Elliott: 26th All-Canadian college Third Team led by White, Froehlich, Marino, Doucette
Former Ontario Blue Jays Sam White (Aurora, Ont.) reacts to scoring a run for West Virginia Mountaineers.
October 10, 2025
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
There is always a good news/bad news aspect to us releasing our annual Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian Third Team.
The bad news is for all but 12 of the 1,185 Canadians playing the majority of their schedule south of the border is that they did not make the All-Canadian Third Team.
The good news for the remaining 1,173 players is that some have a chance to make our Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mentions list.
Or our Canadian Baseball Network Second Team.
Or maybe even our Canadian Baseball Network First Team.
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Most first-place votes on our Third Team _ Sam White (Aurora, Ont.) West Virginia Mountaineers 11, RHP Kyle Froehlich (Nipawin, Sask.) Texas at Tyler Patriots 10. 2B Joey Marino (Surrey, BC) Cloud County Thunderbirds 7, 1B Tyler Doucette (Dartmouth, NS) Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6 and Tyler Favretto (Montreal, Que.) Kansas Wesleyan Cotoyes 5.
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Third team by province: British Columbia 3, Quebec 3, Alberta 2, Ontario 2, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan 1 each.
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Third team by graduating organizations: Academie Baseball Canada 3, Okotoks Dawgs 3, Langley Blaze 2, Bulletproof Prospects 1, Fraser Valley Cascades 1, Muenster Red Sox 1, Ontario Blue Jays 1 and Whalley Chiefs 1.
And for the fifth straight year we are going to build towards our final announcements.
Batting lead-off ... the Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian Third Team.
On deck ... the Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian Second Team.
In the hole ... the 25th annual Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Year.
Next ... the 25th Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian First Team and players named to our Honourable Mention list.
And finally …. our stats package.
Voting electorate: Our 49 voters consisted of 17 coaches, from elite programs to colleges on both sides of the border; 17 writers (including nine Canadian Baseball Network staffers), seven scouts, five executives and two players.
Hats off: Ryan Isaac, who runs the business side of this operation -- and as Bob McCown used to say “there is nothing like a smooth-running operation.” He green lit the idea to send Canadian Baseball Network hats to members of the 2024 all-Canadian college First team.
So we trundled off to the post-office and sent hat to the likes of RHP Tyler Boudreau (Middle Sackville, N.S.) of the Midland Chaparrals, RP L.P. Langevin (Quebec, Que.) Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns, C Connor Caskenette (Duncan, BC) Purdue Boilermakers, 1B Colin Cymbalista (Pickering, Ont.) Hutchinson Blue Dragons, 2B Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) Kentucky Wildcats, 3B Jakob Poturnak (Vancouver, BC) Cloud County T-Birds, SS Core Jackson (Wyoming, Ont.) Utah Utes, OFs Tyler Wilson (Chandler, Az.) Grand Canyon Antelopes; Francesco Barbieri (Brampton, Ont.) Ave Maria Gyrenes and Payton McHarg (Saskatoon, Sask.) Washburn Ichabods, DH Jake Wrubleski (Okotoks, Alta.) Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes and 2024 Canadian College Player of the Year LHP Jackson Soucie (Cambridge, Ont.) Wabash Valley Warriors.
We invited everyone to send a selfie which we would post ... to date only Wilson has sent in a picture. But we heard that there was a mail strike. Maybe business will pick up.
Our 26th annual All-Canadian College Third Team ...
Left-handed starter _ Alexis Gravel (Repentigny, Que.) McNeese State Cowboys.
He went 4-3 with a 3.45 ERA in 12 games -- making 10 starts -- with 67 strikeouts in 47 innings, while holding opponents to a .236 batting average. He ranked seventh in the conference in strikeouts.
He earned Pitcher of the Week honours after defeating Oakland, striking out 12 batters in six innings in a combined, 1-0 shutout win. He also struck out 10 or more batters twice - 12 (Oakland) in six innings and 10 (New Orleans) in five innings.
Gravel, who pitched for the Academy Baseball Canada and coach Maxime Hockhoussen, made the All-Southland Conference Second Team and earned a spot on the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2024).
