The Barrie Baycats are an independent

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, minor league baseball

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 team of the semi-pro

Semi-professional

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 Intercounty Baseball League

Intercounty Baseball League

The Intercounty Baseball League is a semi-professional baseball organization located in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league was formed in 1919....

 based in Barrie, Ontario

Barrie, Ontario

Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...

. They play their home games at Barrie Metals Stadium at the Barrie Sports Complex outside of Barrie. The Baycats were the Intercounty Baseball League champions in 2005, and reached the finals again in 2009 before being defeated by the Brantford Red Sox.

Players

2010 Barrie Baycats Roster

Infield
Ryan Davis #40 (1st Base)
Sean Mattson #5 (3rd Base)
David Latour #10 (Short Stop)
Donovan Latour #20 (3rd Base)
Matt Logan #12 (1st Base/DH)
Jordan Lundberg #19 (Catcher)
Phil Steer #30 (2nd Base)
Matt Proctor #26 (Catcher)

Outfield
Jonathan Baksh #27
Glenn Jackson #6
Stevie Lewis #7
Matt Richardson #22
Ryan Spataro #16

Pitchers
Brad Bissell #24 (LHP)
Doug Dimma #37 (LHP)
Chris England #11 (RHP)
Adam Hawes #15 (RHP)
Jordan Hill #14 (RHP)
Jake Hines #52 (LHP)
Kyle Payne #28 (RHP)
Scott Price #17 (RHP)
Angus Roy #31 (RHP)
Paul Spoljaric #36 (LHP)

Management
David Mills (President)
Gary Calvert (Director of Player Personnel)
Angus Roy (Manager)
Larry Sutton (3rd Base/GM)
Jordan Neufeld (1st Base)

Awards

• Most Valuable Player - Ryan Spataro, 2005
• Most Valuable Player - Jordan Lundberg, 2006
• Rookie Of The Year - Randy Schwartz, 2008

Alumni

• Derek McDaid
• Alex Borgo
• Ryan Davis (Back on the Baycats)
• Cam Newitt
• Ian Prescott
• Joel Collins (currently in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system)
• Chris Begg (currently in the San Francisco Giants farm system)
• Randy Schwartz (currently in the Toronto Blue Jays Farm System)
• Toby Legacy
• John Donley

External links

• Barrie Baycats' Web site