August 5, 2022

Baseball Canada

OTTAWA- The 2022 Canada Summer Games will take place in Niagara, Ontario from August 7 to August 13, where 10 provincial teams will battle for a chance at a gold medal at Canada’s marquee amateur sporting event.

The competition will feature some of the top 17U baseball talent in the country who have earned themselves a spot to represent their respective provinces in Niagara. The last edition of the Canada Games saw Team Saskatchewan crown themselves with the gold medal while Team Manitoba and Team Alberta secured their spots on the podium with Silver and Bronze, respectively.

The format this year will see two pools, Pool A and Pool B, with teams in Pool A playing a double round robin and teams in Pool B playing a single round-robin. At the end of pool play, winners of Pool A and Pool B will meet with the winner gaining direct entry into the gold medal contest. The second-place team in Pool B will meet the third-place club in Pool A in a quarter-final game with the winner facing the second-place team in Pool A to determine the other finalist.

Welland Stadium in Welland and Oakes Park in Niagara Falls will host all games in the baseball competition.

You can follow the action online on the Canada Games official streaming platform Niagara 2020 Official Streaming Site. In addition to the online coverage, more than 100 hours of live competition and events, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, will stream live on CBC Gem, CBC Sports and ICI Radio-Canada Sports.

Baseball Canada will also be providing behind the scenes content on social:

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Instagram

Here’s a team-by-team preview:

Team Alberta

Coaching Staff

Dwayne Lalor – Head Coach

Chris James – Assistant Coach

Harold Northcott – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch

 - Owen Pote (RHP) Named to Canadian Futures Showcase

Team British Columbia

Coaching Staff

Anthony Pluta – Head Coach

Cav Whitley – Head Coach

Brooks McNiven – Coach

Players-to-watch

- Sam Shaw (SS) | Junior National Team Member

Team Manitoba

Coaching Staff

Cody Benson – Head Coach

Brandy Moxham – Assistant Coach

John Patmore – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch 

-Tyson Vassart (INF) | Named to Canadian Futures Showcase

Team New Brunswick

Coaching Staff

Corey Wood – Head Coach

Mark Lobban – Assistant Coach

Mark Noel – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch 

- Jack Baxter (LHP)

Team Newfoundland & Labrador

Coaching Staff

David Coates – Head Coach

David McCarthy – Assistant Coach

Kevin Higgins – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch

- Jaida Lee (RHP) | First woman ever to play in Canada Games baseball competition

Team Nova Scotia

Coaching Staff

Chris Sereda – Head Coach

Allan Macdonald – Assistant Coach

Phil Apa – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch

- Aiden Webb (RHP/OF)

Team Ontario

Coaching Staff

David Quattrociocchi – Head Coach

Jean-Gilles Larocque – Assistant Coach

Geoff Whent – Assistant Coach

Scott Robinson – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch

- Brendan Lawson (SS) | 2022 CPBL All-Star Game MVP

Team Prince Edward Island

Coaching Staff

Rob McCormack – Head Coach

Blair Christopher – Assistant Coach

Desi Doyle – Assistant Coach

Even Myers – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch 

- Sam Worth (C/3B)

Team Québec

Coaching Staff

Dominik Walsh – Head Coach

Marc-Antoine Bérubé – Assistant Coach

Dave Dufour – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch

- Jérémy Pilon (LHP) | Junior National Team Member, Drafted by Toronto Blue Jays in 2022

Team Saskatchewan

Coaching Staff

Greg Brons – Head Coach

Blaine Kovach – Assistant Coach

Matt Kosteniuk – Assistant Coach

Players-to-watch

- Marek Yeager (RHP) | Named to Canadian Futures Showcase