The league was formed in 2019 by Ben Krueger, who now serves as the head baseball coach at Yakima Valley Community College. Ueda-Pancheri - referred to as "Panch" by those in the game - played a big role in bringing the Cascade league to Olympic Stadium. His manager, Gunnar Ueda-Pancheri, congratulated him with a hand slap.
In the first few innings of a game Saturday, Solomon Heineman smashed a line drive into the right-center field gap, and, after motoring around second and sliding safely into third, raised his hands triumphantly over his head and let out an enthused shout. That doesn't mean they don't get excited.