After years of struggling attendance, co-owners Jerry Walker and William Tucker moved the franchise south to Keizer, Oregon, and began play in 1997 as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
Seattle and San Francisco, essentially swapped affiliates as Bellingham inked an agreement with the Giants.
Bellingham went 43–33 (.566) in 1995 to earn the top spot in the north division, and the Giants faced the Boise Hawks for the league crown.
Boise bested Bellingham in the deciding game of the best-of-three NWL championship series.
Following the season, the franchise relocated to Keizer, Oregon,[1] opened a new $7 million ballpark in 1997, and rebranded as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.