Peewee Baseball Tournament
The Lions-CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament is sponsored by the CNE Foundation.
Congratulations to our Peewee Baseball Champions the Etobicoke Rangers!
Registration for the 2024 Peewee Tournament has now closed.
For more than half a century, young people throughout Southern Ontario have journeyed to the Canadian National Exhibition to compete in this tournament.
2024 marks the 67th 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 2024 Tournament will be played out of Coronation Park, which is located immediately outside of the Princes’ Gates (east end of the grounds).
PLEASE NOTE the change in the Registration Process for the upcoming 67th Annual Peewee Baseball Tournament. Registration will open on February 1, 2024 at midnight on a first come first served basis. To provide a greater opportunity for teams around the Province to participate in this tournament, the first team from a Centre will get entry into the tournament and any additional teams from the same Centre will be placed on a wait list until final registrations are in.
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:
In 2023, although our 32-team annual tournament involved ‘AAA’ and ‘AA teams’, we also reached out to teams at the ‘A and lower levels, particularly from smaller communities, by instituting a tournament within a tournament. The PEGG GROUP is an 8-team grouping for teams at ‘A’ level or lower. The PEGG GROUP champions are accorded all of the honours of a winning tournament team, with an awards ceremony where the winners were presented with a championship trophy and individual gold medals.
The winner of this group continues on in the main draw with the opportunity to play in the quarter-finals and beyond, as occurred in 2017 when the Niagara Falls Falcons ‘A’ won the PEGG Championship and continued with wins in the quarters and semis, only to be defeated in the final by the Oakville ‘AAA’ team. One day the little guy will go all the way as Ron Pegg always prophesizes!
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
Registration Details
Registration for the 2024 Peewee Tournament are now closed.
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, 2024, if space is available. Minor team reps may contact Larry Jaroslawski directly by email, as indicated below, after May 30, 2024.
There is no entry fee. A performance bond is required in $200. 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
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