Ontario Prospects
18U Borges Signs with Northeastern
Date:09/04/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Congratulations are long in order for Whitby's Nathan Borges, who, along with Matt Coppens, were the two longest-tenured players within the Ontario Prospects program at seven years apiece. The graduating Borges, a Prospect since 2006-07, has officially signed on with Northeastern University, an NCAA D1 school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The 18-year old right-handed pitcher has...
2014 Prospect Selections
Date:08/18/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Thank you to all of the families and players who supported our 2014 Tryouts! Congratulations to the following players: 12U Coach Rich Butler – 208, 207, 206, 203, 204, 101, 202, 211, 205, 210, 298, 299 13U Coach Alan Butler – 313, 314, 304, 399, 301, 310, 200, 209, 308, 306, 320, 300 13U Coach Rob Butler – 325, 307, 303, 398, 317, 312, 321, 302, 316, 311, 315, 309, 318 15/16U...
14U Prospects Are League Champions
Date:08/15/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
The 14U Ontario Prospects wrapped up the 2013 Fergie Jenkins Showcase League championship as the victors in St. Mary's, Ontario, the weekend of August 9-11. Entering as the 3rd place seed in league standings, they were not awarded a bye and therefore had to battle through eight games over the weekend to emerge victorious. Head coach Mike Cyr was extremely proud of their efforts as the team won...
2013/14 Ontario Prospect Tryouts
Date:08/14/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
11U-14U players – age as of April 30, 2014 Monday August 12 - 6:30-9:00pm - Home Run Academy Wednesday August 14 - 6:30-9:00 pm - Miller's Creek Park South Thursday August 15 - 2:00-4:30pm - Miller's Creek Park South 15U-18U age players – age as of April 30, 2014 Tuesday August 13 - 6:30-9:00pm - Home Run Academy Thursday August 15 - 10:00am-1:00 pm - Hermitage Park (N...
12U ROB Wins Boys of Summer League
Date:08/08/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Rob's 12U Ontario Prospects team finished a brilliant season by winning the Western New York Boys of Summer league championship. After finishing the regular season 12-1-1, the boys began their playoff run with a 4-3 win against Orchard Park. Griffin Hassall walked off on August 5th to cap an exciting first round match up against the 6th place Thunder. Andrew Ha pitched 5 2/3 innings and ...
18U Coppens Signs with University of Maine
Date:08/06/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Congratulations are long in order to 19-year old Matt Coppens from Ajax, who is one of our longest-tenured veterans of the Prospect program at seven seasons. His first year here was at 12U in 2006-07, alongside players like Ryan Kellogg and Nathan Borges. Over that time here, he has battled his share of adversaries but eventually developed into a monster 6-foot-9 right-handed pitche...
12U Prospects Return From Cooperstown
Date:08/05/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
In their final tournament of the year, both 12U Prospect teams attended the All Star Village in the breathtaking hills of Cooperstown, New York. Both Rob and Alan's team saved their best baseball of the summer for what many describe as the mecca of baseball for 12 year olds. They competed on the best 12U fields in the United States and our players had some great baseball highlig...
12U ALAN Earns Runner-up Spot
Date:07/15/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Alan Butler’s 12U Ontario Prospects finished 2nd place in the Ohio Summer Series tournament in Solon, Ohio the weekend of July 4-7! The road to the final was tough but the Prospects managed to score enough runs to come out on top and proceed to a semi-final game where they would play a team who the Prospects lost by one run in pool play. With a chance to come back, the whole team b...
12U ROB team wins in Buffalo!
Date:07/08/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
The Ontario Prospects 12U travel team coached by former Blue Jays' Rob and Rich Butler won their first tournament of 2013 with a come-from-behind 11-8 win over a fellow Canadian squad, the Ontario Expos. The Prospects went 6-0 in the Battle of the Falls in Buffalo, New York the weekend of July 5-7. This was a 12U tournament, competing against a mostly American field of 13 teams....
Shaw Signs at Corning
Date:06/20/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
18U Ontario Prospect Matt Shaw has committed to Corning College, a JuCo in a town called Corning in southern New York state. Shaw hails from Pickering and has spent two seasons with the Prospect organization. He travelled to the college to confirm acceptance in mid-June and is shown in the photo with the baseball team's head coach Lou Condon. Congratulations to Matt as...
