ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 18-20!
Plans are being finalized for the Baseball Ontario AGM coming November 18-20! Event will include
  • Kick off Event with Special Guests
  • Trade Show
  • Hot Stove
  • Workshops
  • Evening of Excellence
  • Business Meetings
Stay tuned...registration details coming later this week!
Reminder: Nominations now being accepted for 2021 Awards!
Nominees must be registered with Baseball Ontario in either a Rep or Select program. Baseball Ontario will be honoring teams and individuals in the following categories: 
  • Player of the Year
  • Pitcher of the Year
  • Coach of the Year
  • Umpire of the Year
  • Team of the Year
  • Volunteer of the Year

Nominations close Friday, October 29th at noon!

BEC JANUARY 14-16!
Registration open for the virtual 2022 Best Ever Clinic!

Meet the Speaker:
Kerrick Jackson
President MLB Draft League
A true baseball professional with 22 years of experience across all levels of the game, including coaching in the Big 12 and SEC, Midwest Area Scouting Supervisor for the Washington Nationals, and MLB Agent with the Boras Corporation.
Kerrick's BEC Sessions:
Holistic Development
Developing a Championship Culture
WINTERBALL: BASEBALL IN SCHOOL!
WinterBall is Back!
Educators: Get a kit for your school!
What is WinterBall?
  • Designed to promote baseball indoors and geared towards safety
  • For students Kindergarten to Grade 6
  • Self Sufficient indoor program
  • Used during Physical Education class, intra-mural programs or DPA
  • Teaches fundamental skills such as:
  • Throwing
  • Catching
  • Hitting and more!
  • Available in both English and French
  • Funded by MLB
What does a kit include?
  • Teacher Manuals
  • $500 worth of equipment
  • Wide variety of indoor soft baseballs
  • Foam bats
  • Tees
  • Bases and more

Best of all, it's completely FREE to elementary schools in Ontario!
Kits will be available in early 2022, reserve yours today!
BASEBALL CANADA
LAST CALL! Baseball Canada’s eNational Championships with Provincial and Regional qualifiers take place on October 30th and November 7th before an eNational Champion will be determined on November 14th!
Anyone 13+ can register to participate!
Baseball Canada’s annual Fall Meetings will once again be held over Zoom in 2021 providing an opportunity for all members of the Canadian baseball community to listen, learn and interact with a tremendous lineup of speakers taking place on November 9th and 10th from 8-10:30PM ET.
GRANTS & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
With the support of Sport Canada, the 2022 WISE Fund will award 45 organizations $2500 to assist them in bringing their gender equity goals to life to build capacity for gender equity within organizations and support them to expand quality opportunities for girls and women to participate and lead in sport.
The deadline to apply is November 2nd!
Canadian Women & Sport is looking for 15 sport and physical activity organizations across Canada to participate in the Game On program. Game On combines training for coaches on the essentials of girl-centred sport with a turnkey leadership development program that the coaches implement with the girls they lead.
The deadline to apply is November 5th!
Field Of Dreams is Jays Care’s granting program for infrastructure dedicated to youth life-skill development and physical activity. The 2022 Field Of Dreams grant cycle officially opens on September 15, 2021. First-round applications are due by 5:00 pm ET on Friday, October 29, 2021.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
All Deadlines/Tasks/Events/Reminders can be found on our Baseball Ontario Calendar of Events. Remember to visit frequently!

FRIENDLY REMINDER OF UPCOMING EVENTS:
  • Virtual AGM November 18-20, 2021
  • Board of Management Meeting, December 9, 2021, 7pm
  • Virtual BEC January 14 - 16, 2022
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