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Welcome to Lions Minor Baseball Association!
Servicing the communities of Esquimalt, Vic West, View Royal, Burnside, Gorge and Tillicum for over 60 years.
Our community of volunteers are dedicated to youth baseball for all interested players ages 3-12 in our catchment area.
We run a Spring season for 5U, 7U, 9U, 11U and 13U and Fall season
for some of our older returning players.
Please join us!
Our club is located at
Lampson Park
867 Lampson Street,
Esquimalt, BC
Spring 2024 Registration is now closed.
If you are interested in being on our contact list for future seasons please fill out our form.
Practice Schedule:
* Please note that for our younger athletes a parent or guardian may need to stay for the duration of the practice.
5U: April 6 - June 15
Saturdays 9-9:45am, Diamond 1 (closest to Clubhouse)
7U: April 6 - June 15
Always play at Diamond 2
Teams 1, 2 and 3: Wednesdays 4:45 - 5:45pm and Saturdays 9:30 -10:45am
Teams 4, 5 and 6: Wednesdays 6 - 7pm, and Saturdays 11am - 12:15pm
9U: April 6 - June 15
Always play at Diamond 1
Navy Blue & Red Teams: practice Mondays 5 - 6:30pm
Royal Blue and Light Blue Teams: practice Wednesdays 5-6:30pm
Rotating Teams TBA: Saturdays game 1, 10am - 12pm and game 2, 12 - 2pm
11U: until late June
always Diamond 1
Practice:
Team 1 Blue (Coach Derek): Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00 - 6:30pm
Team 2 Grey (Coach Chris): Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15 - 7:45pm
Games: see team calendar
13U: until late June
always Diamond 2
Practices: *please note any player can practice with any team
Team 1 and 2: Mondays 5:30-7:30pm
Team 1 (Coach Dave): Wednesdays 6:30-8pm (and in May until 8:30pm)
Team 2 (Coach Jason): Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm (until May 2nd) then the 2nd week of May returning to Fridays 5:30-7:30pm
Games: see team calendar
Upcoming Events (times TBA)
- Lions Walking in the Buccaneer Day Parade: Saturday, May 11
- Last Day of games for 5U, 7U & 9U teams: Saturday, June 8
- Closing Day Ceremonies and Fun: Saturday, June 15
- Last Day of regular season games for 13U is June 9. park Playoffs June 12-17, City Playoffs June 19, 2nd round June 21, 3rd round June 23, Final June 25.
Our History
The Esquimalt Lions Club, under the presidency of Arthur Bowker, was one of the principal driving forces in establishing Little League Baseball in the Esquimalt Municipality and in Victoria West.
During his tenure as president of the Lions Club, Mr. Bowker, along with many others, worked tirelessly toward obtaining a charter from Little League Baseball in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; and the dream became a reality in 1955.
The Esquimalt/Vic West Little League was subsequently formed with Mr. Bowker as its first president. Arthur and Emma Bowker hosted many meetings in the family home on Esquimalt Road; committees were formed, and managers and coaches were appointed. The original League was comprised of four "major league" teams as well as "minor league" teams. The four major teams were:
- Esquimalt Merchants
- Pirates
- Yarrows (Shipyards)
- Esquimalt Lions
Team tryouts were held and the major teams were subsequently 'drafted' by the managers under the auspices, guidelines and rules set forth under the Little League Charter.
The first officially sanctioned games were played on a Saturday afternoon in the Spring of 1955 at Bullen Park on Lyall Street. Bullen Park was the Little League venue in Esquimalt until the move to the park on Lampson Street. The first season was deemed to be a great success - culminating with the defeat of the Lions by Yarrows in the playoffs.
Following Mr. Bowker's untimely death at age 48 in 1961, the decision was made to dedicate the new park in memory of his significant contributions to the Municipality of Esquimalt.
Arthur Scott Bowker
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