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Peewee Baseball Tournament

The CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament is a program of the CNE Foundation.

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to those who competed in the tournament!

Our Tournament Award Winners

CNE Foundation Early Round Award – Annabelle Spittal of the Ajax Spartans (first female winner in 68 years)

CNE Foundation 100% Award – Mason D’Eath of the Orangeville Bengals AA

CNE Foundation Most Outstanding Player on the Runner Up Team – Patrick Pierog of the Etobicoke Rangers

CNE Foundation Defensive Player of the Final Game – Zade Alsukhan of the Etobicoke Rangers

CNE Foundation Best Pitcher Award – Carter Kikuchi of the Leaside Leafs AAA

CNE Foundation MVP of the Final Game – Eddie Yap of the Leaside Leafs AAA

CNE Foundation Tournament MVP – Carter Kikuchi of the Leaside Leafs AAA

The PEGG CUP – a tournament within our tournament: 

The PEGG Tournament allows teams at the ‘B’ and lower levels from smaller communities. This year the PEGG TOURNAMENT will be a 6 to 8-team grouping for teams (depending on registration) at ‘B’ level. The PEGG GROUP champions and runner-up are accorded all the honours of a winning tournament team, with an awards ceremony to present trophies and individual gold medals and silver medals.

Past PEGG Champions: 

2013: Peterborough Tigers

2014: Oshawa Legionaires

2015: Barrie Red Sox 

2016: Welland Mustangs 

2017: Niagara Falls Falcons 

2018: Orillia Royals

2019: Simcoe Giants 

2020: N/A

2021: N/A

2022: Orillia Royals

2023: Niagara Falls

2024: No Tournament

2025: Welland Junior Jackfish – MVP Jace Bender

Registration Details

Registration for the 2025 Peewee Tournament is now closed. Teams wishing to enter the Peewee Tournament can be added to the waitlist by contacting Karen McNeilly at [email protected] or Larry Jaroslawski at [email protected].

An eligible team is an OBA Major Peewee Team except for House League/Select Teams. Minor Peewee teams would only be considered after May 1, 2025, if space is available. Minor team reps may contact Larry Jaroslawski directly by email, as indicated below, after May 30, 2025.

Additional Information

For further information regarding the Lions-CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament, please contact:

Chris and Karen McNeilly

CNE Ball Park Coordinators

Tel: (416) 263-3839 Fax: (416) 263-3838

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Larry Jaroslawski

Coordinator of Team Entries

Email: [email protected] 

Past Lions-CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament Champions

1956 E. Riverdale Playground

1957  Hamilton Police Minors

1958  Pape Avenue Playground

1959  North Toronto

1960  Pape Avenue Playground

1961   Scarborough Village

1962  Regent Park Playground

1963  Niagara Falls

1964  Niagara Falls

1965  Leaside

1966  Hamilton Police Minors

1967  Toronto Playground East

1968  Scarborough Village

1969  Hamilton Police Minors

1970  East York

1971   Don Mills

1972  Hamilton Mahoney Park

1973  York Baseball Association

1974  North York

1975  Burlington Legion

1976  Hamilton Mahoney Park

1977  Oshawa Legion

1978  Welland Legion Lancers

1979  St. Catharines

1980  Kingsway

1981   Mississauga Royals

1982  Stratford J & S News

1983  Stratford J & S News

1984  East York

1985  Kitchener Kolts

1986  Waterloo

1987  Stratford J & S News

1988  Clarkson-Lorne Park

1989  Peterborough

1990  Whitby Legion

1991 York Baseball Association

1992 Peterborough Legion

1993 No Tournament

1994 Streetsville Tigers

1995 Oshawa Legionnaires

1996 St. Catharines Cobras

1997 Waterloo Lancers

1998 Brampton Red Sox

1999 Kitchener A’s

2000 Thornhill Reds

2001 Brantford S. Brant Legion

2002 Agincourt A’s

2003 Guelph Royals

2004 Newmarket Hawks

2005 Brampton Royals

2006 Pickering Red Sox

2007 Mississauga Majors

2008 Markham Mariners

2009 Georgetown Eagles

2010 Brampton Royals

2011  Mississauga North Tigers

2012 Burlington Bulls

2013 Mississauga North Tigers

2014 Mississauga North Tigers

2015 Newmarket Hawks

2016 Hamilton Cardinals

2017 Oakville A’s

2018 Richmond Hill Phoenix

2019 North York Blues

2020 No Event Due to Pandemic

2021 No Event Due to Pandemic

2022 Leaside Leafs AAA

2023 Leaside Leafs AAA

2024 Etobicoke Rangers

2025 Leaside Leafs 2025

For more than half a century, young people throughout Southern Ontario have journeyed to the Canadian National Exhibition to compete in this tournament.

2025 marks the 68th annual tournament, the oldest and most prestigious of its kind in Ontario for U13s.Thirty-two teams from Toronto and Southern Ontario will compete over 8 days in a single elimination event. Although teams vary from year to year, the excitement of a competitive ball tournament and a day (or four), at the CNE has always been a summer highlight for thousands of kids and their families. The 2025 Tournament will be played out of Coronation Park, which is located immediately outside of the Princes’ Gates (east end of the grounds).

An eligible team is an OBA Major Peewee Team except for House League/Select Teams. Minor Peewee teams will only be considered after May 1, 2025, if space is available. Minor team reps may contact Larry Jaroslawski directly by email, as indicated below, after May 30, 2025.

PLEASE NOTE the Registration Process for the upcoming 68th Annual Peewee Baseball Tournament. Registration will open on February 1, 2025 at midnight on a first come first serve basis. There is a change to the Pegg Tournament in that the tournament will provide 6 to 8 teams to play in a 1-day tournament.  Registration for the Pegg Tournament also opens on February 1, 2025 at midnight on a first come first serve basis.  When you complete your registration, please ensure that the contact information is accurate.

Thank you Karen, and team for a great tournament and passes, we enjoyed ourselves very much!

Mark, Head Coach
Mississauga North Tigers 13U AA

On behalf of our Oshawa Legionaires players, their families, and our coaching staff, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude for an exceptional experience at this year’s tournament. We had an amazing time competing in the tournament, and then afterwards at the CNE…On a personal note, I was fortunate enough to play in the tournament myself in the 1980s, and our team went pretty deep in the tournament, which included several trips to the CNE, and was one of the best experiences of my own (very modest) baseball career. Being able to bring our team, including my own son, meant so much to me as both a coach, and a father.

On behalf of our Oshawa Legionaires players, their families, and our coaching staff, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude for an exceptional experience at this year’s tournament. We had an amazing time competing in the tournament, and then afterwards at the CNE…On a personal note, I was fortunate enough to play in the tournament myself in the 1980s, and our team went pretty deep in the tournament, which included several trips to the CNE, and was one of the best experiences of my own (very modest) baseball career. Being able to bring our team, including my own son, meant so much to me as both a coach, and a father.

Sandy Bailey

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