



Peewee Baseball Tournament
The Lions-CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament is sponsored by the CNE Foundation.
Registration for the 2025 Peewee Tournament is now open!
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.
There is no entry fee. A performance bond is required in $350. The performance bond will be returned to the team once your commitment to the tournament is complete. CNE passes were provided for all team personnel for each game day as well as vehicle passes to expedite equipment transportation.
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.
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:
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
Registration Details
Click here to register for the 2025 Peewee Tournament!
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.
There is no entry fee. A performance bond is required in $350. CNE passes were provided for all team personnel for each game day as well as vehicle passes to expedite equipment transportation.
Reference Materials
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