BAYCATS TO HOST FIRST PACK THE PARK GAME OF 2025 THIS THURSDAY

Barrie, ON – The Barrie Baycats, in partnership with NIDO Nexim International Development, will be hosting the first of three FREE ENTRY Pack the Park games on the schedule this season. The big event is this Thursday at Athletic Kulture Stadium when the Baycats welcome the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers for a 7:35 pm first pitch.

Gates Open at 6:00 pm.

The first 200 fans through the entrance on Thursday will receive a NIDO African Night Pack the Pack T-Shirt. On top of that, 20% of proceeds from merch sales at the Baycats merch booth will be donated to help NIDO’s youth programs. The Baycats merch booth is located just inside the front entrance and is packed with everything from t-shirts, hoodies, long sleeves, and much much more.

The Baycats are also holding their annual For The Love of The Game Equipment Drive Fundraiser this Thursday The Baycats launched this fundraiser in 2020 as a way to get baseball equipment to communities and organizations in need. This year the Baycats will be sending equipment to regions in Africa to help start and support their youth baseball programs 

We would love to team up with our fans once again and ask that if you have any used baseball equipment you no longer need, donating them to our Equipment Drive would be a huge help! We collect all types of baseball equipment and donations from our amazing fanbase, including, but not limited to the following:

Helmets, Baseballs, Batting Gloves, Bats, Baseball Gloves, Cleats, Socks

Thank you for your support.

At last year’s Pack the Park game, the Baycats welcomed a lot of new fans as part of a very large crowd. If this will be your first time at Athletic Kulture Stadium, you can look at our “Know Before You Go” Page that has all the gameday and stadium information. The Baycats also always release a gameday guide on barriebaycats.com before all home games – posted the morning of the game.