Hudel, Nolet, Reason, Walker help Canadian Premier win its Jupiter pool
Toronto Mets’ Ethan Reason put up zeros.
October 9, 2026
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
Canadian Premier arrived in Jupiter, Fla. without a nickname.
After nine-run innings in back-to-back games ... how about coach Jamie Romak’s Jumpin’ Jacks?
Each time a player jacks a home run the dugout empties with all the players jumping into the air in celebration.
Or Jamie’s Wallbangers, a la Harvey Kuenn’s Milwaukee Brewers Wallbangers from the 1980s. Or maybe the Bash Brothers of the Oakland A’s in the 1990s.
Yet to clinch its pool, Canadian Premier relied on an old-fashioned pitching gem, scoring a 3-0 win over Canes West National 2027.
LHP Ethan Reason (Stouffville, Ont.), Johann Sternberg (Toronto, Ont.) and Connor Brown (Oakville, Ont.) combined on a one-hitter.
Reason started things off by working three scoreless innings, without allowing a base hit. He walked two and struck out five. He threw 49 pitches in the first three innings (26 strikes). He threw 34 pitches (55% strikes).He was clocked at 94 MPH.
Next was Sternberg who pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing two base runners (one hit, one walk), while fanning six. In his 52-pitch outing, he thew 67% strikes.
Brown needed only four pitches to get the final out.
ABC’s William Nolet (Saint-Gilles, Que.) doubled for Canadian Premier.
William Nolet (Saint-Gilles, Que.) doubled home Evan Walker (Ajax, Ont.), who had doubled with one out in the first.
Both Nolet and Jalen Jacob (Maple, Ont.) walked with one out in the third. After a ground ball, Nolet scored on a wild pitch and Galen Hudel (Waterloo, Ont.) singled home Jacob.
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Northeast Pride over Langley: Collecting hits for Brewers Langley Blaze in a 4-1 loss to Northeast Pride 27 National were Rhys Whiteford (Duncan, BC), Brett Rienguette (Val Caron, Ont.) and Fox Ferguson (Surrey, BC).
Scouting reports
Calum Andersen, RHP, Calgary, Alta. Brewers/Langley Blaze Scout. Vauxhall Academy Jets.
Andersen showed advanced present stuff and pitch-ability in a strong outing. The delivery is athletic and repeatable from a projectable frame, with room remaining for strength gains that should help the fastball play more consistently in the mid-90s and give the breaking balls even sharper bite. Andersen attacks with a live fastball that touched 96 mph a couple times and plays up in the zone, paired with a sharp, horizontal slider at 85 mph that tunnels well and generates swings and misses.. He mixed in a late-breaking 12-6 curve ball at 78 mph that induced weak contact and flashed a change up with good arm-speed deception that mirrored the fastball delivery. The combination of velocity, secondary feel, and sequencing allowed him to control the zone without relying on pure power. Committed to Oklahoma. Struck out eight while allowing two hits and one walk.
_ Steve Doherty
Caleb Dupuis (Georgetown, Ont.) Canadian Premier/Academy Baseball Canada.
Dupuis turned in a dominant start to open pool play action on Thursday, tossing four scoreless with seven punch outs and just one base runner allowed. The 6-foot right-hander worked his fastball in all four quadrants of the strike zone, topping it out at 91 mph with heavy arm-side run and sink. He mixed in a tight breaking ball with tilt and late actions to it, successfully mistiming opposing hitters.
_ Anthony Gambardella
1B Jalen Jacob (Maple, Ont.) Canadian Premier/Ontario Blue Jays.
Jacob is a Perfect Game All-American and Kansas State commit, yet I still think he is being undervalued both in the public and pro space as a draft prospect right now. The prep first base demographic has admittedly not been a hotbed recently, as there have been eight total selected this decade. It’s an understandable demo to have precaution with, as you are totally buying into the offensive profile when you pay a prospect here. As for Jacob, I am convicted on this bat and would pay good coin for it if I was a decision maker. He can bop, as the raw power is real and he gets to game power frequently. It is all fields impact and carry, with an innate ability to backspin the baseball. He’s got baseball twitch that translates to big bat speed, and pairs that with a quiet left-handed setup in the box. What impresses me the most about him though is the bat to ball ability and approach. He has a very measured, calculated approach in the box, consistently displaying quality swing decisions paired with damage ability and good contact rates in the zone. I’m convinced of the ability to hit for average and juice at the big league level. Looking elsewhere, he is more than capable at first base with good feet around the pillow and hands to match. He’s shown plenty to like and project on in front of the Canada PG staff time and time again, and will look to do it stateside. He will still be 17 years old on draft day.
_ Michael Albee, Perfect Game.
Gabriel Lehouillier (Levis, Que.) Canadian Premier/Academy Baseball Canada.
He hit a no-doubt shot on Cardinals quad. High-end D1 hitter through and through. Real dude. These are pro swing mechanics. Lehouillier drives to straight away CF and burns him for a bases clearing double. Coaches/scouts need to be on this profile during Jupiter. Long history of performance with a swing built to last long-term.
_ Michael Albee, Perfect Game.
William Nolet (2027, Saint-Gilles, Que.) Canadian Premier/Academy Baseball Canada.
He reached base in all three plate appearances on Thursday, driving in five runs on an early RBI triple as well as a loud pull-side grand slam. The 6-foot-3 right-handed batter swings one of the more consistent barrels up north with budding power to all parts of the field that is starting to show up more often.
_ Anthony Gambardella