2016 Americas Masters Games Baseball Venues

Posted May 11, 2016

2016 Americas Masters Games Baseball Venue Locations

UBC Baseball Field – UBC Campus

3085 Wesbrook Mall

West 16^th Avenue and East Mall Road

The UBC campus will be one of the central hubs for the 2016 Americas Masters Games – up to ten sports, including baseball will take place at this first class athletic facility. The baseball diamond is the best in the Lower Mainland and it will be right in the centre of an exciting celebration of masters sports.

The first artificial baseball field in British Columbia
Home of the UBC Thunderbirds Varsity Baseball program
FieldTurf surface for natural grass feel and all-weather use
Batting cage practice area and 6 Bullpen mounds
Dimensions: RF – 102m (335 feet); CF – 122m (400 feet); LF – 102m (335 feet)

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Hillcrest Park

Location – 4501 Clancy Loranger Way at Midlothian Avenue

The baseball diamond is located in the north-west corner of the park and the other facilities being used at the park will make this location a hub of the 2016 Americas Masters Games – besides baseball, sports include hockey and curling.

Hillcrest Park is the best available adult-sized baseball diamond in the City of Vancouver. The main user group is Vancouver Community Baseball and it is also used by 3 adult teams in the Lower Mainland Baseball Association. Minor baseball president, Mr. Bill Robinson, plays on one of the LMBA teams and will likely play in the Masters Games. He fully supports the use of the Hillcrest diamond as the tournament’s main diamond and as tournament headquarters. The park is available for maximum daily use (8:00am – 8:00pm) as all youth baseball programs have ended in early August.

The diamond is completely fenced and the outfield dimensions (310’ in left and right, 340’ in right-center and left-center, and 360’ in center field) are well suited to tournament user groups. There are enclosed dugouts, bull pen warm up areas, bleachers, and a generally consistent playing surface. The diamond is quite centrally located and relatively Parking is concentrated around Nat Bailey Stadium and the Hillcrest Community Center and the area will be a Games hub – in addition to baseball, curling and hockey will be taking place and Nat Bailey Stadium is home to the Vancouver Canadians, a professional baseball team in the North West League. There is also neighbourhood parking adjacent to Hillcrest Park but teams are advised to arrive early as the area around the park could be very busy during the Games.

Trafalgar Park

Trafalgar Park – 2610 West 23^rd Avenue at Valley Drive

Vancouver Community Baseball incorporated this new diamond (2015) into their program this year. It was designed for midget level use (16, 17, 18 years of age) and is an adult sized diamond – 90 foot bases, 60’6” pitching mound with base, home plate, and mound cut-outs. The majority of the playing surface is grass and the backstop and dugouts are well-suited to adult use. The park is located in a residential neighbourhood and has been well maintained by Vancouver Community Baseball.

Trafalgar Park is a new park which has been well maintained by the minor baseball group. Infield grass surface is quite level and should offer a consistent playing surface. Outfield areas are level as well and do not seem to pose any significant issues for outfield play.

Backstop height, construction, and distance beyond home plate and foul lines is well suited for adult purposes.
Dugouts are enclosed and do not present any safety issues.
Equipment storage container is well stocked and available for use during the tournament.
There is a very accessible washroom and changing room area directly across from the baseball diamond and its use would not require portable washrooms to be added for the tournament.
Parking is neighbourhood along streets bordering the baseball diamond.
Trafalgar Park will be used primarily as a secondary diamond for the Americas Masters Games baseball competition.