Zdunich cracks Ottawa Titans' Opening Day roster

Okotoks Dawgs alum Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) has made the Ottawa Titans’ Opening Day roster. This will be Zdunich’s first professional season. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs.

May 9, 2025

Official Ottawa Titans News Release

Ottawa, Ont. - The Ottawa Titans Baseball Club have announced the following signings:

OF Tucker Zdunich

HEIGHT: 5-10 | WEIGHT: 210 lbs | BIRTHDAY: 2001-01-31

HOMETOWN: High River, AB | SCHOOL: Reinhardt

2024: Reinhardt (NAIA): 61 G, .352 AVG, 16 2B, 2 3B, 20 HR, 69 RBI, 33BB/57 K, .448 OPB, 1.139 OPS

LHP Kaleb Hill

HEIGHT: 6-4 | WEIGHT: 220 lbs | BIRTHDAY: 2000-06-03

HOMETOWN: Pine Bluff, AR | SCHOOL: Georgia Gwinnett

2024: Gateway (Frontier League): 2-1, 6.32 ERA, 12 G, 5 GS, 37 IP, 35 H, 31 R/26 ER, 28 BB/27 K

LHP Tino Novis

HEIGHT: 5-11 | WEIGHT: 185 lbs | BIRTHDAY: 1991-10-04

HOMETOWN: Oceanside, CA | SCHOOL: Desert

2024: Palm Springs (California Winter League): 1-1, 1.31 ERA, 2 G/2GS, 10.2 IP, 9 H, 0 BB/7 K

RHP Erasmo Piñales

HEIGHT: 6-0 | WEIGHT: 230 lbs | BIRTHDAY: 1994-12-25

HOMETOWN: La Vega, DR | SCHOOL: N/A

2024: Ottawa: 2-4, 2.84 ERA, 38 G, 23 SV, 38 IP, 29 H, 17 R/12 ER, 32 BB/41 K

RHP Dom Spinoso

HEIGHT: 5-8 | WEIGHT: 180 lbs | BIRTHDAY: 1999-01-31

HOMETOWN: Syracuse, NY | SCHOOL: Virginia Wesleyan

2024: Alpine (Pecos League): 1-0, 2.13 ERA, 12 G, 2 SV, 12.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R/3 ER, 10 BB/17 K

The club has also announced further transactions:

-Placed LHP Tino Novis on the Inactive List

-Placed RHP Erasmo Piñales and INF Felix Valerio on the Visa Inactive List

-Placed INF Aaron Casillas on the 7-Day IL

-Placed LHP Shane Telfer on the 7-Day IL

-Placed RHP Alfredo Villa on the 14-Day IL

-Released INF Bradlee Preap, RHP Arturo Alvarez, INF Yushin Ohta, OF Canice Ejoh (Toronto, Ont.), INF Nolan Machibroda (Saskatoon, Sask.), and INF Kaiden Cardoso (Abbotsford, B.C.).

The Ottawa Titans begin the 2025 season on the road versus the Down East Bird Dawgs on Friday, May 9, at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina.

The 2025 Home Opener is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. against the New Jersey Jackals at Ottawa Stadium.