Kitchener Panthers

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Kitchener Panthers
Information
League	Intercounty Baseball League (1919–present)
Location	Kitchener, Ontario
Ballpark	Jack Couch Park Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
Founded	1919
Nickname(s)	Panthers
League championships	13 1941 1950 1952 1957 1967 1968 1971 1973 1990 1996 1998 2000 2001
Former name(s)	Kitchener Panthers (1960–present) KW Dutchmen Kitchener Legionnaires Kitchener Panthers (1919–1957)
Former ballparks	Victoria Park, Downtown Kitchener
Colours	Yellow, black
Manager	Bill Matetich
General Manager	Mike Boehmer
President	Bill Pegg
Website	http://www.kitchenerpanthers.com

The Kitchener Panthers are an independent, minor league baseball team of the Intercounty Baseball League based in Kitchener, Ontario. They play their home games at Jack Couch Baseball Park. The Panthers used to play at a ballpark in Victoria park before Jack Couch Park was built to replace the old Victoria Park stadium in 1967.

The Panthers were a founding member of the Intercounty Baseball League (along with Galt, Guelph and Stratford in 1919). The team changed names when the current league began play in 1957 as the Legionnaires and Dutchmen, but reverted to the current name in 1960.

Kitchener has won thirteen championships, the second most in the league, behind the Brantford Red Sox with fifteen. The Panthers have won in:

• Bob McKillop - Chicago White Sox Organization 4-time ICBA MVP
• Gary Ebel - Oakland Athletics organization
• Ron Smith - San Francisco Giants organization
• Scott Medvin - Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners
• Harry Psutka - Detroit Tigers
• Tom McKenzie - Canadian National Team
• Daniel Procopio - Houston Astros organization
• Yoanni Yera - Cuba national team and Mexican League^[1]

Accurate as of June 8, 2021

Pitchers:

• Stephen Gade
• Brady Schnarr
• Daniel Marquez
• Matt Stoddart
• Michael Mommersteeg
• Christian Hauck
• Jorden Carthy
• Adam Robertson
• David Bruinsma
• Liam Devine
• Ryan Douglas
• Jacob Douglas

Catchers:

• Ryley Davenport
• Noah Murciano
• Nick Parsons
• Dan Mahoney

Infielders:

• Stephen Whalen
• Keegan Marsden
• Evyn Sherman
• Elliott Curtis
• Lucas DiLuca
• Liam Wilson
• AJ Karosas

Outfielders:

• Jett Jarvis
• Andy Leader
• Blake Jacklin
• Ethan Baptie
• Jason Kauffeldt
• Carter Arbuthnot

The Kitchener Panthers had a great start to the 2015 season, first defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs, followed by a great pitching performance the following week in Barrie, Ontario, defeating the Barrie Baycats. They then went on to defeat the Guelph Royals and Brantford Red Sox. They were in 2nd place after 4 games, going 4-0 only behind the London Majors, who started 7–0.

The Panthers' field was being reconstructed so even though their season started in early May, their home opener wasn't until May 28, 2015. In the home opener they played the Burlington Bandits and lost 8–7. Coach Tebo was ejected from the game for arguing a bad call by the umpire. The next Panthers game was on Friday, May 29, against the Hamilton Cardinals in Hamilton. The Panthers clinched the playoffs 2nd, and they faced the Hamilton Cardinals in the first round in 5 games. The second round went to 7 games against the London Majors. The Panthers won that, so they will play the Barrie Baycats in the finals with game 1 beginning Tuesday, August 25. The Panthers lost the series 4 games to 1 and Barrie won its 2nd straight IBL Championship.

1. 8 Tom Mckenzie 1966–1980
2. 9 Bob Mckillop 1966–1977
3. 10 Kevin Curran 1984–1999
4. 13 Jeff Pietrazko 1995–2014
5. 22 Randy Curran 1984–90, 95–2003

    Tanner Nivins 2013–2019 

The Kitchener Panthers themselves

https://www.theibl.ca/ibl-2021-signing-tracker

• www.kitchenerpanthers.com
• History of the Panthers