OUA battles OCAA in baseball all-star game
TORONTO - The best men’s baseball student-athletes in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) will be on display at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sunday in the inaugural OUA-OCAA Baseball All-Star Game.
The longtime OUA event will add a different element with the OCAA being included for the first time. Men’s baseball was added to OCAA’s portfolio of varsity sports during the 2013-14 season, with the St. Clair Saints winning the first-ever OCAA championship. Seven Saints will take the field at Rogers Centre, and will team up with student-athletes from four other colleges in the OCAA, including Durham, Humber, George Brown and Seneca.
The upstart Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks claimed the OUA championship last fall after finishing in fourth place during the regular season. The OUA all-star team will be led by five Golden Hawks, and will be joined by student-athletes from eight other universities, including Brock, Guelph, McMaster, Queen’s, Ryerson, Toronto, Waterloo and Western.
It will not be the first time OUA faced OCAA on the baseball diamond. St. Clair won the inaugural OUA-OCAA championship defeating both Brock and Laurier two times in the double-elimination tournament. OUA student-athletes will no doubt be looking for a measure of redemption this Sunday.
The OUA-OCAA Baseball All-Star Game will take place following the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim which begins at 1:07 p.m.
Team OUA | |||||
# | Player | School | Position | Height | Hometown |
4 | Jeremy McDonald | Queen’s | LHP | 6-foot-2 | Georgetown |
5 | Nolan Anderson | Western | INF | 5-foot-11 | London |
6 | Travis Flint | McMaster | OF | 5-foot-9 | Hamilton |
6 | Jordan Grant | Brock | INF | 6-foot-1 | Mississauga |
6 | Adam Shaver | Laurier | 1B | 6-foot-1 | Mississauga |
6 | Simon Weisz | Western | INF | 5-foot-10 | Toronto |
7 | Kravice Batts | Toronto | INF | 6-foot-1 | Toronto |
10 | Jonathan Brouse | Laurier | OF | 5-foot-8 | Port Perry |
10 | Peter Riccardi | Guelph | OF | 5-foot-10 | Pickering |
13 | Phil Steer | Brock | INF | 5-foot-10 | Toronto |
14 | Jordan Petruska | Laurier | RHP | 6-foot-4 | Mississauga |
14 | Tanner Young-Schultz | Toronto | C | 6-foot-0 | Stratford |
15 | Cam Graham | Western | C | 5-foot-10 | Sarnia |
20 | Sean Molony | Guelph | INF | 6-foot-0 | Pickering |
21 | Daniel Murphy | Laurier | OF | 6-foot-1 | Toronto |
22 | Paul McKenna | Brock | RHP | 6-foot-0 | Oakville |
24 | Justin Interisano | Guelph | C | 6-foot-2 | Guelph |
27 | Brett van Pelt | Laurier | LHP | 6-foot-0 | Whitby |
28 | Matt Forer | Guelph | INF | 6-foot-1 | Brampton |
32 | Phil Owen | Brock | RHP | 6-foot-0 | Richmond Hill |
32 | Bryan Vardzel | Ryerson | RHP | 6-foot-1 | Toronto |
33 | Brendan Sorichetti | Guelph | RHP | 5-foot-11 | Whitby |
34 | Owen Boon | Western | RHP | 5-foot-11 | London |
35 | Ricky Ferri | Brock | OF | 6-foot-0 | St. Catharines |
44 | Michael Clouthier | Waterloo | OF | 6-foot-1 | Guelph |
44 | Wes Romak | Guelph | 1B | 6-foot-1 | London |
Coaching Staff | |||||
Matt Griffin | Guelph | Head Coach | |||
Scott Ballantyne | Laurier | Assistant Coach | |||
Mike Lumley | Western | Assistant Coach | |||
Ben Rich | Ryerson | Assistant Coach | |||
Marc Walton | Guelph | Bullpen Coach | |||
Support Staff | |||||
Kaitlyn Kelly | Laurier | Student Trainer | |||
Team OCAA | |||||
# | Player | School | Position | Height | Hometown |
1 | Daniel Campos | Humber | CF | 5-foot-10 | Mississauga |
3 | Crannel Jerald | St. Clair | OF/IF | 5-foot-5 | LaSalle |
4 | Spencer Green | Durham | CF | 6-foot-0 | Mallorytown |
5 | James Byrnes | Humber | LHP | 5-foot-9 | Toronto |
7 | Mckenzie Smikle | George Brown | IF | 5-foot-10 | Toronto |
8 | George Halim | Humber | SS | 5-foot-10 | Pickering |
9 | Aaron McQuillen | Durham | RF | 5-foot-9 | Ajax |
10 | AJ Clark | Durham | RHP | 6-foot-0 | Fonthill |
11 | Jeff Watkin | St. Clair | C | 6-foot-1 | Windsor |
12 | Ryan Kerstens | St. Clair | 2B | 6-foot-0 | Kingston |
13 | Marc Anthony Clauser | George Brown | LHP | 5-foot-10 | Toronto |
14 | Josh Sikich | St. Clair | LHP | 6-foot-1 | Windsor |
15 | Jack Lang | Durham | C | 6-foot-1 | Pickering |
16 | Jamie Lennox | George Brown | OF | 6-foot-4 | Whitby |
17 | Andrew Hyde | Humber | RHP | 6-foot-0 | Toronto |
18 | Wade Blythe | Seneca | C/IF | 5-foot-10 | Holland Landing |
21 | Len Wood | Humber | OF/LHP | 6-foot-2 | Zephyr |
26 | Dale Valade | Durham | LHP | 6-foot-1 | North Bay |
27 | Kyle Breitner | St. Clair | RHP | 6-foot-4 | Mississauga |
28 | Dane Gordon | George Brown | RHP/IF | 6-foot-6 | Barrie |
29 | Jeff Stapleton | Seneca | 1B | 6-foot-1 | North York |
30 | Ilija Bosinovski | Durham | 3B/1B | 6-foot-0 | Ajax |
31 | Chris Horwood | St. Clair | LF | 6-foot-4 | Tecumseh |
32 | Rory Fell | St. Clair | RHP | 6-foot-2 | Sarnia |
33 | Michael Farnum | Seneca | P | 6-foot-6 | Richmond Hill |
Coaching Staff | |||||
34 | Denny Berni | Humber | Head Coach | ||
22 | Sam Dempster | Durham | Assistant Coach | ||
25 | Dave Cooper | St. Clair | Assistant Coach | ||
35 | Matt Ferreira | Humber | Assistant Coach | ||
Support Staff | |||||
Taylor Plaja | Humber | Athletic Therapist |