The SLO Blues
Who We Are
Mission
The SLO Blues Organization has three (3) main objectives. Our first is to provide first-rate and affordable family entertainment to California’s Central Coast residents. We believe it is our responsibility as a local business to give back to this great community. To this end, we have established Outreach Programs like the Charity Partners Program, the Educational Partner Program, and the Blues Buddies Program. Our second objective is to mentor and advance the professional and physical skills of collegiate ballplayers at the highest level of competition. Local and national Division I baseball players continue their development with Blues while temporarily away from their parent college or university. Our third objective is to continue and expand our internship program which focuses on a learn-by-doing approach. We take great pride in our interns’ involvement in nearly every aspect of operations, and will have more than 30 individuals each season.

Founded in 1993, the California Collegiate League is one of the premiere college summer baseball destinations in America. Ten teams are spread across the great state of California. During June and July, top college baseball players compete for the MLB Academy Barons, Arroyo Seco Saints, Conejo Oaks, Healdsburg Prune Packers, Lincoln Potters, Orange County Riptide, San Luis Obispo Blues, Santa Barbara Foresters, Solano Mudcats, and Walnut Creek Crawdads.
Our Thanks
The Blues have always depended upon local support for survival. We hope our passion in what we do shows in every pitch and crack of the bat. We are both proud and grateful to be serving the Central Coast. We would like to hear from you. Please send any comments, compliments or suggestions to info@bluesbaseball.com
A Quick History of the SLO Blues
We began in 1946 when founding Manager Sandy Leguina gathered a group of WWII veterans coming home to San Luis Obispo who wanted to play baseball. He added a few younger players and began the season playing against semi-pro and town teams from throughout California. Originally dubbed the “Merchants”, the team name was changed just weeks into the first season. George Baker, local sports editor of the Telegram-Tribune, renamed the team the “Blues” after their blue lettering and blue stockings. He stated that any team worth anything needed a more colorful name, and declared that any objections should be directed to his desk, “else in the future we will” use the new name.

A Quick History of the SLO Blues
The SLO Blues are a wooden bat, Summer Collegiate Baseball Organization that competes yearly from the end of May through August. Home games are held at Sinsheimer Stadium, located at 900 Southwood Drive in San Luis Obispo, CA. The team competes in the California Collegiate League (CCL) and is consistently ranked to be ranked among the top 25 teams nationally from a field of over 260 teams.

Former Blues in the Pros
Doug Bernier
Career
- Position: INF
- SLO Blues 2001
- Colorado Rockies 2008
- Minnesota Twins 2013-2014
- Hometown: Santa Maria

Daniel Mengden
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2012
- Stockton Ports (California League)
- MLB Parent Club: Oakland Athletics
- SP, Oakland Athletics
- Texas A&M

Casey Candaele
Career
- Position: INF/OF 9 MLB Seasons
- SLO Blues Manager 2001
- Montreal Expos 1986-1988
- Houston Astros 1988-1993
- Cleveland Indians 1996-1997
- Member of the 1980 College World Series Champion Arizona Wildcats

Chuck Estrada
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 1956
- SLO Blues Hall of Fame
- Baltimore Orioles 1960-1964
- Chicago Cubs 1966
- New York Mets 1967
- 1960 AL All-Star & led AL in wins (18) in 1960

Casey Fien
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2005 & 2006
- Detroit Tigers 2009-2012
- Minnesota Twins 2013-2016
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2016-Present

Adam Frazier
Career
- Position: SS
- SLO Blues 2011
- Pittsburgh Pirates

Brian Fuentes
Career
- Position: LHP
- SLO Blues 1995
- Seattle Mariners 2001
- Colorado Rockies 2002-2008
- LA Angels 2009-2010
- Minnesota Twins 2010
- Oakland A’s 2011-2012
- 2005 & 2006 NL All-Star, 2009 AL All-Star, led AL in saves (48) in 2009

Matt Garza
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2002
- Minnesota Twins 2006-2007
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2008-2010
- Chicago Cubs 2011-Present
- ALCS MVP 2008