Right-handed starter _ Kyle Froehlich (Nipawin, Sask.) Texas at Tyler Patriots.
He was simply unbeatable going 10-0 in 15 starts with a 2.75 ERA. Froehlich struck out 58 in 75 1/3 innings.
He beat Texas A&M Kingsville with six scoreless innings. In the Lone Star Conference Tournament, Froehlich worked seven innings and allowed two runs on seven hits. He struck out five to go to 9-0. Then he climbed to double figured, beating Felican as he allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings, while striking out five.
He started the season beating Lubbock-Christian Chaparrals (four earned runs in five innings), Angelo State (two runs in a seven-inning complete game with seven strikeouts), Texas A&M International (4 1/3 scoreless), Kingsville (two runs allowed in seven innings), St. Edward’s (a seven-inning complete game shutout, allowing five hits and one walk), West Texas A&M (one run allowed in 4 1/3 innings with five strikeouts), Oklahoma Christian (four scoreless) and St. Mary (three runs in 6 2/3 innings).
Froehlich, who played for the Muenster Red Sox under Chad Hofmann, earned ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-South Central Region, Second Team honours for the All-South Central Region and All-Lone Star Conference, as well as Baseball All-American Third Team.
Reliever _ Kai Fyke (Langley, BC) Central Arizona Vaqueros.
He could have been either a right-handed starter or a reliever but our crack voting panel decided he was a coming out of the pen. He appeared in 16 games -- nine starts -- going 4-2 with two saves and a 2.07 ERA, which was lowest in the conference. He struck out 72 in 65 1/3 innings.
Fyke registered wins over Chandler Gilbert (three innings, one run, one whiff), Community Christain (three scoreless, five strikeouts), Cochise (seven scoreless, two hits, nine strikeouts) and Arizona Western (five scoreless, zero hits, six strikeouts). Plus, he had saves against Eastern Arizona (one inning, two hits, one strikeout) and Eastern Arizona (two scoreless, two hits and two strikeouts).
He pitched for the University of Fraser Valley under coach Riley Jepson and the Brewers/Langley Blaze and coaches Jamie Bodaly and Doug Mathieson.
Catcher _ Tyler Favretto (Montreal, Que.) Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes.
Favretto was the backbone of the Coyotes’ offence, batting .423 -- 32nd in the NAIA. He had a .579 on base percentage, fourth best in the NAIA and his .755 slugging average ranked 38th in the country. Favretto completed the season with 63 walks, which was the second highest total in the NAIA this season after finishing tied for the most walks in the country a year ago. He had 19 doubles which tied him for 24th and hit 14 home runs as he finished with 35 extra base hits, which were the 28th most.
Favretto, who played for the Academie Baseball Canada and coach Maxime Hockhoussen, was named an All-American by the NAIA and the American Baseball Coaches Association. He was a Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian honourable mention in 2024.
First base _ Tyler Doucette (Dartmouth, NS) Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
He batted .350 with 10 doubles, 13 homers and 54 RBIs with a .988 OPS in 57 games. Doucette ended the season on a 12-game hitting streak and hit at least one home run in the final seven Big Ten weekends. During the Big 10 Tournament, he was 5-for-9 with a home run and three RBIs in a win over Indiana.
His other memorable weekends came against Maryland (5-for-12, with a home run, four RBIs, four walks), Penn State (5-for-13 with a home run), Illinois (6-for-11 with a home run, two doubles, five RBIs), Ohio State (5-for-14 with a home run, six RBIs), Nebraska (7-for-13, multiple hits and an RBI in all three games with a home run, five RBIs), Washington (4-for-11, two RBIs) Oregon (three-run homer, driving in four), Cap Baptist (6-for-11), Coastal Carolina (4-for-11 with two home runs) and Grand Canyon (6-for-19, with two doubles, six RBIs).
Doucette, who played for the Okotoks Dawgs and coaches Jeff Duda, Tyler Hollick, Val Helldobler, as well as the Dartmouth Mooseheads and coach Chris Head, was a Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian honourable mention in 2024.
