Royals, Rangers, Terriers, Blaze head south for spring
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
OF Dalton Pompey is the most famous alumni of the Oakville Royals.
Now, known as the Ontario Royals they are headed south this spring. The two Royals teams will play at the Boombah Sports Complex in Sanford, Fla.
Not only will the Royals practice and play but they will also see three Division I NCAA games, a JUCO game and the Toronto Blue Jays in action under the Florida Sun.
Wednesday, March 11
1-4pm Practice @ Boombah Complex
6:30pm NCAA Div. I game Fairfield vs. Stetson
March 12
10am-12:30pm 17U Practice @ Boombah Complex
11am-1pm 15U Practice @ Boombah Complex
6pm 15U vs Ace Of Spades 15u @ Boombah Complex
7pm 17U vs TNXL JV @ Sanford Memorial
March 13
8:45am 17U vs Christ School @ Boombah Complex
10am-12pm 15U Practice @ Boombah Complex
1pm-4pm Seminole State College Vs Pasco Hernando State @ Jack Pantelias Field
March 14
10am 17U DH vs Ace of Spades 17U/Black Sox 17U @ Orangewood Christian HS
1pm 15U DH vs Lebrons 15U @ Zinn Beck Field
6PM 17U Yale vs. Central Florida
March 15
8:30am-11am Practice @ The Dugout
1pm-4pm Blue Jays vs Tigers @ Lakeland
March 16
8:45am 15U vs Christian Academy of Knoxville JV @ Sanford Memorial Stadium
11:15am 17U vs Ace of Spades 17U @ Lake Brantley HS
7:30-9:30pm Practice @ The Dugout
March 17
10:30am 15U vs AOS 15U @ Zinn Beck
1pm 15U vs Christian Academy of Knoxville JV @ Zinn Beck
3:30pm-5pm 17U Practice @ Zinn Beck
6PM 15U Florida State vs. Central Florida
6:45pm 17U vs TNXL JV at Sanford Stadium
MARCH 18
8:45am 17U vs TBD @ Sanford Stadium
9am 15U vs AOS 15U @ Zinn Beck
2pm UCF Campus Tour - TBD
Leaving from Cinnirvale Park: The Etobicoke Rangers are always a force at the Ontario eliminations.
And for the past two seasons they have garnered silver medals at the nationals.
Now, they are off to Stamford, Fla. for spring training and a pre-season tournament.
Etobicoke Rangers
(Stanford Fla.)
Rangers 1
(Unless otherwise indicated, all games and practices will be at the Boombah Sports Complex._
March 13, Saturday
vs. Central Pointe (3:30PM)
Practice (8-10PM)
Sunday
Practice (8-10AM)
vs. Next Level (3:30PM)
Monday
Scout Day (8AM-1PM)
vs. Ontario Nationals 2 (3PM)
Tuesday
Practice (8-9:30AM)
vs. Toronto Mets (3:30PM)
Wednesday
vs. TNXL JV (9AM) - Daytona Tortugas
Thursday
Practice (8-10AM)
vs. Fieldhouse Pirates 3 (7PM)
Friday
OFF
Etobicoke Rangers 2
March 13, Saturday
vs. Next Level (3:30PM)
Practice (8-10PM)
Sunday
Practice (8-10AM)
vs. Prospects 2 (10:30AM)
Monday
Scout Day (8-1PM)
vs. Ontario Yankees 2 (5:30PM)
Tuesday
Practice (8-9:30AM)
vs. Fieldhouse Pirates 3 (10AM)
Wednesday
vs. TNXL JV (11AM) - Daytona Tortugas
Thursday
Practice (8-10AM)
Game vs. Ontario Yankees 2 (7PM)
Friday
OFF
Terriers: One year ago the Ontario Terriers led all teams feeding the Canadian Junior National Team.
Dean Dicenzo (Hamilton, Ont.) watched proudly as Junior coach selected INF Austin Gomm (Mississauga, Ont.), LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) and INF-OF Elijha Hammill (Oakville Ont.).
Now this spring Austin Gomm is no longer age eligible for the junior team, but will head south for the Ontario Terriers. Taking his place is C Tyson Gomm (Mississauga, Ont.) and they will be joined by O’Halloran and Hammill.
This month four Terrier teams will escape the cold and snow by playing at Baseball City in St. Petersburg, Fla. The parks are located at 7901 30th Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33710.
