The Kitchener U22 Panthers will be hosting the 2025 Provincial 22U Championships in 2025 and are seeking volunteers between 10 and 13 years of age to assist as batboys/girls. This Championship also serves as the Qualifier for the Baseball Canada 22U Championships. Games will be held at mainly Kitchener diamonds, but also in Waterloo and Guelph. The Provincial Championships consist of two tournaments: Qualification Tournament (June 27-30, 2025) and the Championship/Elimination Tournament (July 18-21, 2025).
These two tournaments are a Premiere Showcase for Baseball Ontario’s 22U division. As part of these showcase tournaments, we will be supplying batboys and batgirls for each team for every game. There will be approximately 50 games total between the two tournaments, featuring the best 22U players in Ontario. Most of these 19-22 year elite athletes also play Canadian and US College/University Baseball.
REQUIREMENTS OF BATBOY/GIRLS:
· Born between 2012 and 2015;
· Batboys/girls will wear their own home team uniforms to showcase their local Association;
· One batboy/girl will be assigned to each team at each game;
· Report to the onsite Convenor at least 15 minutes prior to each assigned game;
· Batboy/girls can work multiple games on multiple days;
· Batboys/girls must always wear their own batting helmets at all times during games;
· During games, batboys/girls must remain in the dugouts/benches until it is time to retrieve bats after each at-bat;
· Water will be provided for each batboy/girl for each game;
· Games will be held each day at 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm;
· The tournaments are a double elimination tournament, with final games held on the Sunday of the tournament. Monday is reserved for games, only in the event of rain delays;
· Best efforts will be made to have batboy/girls assigned to a 22U team associated with their home Association. However, no guarantees can be made due to the unpredictability of schedules and game draws.
HIGHLIGHTS OF BEING A BATBOY/GIRL:
· Each batboy/girl will receive a memento of their participation in the tournament;
· Each batboy/girl’s name will be announced prior to each game;
· Learn what it means to be part of an elite college age team.
If you know of any 10-13 year old baseball players who would like to be part of this lifetime experience, please have them or their parents complete the following form by June 15, 2025:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6dmv-FlskEL2W1JmOdBv-xE2H_glm7zvEyW7I3jRlss3FYg/viewform?usp=share_link
Individuals can also contact Dave Hallman with any questions at:
Dave Hallman
Kitchener U22 Panthers
[email protected] (Please include "22U batboy or girl" in the subject line)
519-239-5513