Second base _ Joey Marino (Surrey, BC) Cloud County Thunderbirds.
He had 76 hits, including 16 doubles, a triple and eight home runs. while batting .373, scoring 50 runs in 61 games and driving in 68 runs with a 1.052 OPS.
He went 4-for-5 facing Labette (with six RBIs, a double and two homers), managing three hits against Marshalltown (four RBIs, double, triple), Butler (two RBIs with a double), Highland (RBI double), Highland (two RBIs), Butler (three RBIs, two doubles), Southeast (two RBIs), Garden City (two RBIs, double), Garden City (three RBIs, two doubles) and Coffeyville (two RBIs, double, home run),
Marino had two-hit games against McCook (double, two RBIs), Kansas Wesleyan (three RBIs), Marshalltown, Marshalltown (four RBIs), Weatherford (two RBIs), Seward County (three RBIs, home run) and Butler (two RBIs, a double).
He played for the Whalley Chiefs and coach Jason Boldt.
Third base _ Edouard Tardif (Trois-Rivieres, Que.) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Norsemen.
He batted .357 with 15 doubles, six doubles and 46 RBIs with a 1.082 OPS in 38 games.
His better games saw him go 5-for-6 against Connors State with three RBIs, a double and a homer and register three hits against Eastern Oklahoma State (four RBIs, double) and Crowder College (three RBIs, homer).
On the season, he had two-hit games facing Oklahoma Wesleyan (two RBIs). Oklahoma Wesleyan (RBI), Panola (three RBIs, double), Connors State (double), Seminole State (double, RBI), Metropolitan (three RBIs), Eastern Oklahoma State (RBI), Connors State, Seminole State (RBI, double) and Rose State (three RBIs, double and a homer).
Tardiff played for the Academie Baseball Canada and coach Karl Gelinas.
Former Bullettproof Prospect INF Bigel Sebastinelli (St. Catharines, Ont.), shown here with Jamestown Tarp Photo: Matt Spielman, Times Observer.
Shortstop _ Nigel Sebastianelli (St. Catharines, Ont.) SUNY Niagara Thunderwolves.
He hit .468 with 15 doubles, six triples, two homers and 53 RBIs in 47 games with a 1.193 OPS. He also swiped 18 bases.
Facing Corning, he was 4-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, as well as the same 4-for-4 against Erie with a triple and four RBIs and was 4-for-6 against Finger Lakes with a double, triple and an RBI. He had three hits against Jackson, Finger Lakes (double, two RBIs), Genesee (double, three RBIs), Corning (two doubles), Onondaga Com(double), Monroe (RBI), SUNY Broome (double, three RBIs) and Dallas Richland (solo homer).
Also he had two hit outings facing Jackson College, Rhode Island (two doubles, four RBIs), North Dakota State Science, Waubonsee, Genesee (double), Finger Lakes, Jamestown (solo homer), Erie (double) and Finger Lakes (double).
Sebastianelli, who played for Scott Bullett’s BullettProof Prospects, received a NJCAA Div. III Baseball ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove award. He was the sixth player in Thunderwolves history to earn that honor and joins Sean Jamieson (Simcoe, Ont.) and others. He recorded a .937 fielding percentage and committed eight errors in 127 chances as SUNY Niagara went 51-2 last spring.
Former Fraser Valley Cascade and Langley Blaze grad Noah Caissie (Vancouver, BC)
Outfielders _ Noah Cassie (Vancouver, BC) Mineral Area Cardinals, Turner Zdunich (High River, Alta.) Colby Trojans and Max Hartman (St. Albert, Alta.) Washington State Cougars.
Cassie hit .394 with 15 doubles, 12 homers and 64 RBIs. He had a 1.218 OPS in 49 games.
