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 Coates Stadium at the Barrie Community Sports Complex in Midhurst.

Barrie Baycats
Information
League	Intercounty Baseball League
Location	Barrie, Ontario
Ballpark	Coates Stadium
Year founded	2001
Nickname(s)	'Cats
League championships	7: 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
Colours	White, Blue, Red and Yellow
Mascot	Cool Cat Junior
Manager	Josh Matlow
President	David Mills
Website	http://www.barriebaycats.com/home
Uniforms
Home

2021 Roster

Pitchers

• Emilis Guerrero
• Santos Arias
• Evan Chenier
• Brandon Hillier
• Cole White
• Evan Chenier
• Hunter Campese

Catchers

• Jose Vicente
• Parker Walker
• Dylan Campese

Infielders

• Ryan Rijo
• Mike Cecchetto
• Darcy Maus
• Royce Ando
• JT Patterson
• Carson Burns
• Mason Walker

Outfielders

• Starlin Rodriguez
• Branfy Infante
• Kenny Di Clemente
• Jeff Cowan
• Adrian Guttierez
• James Anderson

Front Office

• David Mills - President
• Paul Marley - Vice President & Board of Directors
• Chris Gariepy - Board of Directors
• Steve Periard - Board of Directors
• Jody Patfield - Board of Directors
• Craig Wallwin - Board of Directors

Baseball Operations

• Josh Matlow (General and Field Manager)
• Andrew White (Bench Coach)
• Steven Szoldra (First Base Coach)
• Brad Grieveson (Pitching Coach)
• Dr. Katherine Nanos (Team Doctor)
• Adam Murphy (Athletic Therapist)

Season-by-Season Records

• YEAR: 2001, RECORD: 13-19, SEEDING: 7th, FINISH: Out of Playoffs
• YEAR: 2002, RECORD: 19-17, SEEDING: 4th, FINISH: Lost Semi-Final to Toronto
• YEAR: 2003, RECORD: 15-21, SEEDING: 8th, FINISH: Out of Playoffs
• YEAR: 2004, RECORD: 20-16, SEEDING: 4th, FINISH: Lost Quarter-Final to Guelph
• YEAR: 2005, RECORD: 21-15, SEEDING: 3rd, FINISH: Won Championship against Toronto
• YEAR: 2006, RECORD: 26-10, SEEDING: 1st, FINISH: Lost Semi-Final to London
• YEAR: 2007, RECORD: 17-19, SEEDING: 5th, FINISH: Lost Quarter-Final to Guelph
• YEAR: 2008, RECORD: 24 12, SEEDING: 3rd, FINISH: Lost Quarter-Final to Oshawa
• YEAR: 2009, RECORD: 26 10, SEEDING: 1st, FINISH: Lost Final to Brantford
• YEAR: 2010, RECORD: 21-5, SEEDING: 3rd, FINISH: Lost Final to Brantford
• YEAR: 2011, RECORD: 26-9, SEEDING: 1st, FINISH: Lost Semi-Final to Ottawa
• YEAR: 2012, RECORD: 21-15, SEEDING: 3rd, FINISH: Lost Final to Brantford
• YEAR: 2013, RECORD: 25-17, SEEDING: 3rd, FINISH: Lost Final to Brantford
• YEAR: 2014, RECORD: 30-6, SEEDING: 1st, FINISH: Won Championship against London
• YEAR: 2015, RECORD: 28-7, SEEDING: 1st, FINISH: Won Championship against Kitchener
• YEAR: 2016, RECORD: 25-11, SEEDING: 3rd, FINISH: Won Championship against Toronto
• YEAR: 2017, RECORD: 33-3, SEEDING: 1st, FINISH: Won Championship against Kitchener
• YEAR: 2018, RECORD: 27-8, SEEDING: 1st, FINISH: Won Championship against Kitchener
• YEAR: 2019, RECORD: 26-11, SEEDING: 1ST, FINISH: Won Championship against Kitchener
• YEAR: 2020, Did not play due to COVID-19

Team Accomplishments

• Championships: (7) (2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019)
• Pennants: (7) (2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018)
• Best Regular-Season Win Percentage in Team History: .917 in 2017 (Intercounty Baseball League Record)
• Most Regular-Season Wins in Team History: 33 in 2017 (Ties An Intercounty Baseball League Record)
• Fewest Regular-Season Losses in Team History: 3 in 2017 (Ties an Intercounty Baseball League Record)
• Best Start in Team History: 26-0 in 2017 (Intercounty Baseball League Record)
• Longest Win Streak in Team History: 35 in 2016/Continued into 2017 (Intercounty Baseball League Record)
• Did Not Lose a Regular-Season Home Game Throughout the Entire 2017 Regular-Season
• Did Not Lose a Playoff Game Throughout the Entire 2017 Postseason

