| Winchester Royals | |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Field | Bridgeforth Field |
| Team History | Winchester Royals (1979–present) |
| Colors | green and yellow |
| Division | Northern |
| Championships | 13 (1979) (1980) (1981) (1982) (1983) (1987) (1990) (1992) (1993) (1997) (2001) (2003) (2004) |
| Runner-Up | 1 (1999) |
| President | Donna Turrill[1] |
| Head coach | Jacob Mays[2] |
The Winchester Royals are a collegiate summer baseball team in Winchester, Virginia. They play in the Northern division of the Valley Baseball League. Founded in 1979,[3] the Royals are the most successful team in the history of the Valley League, with thirteen Championships won — in 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, and 2004. This is one more than the Harrisonburg Turks, and seven more than the Waynesboro Generals, which are the second and third most winning teams in the history of the Valley League.
The Royals play their home games at Bridgeforth Field, a 1,500-seat stadium located within the city-run Jim Barnett Park.[4]
Notable players
editNotable former players who went on to play in the major leagues include Jimmy Key, Reggie Sanders,[5] Kevin Kouzmanoff, Tyler Thornburg,[6] and Kyle Snyder.[7] Dayton Moore served as the Winchester manager in 1992 and 1993 and went on to become the general manager of the Kansas City Royals.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Winchester Royals: Royals Staff". Eteamz.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Winchester Royals: Roster". Eteamz.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Star, ONOFRIO CASTIGLIA| The Winchester. "Royals celebrate long reign -- Baseball has had home in city for 40 years". The Winchester Star. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Koch, Gregory. "Bridgeforth Field – Winchester Royals | Stadium Journey". Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ^ "One of country's oldest baseball leagues starts season in Va". WTOP. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Admin (2018-05-29). "Royals 40th Anniversary". wincroyals. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "ROYALS HISTORY | Winchester Royals". wincroyals. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ Lewis, Alec. "Long before he was KC's GM, Dayton Moore piloted another..." The Athletic. Retrieved 2020-05-27.