Marcus Gwyn
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 1997
- LA Angels 2007

Roy Howell
Career
- Position: 3B 11 MLB Seasons
- SLO Blues Manager 1999
- Texas Rangers 1974-1976
- Toronto Blue Jays 1977-1979
- Milwaukee Brewers 1980-1981
- 1979 Al All-Star

Jim Longorg
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 1960-1961
- Boston Red Sox 1965-1971
- Milwaukee Brewers 1972
- Philadelphia Philies 1973-1979
- 1967 AL All-Star, 1967 AL Cy Young, Led AL in wins (22) in 1967, Led Al in strikeouts (246) in 1967

Adam Moore
Career
- Position: C
- SLO Blues 2003
- Seattle Mariners 2009-2011
- Kansas City Royals 2012-2013
- San Diego Padres 2013-2014
- Cleveland Indians 2014-Present

Brent Morel
Career
- Position: 3B
- SLO Blues 2005
- Chicago White Sox 2010-2013
- Pittsburgh Pirates 2014-Present

Will Ohman
Career
- Position: LHP
- SLO Blues 1998
- Chicago Cubs 2001-2002, 2005-2007
- Atlanta Braves 2008
- LA Dodgers 2009
- Baltimore Orioles 2010
- Florida Marlins 2010
- Chicago White Sox 2011-Present

Mel Queen
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 1958-1960
- Cincinnati Reds 1966-1969
- California Angels 1970-1972
- Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Coach 1996-1999, Interim Manager 1997
- 2nd generation MLB

C.J. Cron
Career
- Position: C
- SLO Blues 2009
- LA Angels 2014-Present

Kyle Hendricks
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2009
- Chicago Cubs 2014-Present

Ross Stripling
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2009
- Texas A&M
- LA Dodgers 2016-Present

Jeff Johnson
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2009
- Columbus Clippers (International League)
- MLB Parent Club: Cleveland Indians
- Mexican League
- Cal Poly SLO

Sheldon Nause
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Oakland Athletics

Dakota Hudson
Career
- MLB Parent Club: St. Louis Cardinals

Matt Juengel
Career
- Position: OF
- SLO Blues 2010
- Jacksonville Suns (Southern League)
- MLB Parent Club: Miami Marlins
- Texas A&M

Kyle Martin
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2011
- Portland Sea Dogs (Eastern League)
- MLB Parent Club: Boston Red Sox
- Texas A&M

Xorge Carillo
Career
- SLO Blues 2008
- Binghamton Mets
- MLB Parent Club: NY Mets
- Arizona State

Grayson Long
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2013
- Orem Owlz (Pioneer League)
- MLB Parent Club: Los Angeles Angels
- Texas A&M

Cody Jones
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Kansas City Royals

Matt Krook
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Tampa Bay Rays

Alec Hansen
Career
- College World Series

Ryan Walker
Career
- Position: SS
- SLO Blues 2012
- Fort Myers Miracle (Florida State League)
- MLB Parent Club: Minnesota Twins
- Texas-Arlington

Will Maddox
Career
- Position: 1B
- SLO Blues 2012
- West Michigan Whitecaps (Midwest League)
- MLB Parent Club: Detroit Tigers
- Tennessee

Michael Pritchard
Career
- Position: LF
- SLO Blues 2013
- State College Spiked (New York-Penn League)
- MLB Parent Club: St. Louis Cardinals
- Nebraska

Blake Allemand
Career
- Position: SS
- SLO Blues 2013
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Midwest League)
- MLB Parent Club: Milwaukee Brewers
- Texas A&M

Max Duval
Career
- Position: RHP
- (2014-Present) – Frontier Greys (Frontier League)
Bryan Case
Career
- Position: C
- SLO Blues 2013
- San Jose Giants (California League)
- MLB Parent Club: San Francisco Giants
- Oklahoma State

Collin Ferguson
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Colorado Rockies

Justin Kelly
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Atlanta Braves

Vance Tatum
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Kansas City Royals

