13. RHP Jack Pineau
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Born: Thunder Bay, Ont.
Height and Weight: 6’ 0” 180 lbs.
Bats-Throws: R-R.
Team: Creighton University Blue Jays.
Coach: Mark Kingston.
2026 spring with Creighton _ Had a 7-3 record with a 4.31 ERA in 16 starts ... Has walked 26 and struck out 82 in 93 1/3 innings ... Facing St. John’s he worked four innings allowing three runs -- two earned -- on three hits ... Worked 4 2/3 innings in a loss to St. John allowing three runs on five hits and four hits ... Handled Georgetown giving up one run in five innings on three hits and three walks as he struck out five ... Took the loss against St. John’s allowing nine runs on nine hits and a walk, as he struck out four ... Bested Butler with six scoreless giving up six hits and a walk, as he struck out eighth ... Garnered the win against Villanova giving up four runs on three hits, while striking out four ... Was the winner facing Seton Hall with six scoreless as he allowed four hits and walked one, striking out eight ... Gave up four runs on four hits and three walks facing Connecticut as he struck out on … Gained the win against Sacramento State allowing two runs -- unearned -- on four hits as he struck out nine ... Touched up for three runs on seven hits and three walks as he struck out six ... Worked 5 1/3 innings giving up four runs on five hits and a walk as he whiffed five ... Gained the win with six scoreless against Gonzaga allowing four hits and walking three, as he struck out six .... Pitched five innings against Tarleton State giving up four runs on five hits and a walk, as he struck out eight ... Worked four innings against UC San Diego allowing two runs on two hits and three walks, as he struck out six ... Pitched 5 2/3 innings against St. Mary’s allowing two runs on six hits, while striking out three.
2025 spring with Creighton _ Was 3-0 with 5.67 ERA in 10 starts, walking 18 and striking out 41 in 39 2/3 innings ... Returning from injury, he made his first appearance against Samford ... Pitched three scoreless innings in a start on against Connecticut, earning the win with three strikeouts ... His second and third wins came in six inning efforts against Villanova and at Butler. He limited the Wildcats to three runs, while holding Butler to a single run and notching eight strikeouts.
2024 spring at Creighton _ Made 12 appearances, including six starts ... Was 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA in 33 2/3 innings, with a 3.21 ERA, walking 15 and striking out 32.
2023 summer with Thunder Bay Border Cats _ Was 1-3 with 4.38 ERA, walking 20 and fanning 30 in 39 1/3 innings in nine starts.
2023 summer with Thunder Bay Border Cats, Northwoods League _ Was 2-1 with 4.03 ERA in six starts, walking 15 and striking out 32 in 29 innings.
Canadian Creighton content: INF Dave McKay (Vancouver, BC) 1971, C Luke Hornaski (Langley, BC) 2016.
Previous teams: Junior National Team, Canada Premier, Pro 5 fighters, Toronto Mets, Thunder Bay Lakers, Port Arthur Nationals Little League.
Previous coaches: Greg Hamilton, Jamie Romak, Rich Leitch, Chris Reitsma, Mike Griffin, Grant Lilley.
Rankings: Perfect Game’s 8th best RHP in Ontario (2023) ... 28th best player in Canada, according to Perfect Game.
Good genes: “My dad, Dave, played basketball for Lakehead University and my brother, Alex Pineau, plays hockey at Northeastern in Boston.”
The most influential people in my baseball life: “My dad, Dave.”
The most influential person in my baseball career, besides my family: “My coach Grant Lilley from the Thunder Bay Lakes.”
Best day on the ball field: “Seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts against the Sacramento State Hornets.”
Favourite player when you discovered baseball: “Mike Trout.”
Favourite player today: “Jonah Tong.”
Interested teams: “About half of the teams in the league.”
Hockey days: Drafted in the 12th round of the 2020 OHL draft by the London Knights but hung up his skates after making the Junior National Team.
Honours: 2026 with Creighton _ Earned his second BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honour, tossing six scoreless innings in Creighton’s 6-0 win over Butler, as he notched eight strikeouts. He scattered six hits, one walk and one hit batter to move to 6-1 on the season, needing 92 pitches as he faced 25 hitters in the outing ... Coming off a 2-1 win over Gonzaga in the series opening game Creighton ace was named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week for the first time. He scattered four hits over six scoreless innings to earn the win over the Zags in a 2-1 contest. He collected his second win of the season, notching six strikeouts. He out dueled Gonzaga starter Zach Bowman, who limited Creighton to two runs on four hits in eight innings. The win lifted Jack to 2-0 on the season, lowing his season ERA to 3.60 ... 2023 season _ Preseason All American Rawlings/Perfect Game Canada/Puerto Rico First Team ... 2022 with Canada Premier _ All Tournament Team at WWBA World Championship in Jupiter ... Preseason All American Rawlings/Perfect Game Canada/Puerto Rico Honourable Mention ... 2021 season with Florida Pokers Upperclass Carolina Powered By Mizu _ Named to All Tournament Team at 17U PG Florida World Series in Sanford, Fla. ... Named to All Tournament Tea at PG 17U East Memorial Day Classic in Fort Myers.
Scouting Report
“I saw him last spring and told everyone in our meetings he was a guy to watch this spring. There is something about hockey players.”
_ NL scout