Minor league baseball began in Leesville, Louisiana in 1950. The Lufkin Angels, based in
Lufkin, Texas began play as members of the six–team
Class C level
Gulf Coast League. The
Crowley Millers,
Galveston White Caps,
Jacksonville Jax,
Lake Charles Lakers and
Port Arthur Seahawks teams joined the Angels in beginning league play on April 2, 1950. During the season, on July 15, 1950, the Lufkin Angels, with a record of 43–51 moved to Leesville. Citing poor attendance at Lufkin home games as the reason for moving, the Lufkin Angels had also explored moving the team to
Orange, Texas, before ultimately deciding instead on the move to Leesville. After the move to Leesville, the team compiled a record of 32–19 while based in Leesville. The Angels ended the Gulf Coast League regular season in fourth place, which qualified the Angels for the four-team playoffs. The Leesville franchise did not return to the Gulf Coast League in 1951, as the league expanded to eight teams and was elevated to a
Class B level league. Five new teams joined the returning Galveston, Lake Charles and Port Arthur franchises. Leesville, Louisiana has not hosted another minor league team. ==The ballpark==