Adam Atkins
Career
- MLB Parent Club: New York Mets

Michael Sullivan
Career
- Position: LHP
- SLO Blues 2010
- Dayton Dragons (Midwest League)
- MLB Parent Club: Cincinatti Reds
- Scottsdale CC

Brian Grening
Career
- Position: RHP
- (2015) – Southern Marlyand Blue Crabs (Atlantic League)
Jon Keller
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2011
- Bowie Baysox (Eastern League)
- MLB Parent Club: Baltimore Orioles
- Nebraska/Tampa

Jimmy Allen
Career
- Position: 2B
- SLO Blues 2013
- Great lakes Loons (Midwest League)
- MLB Parent Club: Los Angeles Dodgers
- Cal Poly SLO

Andrew Lee
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2013
- Hagerstown Suns (South Atlantic League)
- MLB Parent Club: WAshington Nationals
- Tennessee

Zack Zehner
Career
- Position: LF
- SLO Blues
- Staten Island Yankees (New York-Penn League)
- MLB Parent Club: New York Yankees
- Cal Poly SLO

Ty Damron
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Oakland Athletics

Tanner Gardner
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Texas Rangers

Brendan Nail
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Boston Red Sox

Brent Diaz
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Milwaukee Brewers

Parker Mushinski
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Houston Astros

Drake Owenby
Career
- Position: LHP
- SLO Blues 2013
- Helena Brewers (Pioneer League)
- MLB Parent Club: Milwaukee Brewers
- Tennessee

Corey Ray
Career
- Position: RHP
- SLO Blues 2013
- Lexington Legends (South Atlantic League)
- MLB Parent Club: KC Royals
- Texas A&M

Jeff Moberg
Career
- MLB Parent Club: Colorado Rockies

Korey Anderson
Career
- MLB Parent Club: San Diego Padres

Adam Bailey
Career
- Position: OF
- (2015-Present) – Kansas City T-Bones (American Association)
Kevin Cravey
Career
- Position: RHP
- (2015-Present) – St. Paul Saints (American Association)
Nick Grim
Career
- Position: RHP
- (2015-Present) – Rockford Aviators (Frontier League)
Josh Frye
Career
- Position: RHP
- (2015-Present) – River City Rascals (Frontier League)
Leo Vargas
Career
- Position: 2B/SS
- (2015-Present) – Wichita Wingnuts (American Association)
Wicks Roofing
2018 SLO Blues Baseball Hall of Fame Sponsor
Hall Of Fame Members
- Angelo, Ed
- Ball, Ray (#18, #14) – INF (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, & 1954)
- Bartola, Lou – C/OF (1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, & 1956)
- Burke, Dick – One of the principle contractors/volunteers for the construction of SLO Stadium.
- Dunlap, Reldon – 2B (1947, 1948, & 1949)
- Estrada, Chuck – P (1956)
- Fanning, Chal – Coach 2000-2014
- Fraser, Gene “Peewee” (#15, #4) – OF (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, & 1954)
- Garman, Don (#2) – P (1946, 1947, 1948, & 1949)
- Hart, Guy – P (1950, 1951, 1952, & 1953)
- Iunker, Earl (#16, #17) – INF (1950, 1953, 1954, & 1955)
- Janssen, Bob – Business Manager
- Kathan, Wick (#17, #23) – P (1950, 1953, & 1954)
- Korpa, Steve (#30, #17) – P (1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, & 1958)
- Leguina, Sandy (#13) – INF/Field Manager (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, & 1960)
- Libhart, Ralph (#14, #1) – P/OF (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, & 1957)
- Martin, Harold (#27, #31, #22) – C/INF/Coach (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, & 1961)
- McCaleb, Don – Historian 1985-present
- Navoni, Joe (#20, #8) – OF (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, & 1957)
- Petkos, Vic (#21, #25, #2) – INF (1946, 1951, 1952, 1953, & 1954)
- Queen, Mel – INF/OF (1958, 1959, & 1960)
- Rosa, Buddy (#23, #22, #9) – C/INF/OF (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, & 1956)
- Rosa, Lee (#26) – C/INF/OF (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, & 1952)
- Seger, Charles “Doc” (#26, #17) – P/OF/Field Manager (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, & 1956)
- Williams, John – P/OF (1948, 1949, & 1950)
* The appearance that players were not as uniform numbers as they are in baseball in recent years, seems to account for the fact that most on this list had multiple uniform numbers. The fact that several played as many as nine or ten seasons for the Blues, and that the team would likely have had two or three different sets of uniforms in that time, might have also resulted in players having more than one uniform number.
Stadium
Sinsheimer Stadium is located in Sinsheimer Park on Southwood Drive in San Luis Obispo. It is currently home to multiple community user groups year round. Within the park itself there are multiple barbecue areas, a disc golf course, horseshoe pits, pedestrian trails, a playground, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a softball field, batting cages, and Sinsheimer Stadium. The stadium was built in 1968 by volunteers from the Daytime Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, American Legion, Plumbers & Pipe Fitters Union, Junior Matrons, and Monday Club all under the direction of Dr. Carl Dubuy. Mayor Clell Whelchel was even seen working on the dug outs.

