| Barrie Baycats | |
| League: | Intercounty Baseball League |
| Location: | Barrie, Ontario |
| Stadium: | Vintage Throne Stadium |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Nickname: | 'Cats |
| League Champs: | 7 |
| Colours: | White, Night Blue, Red |
| Mascot: | Cool Cat Junior |
| Manager: | Josh Matlow |
| President: | Josh Matlow |
| Website: | http://www.barriebaycats.com/home |
| H Title: | Home |
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 in Midhurst.
In 1999, the Intercounty Baseball League awarded the city of Barrie and Gary Calvert with a franchise with the intent that they would start operations in the 2001 Season.[1] In 2000, the city of Barrie would purchase a plot of land the town of Midhurst to build the new stadium for the team, with it being completed just before May 2001. The Baycats name would be adopted after the team board put out an ad in a local newspaper to get suggestions for the team's name. Just before the team was set to begin the 2001 season, the at the time team owner went bankrupt, causing the then-team president David Mills to find a new owner, Gary Inskeep.[2]
The Barrie Baycats baseball club was born on May 12, 2001, when they played their first ever game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Baycats first win in team history would come on June 2, 2001, against the Kitchener Panthers with a 9–3 victory. The Baycats would make their first playoff appearance in the 2002 season, after finishing 4th place with a 19–17 record. In 2005 the Baycats would win their first IBL Championship, beating Toronto in 6 games. The next season Barrie would take first place in the IBL with a 26-10 Record, they would lose in the semifinals in the playoffs that year.
| IBL champions † | IBL Finalists * | Semifinals ^ | Best Record ¤ |
| Season | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8th | 13 | 19 | - | Did not qualify | ||
| 2002 | 4th | 19 | 17 | - | Losts Semifinals (Toronto Maple Leafs) | ||
| 2003 | 8th | 15 | 21 | - | Did not qualify | ||
| 2004 | 4th | 20 | 16 | - | Losts Quarterfinals (Guelph Royals) | ||
| 2005 | 3rd | 21 | 15 | - | Won Finals (Toronto Maple Leafs) | ||
| 2006 | 1st | 26 | 10 | - | Losts Semifinals (London Majors) | ||
| 2007 | 2nd | 17 | 19 | - | Lost Quarterfinals (Guelph Royals) | ||
| 2008 | 3rd | 24 | 12 | - | Lost Semifinals (Ottawa Fat Cats) | ||
| 2009 | 2nd | 26 | 10 | - | Lost Finals (Brantford Red Sox) | ||
| 2010 | 3rd | 21 | 15 | 3 | Lost Finals (Brantford Red Sox) | ||
| 2011 | 1st | 26 | 9 | - | Lost Semifinals (Ottawa Fat Cats) | ||
| 2012 | 3rd | 21 | 15 | 8.5 | Lost Finals (Brantford Red Sox) | ||
| 2013 | 3rd | 25 | 17 | 8 | Lost Finals (Brantford Red Sox) | ||
| 2014 | 1st | 30 | 6 | - | Won Finals (London Majors) | ||
| 2015 | 1st | 28 | 7 | - | Won Finals (Kitchener Panthers) | ||
| 2016 | 3rd | 25 | 11 | 2.5 | Won Finals (Toronto Maple Leafs) | ||
| 2017 | 1st | 33 | 3 | - | Won Finals (Kitchener Panthers) 4-0 | ||
| 2018 | 1st | 27 | 8 | - | Won Quarterfinals (Burlington Bulls) 3–0 Won Semifinals (Hamilton Cardinals) 4–0 Won Finals (Kitchener Panthers) 4-2 | ||
| 2019 | 1st | 26 | 11 | - | Won Quarterfinals (Brantford Red Sox) 4–0 Won Semifinals (Welland Jackfish) 4–0 Won Finals (Kitchener Panthers) 4-2 | ||
| 2020 | Did not play due to COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2021 | 5th | 14 | 16 | 8 | Won Quarterfinals (Welland Jackfish) 2–0 Lost Semifinals (Toronto Maple Leafs) 2–0 | ||
| 2022 | 5th | 21 | 20 | 10 | Lost Quarterfinals (Toronto Maple Leafs) 3–0 | ||
| 2023 | 3rd | 26 | 16 | 5 | Won Quarterfinals (Hamilton Cardinals) 3–1 Won Semifinals (Kitchener Panthers) 3–0 Lost Finals (Welland Jackfish) 4–2 | ||
| Regular season | 504 | 293 | 20 Postseason Appearances | ||||
| Playoff games | - | - | 7 League Pennant | ||||
| Playoff series | 26 | 13 | 7 IBL Championships | ||||