Borges Has Huge Performance with Team Canada
Date:06/06/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
18U Ontario Prospect pitcher Nathan Borges (Brooklin, ON) has recently returned home from another stint with the Canadian Junior National Team. The team recently attended the Dominican Republic for their annual tour of the Dominican Summer League, facing prospect teams on the island that are affiliated with different Major League organizations, including the Toronto Blue Jays. Borges appeared in ...
Prospects Alumni are Raking
Date:05/24/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
John Gosnell finished his second season with the NCAA D3 Lesley College Lynx in Massachusetts. Earlier this month the sophomore from Toronto was named to the Second All-Conference Team. He hit .311 in regular season play, leading the team in walks (12) along with six doubles, 19 RBIs and 14 runs scored. Russell McGibbon, a middle infielder by trade from Pickering, pl...
12U Prospects Reach Tournament Final
Date:05/22/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
In their first tournament of the Spring, Rob Butlers's 12U team battled their way to the finals of the Rochester Invitational before losing to a very strong Brighton Bobcats team. The tournament was held in Pittsford, NY on May 18/19. The boys beat the host Rochester Highlanders in the final game of pool play 15-3 to gain entry in the finals, supported by a combined 5 hitter by Tyler Black and...
Major making a big impact at PBA
Date:03/29/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
In his freshman year, RHP, Mackenzie Major is making an impact at PBA. Major currently leads his team in strike outs with 28 and innings pitched with 32. He has a 3-1 record in 6 appearances with a 2.19 era. PBA is one of Canada's top baseball programs and does a tremendous job of developing players. Prairie Baseball Academy has nearly 40 players that have either signed or been drafted by an M...
Kellogg throws NO NO against #3 Oregon State
Date:03/24/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Prospects alumni, Ryan Kellogg threw a no-hitter for the Arizona State Sun Devils to pitch his team to a 4-0 win over the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday. Kellogg had a perfect game going into the 7th inning but an infield error led to the first baserunner of the game. Another Oregon batter reached base on an outfield error in the 8th. The freshman managed to strike out three batters and al...
Riccardi leads SWAC in ERA
Date:03/12/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Ontario Prospects alumni continue to make big noise. RHP, Anthony Riccardi now in his junior year at Division 1 Alabama State University leads the Southwestern conference with a 1.47 era. To date Anthony has a 1-1 record with 18.1 IP, 3 R, 8 BB and 19 Ks. In 2011 Riccardi earned SWAC Pitcher of the Week Award and in 2010 earned second-team All –SWAC honors as a freshman. Keep up the good wor...
Toronto Blue Jays Tournament 12
Date:03/02/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Ontario Prospects coaches Chris Kemlo and Rob Butler have been named as coaches for the upcoming Toronto Blue Jays Tournament 12 showcase event. Tournament 12 is a national baseball tournament being held at Rogers Centre, September 20-24, 2013. The goal of the tournament is to showcase the best college eligible amateur baseball players in Canada to professional scouts from all teams and educationa...
ASU freshman, Ryan Kellogg, expected to move into starting rotation this weekend
Date:02/24/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Ontario Prospects alumni, Ryan Kellogg, has continued his success at the next level. Currently rated by Perfect Game Scouting as #34 college freshman in the nation and #57 for the upcoming 2015 MLB draft. Below is an article in the AZ Central news about Ryan's recent accomplishments at Arizona State University. Freshman Ryan Kellogg is expected to move into the Arizona State startin...
Gaudet & Weir both Committ to Jefferson
Date:02/21/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
A pair of Ontario Prospects members will continue playing together as they have both committed to Jefferson CC in Watertown, NY. Prospects players, Justin Gaudet and Braden Weir will wear matching uniforms again this coming fall as they join the Cannoneers program playing for Coach Northrop. Jefferson's campus is situated in a very nice area of Watertown with well manicured grounds and pristin...
5 Weeks Till Florida
Date:01/31/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Tampa Bay Spring Training Itinerary Ontario Prospects 18U March 8-17, 2013 Friday March 8, 2013 11:00am Bus Departs Ajax for Florida Saturday March 9, 2013 2:00pm &nbs...
