Overview

• Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders defeated Quebec 8-1 in Regina to win the Baseball Canada senior men’s championship, with Jordan Stevenson yielding only one late run on three hits.
• Representing New Brunswick and reinforced by five New Brunswick Senior Baseball League pickups, the Islanders advanced with an 11-1 quarterfinal and a 4-0 semifinal over host Regina led by Haden Dow’s complete-game gem.
• The champions reached Regina after a reworked 31-hour journey caused by an Air Canada flight attendants strike that canceled their original itinerary.
• British Columbia won the Ray Carter Cup 15U title in Summerside with an 8-1 win over Ontario; Team P.E.I. finished sixth after a 10-9 quarterfinal defeat to Ontario and a 5-4 placing loss to Saskatchewan.
• Team Nova Scotia set a Canada Games benchmark with 61 medals (21 gold, 22 silver, 18 bronze), while QMJHL training camps continued roster trims, including Cape Breton locals Charlie MacLeod and Jax Ginnish.