We will now release our 2nd edition of the CABC Men's AAA Top 10 Rankings for the 2024 season. The list is meant to have some fun and grow the sport of baseball at the Men's AAA level. These rankings are based on games played from Jun 2nd to June 15th, 2024.

 

I have done as much scouring of webpages as I can to try and make the rankings as legit as possible. I have used regular season results and stats for all teams and at the request of many will start to use tournament results that I can get my hands on to make the rankings as legit as possible. The number at the end of each team in brackets is their ranking from the pre-season rankings if they were on the list.

 

Again, as stated before, this is meant to have a bit of fun and create some chatter across the country about this level of baseball. Everything is not going to be perfect everytime and evertyone is entitled to their opinion with this stuff as well. Without further ado....here we go for Round 2:

 

Honorable Mentions

*Etobicoke Rangers (5-3; 2nd Place COBA Major League) (9)

-Had a 1-1 league record over the last two weeks; went 1-2 at the CABC Gold Bat Tournament missing the playoffs

 

*Reston Rockets (6-1; 2nd Place South West League) (NR)

-Had a 4-0 record over the past two weeks in league play.

 

*Rivers Comets (6-2; 3rd Place South West League) (HM)

-Went 2-2 over the course of the last two weeks in league play.

 

*Fredericton Royals (7-4; 1st Place New Brunswick League) (NR)

-Went 4-2 in league play over the course of the last two weeks climbing to the top spot in the league

 

*Brampton Royals (8-2; 1st Place COBA Major League) (10)

-Went 2-0 in league play over the last two weeks; 0-3 result at the CABC Gold Bat Tournament missing the playoffs

 

*Altona Bisons (9-2; 1st Place Border League) (NR)

-Strong two weeks for the Bisons as they go 5-1 in league play to lead the overall league standings.

 

National Top 10 Rankings

#10 - Thornhill Reds (5-3; 3rd Place Greater Toronto League) (7)

The Thornhill Reds come in at #10 in this week down a few spots from the last edition of the national rankings. The Reds went 1-2 during league play over the last two weeks dropping games to the East York Bulldogs and Newmarket Hawks while scoring an 11-5 win over the Ajax Spartans at home. They also had a good showing at the CABC Gold Bat Tournament going 2-1 in round robin play and losing in the semi-finals to a tough Sarnia Brigade team. 

 

Top Hitters

*Russell McGibbon (9-for-17, .529 Avg, HR, 2B, 7 R, 9 RBI, SB)

*Zachary Kourous (8-for-19, .421 Avg, 4 2B, 4 R, 5 RBI, 4 SB)

*Brendan Colley (10-for-27, .370 Avg, HR, 3 2B, 7 R, 11 RBI, 3 BB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Matthew Kanhai (3-0, 8 Inn, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 6 K, 2.25 ERA)

*Max Dieks (1-1, 10 2/3 Inn, 12 H, 10 R, 7 ER, 7 BB, 12 K, 5.91 ERA)

*Joseph Handley (0-0, 10 1/3 Inn, 18 H, 12 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 6 K, 6.91 ERA)

 

#9 - Red Deer Riggers (6-3; T-1st Place Sunburst League) (NR)

The Red Deer Riggers make their first appearance in the Top 10 Rankings this season as they come in at #9 in this weeks poll. They had a very solid last two weeks of play as they went 3-1 in Sunburst League action. This included going 2-1 against the Calgary Rockies and also picking up a win against the defending league champs the Sherwood Park A's. This past weekend, they broke a 29-year skid winning the St Albert Tigers Invitational tournament going 3-0 and defeating the Tigers club in the final 6-2. 

 

Top Hitters

*Matt Murray (10-for-26, .385 Avg, HR, 5 2B, 4 R, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SB)

*Mason Love-Hollman (8-for-26, .308 Avg, 3B, 6 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SB)

*Josh Edwards (9-for-26, .346 Avg, 2 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI, 6 BB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Tyler McWillie (2-0, 16 1/3 Inn, 9 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 11 BB, 23 K, 2.57 ERA)

*Josh Edwards (1-1, 12 Inn, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 14 K, 1.75 ERA)

*Jay Kirkham (1-0, 7 1/3 Inn, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 4 K, 2.86 ERA)

 

#8 - Ilderton Riverhawks (5-0-1; 1st Place Southwestern League) (6)

The Ilderton Riverhawks remain in our Top 10 Rankings but drop a couple of spots down to #8 this time around. They did not play a regular season game over the past two week period thus their record remaons the same from last time at 5-0-1. They had their first majot test of the year as they took part in the CABC Gold Bat Tournament in Sarnia a couple of weekends ago. They went 2-1 in round robin play with wins over Thornhill and Brampton and dropped a game to the Windsor Stars. They ended up bowing out in the quarter-finals losing to Thornhill 4-1. 

