The Premier Baseball League of Ontario

As the players began rolling into the legendary Labatt Park in London, Ontario, the vibes were already set for this to be a special day.  The 25-degree sunny weather cemented the fact that this wasn’t an ordinary set of games but would be featuring some of the best young talents that Ontario baseball has to offer in the 2nd Annual PBLO All-Star Showcase Games.

The PBLO All-Star Game is upon us this weekend, held at Labatt Park in London, Ontario on June 10th. Through the early part of the season, the coaches have voted and the 16U and 18U All-Star teams have been decided. They are as followed:

The Premier Baseball League of Ontario will allow BBCOR bats across all age groups, effective for the 2023 season.  The bats must be Drop 3 — seen as -3 on bat labels — meaning the bat must be 3 ounces lighter than the length.  This decision means that the PBLO will be the first youth league in Ontario to allow metal bats at the elite level.

On the July 22th-24th weekend, the 16U PBLO Championship was in full swing in London.  In a true underdog story, the Sudbury Voyageurs finished ahead of the rest of the field as they came home with the championship trophy with a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa-Nepean Canadians 15U.  Coming in as the 7th seed, the Voyageurs played their hearts out with an undefeated weekend and the first PBLO championship in franchise history.

After the last month mainly consisted of exhibition games throughout the United States and other organizations, the PBLO teams are back on July 22-24 to compete for the PBLO Championship in the 18U and 16U divisions.  Here’s everything you might need to know to get caught up for the crazy weekend of games that are coming up in the 18U division held in Ottawa.