Victoria Baseball Royal Athletic Park

Victoria mayor people are encouraged to bring a picnic or enjoy a family game of bocce in the heart of the north park neighbourhood.

Victoria baseball royal athletic park. Royal athletic park will not be a shelter site during covid 19 crisis. We are thrilled to welcome the victoria baseball club to victoria said mayor dean fortin. Royal athletic park opened its victoria field to the public for the first time as harbourcats baseball games were halted due to covid 19. For a time it was the home of the victoria athletics which for at least a couple of years after world war two were an official affiliate team for the new york yankees.

Add to your calendar. Press release today the city of victoria announced the return of baseball to the capital city with a soon to be named team within the collegiate level west coast league. Royal athletic park opened its victoria field to the public for the first time as harbourcats baseball games were halted due to covid 19. Royal athletic park will not be a shelter site.

A multi purpose fully lit natural grass stadium royal athletic park provides practice and playing space for local and visiting teams and also hosts major sports and special events. Pictured left is a baseball program from 1948 featuring the victoria athletics playing at royal athletic park the a s where an affiliate club for the new york yankees victoria athletics of western international league 1946 51 the league is the descendant of the western international league which ran as a class b league from 1937 1951 with time out for wwii and class a from 1952 1954. The capital city welcomes the return of baseball to royal athletic park with open arms and i look forward to great. Join the harbourcats green team.

Royal athletic park is home to the victoria harbourcats baseball club of the west coast league it is a fully lit stadium in victoria british columbia rap is primarily used for baseball soccer softball and football but also hosts special events such as the annual great canadian beer festival and previously the rifflandia music festival it is approximately a ten minute walk from the city. The cat shop team merchandise. Royal athletic park has been in its current location since at least 1908 though its current set up was completed in 1967 following a 1964 fire that destroyed the previous grandstands. Sure there were subtle reminders like the video scoreboard in centre field to remind passersby of past diamond glories but long gone were the pitching mounds bullpens and infield dirt not to mention the whiff of grilled.

The victoria baseball club has negotiated a three year agreement as the anchor tenant at royal athletic park starting june of 2013. The victoria baseball club has negotiated a three year agreement as the anchor tenant at royal athletic park starting in june of 2013. Harbourcats roster and stats archives.