end of the season. On March 26, 2010, Dan Hawkins was named as the "Voice of the Outlaws" and called Outlaws baseball live on the internet for that season. For the 2011 season, Marshall Kelner, a graduate of the University of Southern California, was named broadcaster and brought play by play action online at ChicoOutlaws.com Female Public Address Announcer The Chico Outlaws have one of the few female public address announcers in professional baseball, Shelly Rogers; 2011 was her fourth season with the Outlaws and second full-time. The demise of the Outlaws As of October 6, 2011, Outlaws VP/GM Mike Marshall told the local Chico newspaper he was laid off and the office closed. Meanwhile, the team, which is owned by the North America League, has no lease next season for Nettleton Stadium—and with no one working in the closed office, there are no sales efforts underway for 2012. On December 16 & 17, 2011, the Chico Enterprise-Record reported that the Outlaws will sit out the 2012 season as they regroup. But it is unclear if the franchise will ever return to Chico. On January 9, 2012, the Chico Enterprise-Record reported the Chico Outlaws are discussing contract options for leasing Nettleton Stadium from CSU Chico for the upcoming 2012 season. On February 29, 2012, Outlaws CEO Brian MacInnes announced that the team would not play in Chico, or "anywhere else", in 2012... thus, ending the franchise's run in town. The future of professional baseball in Chico Though, there have been rumors of possible returns of professional franchises to Chico, there has been nothing concrete set of as yet. References External links Chico Outlaws website Chico Outlaws section at Chico Enterprise-Record website Baseball teams established in 2005 North American League teams Golden Baseball League teams Professional baseball teams in California Sports in Chico, California Defunct baseball teams in California 2011 disestablishments in California 2005 establishments in California Defunct independent baseball league teams Baseball teams disestablished in 2011