 

#7 - Boissevain Centennials (7-1; 1st Place South West League) (HM)

The Boissevain Centennials make their 1st trip into the National Top 10 Rankings entering at #7 this time around after being an honorable mention two weeks ago. The Cents have been on quite a run over the past couple of weeks as they have gone 5-0 in league play vaulting themself to the top of the South West League standings. They went 2-0 against the Hamiota Red Sox and Oak River Dodgers and wrapped up with a win over the Elkhorn Expos.

 

Top Hitters

*Austin Clyne (13-for-21, .619 Avg, 4 2B, 9 R, 10 RBI, BB, 3 SB)

*Jordan Foote (14-for-29, .483 Avg, 3 2B, 10 R, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB)

*Zane Sawyer (11-for-27, .407 Avg, HR, 3 2B, 5 R, 8 RBI, BB, 2 SB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Jay Pringle (2-0, 16 Inn, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 7 BB, 10 K, 2.19 ERA)

*Austin Clyne (2-0, 10 1/3 Inn, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 13 K, 0.68 ERA)

*Skylar Canada (2-0, 1 Sv, 6 2/3 Inn, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 3.15 ERA)

 

#6 - East York Bulldogs (6-3-1; 1st Place Greater Toronto League) (3)

The East York Bulldogs take a bit of a tumble in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings as they come in at #6 this time around. The Bulldogs came out of the gates hot this year vaulting to the top of the GTBL standings which included some wins over some key opponents. Over the last two week stretch, the East York club came back down to earth a bit going 1-3 over that time. All three losses came at the hands of the Kendal Eagles with their sole win coming at home against the Thornhill Reds by a score of 6-5.

 

Top Hitters

*Anthony Fera (11-for-28, .393 Avg, 2 HR, 3B, 2 2B, 8 R, 14 RBI, 11 BB, 2 SB)

*Jacob Mahoney (18-for-41, .439 Avg, HR, 3 2B, 11 R, 9 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB)

*Pat McEnroe (13-for-30, .433 Avg, HR, 2B, 4 R, 7 RBI, 3 BB, SB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Niall Windeler (4-0, 21 Inn, 10 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 10 BB, 36 K, 1.29 ERA)

*Dustin Lawson (1-1, 16 2/3 Inn, 20 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 13 BB, 19 K, 6.48 ERA)

*Logan Kerry (0-0, 9 Inn, 8 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1.00 ERA)

 

#5 - Edmonton Cubs (6-3; T - 1st Place Sunburst League) (2)

The Edmonton Cubs also take a little bit of a drop in this edition of the Top 10 National Rankings as they slide down to #5 this time around. The Cubs came out of the gates red hot going 5-0 to start the year but the last two weeks they have gone 1-3 dropping both ends of a double dip to the Calgary Diamondbacks followed by a loss to the Sherwood Park A's. They defeated the Edmonton Padres a few nights later. They also played in the St Albert Tigers Tournament this past weekend going 1-1 and just missing out on the finals. 

 

Top Hitters

*Cody Scammell (11-for-28, .393 Avg, HR, 6 2B, 7 R, 13 RBI, 3 BB, SB)

*Tony Olson (13-for-27, .481 Avg, HR, 4 2B, 11 R 10 RBI, 7 BB, 5 SB)

*Dean Olson (12-for-32, .375 Avg, 3 3B, 10 R, 2 RBI, 6 BB, 5 SB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Ryan Moroz (3-0, 6 1/3 Inn, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 BB, 8 K, 1.11 ERA)

*Jarvis Greiner (1-1, 2 Sv, 17 Inn, 19 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 10 BB, 10 K, 4.12 ERA)

*Brendan Wiun (1-1, 13 Inn, 16 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 5 BB, 9 K, 5.39 ERA)

 

#4 - Windsor Stars (6-3; 2nd Place Can-Am League) (8)

The Windsor Stars make a bit of a jump in this edition of the Top 10 National Rankings as they move up four spots to the #4 slot. After a bit of a slow start where they lost a pair of one run games to the Windsor Selects 22U team, the Stars seem to be rounding into form now. They were 2-1 in league play defeating the Windsor A's and the Tecumseh Thunder but dropped a tight one run game to the Tecumseh Thunder 22U team. Windsor also went to the CABC Gold Bat Tournament going 2-1 in round robin play and dropping a semi-final matchup to the Newmarket Hawks by a score of 5-3.