Individual Player Records

PITCHERS

Seasons Played: Brad Bissell (17)

Games Played: Brad Bissell (161)

Games Started: Brad Bissell (108)

Innings Pitched: Brad Bissell (748.1)

Complete Games: Angus Roy (23)

Wins: Brad Bissell (62)

Saves: Chris Nagorski (21)

Strikeouts: Brad Bissell (612)

Earned Run Average: Brad Grivenson (1.74)

No-hitters: Derek McDaid (1)

BATTERS

Seasons played: Ryan Spataro (15)

Games played: Ryan Spataro (429)

At-bats: Ryan Spataro (1,806)

Batting Average: Jordan Castaldo (.376)

Slugging%: Jordan Castaldo (.655)

Hits: Ryan Spataro (667)

Doubles: Ryan Spataro (106)

Triples: Ryan Spataro (20)

Home Runs: Jordan Castaldo (58)

Base on Balls: Ryan Spataro (225)

Total Bases: Ryan Spataro (918)

Stolen Bases: Ryan Spataro (211) (Intercounty Baseball League Record)

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Executive of the Year: Gary Calvert, 2002

Field Manager of the Year: Nick Owen, 2002

Rookie of the Year: Brad Grieveson, 2002

Executive of the Year: David Mills, 2005

Field Manager of the Year: Jeff Sharpe, 2005

Most Valuable Player: Ryan Spataro, 2005

Pitcher of the Year: Angus Roy, 2005

Batting Champion: Ryan Spataro, 2005

Playoff Most Valuable Player: Jordan Lundberg, 2005

Field Manager of the Year: Jeff Sharpe, 2006

Most Valuable Player: Jordan Lundberg 2006

Pitcher of the Year: Angus Roy, 2006

Rookie of the Year: Randy Schwartz, 2008

Most Valuable Player: Ryan Spartaro, 2010

Pitcher of the Year: Paul Spoljaric, 2010

Field Manager of the Year: Angus Roy, 2011

Most Valuable Player: Sean Reilly, 2011

Batting Champion: Jeff Cowan, 2011

Executive and Field Manager of the Year: Angus Roy, 2014

Most Valuable Player, Jordan Castaldo: 2014

Batting Champion: Jordan Castaldo, 2014

Playoff Most Valuable Player: Adam Rowe, 2014

Executive of the Year, David Mills: 2015

Playoff Most Valuable Player: Jordan Castaldo, 2015

Rookie of the Year: Conner Morro, 2016

Playoff Most Valuable Player: Emilis Guerrero, 2016

Field Manager of the Year: Angus Roy, 2017

Pitcher of the Year: Claudio Custodio, 2017

Playoff Most Valuable Player: Kyle DeGrace, 2017

Pitcher of the Year: Frank Garces, 2018

Batting Champion: Jordan Castaldo, 2018

Playoff Most Valuable Player: Glenn Jackson, 2018

Most Valuable Player: Jordan Castaldo, 2019

Triple Crown: Jordan Castaldo, 2019

Batting Champion: Jordan Castaldo, 2019

Playoff Most Valuable Player: Ryan Spataro, 2019

Top 100 IBL Players

• P Angus Roy (02-09)
• P Brad Bissell (02-19)
• INF Frankie Hare (2011)
• OF Glenn Jackson (06-11, 15-19)
• INF Jordan Castaldo (13-19)
• DH Kevin Hinton (2011)
• C Kyle DeGrace (12-19)
• P Paul Spoljaric (08-11)
• OF Ryan Spataro (05-Present)
• 1B Sean Reilly (2011)

Honoured Baycats

• P Chris England (2016)
• C Matt Proctor (2017)
• INF David Latour (2016)
• INF Jared McCord (2016)
• INF Ryan Davis (2017)

Alumni Currently Playing Minor League Baseball

• Claudio Custodio (2017), Atlanta Braves Organization

General Managers

• Gary Calvert, 2001-2005; 2008
• Brad Graham, 2006-2007
• Larry Sutton, 2009-2010
• Kevin Hinton, 2011
• Doug Dimma, 2012-2013
• Angus Roy, 2014–2019
• Josh Matlow, 2020–present

Field Managers

• Nick Owen, 2001-2004
• Jeff Sharpe, 2005-2006
• Angus Roy, 2007–2019
• Josh Matlow, 2020–present

External links

• Barrie Baycats' Web site