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The Victoria Mariners Baseball Club is a high-performance developmental baseball program for top-
level athletes ages 14 to 18. Our goal is to provide our athletes with opportunities that enable them to
advance successfully to the next level of baseball, whether that be college level or the major leagues.

We are part of the Lower Vancouver Island Baseball Association (LVIBA), which operates the following
teams:

The Victoria Mariners Premier Baseball Club
The Victoria Mariners Junior Premier Baseball Club
The Victoria Mariners Bantam Premier Baseball Club (est. 2015)
We are a not-for-profit society, operating our three teams in the following leagues:

BC Premier Baseball League, one of the acknowledged top developmental high school leagues in North
America, consistently graduating a number of successful MLB and college level players every season
including Justin Morneau, Jeff Francis, Rich Harden, Vince Perkins, Mike Saunders and Kyle Orr to
name only a few. BC Premier alumni are noted on the www.bcpbl.com website. The level of play, talent
and coaching expertise is on a par with the level most Canadians would recognize at the BC Junior
Hockey league. The BCPBL rosters players age 15-18.
BC Junior Premier Baseball League, a developmental league for the younger up and coming talents.
The BCJPBL rosters players age 14 to 16.
BC Bantam Premier Baseball (Prep) League, a developmental league in the BCPBL for 13-14 year
olds. This league will prepare athletes for the Junior Premier and Premier levels, as athletes will
experience the same level of coaching expertise, skill development, and competitive play that they will
at the two higher levels. A true High Performance league at the Bantam level!
Players are selected to respective teams from across Lower Vancouver Island and placed on the Mariner
team best suited for their developmental needs.

Coaches are recruited and developed with a primary goal of player development. We consider winning
championships only an eventual by-product of successful development activities. We demand more
from our coaches than simply baseball knowledge and experience. Mentorship abilities are crucial in our
selection process.

Coaches and managers are provided a stipend, however an assessment of both the knowledge and hours
required has all of them paid far less than minimum wage, let alone the wages one would earn
recognizing their experience and qualifications.

Our organization's executive members, association coordinators, and team coordinators are all
volunteers, comprised of parents of former players, coaches and current parents.

Henderson Park in Oak Bay has been our home for the Junior Premier, where we share the facility with
Carnarvon Midget House league. As well, the Premier team and Bantam team play out of Layritz Park
in Saanich. In 2009 we began a partnership with the City of Victoria and the Seals Baseball Club to
share the use of the revived baseball diamond at Royal Athletic Park. During the Winter months, the
Mariners workout at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre Indoor Sports Facility. The need for more time at
booth indoor and outdoor facilities continues to be a challenge for the amount of training needed by
Victorias top level athletes.