[5] The following season, LeBlanc returned as head coach and their record improved to 28 wins and 26 losses, placing them third in the West division.
[9] The next season, Matz returned as Head coach and the Bears repeated their 2011 record with 28 wins and 26 losses, finishing fourth in the South division.
The Black Bears returned with Tim Matz and had a record of 24 wins and 30 losses on the season, finishing third in the South division.
In September 2014, Grady Tweit was named as the team's new head coach to replace Matz who resigned the previous August.
The Cowlitz Black Bears also had the honor of hosting the 2016 West Coast League All-Star Game at David Story Field.
The Bears turned it around in the second half finishing in second place with a record of 16 wins and 11 losses, coming within a game of a playoff berth.
[11] The 2023 Season was for the history books dating back to the beginning when the Black Bears named MLB Alum, Kelly Stinnett, as the new head coach.
On June 10th, Ryan Rembisz was named the league's pitcher of the week after throwing five scoreless innings with eleven strikeouts and only two allowed base hits against Nanaimo.
[14] On July 8th, Infielder Keaton Grady (Dallas Baptist) was named the league's player of the week after recording ten hits, eleven RBI's, and a grand slam.