About Us

The SLO Blues are a wooden-bat summer collegiate baseball organization that competes annually from late May to early August. Home games are played at Sinsheimer Stadium, located at 900 Southwood Drive in San Luis Obispo, California. The Blues compete in the prestigious California Collegiate League (CCL) and are consistently ranked among the top 25 teams nationally out of over 260 summer collegiate programs.

The Blues' history dates back to 1946, when founding manager Sandy Leguina gathered a group of World War II veterans returning home to San Luis Obispo. Joined by a handful of younger players, the team began playing against semi-pro and town teams throughout California. Originally known as the “Merchants,” the team was renamed the “Blues” just weeks into the season. George Baker, sports editor of the Telegram-Tribune, gave the team its new name in reference to their blue lettering and stockings, noting that “any team worth anything needed a more colorful name.” He added that any objections should be directed to his desk.

The SLO Blues organization is built around three core objectives:

1. Provide affordable, first-rate family entertainment to Central Coast residents. As a local organization, we take pride in giving back to our community through initiatives like the Charity Partners Program, Educational Partner Program, and Blues Buddies Program.

2. Mentor and advance top collegiate baseball players, both locally and nationally, as they continue their development during the summer. Players from Division I programs across the country come to San Luis Obispo to compete at a high level while representing their home institutions.

3. Offer hands-on professional development for college interns. Each season, more than 30 interns gain real-world experience by working across nearly every aspect of our operations, from game-day production to business development.

The California Collegiate League (CCL), founded in 1993, is one of the premier college summer baseball destinations in the country. The league features 10 teams from across California: the MLB Academy Barons, Arroyo Seco Saints, Conejo Oaks, Menlo Park Legends, Orange County Riptide, San Luis Obispo Blues, Santa Barbara Foresters, San Francisco Seagulls, Sonoma Stompers, and Walnut Creek Crawdads.

The Blues have always relied on the support of our local community. We hope our passion for the game shines through in every pitch and every crack of the bat. We are proud to call the Central Coast home — and grateful to serve it.