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The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) is a Canadian amateur
baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
league, comprising teams of college players and former professionals from North America and beyond. The teams are located in
Southern Ontario Southern Ontario is a primary region of the province of Ontario, Canada, the other primary region being Northern Ontario. It is the most densely populated and southernmost region in Canada. The exact northern boundary of Southern Ontario is disp ...
. The league was formed in 1919 and has enjoyed much success over its long history. Teams are run similar to a professional
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team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions, using wooden bats and minor-league specification baseballs. Teams play 42 scheduled games from early May to late-August. The playoffs are best-of-five series with the championship series typically played around
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. The most recent champions are the
London Majors The London Majors are an independent, minor league baseball team of the Intercounty Baseball League. The team was founded in 1925, and is based in London, Ontario. They play their home games at the 5,200 seat Labatt Memorial Park. Team history ...
who defeated the
Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
4-2 in the 2022 Dominico Cup Final


History

The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) was founded in 1919 with just four cities represented —
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Guelph Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...
, Stratford and Kitchener, and is the oldest amateur men's league in Canada. During the early years, the league expanded to include the cities of Waterloo,
Brantford Brantford (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River (Ontario), Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by County of Brant, Brant County, but is politically separate with ...
, Preston,
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, and St. Thomas. It was previously known as the Intercounty Major Baseball League and the Senior Intercounty Baseball League. Teams compete for the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy, which is awarded to the league champions. The trophy is named for the late owners of the
Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
baseball team, husband and wife Jack and Lynne Dominico


All-Star Game

On July 8, 2006, in
Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically i ...
, the league's New Era IBL All-Star Classic game between the Barrie Baycats and the IBL All-Stars; Barrie won 7–2. On August 21 and 22, 2010 in
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, the Fat Cats hosted the New Era All-Star Classic between the IBL All-Stars and the All-Stars from
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(LBSEQ). Barrie hosted the league's All-Star Game on July 11, 2015, with the IBL All-Stars defeating
Barrie Baycats The Barrie Baycats are an independent, minor league baseball team of the semi-pro Intercounty Baseball League based in Barrie, Ontario. They play their home games at Vintage Throne Stadium at the Barrie Community Sports Complex Barrie Communi ...
13–4.


Teams

* Guelph and London finished regular season with identical 31-11 records so a one game tiebreaker was played to determine the regular season pennant winner Source:


Past teams


Champions

The winning team is awarded the Jack and Lynne Dominico Cup. Other awards presented include: * Rawlings IBL Player of the Year Award/John Bell Memorial Trophy * IBL Rookie of the Year/Brian Kerr Memorial Trophy


Notable players

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Don Beaupre Donald William Beaupre (born September 19, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 17 seasons with the Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, and Toro ...
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Scott Diamond Scott Michael Diamond (born July 30, 1986) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays. Amateur career Diamond played college baseball at Binghamt ...
(Guelph Royals) –
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Rob Ducey Robert Thomas Ducey (born May 24, 1965) is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder who played for six teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). Ducey is currently a hitting coach for the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseba ...
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Notable executives

* Bob Ferguson, league statistician (1958 to 1966) and owner of the London Pontiacs (1963 to 1964)


References

* ''Intercounty Major Baseball League's 1998 Record Book'' by Editor Herb Morell and Dominico Promotions Inc. {{reflist


External links


Intercounty Baseball League official website
Baseball in Ontario Summer baseball leagues Baseball leagues in Canada 1919 establishments in Ontario Sports leagues established in 1919