 

Top Hitters

*Carter Reh (19-for-36, .528 Avg, HR, 3B, 2 2B, 15 R, 13 RBI, 12 BB, 5 SB)

*Mitch Hudvanger (8-for-16, .500 Avg, 3B, 7 R, 10 RBI, 5 BB)

*Noah Renaud (16-for-44, .364 Avg, 3B 3 2B, 18 R, 7 RBI, 9 BB, 7 SB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Jack Zimmerman (3-0, 23 Inn, 23 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 30 K, 2.47 ERA)

*Josh Shepley (3-0, 18 Inn, 11 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 18 K, 1.17 ERA)

*Kimani Bailey (2-0, 13 2/3 Inn, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 8 BB, 20 K, 1.54 ERA)

 

#3 - Newmarket Hawks (6-1; 2nd Place Greater Toronto League) (NR)

The Newmarket Hawks make a huge jump in the Top 10 National Rankings and come out of nowhere to grab the #3 spot on the list after not being previosuly ranked last edition. The Hawks have been playing some inspired baseball over the last couple of weeks which has seen them go 4-0 in GTBL play with wins over the Ajax Spartans (2), Leaside Leafs and Thornhill Reds. They also have a tournament title under their belts going 4-1-1 at the CABC Gold Bat Tournament taking the final 5-2 over the host Sarnia Brigade. 

 

Top Hitters

*Darcy Moore (8-for-24, .333 Avg, HR, 4 2B, 6 R, 9 RBI, 2 SB)

*Troy McLoughlin (8-for-20, .400 Avg, HR, 2B, 7 R, 4 RBI, 5 BB

*Cooper Tompkinson (9-for-24, .375 Avg, 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Christian Mullen (2-0, 16 Inn, 12 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 11 BB, 17 K, 1.69 ERA)

*Josh Appel (2-0, 14 Inn, 11 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 1.93 ERA)

*Andrew Raponi (0-0, 4 Inn, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 2.25 ERA)

 

#2 - Castors Acton Vale (7-3; 2nd Place Ligue de Baseball Majeur du Quebec) (4)

The Castors d'Acton Vale jump a couple of spots in our Top 10 National Rankings and come in at the #2 slot this time around after being ranked #4 two weeks ago. The Castors had a good couple of weeks in LBMQ play as they went 3-2 over that time span to maintain the 2nd overall spot in the league. They dropped games against the Unicanvas de Thetford and the league leading Cactus de Victoriaville. They defeated the Brock de Drummondville, Cardinaux des Laurentides and the Expos de Sherbrooke. 

 

Top Hitters

*Reinaldo Ramirez (13-for-33, .393 Avg, HR, 4 2B, 8 R, 9 RBI, 4 BB, SB)

*Jean-Francois Delisle (11-for-30, .366 Avg, 2 2B, 5 R, 8 RBI, 8 BB, 2 SB)

*Emmanuel Forcier (10-for-28, .357 Avg, HR, 5 2B, 4 R, 7 RBI, 2 BB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Bryan Corona (2-0, 2 Sv, 15 Inn, 3 R, 0 ER, 6 BB, 20 K, 0.00 ERA)

*David Gauthier (1-1, 1 Sv, 17 Inn, 7 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 20 K, 1.65 ERA)

*Philippe Saad (3-0, 14 Inn, 9 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 22 K, 3.50 ERA)

 

#1 - Cactus de Victoriaville (9-0; 1st Place LIgue de Baseball Majeur du Quebec)

The Cactus de Victoriaville retain the #1 in our Top 10 National Rankings after completing another undefeated portion of their season. The Cactus went 3-0 during the last two weeks of their regular season schedule to run their overall record to 9-0 on the season. They defeated Acton Vale, the Cascades de Shawinigan and the Brock de Drummondville during this two week time frame. The 2023 LBMQ League Playoff Finalists looked poised to make a strong run at a league title in 2024 as their pitching and hitting all seem to be clicking at the right time. 

 

Top Hitters

*John Loschiavo (10-for-29, .344 Avg, HR, 2B, 8 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB)

*Rylan Sandoval (8-for-20, .400 Avg, HR, 2 2B, 5 R, 6 RBI, 2 BB, SB)

*Etienne Blanchette (7-for-22, .318 Avg, 2B, 4 R, 8 RBI, 3 SB)

 

Top Pitchers

*Rene Dave Pelchat (3-0, 18 Inn, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K, 0.00 ERA)

*Etienne Blanchette (2-1, 1 Sv, 13 Inn, 6 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 15 K, 1.08 ERA)

*Vincent Ruel (1-0, 8 Inn, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0.88 ERA)

 

Congrats to all of the teams that made the list this time around. After a few weeks, we will have another look at this and release another list after a few more weeks of the season have gone by. By that point, we should be well into a lot of leagues around the country. Hope everyone enjoys this round of the rankings!!

 

The CABC Team