Hamilton Thunderbirds
Encyclopedia
The Hamilton Thunderbirds are an independent
, minor league baseball
team of the semi-pro
Intercounty Baseball League
based in Hamilton, Ontario
. They play their home games at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium
.
They were known as the Hamilton Cardinals for many years. On January 1, 2005, Drew Brady purchased the Hamilton Cardinals franchise in the Intercounty Major Baseball league. The club was re-named the Hamilton Thunderbirds and took on a whole new look with revitalized facilities and new uniforms.
Along with media coverage from local newspapers, home games since 2010 have been broadcasted on 101.5 INDI FM
in Hamilton. The broadcast team of Greg Balloch and Amanda Tallon bring all of the action to fans on the radio. Sunday afternoon games are sometimes broadcasted on a tape delay on Cable 14
, for the Hamilton area to see.
Who we are
Venue
Independent baseball
Independent baseball leagues are professional baseball organizations located in the United States and Canada. They are not operated in conjunction with either a Major League Baseball team or an affiliated minor league team. Being independent allows teams to be located close to major-league teams...
, minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team of the semi-pro
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
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 Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. They play their home games at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium
Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium
Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium is a stadium on Upper Kenilworth Avenue in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Located in Mohawk Sports Park, it is primarily used for baseball and was once the home of the minor league Hamilton Redbirds of the New York - Penn League...
.
They were known as the Hamilton Cardinals for many years. On January 1, 2005, Drew Brady purchased the Hamilton Cardinals franchise in the Intercounty Major Baseball league. The club was re-named the Hamilton Thunderbirds and took on a whole new look with revitalized facilities and new uniforms.
Along with media coverage from local newspapers, home games since 2010 have been broadcasted on 101.5 INDI FM
CIOI-FM
CIOI-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 101.5 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The license for this campus radio station is held by the Mohawk College Radio Corporation at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario Canada....
in Hamilton. The broadcast team of Greg Balloch and Amanda Tallon bring all of the action to fans on the radio. Sunday afternoon games are sometimes broadcasted on a tape delay on Cable 14
Cable 14 (Hamilton)
Cable 14 is a community channel licenced to Hamilton, Ontario, and is available to cable television subscribers of Cogeco, Shaw Communications , and Source Cable systems. The cable TV station is also available to customers in Hamilton, and the communities of Dunnville, Caledonia, and Cayuga in...
, for the Hamilton area to see.
Who we are
- Second oldest sports team in the city of Hamilton
- Players ranging in ages 19-35
- Former Major Leaguers and Minor Pros
- Players striving to be drafted
- College scholarshipped athletes
- Intercounty League consitss of: Barrie, Brantford, Burlington, Hamilton, Kitchener, London, Ottawa and Toronto
- Considered the premier senior amateur league in Canada at non-Major level, with a roster of 25 signed players, 4 coaches, equipment manager and bat boy.
- Front Office: GM - Larry Wood, Administrator - Mary-Beth Grills, Treasurer - Sandy O'Reilly, Concession Manager - Rick Creechan, Marketing - Julie Aumais, Media/Game Day - Mike Marasco, Directors - Terry Creechan and Scott Warrener
Venue
- Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium
- Mohawk Sports Park
- Mohawk Rd. E. & Upper Kenilworth
- Hamilton, ON
- Seating - 2700
- Surface - natural grass infield & outfield, marco clay infield & warning track
- Dimensions - 320 feet down the lines, 420 feet to centre field
- Newly renovated: $250,000.00 facelift 2005-2006
- Amenities- fully equipped concession stand, home players clubhouse, visiting players change rooms with showers, large, clean ladies' and men's washroom facilities