Minor League baseball began in Orange in 1907, when the "Hoo–Hoos" became charter members of the six–team, Class D level
Gulf Coast League. The
Alexandria White Sox,
Lafayette Browns,
Lake Charles Creoles,
Monroe Municipals and
Opelousas Indians, joined Orange in beginning play on April 24, 1907. The "Hoo–Hoos" nickname corresponds to the local lumber industry, as Orange was home to seventeen saw mills at its height of lumber production. The
Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo is a fraternal organization, established in 1892. The organization is the oldest industrial fraternal organization in the United States and consists of lumbermen and those in trades that are related to the lumber industry. In their first season of play, the Orange Hoo–Hoos placed fourth in the Gulf Coast League standings. With a record of 50–65, playing under manager Roland Vitter, the Hoo–Hoos finished 14.5 games behind the first place Lake Charles Creoles in the final Gulf Coast League standings, as no playoffs were held. Orange Hoo–Hoos pitcher Dick Richardson led the league with a 9–1 record. The Hoo–Hoos joined the returning Alexandria White Sox and Lake Charles Creoles, along with the new Beaumont Cubs,
Crowley Rice Birds and Morgan City Oyster Shuckers teams in beginning league play on April 30, 1908. On June 3, 1908, the Gulf Coast League folded, as both the Beaumont and Crowley franchises disbanded. ==The ballpark==