 The baseball press box and home-plate stands at Borleske Stadium, Aug-2013. |
 Bleachers down the first-base side also include the football press box. |
 The view from in front of the baseball press box late in a game, Jul-2024. |
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The baseball press box and home-plate stands at Borleske Stadium, Aug-2013. |
Bleachers down the first-base side also include the football press box. |
The view from in front of the baseball press box late in a game, Jul-2024. |
This is the main field for Whitman College athletics, dedicated in 1940 to Raymond Borleske, class of 1910, who served as a coach for the school until 1947.
With Major League expansion in 1969, the Northwest League expanded as well, and they settled into Borleske Stadium for 15 years. For a decade, the franchise was a San Diego Padres farm club, and Borleske Stadium became Tony Gwynn’s first professional home field, among others.
The field, which is still used for both baseball and football, saw a resurgence with the arrival of the Walla Walla Sweets, a college summer team. The Sweets get their name from the sweet onions that put Walla Walla on the agricultural map.
Football may soon be ending here, as the local high school is getting its own field. This will allow the college and the Sweets to dedicate resources to baseball.
| Game | Date | League | Level | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Sun 14-Jul-2024 | West Coast | College Summer | WALLA WALLA 3, Corvallis 1 |