Baseball Canada: Gregg homers to help Jays to win over JNT
From left to right: Noah McIntosh (Dartmouth, N.S.), Rogan Rivard (Bonnyville, Alta.) and Maxime Blain (Repentigny, Que.) were standouts for the Junior National Team in their 11-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays EXT in Dunedin, Fla., on Monday. Photo: Baseball Canada
April 20, 2026
By Nicklaus Korim
Baseball Canada
The Junior National Team had trouble keeping up with the Toronto Blue Jays EXT offence in a 11-2 loss in the fifth game of the extended spring camp in Dunedin, Fla., on Monday.
The loss evened the Juniors’ record against the Blue Jays at 1-1.
Offensively, INF Noah McIntosh (Dartmouth, N.S.) drove in the JNT’s first run with a single in the eighth inning. INF Kadyn Armitage (Surrey, B.C.) and OF Rogan Rivard (Bonnyville, Alta.) also singled in that frame. Rivard later came around to score on a sacrifice fly from OF Maxime Blain (Repentigny, Que.).
INF Elliot Lascelles (Toronto, Ont.) also notched a single in the seventh inning to finish 1-for-4.
On the Blue Jays side, two Junior National Team grads turned in solid offensive outings. INF Owen Gregg (Oakville, Ont.) went 1-for-3, blasting a solo home run, while INF Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, B.C.) hit a double in the eighth inning. These two Canucks covered the left side of the infield for the Junior National Team program for a good chunk of the 2024-2025 season.
On the mound, righty Cole Dorland (Langley, B.C.) started and pitched the first three innings. RHP Logan Cummins (Mississauga, Ont.) and LHP Oscar Leah (Maple Ridge, B.C.) followed in relief, both pitching one and two-thirds innings.
RHP Desmond Tregaskis (Delta, B.C.) then closed out the contest, working the final two innings.
On Tuesday, the JNT will head to the New York Yankees Minor League Complex in Tampa to face the Yankees EXT squad.