▁at ▁F it ton ▁Field ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁and ▁were ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian - American ▁Association ▁of ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁Can - Am ▁championship . ▁Its ▁last ▁season ▁was ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁name ▁was ▁chosen ▁from ▁among ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁entries ▁in ▁a ▁two - month - long ▁naming ▁contest . ▁The ▁" T orn ado es " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁dead ly ▁torn ado ▁that ▁struck ▁Wor c ester ▁and ▁central ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Wor c ester ▁Bra ve he arts ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Fut ures ▁Colleg iate ▁Baseball ▁League . ▁ ▁The ▁Bra ve he arts ▁played ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁FC BL ▁Championship ▁by ▁swe eping ▁the ▁Mar tha ' s ▁V ine yard ▁Sh arks ▁in ▁a ▁best - of - three ▁series . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁game , ▁the ▁Bra ve he arts ▁made ▁a ▁historic ▁victory . ▁ ▁The ▁P awt uck et ▁Red ▁So x , ▁the ▁A AA ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁will ▁be ▁moving ▁to ▁Wor c ester ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁A ▁name ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁announced . ▁ ▁Football ▁ ▁Rugby ▁▁ ▁The ▁Wor c ester ▁Rugby