Rules
- No Smoking
- No Pets
- No Outside Food or Drink
- No Bicycles
Concessions
- The Blues are excited to partner with Old SLO BBQ once again for all concessions. Old SLO BBQ offers a wide variety from your traditional ballpark menu to full barbeque meals.
Beer and Wine
- We provide Spirits from our Sponsors Miller Light, Blue Moon and Hope Family Wines
Seating
- All field level seating is general admission and on a first come basis. There are approximately 800 pro-stadium style chairs and 1200 grass seats.
- Handicap seating (ADA seating) is available in front of both men and women’s restrooms.
Merchandise
Hotels offering SLO Blues Discounts
From the North

- Merge onto US 101 South
- Take EXIT 204 toward Monterey St.0.1 mi
- Turn left onto Buena Vista Ave.0.1 mi
- Make a slight right turn onto Monterey St.0.6 mi
- Turn left onto Johnson Ave.1.6 mi
- Turn right onto Laural Ln.0.2 mi
- Take the 2nd right onto Southwood Dr.0.2 mi
- 900 Southwood Dr. is on the right
From the South
- Merge onto US 101 North
- Take EXIT 190 toward Price St.0.3 mi
- Make a slight right turn onto Price St.0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Hinds Ave.0.1 mi
- Hinds Ave becomes Price Canyon Rd.4.8 mi
- Turn left onto Edna Rd./CA227 and continue4.9 mi
- Turn right onto Orcutt Rd.0.4 mi
- Turn left onto Laural Ln.0.3 mi
- Take the 2nd left onto Southwood Dr.0.2 mi
- 900 Southwood Dr. is on the right
From Morro Bay
- Merge onto CA-1 South12.0 mi
- Continue down, CA-1 becomes Santa Rosa St.0.3 mi
- Turn left onto Monterey St.0.2 mi
- Take the 2nd right onto Johnson Ave.1.6 mi
- Turn right onto Laural Ln.0.2 mi
- Take the 2nd left onto Southwood Dr.0.2 mi
- 900 Southwood Dr. is on the right
From Los Osos
- Leave Los Osos Southeast on Los Osos Vally Rd.
- Turn left onto Madonna Rd.1.4 mi
- Turn left onto Higuera St./CA-2270.09 mi
- Turn right onto South St./CA-2270.8 mi
- Turn right onto Broad St./ CA-2270.7 mi
- Turn left onto Orcutt Rd.0.4 mi
- Turn left onto Laural Ln.0.3 mi
- Take the 2nd left onto Southwood0.2 mi
- 900 Southwood Dr. is on the right
The hardworking people that bring this team together to work efficiently.
Adam Stowe

