Baseball: Santa Ynez joins Channel League in 2019

Pirates baseball enters new league with new challenges

February 4, 2019

By Brian Stanley / Contributing Writer for the Santa Ynez Valley Star

Leading the Pirates onto the field this season are returning senior third baseman Casey Hickman (left) and senior shortstop Cole Knightley (right).

As the Santa Ynez Pirates get ready for the 2019 baseball season, head coach Warren Dickey is warning his squad about the challenges to come as the Pirates debut in the new-look Channel League.

 “There are no off days. Everybody in this league is good,” Dickey said. “Dos Pueblos is Division 1, Santa Barbara is Division 2. So you don’t have that week where you can think, ‘Well, maybe I cannot throw my starter.’ Every day is a test.”

Santa Ynez finished in second place last season in the Los Padres League with a 20-10 overall record and a 16-5 league record.

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