Get ready for some high-calibre baseball as the North Island Royals AAA Bantam team is ready to take the field for some fantastic entertainment this weekend.
This Saturday May 10, the Royals will play Vancouver Community in a doubleheader at Inouye/Wallace field in Parksville. Game times are 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
On Sunday May 11, the Royals will play Ridge Meadows at Nunn’s Creek Park in Campbell River. Game times are 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Come and enjoy a day of baseball, a ball park frank, 50/50 draw and cheer on your North Island Royals. Four local products, Nolan Baker, Thomas Green, Brayden Baker and Ben Swing are playing for the team.
The North Island Royals are made up of 13 players from five baseball associations: Powell River, Comox Valley, Campbell River, Parksville and Port Alberni that play a 38-game schedule
After being on the road for the month of April, the Royals had their home opener in Port Alberni last Sunday, earning a split against division rivals Victoria Black. Game 1 the bats came alive and the Royals won 4-1.
In Game 2 the Victoria Black had the better bats, earning the split with a 12-3 victory.
– North Island Royals