020 West Coast league season.
The Maryville, Tennessee native replaces Ryan Witt who was recently signed to the Toronto Blue Jays minor league coaching staff.
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Hayden brings a great deal of experience to the Falcons organization. When he害羞草研究所檚 not coaching the Flacons, Hewitt works as an assistant coach for Chattanooga State Community College, recently having inked a deal after coaching at Tusculum University in Tennessee last year.
He has spent the last two summers in the Expedition League as the head coach of the Badlands Big Sticks. His resume includes an EL title and a Coach of the Year award after his club went 48-20 in 2019.
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The Falcons will begin their 20th anniversary season on June 5th when they host Walla Walla Sweets to Elks Stadium for a three-game series.
害羞草研究所淭he West Coast League (WCL) season once again is split in half. The division leaders at the halfway point of the schedule will clinch a playoff spot regardless of how they finish after the second half. Each team害羞草研究所檚 record will return to 0-0 and the winner of the second half of the season will also clinch a postseason berth much like the Falcons did in 2018,害羞草研究所� read a press release on the Falcons website.
The Falcons will play 27 of their 54 games at home with potential playoff games following the regular season.
Season tickets are now available. Call the Falcons害羞草研究所� headquarters at (250-763-4100) to grab yours.
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