The tryouts for the 2019 Provincial 13U team – representing Baseball PEI at the 2019 Baseball Canada National 13U Championships in Repentigny, QC from 22-25 August – will be beginning at the end of the month.

Led by head coach Bob Doyle, and his staff including Dave Benton, Jason Doyle and Patrick Young, the Provincial 13Us are looking to continue on Baseball PEI’s positive showing at the National 13U Championships, where the Provincial 13Us in 2018 finished in 7th place.

Tryout schedule:

• Sunday, 31 March from 5:30 pm – 7 pm (Norton-Diamond Indoor Soccer Complex, Stratford)
• Sunday, 7 April from 5:30 pm – 7 pm (Norton-Diamond Indoor Soccer Complex, Stratford)
• Monday, 8 April from 6 pm – 7:30 pm (EBA Facility, 85 Maple Hills Avenue, Charlottetown)
• Sunday, 14 April from 5:30 pm – 7 pm (Norton-Diamond Indoor Soccer Complex, Stratford)

Cost is $60 for the four tryouts. There will be no cuts made until after the fourth tryout.

To pre-register, please email Bob at provincial13ubaseballpei@gmail.com.

Baseball PEI is pleased to announce that it has signed a deal with the newly-formed Atlantic Baseball Academy – the “Blue Wave” – so that the Atlantic Baseball Academy will be the official baseball academy partner of Baseball PEI, effective immediately.

Led by Andrew MacNevin and J.P. Stevenson, the Atlantic Baseball Academy will be based out of the Norton-Diamond Indoor Soccer Complex in Stratford. The Blue Wave will feature an impressive list of instructors on top of MacNevin and Stevenson, including:

• Joe Puiia
• Logan Gallant
• Connor Myers
• Matt Barlow
• Jordan Stevenson
• Jordan Duffy
• Andrew Macdonald

“Baseball PEI is very excited to partner with the Blue Wave,” says Randy Byrne, Baseball PEI Executive Director.

“Atlantic Baseball Academy’s goal is player development. With the instructors they have and their efforts already to improve baseball on PEI and give back, they are a natural fit with us. Baseball PEI is proud to be in partnership with the Blue Wave.”

“Our goal is to improve players and coaches so that overall, we improve baseball on PEI,” states Andrew MacNevin, Head Instructor at the Atlantic Baseball Academy.

“Baseball PEI has made great strides in improving the game on PEI, so we just wanted to be aligned and partnered with them. It’s terrific to be in partnership with Baseball PEI and we are looking forward to offering lots of clinics and programs for ballplayers across PEI.”

For more information on the Atlantic Baseball Academy – the Blue Wave, check out their website at https://www.atlanticbaseballacademy.com/ or follow them on social media at https://www.facebook.com/ABABlueWave/ (Facebook) or @ABAbluewave (Twitter).