LHP Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) will pitch for his Ontario Terriers and the Canadian Junior National Team this spring.
Ontario Terriers Florida schedule
15U
March 13
4PM Terriers vs Upper Moreland (PA) @ Baseball City Field 3
March 14
1PM Terriers vs Georgia Premier Academy @ Baseball City Field 4
4PM Terriers vs Carrollwood (FL) @ Baseball City Field 4
March 15
1PM Terriers vs Carrollwood (FL) @ Baseball City Field 2
March 17
1PM Terriers vs JOBA Academy @ Baseball City Field 4
March 18
4PM Terriers vs TBD @ Baseball City Field 4
16U
March 13
9AM Terriers vs Regis (NY) @ Baseball City Field 1
1PM Terriers vs Georgia Premier Academy @ Baseball City Field 2
March 14
10AM Terriers vs Georgia Premier Academy @ Baseball City Field 4
March 15
1PM Terriers vs Carrollwood (FL) @ Baseball City Field 3
March 17
4PM Terriers vs JOBA Academy @ Baseball City Field 4
March 18
10AM Terriers vs Loyola (NY) @ Baseball City Field 1
4PM Terriers vs Kennedy Catholic HS (NY)
17U
March 13
10AM Terriers vs Georgia Premier Academy @ Baseball City Field 2
3PM Terriers vs IMG @ Baseball City Field 1
March 14
10AM Terriers vs Georgia Premier Academy @ Baseball City Field 1
March 15
4PM Terriers vs University of Tampa JV @ Baseball City Field 1
March 16
10AM Terriers vs Bishop Kelley (OK) @ Baseball City Field 4
March 17
4PM Terriers vs St. Raymond (NY) @ Baseball City Field 1
March 18
4PM Terriers vs St. Raymond (NY) @ Baseball City Field 1
18U
March 13
12PM Terriers vs IMG @ Baseball City Field 1
March 14
1PM Terriers vs Georgia Premier Academy @ Baseball City Field 1
4PM Terriers vs Florida Super Stars @ Baseball City Field 1
March 15
1PM Terriers vs University of Tampa JV @ Baseball City Field 1
March 16
1PM Terriers vs IMG @ Baseball City Field 1
March 17
1PM Terriers vs Florida Super Stars @ Baseball City Field 1
March 18
11AM Terriers vs Kennedy Catholic HS (NY) @ Baseball City Field 3
RHP Theo Millas (Burnaby, BC), of the Langley Blaze, is ready for his annual trip south to Arizona.
BLAZE ARIZONA BOUND: The Langley Blaze will head south again this spring. And to start things off they will play the annual Wayne Norton memorial game. Norton (Port Moody, BC) scouted for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and helped start the National Baseball Institute.
The late Norton was a two-time winner of the Canadian Baseball Network’s scout of the year Jim Ridley award and was inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Plenty of recruiters and pro scouts will be on hand to see the likes of RHP Theo Millas (Burnaby, BC), who has committed to LSU and LHP Justin Thorsteinson (Langley, BC), who is headed to Oregon State if he does not sign.
Doug Mathieson and Jamie Bodaly will have a group of high schoolers from BC and elsewhere face first and second-year pros, as well as college teams.
2020 Langley Blaze schedule
Tuesday, March 17
1 pm, vs. Seattle Mariners at Peoria, annual Wayne Norton Memorial Game
March 18
12:30 pm vs. Kansas City Royals at Surprise.
8 pm _ vs. Arizona Warriors, Snedigar, Chandler.
March 19
1 am vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa.
March 20
1 PM vs. Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear.
March 21
8 am vs. Cleveland Indians at Goodyear
1 pm vs. San Diego Padres ar Brewers facility in Maryvale
6 pm Practice at Desert Ridge.
March 22
10 am vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale
2 pm Practice at Brewers Facility.
March 23
1 pm vs. Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River;
Noon vs. Pim College DH, Tucson
7 pm Attend Canada-Cuba Olympic Qualifier at Surprise
March 24
1 pm vs. Texas Rangers.
March 24
1 pm vs. Texas Rangers at Surprise.
March 25
1 pm vs. Reds at Goodyear,
3 pm vs. Gateway College at Gene Autry Complex.
March 26
Noon vs. Yavapai, DH, Yapavapai College, Prescott
March 27
1 pm vs. Central Arizona, Coolidge.