El Paso Chihuahuas

• Location: El Paso, TX
• League: Pacific Coast League 2014-
• Affiliation: San Diego Padres 2014-
• Ballpark: Southwest University Park

Team History

After the 2013 season the Tucson Padres moved to El Paso, TX to become the El Paso Chihuahuas. The name Chihuahuas was selected through a name the team contest, defeating finalists Aardvarks, Buckaroos, Desert Gators and Sun Dogs. The team's ballpark is named after the newly-accredited Southwest University at El Paso.

In only their third season, the Chihuahuas were Pacific Coast League Champions. They faced the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in the 2016 Triple-A Baseball National Championship but lost, 3-1.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2014	72-72	10th	Pat Murphy		Jacque Jones / Jody Davis	Mike Cather
2015	78-66	5th(t)	Pat Murphy (31-33)/ Jody Davis (0-1) / Jamie Quirk (47-32)	Lost in 1st round	Jody Davis	Bronswell Patrick
2016	73-70	5th (t)	Rod Barajas	League Champs	Morgan Burkhart	Bronswell Patrick
2017	73-69	5th	Rod Barajas	Lost League Finals	Morgan Burkhart	Bronswell Patrick	Keith Werman, Akinori Otsuka
2018	82-57	2nd (t)	Rod Barajas	Lost in 1st round	Morgan Burkhart	Bronswell Patrick	Lance Burkhart
2019	80-60	3rd (t)	Edwin Rodriguez		Morgan Burkhart	Bronswell Patrick	Lance Burkhart
2020	Season cancelled

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