 Chico won the league championship in its first season in the league, defeating Reno, 3–2.In 1998, Salinas disbanded, while dormant Palm Springs moved to Oxnard, California and became the Pacific Suns.Grays Harbor suspended operations halfway through the season, and the league took over management of the team, which continued as the Western Warriors and went on an extended 68-game road trip with no home stadium.