Adam Stowe has been with the Blues since 2010 as the Director of Sales, and took over as General Manager in 2012. He was born in SLO’s General Hospital. Graduated first from Morro Bay High School and later from Cal Poly with a degree in Business. Adam’s first business interaction with the Blues came while working with Ultrex Business Products as the Director of Marking. He constructed the Ultrex Ox which now grazes in left-center field each season. The Stowe Family purchased the SLO Blues in 2016 and can be found at most Blues games welcoming fans and cheering on the team!
Marianne Stowe

Marianne Stowe is the volunteer Blues Host Family Coordinator. She has spent many years matching our “out of town” Blues players with generous families in our county who are known for their hospitality. She says the best part of her job is knowing that many host families maintain relationships with their players for many years after the they have played with the Blues. Marianne, a retired RN/Chaplin, and her husband Keith have been residents of San Luis Obispo county for over 45 years.
Ted Lilly

Ted was born in Southern California and raised in Oakhurst, California where he attended Yosemite High School. Ted was a 3 sport athlete and a member of the D4 State Championship prior to graduating in 1994.
Without a D1 scholarship offer, but a desire to continue playing baseball, he went to Fresno City College for 2 seasons where the Rams made it to the state tournament both years. In June of 1996, Ted was selected in the 23rd round of the amateur baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lilley enjoyed a 13 year career as a player and is currently in his 7th year as a special assistant to the GM with the Chicago Cubs. His duties include amateur scouting, involvement in the draft, and assessing pitching within the Cubs organization. In addition to his commitment to the Cubs, Lilly also volunteered at Cuesta College as the pitching coach from 2015-2021. Ted and his wife Natasha reside in San Luis Obispo where they are raising 3 children that will surely be running around Sinsheimer on game days.
Dean Treanor

Dean is a native of SLO, Playing baseball at SLO High School and Cal Poly. In 1984 he started his coaching career with Cuesta College and with the SLO Blues, which was a struggling semi-pro team at the time. In 1988 he began coaching for professional teams, first with the Fresno Suns, and then going on as a pitching coach in the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. He then managed at the AAA level for 12 seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida (now Miami) Marlins organizations, winning 4 division titles. He was on the Marlin’s staff for their 2003 World Series championship, and was a bullpen coach there for 3 seasons. His off-season winter ball career included distinguished coaching and managing in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
His daughter Kelley and her husband are currently special agents with the US Secret Service and his son Bryan is a sergeant with the SLO Police Department. Bryan played for the Blues before playing professionally in the Marlins organization. Dean has four grandsons, all of whom play organized baseball.
Nico Calanchini

As a Morro Bay native, Nico grew up attending Blues games and fell in love with the community and atmosphere that surrounded the organization. Nico has been rising through the ranks with the Blues since 2019 when he started as an intern on the Promotional Team. Before taking the position of Beer Manager & Director of Hospitality in 2021, he spent the 2020 and 2021 Spring Training seasons at Camelback Ranch where he was a Ticket Operations Account Executive for the Dodgers and White Sox. During this time he was attending Arizona State University where he graduated with a Bachelors in Sports Business. Nico took over responsibilities as Assistant General Manager in February of 2022 and looks forward to putting on another stellar season in 2023.
Ed Gravell

Ed Gravell’s 54-year baseball career began at Los Alamitos High School (Southern CA) where upon graduation he was drafted in the 14th round as a pitcher by the Kansas City Royals. He played for the San Antonio Missions in the AA Texas League for two years when he decided to make baseball a secondary career. Ed went on to earn a BS in Microbiology from Cal State Long Beach and a MBA in Business Management from UCLA as he embarked on his “primary” career as a healthcare executive. All the while (for 17 years) continuing to play and coach in developmental leagues throughout Southern CA. When his career took him to Chicago, Ed played competitively in the Men’s Senior Baseball League earning an MVP award and setting a single-game RBI record. After trading in his cleats for coaching shoes, Ed has coached at many levels including individual pitching instruction (ages 15-21), U-16 Travel, Cal Poly Club Baseball, North County Indians College Development League, and San Luis Obispo High School.