Stade Quillorama
Stade 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. The ballpark has a seating capacity of 3,700 people, plus an outdoor patio which accommodates an additional 500 people, bringing the total capacity to 4,200.
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 the stadium, the Trois-Rivières Jr. Aigles, who plays in the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec.
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. The Aigles were able to pull a 5–3 win against their provincial rival Québec Capitales.