Summer may not yet have officially arrived, but summer temperatures certainly and baseball diamonds throughout the region are already filling up. Or course, this means Seine River Minor Bad (SRMB) action is about to get underway.
Several tournaments are already in the books for the 2018 season, including the Peewee A Provincials in Île-des-Chênes on the weekend of July 6-8. Île-des-Chênes will also host SRMB's annual slo-pitch tournament from September 14-16.
A major highlight of the year will be the Blue Jays Super Camp, taking place in Île-des-Chênes fro July 11-2. Several Major Leaguers, including Roberto Alomar, Pete Moseby, and Homer Bush, will be on hand to coach local kids between the ages of nine and 16. A fourth Jays player is still to be determined.
The camp is already sold out, with close to 200 kids on the roster.
The Blue Jays Baseball Academy started the summer camp eight years ago in partnership with Baseball Canada and Little League Canada. Their goal is increase and promote youth participation in baseball. Ever since, communities have been bringing in all-star players to teach young players important skills.
The two-day camps are held in communities all across Canada, from coast to coast. Île-des-Chênes last hosted a Super Camp in 2016.
