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Peewee Baseball Tournament

The Lions-CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament is sponsored by the CNE Foundation.

Congratulations to our Peewee Baseball Champions the Etobicoke Rangers!

Registration for the 2024 Peewee Tournament has now closed.

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

2024 marks the 67th 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 2024 Tournament will be played out of Coronation Park, which is located immediately outside of the Princes’ Gates (east end of the grounds).

PLEASE NOTE the change in the Registration Process for the upcoming 67th Annual Peewee Baseball Tournament. Registration will open on February 1, 2024 at midnight on a first come first served basis. To provide a greater opportunity for teams around the Province to participate in this tournament, the first team from a Centre will get entry into the tournament and any additional teams from the same Centre will be placed on a wait list until final registrations are in.

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

The PEGG CUP – a tournament within our tournament: 

In 2023, although our 32-team annual tournament involved ‘AAA’ and ‘AA teams’, we also reached out to teams at the ‘A and lower levels, particularly from smaller communities, by instituting a tournament within a tournament. The PEGG GROUP is an 8-team grouping for teams at ‘A’ level or lower. The PEGG GROUP champions are accorded all of the honours of a winning tournament team, with an awards ceremony where the winners were presented with a championship trophy and individual gold medals.

The winner of this group continues on in the main draw with the opportunity to play in the quarter-finals and beyond, as occurred in 2017 when the Niagara Falls Falcons ‘A’ won the PEGG Championship and continued with wins in the quarters and semis, only to be defeated in the final by the Oakville ‘AAA’ team. One day the little guy will go all the way as Ron Pegg always prophesizes!

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

Registration Details

Registration for the 2024 Peewee Tournament are now closed.

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, 2024, if space is available. Minor team reps may contact Larry Jaroslawski directly by email, as indicated below, after May 30, 2024.

There is no entry fee. A performance bond is required in $200. CNE passes were provided for all team personnel for each game day as well as vehicle passes to expedite equipment transportation.

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

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