Baseball PEI is very pleased to announce that Rhonda Pauls has accepted the position of Executive Director for Baseball PEI.

Rhonda and her husband Steve, are looking forward to making the trip across the country from their Abbotsford, BC home. Rhonda was the Baseball Canada Umpire Developer of the Year in 2021 and has worked as a Level 5 umpire at COPABE America’s World Cup, Pan Am Games, is a Training Official for D3, D2, JUCO, and NAIA Tucson Games College Spring Training and has worked numerous other international events. She will be leaving her position as President of BC Baseball Officials Association where Steve, also a Level 5 umpire, is the Provincial Supervisor of Umpires.

She brings to Baseball PEI, twenty-five years of experience as a public sector elected official, multi-sport coach, with the perspective of a high-performance athlete and elite level official plus the highest commitment to the responsible management of youth programming. She brings fifteen years of experience, building capacity, guiding and directing professionals and volunteers in sport. Rhonda has equivalent experience with organizational leadership in public education including serving as Consultant for BC Ministry of Education focus group for Curriculum Development of Physical Education in grades 8-10. She will be retiring at the end of her term on the Abbotsford Board of Education where she is a trustee and vice-chair, and has served  on strategic planning toward the overall goal of student achievement, collaborative budget development, chair of committees in finance, facilities, policy development and education, senior staff evaluation, and monitoring of policy compliance among other responsibilities.

She recognizes youth are our future and the privilege of guiding their development is a tremendous responsibility. 

“As we emerge from this pandemic, it is imperative that we identify and address the gaps for our coaches, athletes and officials that have impacted them both physically, emotionally, and psychologically.

“As a PSO, it is also imperative that Baseball PEI can pivot and adapt to the current environment, new Safe Sport directives from Baseball Canada and evaluate its’ policies and practices to be culturally inclusive, promote equity and welcome diversity.”

Rhonda is excited to have in Baseball PEI this full-time baseball opportunity involving the overall growth of the game. She takes this position, with Baseball PEI having just exceeded its largest number of players and teams in its history, strong growth in girls’ baseball and umpire numbers, and Baseball Atlantic playoffs where teams captured the most medals in its history.

Baseball PEI is excited to have Rhonda Pauls as their new Executive Director and looks forward to following her leadership in the further development of baseball on PEI. She will have her first day in the office on Monday, 4 April. Any questions in the meantime can be directed to baseball@sportpei.pe.ca.

Baseball PEI held its 2021 Baseball PEI Awards Night this evening at the Silver Fox Entertainment Centre, Summerside. The following ADL/Sport PEI awards were handed out:

• The ADL/Sport PEI Junior Umpire of the Year: Thomas Conway
• The ADL/Sport PEI Senior Umpire of the Year: Scott Clays
• The ADL/Sport PEI Volunteer Administrator of the Year: Nicole Ready-Doucette
• The ADL/Sport PEI Masters Award: Scott Harper
• The ADL/Sport PEI Coach of the Year: Desi Doyle
• The ADL/Sport PEI Junior Female Athlete of the Year: Claire Keough
• The ADL/Sport PEI Minor Junior (13U) Male Athlete of the Year: Alex Curran
• The ADL/Sport PEI Major Junior (18U) Male Athlete of the Year: Tyler Taylor
• The ADL/Sport PEI Senior Male Athlete of the Year: Grant Grady
• The ADL/Sport PEI Team of the Year: Eastern 13U “AAA” Express

Other awards handed out:

• PEIBUA “Heart and Hustle” Award: Harrison Ramsay

The following teams were honoured:

• Western 11U “AA” Mariners: Baseball PEI Provincial 11U “AA” Champions and Baseball Atlantic 11U “AA” Silver Medalists
• Eastern 11U “AAA” Express: Baseball PEI Provincial 11U “AAA” and Baseball Atlantic 11U “AAA” Champions
• Cornwall 13U “A” Cougars Foote: Baseball PEI Provincial 13U “A” Champions
• Summerside 13U “AA” Chevys: Baseball Atlantic 13U “AA” Silver Medalists
• Cornwall 13U “AA” Cougars: Baseball PEI Provincial 13U “AA” Championships
• Eastern 13U “AAA” Express: Baseball PEI Provincial 13U “AAA” and Baseball Atlantic 13U “AAA” Champions
• Stratford 15U “A” Athletics: Baseball PEI Provincial 15U “A” Champions
• Summerside 15U “AA” Chevys: Baseball PEI Provincial 15U “AA” Champions and Baseball Atlantic 15U “AA” Silver Medalists
• Summerside 15U “AAA” Chevys: Baseball PEI Provincial 15U “AAA” and Baseball Atlantic 15U “AAA” Champions
• Summerside 18U “A” Chevys Kirev: Baseball PEI Provincial 18U “A” Champions
• Cornwall 18U “AA” Cougars: Baseball PEI Provincial 18U “AA” and Baseball Atlantic 18U "AA" Champions
• Team PEI 14U Girls: Baseball Atlantic 14U Girls Champions
• Provincial 15U Team: Atlantic Baseball Challenge – 15U Champions

A huge thanks to Dave Holland, who was the Master of Ceremonies, the staff at the Silver Fox Entertainment Centre, and all those who attended to make it a fantastic evening.

Baseball PEI will be holding its 2021 Award Night on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex (110 Water Street, Summerside, PE), starting at 6 pm.

Dave Holland will be the Master of Ceremonies. At the Awards Night, the 2021 ADL/Sport PEI/Baseball PEI Awards will be handed out, as well as other awards and recognitions for 2021 Provincial Champions and Atlantic medalists. There will be supper provided.

The cost of a ticket is $25. To reserve a ticket, please email baseball@sportpei.pe.ca by no later than the end of the day Tuesday, 16 November 2021.