- Home to: Thunderbirds Baseball
- Capacity: 6,500
- Location: 4601 Ontario St., Vancouver (near Queen Elizabeth Park just east of Cambie St. between King Edward Ave. and 33rd Ave.)
- Parking: There is free parking in the stadium lot for all UBC games
History
The Vancouver Canadians, Single A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, have generously granted the UBC Thunderbirds use of this beautiful ballpark. Nat Bailey Stadium began life as Capilano Stadium, the home of the legendary Vancouver Capilanos of the Western International League. It has since served as the home of the Vancouver Mounties of the Pacific Coast League, the Vancouver Canadians of the Pacific Coast League, and now the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League.
The stadium been changed several times since it first opened, mostly to increase and decrease capacity over the years. One thing that has never changed, however, is the incredibly scenic location of the ballpark, which is sandwiched between forest and mountains.
The first six rows are standard theater-style seats, with many featuring the names of season-ticket holders. Beyond that there are backed bleachers, which curve all the way around the backstop just beyond the first and third-base areas. The manual scoreboard in right-center field was originally used at Sicks Stadium in Seattle.
The Stadium is named after Nathaniel Ryan "Nat" Bailey, who moved with his family to Vancouver at the age of 11. He is best known as the founder of the first drive-in restaurant in Canada in 1928 -- the White Spot Barbeque, which grew into a regional chain and gave Bailey time to pursue his other passion, baseball. His love of broadcasting was cut short by voice problems, so he ended up part-owner of the Vancouver Mounties and worked his entire life promoting baseball in the region. His hard work was recognized by the renaming of Capilano Stadium as Nat Bailey Stadium in 1978.
