Victoria HarbourCats

Victoria HarbourCats
Information
LeagueWest Coast League (West)
LocationVictoria, British Columbia
BallparkRoyal Athletic Park (capacity 2,867 baseball, expandable to 5,200)
Founded2012
Nickname(s)"Cats"
League championships0
Division championships3 (2017, 2019, 2023)
ColoursNavy blue, aqua blue, white
     
MascotHarvey the HarbourCat
OwnershipShwing Batter Investment Group (Ken Swanson, Rich Harder, John Wilson, Jim Swanson)
ManagementJim Swanson (Managing Partner/GM)
Royal Athletic Park during a HarbourCats game in August 2023

The Victoria HarbourCats[1] are a summer-collegiate 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.[2]

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 more than 600 submissions.[3]

  1. ^ "Victoria HarbourCats Baseball". Victoria HarbourCats.
  2. ^ a b "Victoria HarbourCats - West Coast League". West Coast League. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (October 12, 2012). "Introducing Victoria's new baseball team, the HarbourCats". Times Colonist. Retrieved October 21, 2012.