Stade Quillorama
{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Trois-Rivières, Quebec}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Stade Quillorama
| image = Stade Fernand Bédard 2008.jpg
| image_size = 300
| former_names = Stade Municipal de Trois-Rivières (1938–2000)
Stade Fernand-Bédard (2001–2016)
Stade Stéréo Plus (2017–2019)
| address = 1760 avenue Gilles-Villeneuve
| location = Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
| coordinates = {{Coord|46|20|52|N|72|33|23|W|type:landmark_scale:4000|display=it}}
| elevation =
| owner = City of Trois-Rivières
| operator = Quillorama
| capacity = 4,500 (1938–2009)
4,000 (2009–present) (4,500 with standing room)
| record_attendance = 6,022 (August 28, 2015){{cite web |title=Résumé des saisons |url=https://capitalesdequebec.com/fr/equipe/resume-des-saisons |website=Les Capitales de Québec |access-date=January 4, 2022 |language=fr}}
| dimensions = Left field: {{convert|303|ft|m|abbr=on}}
Centre field: {{convert|372|ft|m|abbr=on}}
Right field: {{convert|317|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Stade Fernand-Bédard |url=http://www.lbeq.com/?corps=info_terrain&P_TERRAIN=10 |publisher=Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec |access-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014004453/http://www.lbeq.com/?corps=info_terrain&P_TERRAIN=10|language=fr|archive-date=October 14, 2012}}
| surface = Grass
| opened = {{Start date|1938}}{{cite web |title=Trois-Rivières Aigles |url=http://www.canamleague.com/teams/troisrivieres.php |publisher=Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball |access-date=April 15, 2013 |website=CanAmLeague.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308095640/http://www.canamleague.com/teams/troisrivieres.php |archive-date=March 8, 2013}}
| tenants = Trois-Rivières Aigles (FL) 2013–present
Trois-Rivières Jr. Aigles (LBJEQ) 1971–present
Trois-Rivières Saints (CBL) 2003
Trois-Rivières Aigles (EL) 1971–77
Trois-Rivières Royals (Can-Am) 1941–42, 1946–50
Trois-Rivières Royals (QPL) 1940
}}File:Stade Quillorama, vue du terrain panoramique.jpgStade Quillorama is a baseball stadium in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home of the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the Frontier League (FL). The ballpark has a seating capacity of 4,000 people, and a standing room which can accommodate an additional 500 fans, bringing the total capacity to 4,500.
History
The stadium was built in 1938. It was previously the home of the original Trois-Rivières Aigles, operating in the Eastern League from 1971 to 1977. It was then the home of the Trois-Rivières Saints of the Canadian Baseball League in 2003.
In 1971, a major junior baseball team started playing at Stade Municipal de Trois-Rivières. They are the Trois-Rivières Jr. Aigles, who currently plays in the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec (LBJEQ).
In 2012, the Can-Am League expanded to Trois-Rivières. The new team, the Trois-Rivières Aigles, began to play at the stadium in 2013. The team currently plays in the Frontier League at its 11th season of existence.
On August 28, 2015, a stadium record crowd of 6,022 invaded the Fernand-Bédard Stadium as former Major League Baseball pitcher Éric Gagné, was the starting pitcher for one game in a Aigles uniform.{{Cite web |date=2015-08-28 |title=Aigles : Éric Gagné permet aux Aigles de vaincre les Capitales à son retour au monticule (Can-Am) |url=https://www.rds.ca/baseball/frontier/aigles-eric-gagne-permet-aux-aigles-de-vaincre-les-capitales-a-son-retour-au-monticule-can-am-1.2562374 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=RDS.ca |language=fr}} The Aigles were able to pull a 5–3 win against their provincial rival Québec Capitales.
Naming
The stadium was originally named as Stade Municipal de Trois-Rivières from 1938 to 2001. The name then changed to Stade Fernand-Bédard, and then to Stade Stéréo Plus in December 2016. The change to Stade Quillorama was announced in December 2019. Quillorama is a large bowling centre in the province of Quebec.{{cite news |title=New for 2020: Quillorama Stadium |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/12/18/new-for-2020-quillorama-stadium/ |access-date=December 23, 2019 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=December 18, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://lesaiglestr.com/fr/stade-quillorama/histoire Stadium history at Les Aigles de Trois-Rivières] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Frontier League Ballparks}}
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Category:Sports venues in Trois-Rivières
Category:Minor league baseball venues
Category:Baseball venues in Quebec
Category:1938 establishments in Quebec
Category:Sports venues completed in 1938
Category:Frontier League ballparks
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