Victoria HarbourCats | |
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Information | |
League | West Coast League (West) |
Location | Victoria, British Columbia |
Ballpark | Royal Athletic Park (capacity 2,867 baseball, expandable to 5,200) |
Founded | 2012 |
Nickname(s) | "Cats" |
League championships | 0 |
Division championships | 3 (2017, 2019, 2023) |
Colours | Navy blue, aqua blue, white |
Mascot | Harvey the HarbourCat |
Ownership | Shwing Batter Investment Group (Ken Swanson, Rich Harder, John Wilson, Jim Swanson) |
Management | Jim Swanson (Managing Partner/GM) |
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]