The Kitchener Panthers are an independent , minor league baseball team of the Intercounty Baseball League based in Kitchener, Ontario . They play their home games at Jack Couch Baseball Park . The Panthers used to play at a ballpark in Victoria park before Jack Couch Park was built to replace the old Victoria Park stadium in 1967.
9-734: The Panthers were a founding member of the Intercounty Baseball League (along with Galt, Guelph and Stratford in 1919). The team changed names when the current league began play in 1957 as the Legionnaires and Dutchmen , but reverted to the current name in 1960. Kitchener has won thirteen championships, the second most in the league, behind the Brantford Red Sox with fifteen. The Panthers have won in: Accurate as of June 8, 2021 Pitchers: Catchers: Infielders: Outfielders: The Kitchener Panthers had
18-815: A great start to the 2015 season, first defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs, followed by a great pitching performance the following week in Barrie , Ontario , defeating the Barrie Baycats . They then went on to defeat the Guelph Royals and Brantford Red Sox . They were in 2nd place after 4 games, going 4-0 only behind the London Majors , who started 7–0. The Panthers' field was being reconstructed so even though their season started in early May, their home opener wasn't until May 28, 2015. In
27-722: The Barrie Baycats in the finals with game 1 beginning Tuesday, August 25. The Panthers lost the series 4 games to 1 and Barrie won its 2nd straight IBL Championship. The Kitchener Panthers themselves https://www.theibl.ca/ibl-2021-signing-tracker Brantford Red Sox The Brantford Red Sox are an independent team of the Intercounty Baseball League based in Brantford , Ontario . They play their home games at Arnold Anderson Stadium . The Brantford Red Sox were founded in 1911 when they joined
36-758: The Canadian Baseball League. In 1915, the league folded due to World War I , and after a short hiatus the team played in the Michigan-Ontario League from 1919 to 1922. After another break they joined the Ontario League in 1930, which folded due to the Great Depression . Brantford first joined the Intercounty Baseball League in 1921 but not under the name "Red Sox"(that name was in use by the Brantford team in
45-736: The Michigan-Ontario League). It was in 1946 when Brantford first had a team named the Red Sox in the I-C (intermediate division). In 1921, they joined the Intercounty Baseball League . They won the championship 15 times. The Brantford Red Sox's six consecutive championships from 2008 to 2013 set an Intercounty Baseball League record Won the Pennant 11 times. London, Ontario -born left-handed pitcher, Ron Stead , for example, led Brantford to five league titles (1960-1963, 1965) and
54-767: The home opener they played the Burlington Bandits and lost 8–7. Coach Tebo was ejected from the game for arguing a bad call by the umpire. The next Panthers game was on Friday, May 29, against the Hamilton Cardinals in Hamilton. The Panthers clinched the playoffs 2nd, and they faced the Hamilton Cardinals in the first round in 5 games. The second round went to 7 games against the London Majors. The Panthers won that, so they will play
63-668: The second half of the regular season and the playoffs. In the championship series, the Red Sox defeated the London Majors four games to one. The 2006 IBL championship team includes: Jason Gotwalt, Lee Delfino, Adam Clarke, Al Stephens, Dave Parsons, Hyung Cho, Ryan Brickman, Chris Baker, Adam Vella, Wayne Forman, Raul Borjas, Brad Hogeterp, Mike Anderson, Mark Ferguson, Josh McCurdy, Steve Murray, Tyler Moe, Stefan Strecker, John Ogiltree, Aaron Boag, Tyler Burnell, Adrian Kerr, John Axford, John Mariotti, Min Soo Kim and manager/ vice-president of baseball operations Rick Johnston. In August 2024 it
72-675: Was also the starting pitcher for Team Canada at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada. On August 25, 2006, the Brantford Red Sox won the Intercounty title for the first time since 1981 by defeating the London Majors 7-3 in Brantford before 2,000 fans at Arnold Anderson Stadium in Cockshutt Park. Brantford, which finished third in the standings during regular season play, came on strong during
81-617: Was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on June 24, 2006, in St. Marys, Ontario . Stead also won an Intercounty title with the Guelph C-Joys in 1970. A legend of the Intercounty loop, Stead is first in all-time wins (104), strikeouts (1,231), shutouts (25), most appearances (198), most innings pitched (1,365) and complete games (116). Stead was a 10-time All-Star and four-time MVP (1960, 1963, 1965 and 1967). He
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