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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| CEO | Ted Hotzak |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Country |  Canada |
| Most recent champion | White Rock Tritons |
| Most titles | North Shore Twins (7) |
| Official website | www |
TheBritish Columbia Premier Baseball League, commonly referred to as theBCPBL or thePBL, is a competitive youthbaseball league consisting of 13 teams located throughoutBritish Columbia,Canada. Over the years, the BCPBL has served as a talent pipeline forMajor League Baseball as numerous BCPBL players have been selected in the Major League Baseballentry draft and gone on to have successful careers in professional baseball.
Known as theIsland Premier Baseball League when it was founded in 1995, the league originally included only five teams, all fromVancouver Island: Victoria Investors, Victoria Selects, Mid-Island Canadians, Nanaimo Pirates and the Parksville Royals. Although these five teams had been playing exhibition games against teams from theLower Mainland, only in 1999 did the league officially expand to include six new teams: North Shore Twins, Vancouver Mounties, Coquitlam Reds, North Delta Blue Jays, White Rock Tritons, and Abbotsford Cardinals.[1]
In 2000, the league expanded once again by adding two more teams: the Whalley Chiefs and Penticton. Later that year, the league changed its name to the British Columbia Premier Baseball league to reflect its new membership.
In 2009, the PBL would again expand, by bringing a team back to Vancouver known as the Vancouver Cannons. In 2010, the PBL board has granted a second PBL franchise to Victoria, known as the Victoria Eagles. Also the team formerly known as the Kelowna Cubs became known as the Okanagan Athletics in the 2010 season.
| Teams | City | Home field | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford Cardinals | Abbotsford | Delair Park | 1997 |
| Coquitlam Reds | Coquitlam | Mundy Park | 1977 |
| Delta Blue Jays | Delta | Mackie Park | 1995 |
| Langley Blaze | Langley | Macleod Athletic Park | 1999 |
| Mid-Island Pirates | Nanaimo | Serauxmen Stadium | 1995 |
| North Island Royals | Parksville | Inouye-Wallace Field | 1995 |
| North Shore Twins | North Vancouver | Parkgate Park | 1999 |
| Okanagan Athletics | Kelowna | Elks Stadium | 2004 |
| UBC Thunder | UBC Vancouver | Tourmaline West Baseball Stadium | 2018 |
| Victoria Eagles | Victoria | Lambrick Park | 2010 |
| Victoria Mariners | Saanich | Layritz Park | 1995 |
| Whalley Chiefs | Surrey | Whalley Stadium | 2000 |
| White Rock Tritons | White Rock | South Surrey Athletic Park | 1993 |
Several well known ballplayers have played Major League Baseball:[2]
† active player
Many well known ex-BCPBL players have gone on to have successfulminor league baseball careers:[3]
| Year | Champion | Runner up | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | White Rock Tritons | Abbotsford Cardinals | |
| 2002 | Nanaimo Pirates | White Rock Tritons | Tyler Williams (North Delta Blue Jays) |
| 2003 | White Rock Tritons | Langley Blaze | Devon Franklin (White Rock Tritons) |
| 2004 | Victoria Mariners | Coquitlam Reds | Michael Saunders (Victoria Mariners) and Shawn Schaefer (Coquitlam Reds) |
| 2005 | Langley Blaze | North Delta Blue Jays | Jordan Padrinao (North Delta Blue Jays) |
| 2006 | Langley Blaze | Fraser Valley Chiefs | Alex White (North Delta Blue Jays) |
| 2007 | North Shore Twins | Nanaimo Pirates | Sam Armstrong (Coquitlam Reds) |
| 2008 | North Shore Twins | Langley Blaze | Oscar Rodriguez (Coquitlam Reds) |
| 2009 | North Shore Twins | Fraser Valley Chiefs | Zak Miller (Langley Blaze) |
| 2010 | Victoria Mariners | North Delta Blue Jays | Adam Cessford (Victoria Mariners) |
| 2011 | Langley Blaze | Coquitlam Reds | Kevin Biro (Parksville Royals) |
| 2012 | Okanagan Athletics | North Shore Twins | Aaron Horanski (Langley Blaze) |
| 2013 | Victoria Eagles | Nanaimo Pirates | Riley Edmonds (Victoria Eagles) |
| 2014 | Langley Blaze | North Shore Twins | Ryan Matsuda (Vancouver Cannons) |
| 2015 | North Shore Twins | Nanaimo Pirates | Tyler Duncan (Victoria Eagles) and Matteo Vincelli (North Shore Twins) |
| 2016 | Abbotsford Cardinals | Victoria Mariners | Indigo Diaz (Coquitlam Reds) and Nick Seginowich (Victoria Mariners) |
| 2017 | North Shore Twins | Parksville Royals | Michael Stovman (Langley Blaze) and Jason Willow (Victoria Mariners) |
| 2018 | Abbotsford Cardinals | Langley Blaze | Kayden Beauregard (Abbotsford Cardinals) and Jon Gale (Victoria Mariners) |
| 2019 | North Store Twins | Mid Island Pirates | Adam Maier (North Shore Twins) |
| 2021 | Langley Blaze | Victoria Eagles | Tom Poole (Langley Blaze) |
| 2022 | North Shore Twins | Victoria Eagles | |
| 2023 | UBC Thunder | Parksville Royals | |
| 2024 | White Rock Tritons | Langley Blaze | Ben McKinnon (White Rock Tritons) |