Q & A with Ryan Kellogg
Date:01/31/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Ryan Kellogg (Prospects Member 2006 - 2012) played a major role in helping the Junior National Team to a silver medal at last September’s IBAF 18U World Championship in South Korea. Turning in exceptional performances on the mound in key victories over Japan and the United States, Kellogg proved to be one of the top pitchers at the event. Following the tournament it was off to Tempe, Ari...
Sattz Signs with NCCC
Date:01/21/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Ryan Sattz made it official this past weekend as he inked his deal to attend the very strong NJCAA Niagara County CC Thunder Wolves program beginning next fall. Coach Clingersmith has been more than impressive in his short term at NCCC with making NJCAA World Series appearances in both 2009 & 2012 while finishing as the National Runner up in 2012. Ryan is extremely excited to have the opport...
Rozsa Commits to Owens CC
Date:01/16/2013 Source:Ontario Prospects
Marcus Rozsa will be heading to Perrysburg, OH in the fall to play the Owens Express. Marcus is a 6’0”/190lb, left hand hitting catcher, who can shut the running game down and it didn’t take Coach Taylor long to make Marcus an incredible full ride offer to the NJCAA Div 2, Owens Community College. When Rozsa travelled down to visit the campus he was impressed with the area, how...
Getting Ready for Spring Training
Date:12/26/2012 Source:Ontario Prospects
Even though the weather is cold here our Ontario Prospects 16U & 18U team members are anxiously awaiting the warm weather of Florida. For a second straight year the Prospects will travel south to St. Petersburg/Clearwater to attend their annual Spring Training Event during the week of March 8th - 17th. Both teams are working extremely hard in preparation for the trip where they will pl...
16U Prospects Brawl in the Fall Finalists
Date:10/23/2012 Source:Ontario Prospects
The Ontario Prospects 16U team travelled to Farmington Hills, MI to play in the Wolves Brawl in the Fall Tournament Oct 19-21st. The team finished the round robin portion as the # 1 seed going into the playoff rounds Sunday. They started Sunday morning out with a semi-final game, 3-0 win over the Eastern Expos. The championship game was all about quality pitching on both sides, some timely defen...
12U Teams Heading to Cooperstown
Date:10/12/2012 Source:Ontario Prospects
Both 12U Ontario Prospects Teams are in the planning stages of their year-end trip to Cooperstown All-Star Village July 27th – Aug 2nd 2013. This trip will wrap up the 2012/13 season and be the season finale for these 2 teams. 12U head coach Alan Butler said “what a great way to wrap up the season. I am so excited about this trip and already looking forward to a great week with...
Latest News From Arizona
Date:10/08/2012 Source:Ontario Prospects
So far the OP members have played 4 games in the Arizona Fall Classic Event with a 2 - 2 record. Notable mentions are: Nathan Borges - 6 Innings Pitched, 4 Runs, 1 Earned Run, 0 Walks, 3 Hits and 7 Strike Outs Noah Koffman - 3 for 7 Hitting with a Double, 2 Runs Scored and 1 Stolen Base The team still has 5 remaining games, 2 college showcases and 2...
Borges Joins JNT in Orlando, FL
Date:10/04/2012 Source:Ontario Prospects
17 year old, Nathan Borges, has been a member of the Ontario Prospects Baseball Program since age 11 under the tutelage and guidance of former MLB players Rob & Rich Butler. Nathan flew out on Thursday Oct 4th to travel to Peoria, Arizona to attend one of the largest scouted baseball weeks in the nation, The Arizona Senior Fall Classic. While sitting at Toronto Pearson International Airport ...
Four OP Members in Arizona
Date:10/04/2012 Source:Ontario Prospects
Ryan Sattz, Noah Koffman, Matt Coppens and Nathan Borges (pictured here left-right), all members of the 18U Ontario Prospects team are currently participating in the very prestigious Arizona Fall Classic event in Peoria, AZ. The 4 team members flew out Thursday Oct 4th and will return on Friday Oct 12th. Over the week-long event they will play in approximately 8 games and 2 college showcases aga...
16U Prospects ECPL Champs
Date:08/08/2012 Source:Ontario Prospects
The Ontario Prospects 16U club are the 2012 ECPL Champions. Winning the league playoff in a less than dramatic fashion was not how it was supposed to be. Rain on Sunday forced a delay in the championship game being played till later that evening. The Prospects were scheduled to face off against the Westerkirk Royals in the finals but due to the delay the Royals were not able to field enough play...