His best game was against Missouri State-West Plains going 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBIs. He had three hits facing Southwest Mississippi (two doubles, a homer, three RBIs), Coahoma (homer, four RBIs), Metropolitan (double, two RBIs), Metropolitan (double, two homers, five RBIs), Missouri State-West Plains (two doubles, solo homer), Missouri State-West Plains (double, homer, five RBIs) and St. Charles (four RBIs),
And two-hit days against Coahoma (RBI), St. Louis (homer, three RBIs), St. Louis (solo homer), St. Louis (homer, two RBIs), Metropolitan (double), Crowder (two doubles, two RBIs), Crowder (double, solo homer), Missouri State-West Plains (double, RBI), Missouri State-West Plains (double), St. Charles (double) and Eastern Oklahoma State (solo homer).
He’s a former member of the Langley Blaze.
Zdunich has followed in his brother’s footsteps. He hit .407 with 13 doubles, three triples, nine homers and 25 RBIs. He had a 1.319 OPS in 55 games.
He had four-hit games against Dodge City, Seward County (four RBIs, triple, homer), Cloud County, Butler (eight RBIs, double, two home runs) and Fort Scott (six RBIs, triple, two homers) as well as three-hit outings against Otero (RBI, double) and Dodge City (RBI).
The Zed man had two hits against Lamar (double, four RBIs), Northeastern (double), Northeastern (RBI, double), Indian Hills (two RBIs), Otero, Otero (RBI), Garden City, Garden City (double, homer, two RBIs), Pratt (two RBIs, double), Dodge City, Dodge City (two RBIs), Hutchinson (four RBIs, triple, home run), Cloud County (two RBIs), Cloud County (two RBIs), Butler (three RBIs, double).
Zdunich, who played with the Okotoks Dawgs and coaches Jeff Duda, Tyler Hollick, Val Helldobler, batted .407 with 13 doubles, three triples, nine homers and drove in 57 runs. He had a 1.139 OPS in 55 games.
Hartman batted .363 with nine doubles, a triple, five homers and 29 RBIs. He had a .956 OPS in 42 games.
He led the team in batting average and had 61 hits, scored 41 runs and registered seven stolen bases. He had 15 multiple-hit games including five four-hit games, recording seven multiple-RBI games. Hartman had 17-game hitting streak and 18-game on-base streak. During Mountain West Conference play, he batted .371 with four doubles, one triple, four home runs and 17 RBIs.
He singled and stole a base in the season-opener against fourth-ranked Arkansas and had four hits with three RBIs, a double, stolen base and two runs scored against Texas A&M. Facing Corpus Christi, he went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, a double, walk and a stolen base in a win over Iowa. Facing Iowa, he homered and stole a base in a win and had four hits with a double against Seattle. Hartman had four hits with three RBIs and a triple against Air Force and he homered in a win over San Diego State. He homered in series-clinching sweep against San Diego State and doubled twice against UNLV. He went deep facing UNLV. He had three hits with a homer, stolen base and four RBIs in his team’s season-finale at San Diego State.
Hartman, who played with the Okotoks Dawgs and coaches Jeff Duda, Tyler Hollick, Val Helldobler, was named Academic All-Mountain West Conference (3.42, Civil Engineering).
Designated hitter _ Sam White (Aurora, Ont.) West Virginia Mountaineers.
Last spring, he hit .361 with 17 doubles, five homers and 46 RBIs. He had a .955 OPS in 51 starts.
White only played 22 games at second base due to a shoulder injury, but was the DH in 29. He led the team in hits (69) plus was second on the team with in RBIs and runs scored, while stealing nine bases on 14 attempts.
His best games included a go-ahead home run in the 10th against Lipscomb, going 9-for-12 with a home run and four RBIs against Kennesaw State, was 3-for-5 with two doubles and five RBIs against Arizona, homered and drove in two against Arizona, was 3-for-5 at Houston, had two doubles and two RBIs against Texas, was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs at Kansas State, had a hit and two RBIs against Cincinnati in Big 12 Championship, was 3-for-5 with two RBIs, including game-winning double in ninth inning against Clemson in NCAA Clemson Regional and was 5-for-9 with a home run, two RBIs in the NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional.
White, who played for the Ontario Blue Jays and coach Corey Eckstein, earned All Big 12 Honorable Mention and ABCA All-East Region First Team honors and made the 2024 All-Canadian Second Team.