THESE ARE YOUR HAWKS

The Hayward Hawks have been a part of the summer landscape in Hayward since 1970 when the team was formed. Fritz Ackley, Larry Somerville, and Len Johnson were all playing for area teams when they decided to bring amateur baseball back to Hayward. Starting completely from scratch they put together a team that would go 21-7 in its first season and would be a championship contender every year.
The Hawks were members of the Independent League, joining that circuit partly because they were able to get league permission to play some of their Sunday home games at night. This was done that the games could air on WRLS radio without interferring with the stations broadcasts of Milwaukee Brewers baseball.
The Hawks have won five W.B.A. state championships, a state record, and have been runner-up on three other occasions.
The Hawks enjoy a strong local following and have developed many out of town fans as well. Many visitors to the Hayward area each summer always take in a Hawks game or two as part of their vacation entertainment.
HAYWARD HAWKS YEAR BY YEAR RECORD
1970 WON 21 LOST 7
1971 WON 24 LOST 4
1972 WON 23 LOST 6 (State Runner-up)
1973 WON 23 LOST 3
1974 WON 24 LOST 8
1975 WON 32 LOST 10
1976 WON 21 LOST 5
1977 WON 27 LOST 9 (State Champion!)
1978 WON 17 LOST 8
1979 WON 19 LOST 4
1980 WON 31 LOST 7 (State Runner-up)
1981 WON 25 LOST 9 (State Champion!)
1982 WON 31 LOST 7 (State Champion!)
1983 WON 27 LOST 5 (State Champion!)
1984 WON 31 LOST 6 (State Runner-up)
1985 WON 25 LOST 6
1986 WON 26 LOST 9 (State Champion!)
1987 WON 27 LOST 11
1988 WON 30 LOST 17
1989 WON 23 LOST 12
1990 WON 21 LOST 9
1991 WON 23 LOST 11
1992 WON 23 LOST 10
1993 WON 22 LOST 12
1994 WON 22 LOST 9
1995 WON 19 LOST 8
1996 WON 19 LOST 7
1997 WON 14 LOST 17
1998 WON 16 LOST 8
1999 WON 20 LOST 6
2000 WON 17 LOST 9
2001 WON 12 LOST 8
2002 WON 10 LOST 12
2003 WON 14 LOST 11
2004 WON 15 LOST 7
2005 WON 15 LOST 10
2006 WON 20 LOST 12
2007 WON 19 LOST 12
2008 WON 15 LOST 14
2009 WON 10 LOST 16
2010 WON 21 LOST 13
2011 WON 22 LOST 11
2012 WON 20 LOST 10                                                                                                                                                         2013 WON 16 LOST 10                                                                                                                                                         2014 WON 12 LOST 12                                                                                                                                                         2015 WON   7 LOST 16                                                                                                                                                              2016 WON 22 LOST   4                                                                                                                                                              2017 WON 16 LOST 11                                                                                2018 Won 12 Lost 9

2019 WON 15 LOST 7

Total WON 1,015 LOST 454

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