Stade Quillorama is a

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Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

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. It is primarily used for

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, and is the home of the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the

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(FL). The ballpark has a seating capacity of 4,000 people, and a standing room which can accommodate an additional 500 fans.

History

The stadium was built in 1938. It was previously the home of the original Trois-Rivières Aigles, operating in the Eastern League from 1971 to 1977. It was then the home of the Trois-Rivières Saints of the

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in 2003. In 1971, a major junior baseball team started playing at Stade Municipal de Trois-Rivières. They are the Trois-Rivières Jr. Aigles, who currently plays in the

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(LBJEQ). In 2012, the

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expanded to Trois-Rivières. The new team, the Trois-Rivières Aigles, began to play at the stadium in 2013. The team currently plays in the

at its 11th season of existence. On August 28, 2015, a stadium record crowd of 6,022 invaded the Fernand-Bédard Stadium as former

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pitcher

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, was the starting pitcher for one game in a Aigles uniform. The Aigles were able to pull a 5–3 win against their provincial rival

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Naming

The stadium was originally named as ''Stade Municipal de Trois-Rivières'' from 1938 to 2001. The name then changed to ''Stade Fernand-Bédard'', and then to ''Stade Stéréo Plus'' in December 2016. The change to ''Stade Quillorama'' was announced in December 2019. Quillorama is a large bowling centre in the province of

References

External links

Stadium history at Les Aigles de Trois-Rivières
Sports venues in Trois-Rivières Minor league baseball venues Baseball venues in Quebec 1938 establishments in Quebec Sports venues completed in 1938 Frontier League ballparks {{baseball-venue-stub