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Calgary District 8 Baseball to Host 2025 Senior League Canadian Baseball Championship

2025-03-04

CALGARY, AB - Calgary District 8 Baseball is proud to announce that it will host the 2025 Senior League Canadian Baseball Championship at Webber Athletic Park from July 13 to 20, 2025. This prestigious tournament will see the top 14- to 16-year-old Little League baseball players in Canada compete for the honour of representing Canada at the Senior League World Series in Easley, South Carolina.

The Senior League Canadian Championship is expected to bring together seven teams representing British Columbia, Alberta, the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces. The teams will arrive in Calgary on July 12, 2025, with the Opening Ceremonies and play beginning on Sunday, July 13th. The Championship game will take place on Sunday, July 20th.

Championship in the Shadow of the Rockies

Set against the stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, the tournament will feature 24 games over the nine-day period. Participants and their families will have the opportunity to experience Calgary’s vibrant culture and explore the natural beauty of the area, from the prairies to the mountains. With the tournament coinciding with the final weekend of the Calgary Stampede, they will enjoy an unforgettable taste of the festivities that take over Calgary each summer.

A Decade in the Making

For the the District 8 Senior team, it's a return to the Canadian Championship, after winning provincials last year and representing Alberta at the Canadian Championship in Ottawa. Now, it’s time to let Calgary and Southern Alberta shine, a decade after Little League District 8 Calgary last hosted the Canadian Championship. In 2015, the D8 Cardinals hosted the top Canadian Little players 15-to-18 years old in the Big League Championship. They won the tournament with a pair of magical comebacks and went on to represent Canada with pride at the World Series.

Showcasing Calgary's Legendary Hospitality

Kevin Kvame, President & CEO of Little League Alberta says, "Little League in Alberta is so excited to have the Senior League Canadian Championship back in Calgary for 2025. The event brings together some of the top talent in the country and has the teams competing to send our Champions on to the Senior League World Series in Easley, South Caralina immediately following the Championship game. We know the teams will have a tremendous experience with the host committee’s hospitality and western flavour that Calgary and Alberta are renowned for. This tournament is yet another event that will add to Alberta’s and District 8’s impressive history of championship hosting."

The Countdown is On!

With the support of Tourism Calgary and the Toronto Blue Jays™, the Tournament Committee is planning an event that will not only spotlight emerging talent, but also promote community engagement and support for local sports and leave players, coaches, umpires, families and spectators with memories to last a lifetime. With less than 5 months until opening pitch, teams across the country are training hard, preparing for a chance to become Canadian Champions in Calgary on July 20th!

Contact:

For inquiries about this event, including sponsorship opportunities and media coverage, please contact Tournament Chair Jocelyn Laidlaw.

2025slbcanadianregional@gmail.com

403-589-8472