Intercounty Baseball League

Intercounty Baseball League

Intercounty Baseball League
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1919
No. of teams	8
Country	Canada
Most recent champion(s)	Barrie Baycats (2016)
Most titles	Brantford Red Sox (15)
Official website	theibl.ca

The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) is an independent baseball league located in the Canadian province of Ontario. The league was formed in 1919.

Teams are run similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions, using wooden bats and minor league specification baseballs. Teams play 36 games scheduled over a 88-day season running from May to late-August.

The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) was founded in 1919 with just four cities represented — Galt, Guelph, Stratford and Kitchener, and is the oldest amateur men's league in Canada. During the early years, the league expanded to include the cities of Waterloo, Brantford, Preston, and St. Thomas.

It was previously known as the Intercounty Major Baseball League and the Senior Intercounty Baseball League. Teams compete for the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy, which is awarded to the league champions. The trophy is named for Jack Dominico, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team and his late wife Lynne.

On July 8, 2006, in Barrie, the league's New Era IBL All-Star Classic game between the Barrie Baycats and the IBL All-Stars; Barrie won 7–2.

On August 21 and 22, 2010 in Ottawa, the Fat Cats hosted the New Era All-Star Classic between the IBL All-Stars and the All-Stars from Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec (LBSEQ).

Barrie hosted the league's All-Star Game on July 11, 2015 with the IBL All-Stars defeating Barrie Baycats 13–4.

The winning team is awarded the Jack and Lynne Dominico Trophy.

Other awards presented include: