IBL sets attendance record

Photo: Intercounty Baseball League

August 18, 2025

Official Intercounty Baseball League News Release

For the third consecutive season, the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) has set a new single-season attendance record.

A total of 218,648 fans attended regular season games across nine cities—an increase of more than 34,000 compared to last year.

Several clubs also set new franchise attendance records in 2025:

-Welland Jackfish welcomed a team-record 54,541 fans to The Pond (Welland Stadium), including nine sellouts.

-London Majors once again drew strong crowds to historic Labatt Park, the world’s oldest continuously operating ballpark. The season was highlighted by a sold-out school day game, along with packed houses on Father’s Day, Canada Day, and two special nights when the team rebranded as the Forest City Cobra Chickens.

-Hamilton Cardinals recorded back-to-back sellouts for both school day games for the second straight year and successfully hosted the All-Star Showdown, which drew nearly 2,200 fans to Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium.

With the 2025 regular season in the books, the IBL is now playing its 107th postseason, building on the momentum of another record-breaking summer and continuing to deliver top-tier baseball to communities across southern Ontario.