The North Island Royals Baseball Club is pleased to announce our try-outs for the 2025 BC Premier Baseball League season.  This is an incredible opportunity for players to further develop their skills and learn more about playing in the BC Premier Baseball League (PBL)  "Canada's best high school baseball league!"

About The Royals

The Royals are a registered non-profit society that provides youth in our communities the opportunity to have fun playing baseball while competing at the highest level.  The Royals are run by a volunteer executive board that strives to enhance the quality of life in our communities through youth sports.  We provide an opportunity for youth aged 13-19 to excel at their chosen sport as well as learn sportsmanship and fair play. 
 
Our program fields three teams, Premier & Junior for grades 10-12+, and a Bantam team for grades 8 & 9.
 
As a founding member of the internationally renowned BC Premier Baseball League, the Royals have become an institution on the North Island. Over the course of our 30 year history, 112 players have used the Royals as their platform to professional and college baseball.  From Springwood Park to the Major Leagues and places in between, the Royals organization is proud to help Island youth achieve their baseball goals and dreams.
 
Eligibility
Registration is open to all players in grades 8-12 this September.  Players must reside in the Royals catchment area which encompasses all communities on Vancouver Island north of Lantzville including; Nanoose Bay, Oceanside, Port Alberni, Comox Valley, Campbell River, and Powell River.  BC Minor associations in the Royals catchment area include OMBA, AVJB, CVBA, CRMBA, and Powell River.  Players coming from those BC Minor associations do not require a release to try-out for the Premier, Junior, or Bantam prep teams. 
 
Players coming from another BCPBL team’s catchment area interested in participating in the Fall & Winter program will require a release.

Evaluations 

The Royals Fall and Winter programs serve as try-outs for the 2025 season.  Roster decisions will be made for all three teams (Premier, Junior, Bantam Prep) so players are expected to make every effort to attend as many evaluation sessions and games as possible.  We encourage players to be well-rounded athletes and play other sports in the off-season. Having said that, players serious about achieving on-field team success as well as those with longer term aspirations to play competitive baseball after high school are advised to carefully prioritize their activities.
 
Tournaments
Premier, Junior, and Bantams will compete in the Zack Downey Memorial tournament in Victoria on Sep 12-15. 
The Premier and Bantam teams will also compete in the Best of the West Sep 27-30 in Kamloops.  The Junior team will compete in the Cubs Fall Classic from Oct 11-14 in Campbell River.

***Please be sure to record your tournament availability on the registration form***
  
All players will participate in the Victoria tournament games.  Rosters for the Premier and Bantam Best of the West tournament will be selected by the coaching staff and players notified by Sep 16th.
 
***Tournament travel is not included in the registration fee.*** 
All players will arrange their own travel for the games in Victoria and Kamloops.
 
Schedule Outline:
September - mid October
Seniors and Juniors:
Tuesday Practice, Thursday Intersquads at Springwood Park (Parksville). 
Games on Saturdays and/or Sundays, locations TBA  
Bantams:
Wednesday Practice at Springwood Park (Parksville), Thursday Intersquads at Highland Park (Comox). 
Games on Saturdays and/or Sundays, locations TBA    
 
October - December

We will once again partner with Prime Performance to offer the Ballistic Throwing program in Comox from October through December.  The program will be available to Senior and Junior players.  Bantam players may be permitted on a case-by-case basis. The Ballistic program, while subsidized by the Royals Fall & Winter fees, carries a separate cost and is administered through Prime.
 
January - February
Seniors and Juniors: Practice Tuesdays and Sundays at Arbutus Meadows
Bantams: Practice Wednesdays and Sundays at Arbutus Meadows
Winter training will focus on hitting and, as possible in an in-door setting, defensive fundamentals. Winter training will also encompass pitching instruction using the Club’s Rapsodo training system.

REGISTRATION LINK 

PLEASE REGISTER HERE

Please complete the registration form at your earliest convenience. An accurate count of participants is critical for both our tournament plans in September and our in-door facility rental plans in Jan & Feb.

Costs
Please e-transfer $400 to parksville.royals.baseball@gmail.com by September 1.

Mike Parlow
General Manager
cell 250 954 7850

parksville.royals.baseball at gmail.com