The British Columbia Premier Baseball League, commonly referred to as the BCPBL or the PBL, is a competitive youth baseball league consisting of 13 teams located throughout British Columbia, Canada.
League history Known as the Island Premier Baseball League when it was founded in 1995, the league originally included only five teams, all from Vancouver 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 the Lower 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.BCPBL: League History Retrieved on 23 December 2009
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 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
Notable alumni
BCPBL alumni who have played Major League Baseball:
Ryan Dempster (North Shore Twins) Jeff Francis (North Delta Blue Jays 1999) Taylor Green (Parksville Royals) Rich Harden (Victoria Mariners) Brett Lawrie (Langley Blaze 2008) Adam Loewen (Whalley Chiefs) Scott Mathieson (Langley Blaze) Justin Morneau (North Delta Blue Jays 1999) Aaron Myette (Whalley Chiefs) Kevin Nicholson (Whalley Chiefs) Tyler O'Neill (Langley Blaze 2013) James Paxton (North Delta Blue Jays 2006) Nick Pivetta (Victoria Eagles) Michael Saunders (Victoria Mariners) Rene Tosoni (Coquitlam Reds) Larry Walker (Coquitlam Reds), MLB Hall of Famer Rowan Wick (Vancouver Cannons and Whalley Chiefs) Jared Young (Okanagan Athletics 2013)
BCPBL alumni who have played minor league baseball:
Cole Armstrong (Whalley Chiefs) Shawn Bowman (Coquitlam Reds) Leon Boyd (White Rock Tritons) Kellin Deglan (Langley Blaze) Bryan Dumesnil (Nanaimo Pirates) Jordan Lennerton Kyle Lotzkar Jared Mortensen Vince Perkins (Parksville Royals) Jimmy Van Ostrand
Past champions 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) andShawn 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 MarinersIndigo Diaz (Coquitlam Reds) and Nick Seginowich (Victoria Mariners)2017North Shore TwinsParksville RoyalsMichael Stovman (Langley Blaze) and Jason Willow (Victoria Mariners)2018Abbotsford CardinalsLangley BlazeKayden Beauregard (Abbotsford Cardinals) andJon Gale (Victoria Mariners)2019North Store TwinsMid Island PiratesAdam Maier (North Shore Twins)2021Langley BlazeVictoria Eagles Tom Poole (Langley Blaze)2022North Shore TwinsVictoria Eagles2023UBC ThunderParksville Royals2024White Rock TritonsLangley BlazeBen McKinnon (White Rock Tritons)2025Langley BlazeAbbotsford Cardinals
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