After watching the skill level at Tournament 12, Canadian Baseball Network writer Lukas Weese believes the future of Canadian baseball is bright, and he is not alone. You can read his wrap-up of the seventh annual Tournament 12 here.

There is an old adage that says, “There is a first time for everything.” For 15-year-old pitcher Carson Hindmarsh, the Tournament 12 Showcase has afforded him with several first time opportunities. For starters, it was his first time experiencing the city of Toronto. Coming from Saskatoon, which has a population of 273,010, the downtown core was unlike anything Hindmarsh had seen. But as soon as he toed the rubber at the Rogers Centre, the young lefty says it “felt like home.” And his performance backed that up, he fired two scoreless innings for Team Black on Thursday.

When one hears the family name “Bush,” the subject is often related to the bloodline of American Presidents from Texas. In Canadian baseball circles, there is another Bush family from Texas making headway. Homer Bush Jr., for the second consecutive year, is showcasing his explosive, all-around game at the annual Blue Jays Tournament 12 Showcase at Rogers Centre. The same amphitheatre that his Father, Homer Bush Sr., graced with his baseball talent for parts of four seasons, from 1999 to 2002, as a second baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays.