Winners of the Rawlings Sport & CBN "I Love Baseball Contest"

By Kelsi Byers

Canadian Baseball Network

Isn't April the best month? Canadian baseball fans have been waiting a long time for this season to start, and if it's going to be anything like last season we're in for a treat. 

Thank you to all of you who submitted photos to the Rawlings and CBN "I Love Baseball" photo contest. We had over 300 entries and loved seeing all of the great shots. 

Now the moment you have all been waiting for....

First Place and the winner of the awesome Rawlings "Blue Jays" package is:

Todd and Aiden Powell (Conception Bay South, Newfoundland) in a shot entitled "Go Raiders Go." 

Todd and Aiden Powell (Conception Bay South, Newfoundland) in a shot entitled "Go Raiders Go." 

Second place, picked by CBN's own Bob Elliott, and the winner of a sweet Rawlings prize package is: 

The Smith family -- (left to right) Don Smith, 59, Duncan  Smith, seven and Scott Smith, 36, former Laurier Golden Hawk stud --  of the Sarnia Braves Minor Rookie in a picture entitled "3 generations. What a summer!"

The Smith family -- (left to right) Don Smith, 59, Duncan  Smith, seven and Scott Smith, 36, former Laurier Golden Hawk stud --  of the Sarnia Braves Minor Rookie in a picture entitled "3 generations. What a summer!"

We also wanted to offer a third runner-up Rawlings prize to a photo that had many, many shares to their network as an additional bonus winner: 

Nicole MacAdam

Nicole MacAdam

Make sure you follow us on Facebook as we will be posting albums with all of the great baseball photos you submitted to the contest. We are working on lots of other great contests and giveaways this season so stay connected on Twitter as well! 

(Could the 3 winners please send us a private message on Facebook to coordinate their prizes.) 

Enough from us...it's time to watch our Blue Jays win!