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Winchester Royals: 13-time VBL champions anchored at Bridgeforth Field
Every summer the Royals take the field at Bridgeforth Field in Jim Barnett Park, representing Winchester in the Valley Baseball League’s Northern Division, a collegiate wooden‑bat circuit featuring active college players [1][4][7][8].Founded in 1979, the club has built one of the VBL’s proudest résumés: 13 league championships and a long line of alumni who reached the Major Leagues [2][6]. Those banners and big‑league graduates have made the Royals a perennial standard in the Northern Division [2][6][4].The organization runs on local energy — a volunteer board and front office with an engaged coaching staff that shapes each summer’s roster — keeping the Royals connected to the community and the college game [2][3]. Schedules, tickets, and club news are available through the team’s official site [1].