OTTAWA BASEBALL STADIUM

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Ottawa Lynx (1993-2007), Ottawa Rapidz (2008-2009), Ottawa Fat Cats (2010-present)

Ottawa Baseball Stadium (formerly JetForm Park) is a baseball stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with a seating capacity of 10,332. The stadium is located in the city's east end near the interchange of Queensway and Vanier Parkway. It has been used for minor-league professional baseball and music concerts since 1993.

The stadium was built to house the Ottawa Lynx of the International League and opened prior to the 1993 season. In its first season, the Lynx sold out 43 games and set an International League attendance record by averaging 9,772 fans per game. However, annual attendance steadily declined from there, except for a modest increase in 2001. By 2006, Ottawa had the lowest average attendance in the league. The Lynx relocated after the 2007 season.

A new team, the Ottawa Rapidz of the Can-Am League, was established in December 2007 and began to play in 2008. Despite attracting higher attendance than the Lynx, the Rapidz declared bankruptcy on 29 September 2009. A new team, the Voyageurs, was announced by the Can-Am league for the 2009 season. However, the league was faced with a lack of prospective owners for the team and with declining economic conditions and disbanded the Voyageurs in March 2009.

In January 2010, the Intercounty Baseball League voted 6-2 in favour of presenting the Ottawa Stadium Group with an expansion franchise that will play at the Ottawa Baseball Stadium. On 10 March 2010, the IBL confirmed that the application for an IBL expansion franchise has been accepted and will play in the 2010 season at the stadium. The new team, the Ottawa Fat Cats, played its home opener on 15 May 2010.

Unused 4" x 5 1/2" continental size chrome.

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