History
The team was originally the Tri-Cities Triplets, who played in Richland, Washington for four seasons after moving over from Walla Walla in 1983. An affiliate of the Texas Rangers for the first two seasons in Richland, they operated as an independent for two more. The Triplets were sold in the fall of 1986 to Diamond Sports and moved to Idaho for the 1987 season. Diamond Sports was headed by the Triplets' general manager Mal Fichman. The Hawks continued as an independent for their first three seasons, and joined the California Angels organization in 1990; the Angels were previously affiliated with the Bend Bucks for two seasons. After eleven seasons with the Angels, the Hawks moved their affiliation in 2001 to the Cubs, who were previously affiliated with the Eugene Emeralds for two seasons.
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