Winchester Royals
Encyclopedia
Winchester Royals | |
Founded | 1979 |
Field | Bridgeforth Field |
Team History | Winchester Royals (1979-present) |
Colors | green and white |
Division | Northern |
Championships | 13 (1979) (1980) (1981) (1982) (1983) (1987) (1990) (1992) (1993) (1997) (2001) (2003) (2004) |
Runner-Up | 1 (1999) |
President | Jim Shipp |
Head Coach | John Lowery Jr. |
The Winchester Royals are a collegiate summer baseball team in Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
. They play in the northern division of the Valley Baseball League
Valley Baseball League
The Valley Baseball League is an NCAA-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. Each Valley Baseball League season consists of 44 games played during summer. Many Valley Baseball League players have continued on to play in Major League Baseball.The...
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- In the 1997 Valley League Baseball Playoffs, the Royals won the championship after the Front Royal CardinalsFront Royal CardinalsThe Front Royal Cardinals are a collegiate summer baseball team in Front Royal, Virginia. They play in the northern division of the Valley Baseball League. Although they won a championship in 1986, success has been relatively rare for the Cardinals....
were forced to forfeit due to a lack of players after an unusally long season. - In the 2007 Valley League Baseball Playoffs, the Royals received the Number 4 seed, but were eliminated in the first round by the Staunton BravesStaunton BravesThe Staunton Braves are a collegiate summer baseball team in Staunton, Virginia. They play in the southern division of the Valley Baseball League. They have won the pennant in 1993-95, 1997-2000, and 2003. They were league champions in 1995, 1996, and 1999....
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