Victoria HarbourCats
| Victoria HarbourCats | |
|---|---|
| League | West Coast League (West) |
| Location | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Ballpark | Royal Athletic Park (capacity 4,247) |
| Year founded | 2012 |
| Colors |
Navy blue, aqua blue, white |
| Mascot | Harvey the HarbourCat |
| 2014 Season | 25-29 |
| Ownership | John McLean |
| Management | Jim Swanson (General Manager) |
| Coach | Graig Merritt |
The Victoria HarbourCats[1] are an amateur baseball team located in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] The HarbourCats play in the West Coast League (WCL), a collegiate summer baseball league. The team's home games are played at Victoria's Royal Athletic Park.[3]
The HarbourCats were founded in 2012 as an expansion team. On October 12, 2012, the team announced it would be called the HarbourCats after a public naming contest was held that received over 600 submissions.[4]
In 2013, the HarbourCats finished their inaugural season in fourth place in the league's North Division with a record of 22-32.[5]
History
2014
The Victoria Harbourcats went 25-29 in their 2nd season of play in the WCL. Victoria set the record for the most at-bats by a whole team having 1937 at bats in just one season. Victoria drew 45,571 fans through the gates in 30 home games, averging about 1,519 fans a night. This put Victoria second in WCL attendance in the 2014 season.
Head Coaches
On September 4, 2012, the HarbourCats announced that Dennis Rogers and Bob Miller would be co-head coaches for the team's inaugural season.[6] Dennis Rogers is also the head coach of the Riverside City College baseball team and Bob Miller holds the same position at Cuesta College. Both coaches will returned for the 2014 season.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.harbourcats.com/
- ↑ http://www.wccbl.com/teams.php?p=Victoria
- ↑ http://www.wccbl.com/teams.php?p=Victoria
- ↑ Annicchiarico, Mario (October 12, 2012). "Introducing Victoria's new baseball team, the HarbourCats". Times Colonist. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ↑ http://westcoast.bbstats.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=145&seasonid=22900
- ↑ Baseball coach thinks outside the diamond Victoria News (September 5, 2012)
- ↑ HarbourCats field boss Rogers to return for 2014 baseball season Victoria Times Colonist (November 26, 2013)
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