Month: August 2023

by Steve Mims Kim and Curt Strahm are used to having a couple of athletic boys in their house. When their two sons aged out, the couple welcomed in three new boys for the summer as a host family with the Springfield Drifters, which just completed its second season in the West Coast League, a… Continue reading Supportive Host Program of Drifters

by Steve Mims   Ryan Cooney and Dawson Santana got a long look at collegiate pitching before ever stepping foot on campus. The two Portland area prep stars were among the top hitters for the Springfield Drifters during the summer while often teaming up to man the left side of the infield. Cooney, a left-handed… Continue reading Successful Second Season for the Drifters

by Steve Mims   Springfield took big steps forward – on and off the field – during its second season in the West Coast League. The Drifters wrapped up the summer on Sunday with a 22-31 record that placed them in sixth place in the South Division. Overall, Springfield’s winning percentage of .415 put it 11th… Continue reading Drifters Wrap Up Year Two