Baseball Canada: 2022 Canada Games Baseball Preview
Photo: Baseball Canada
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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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