Brewers Langley Blaze RHP Calum Andersen (Calgary, Alta.) of the Vauxhall Jets, is Oklahoma bound.

October 6, 2026

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

The two Canadian teams are not co-favourites in the 28th annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat championship in Jupiter, Fla.

Yet, both the Canadian Premier and the Brewers Langley Blaze are considered dark horses in their respective pools. Going back to my race track days, that’s a compliment.

No less than 120 teams -- and maybe more than 500 golf carts, occupied by pro scouts and recruiters -- are competing, including Jamie Romak’s Canadian Premier and the Blaze coached by Doug Mathieson and Jamie Bodaly.

In all 55 Canadians are on rosters

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The Blaze, with some US pickups, are in Pool J with the Northeast Pride 2027 National (Pa.), the Richmond Braves 18U Platinum (Va) and the USA Scout – Team Nike US (Ga.).

Dark Horse: Brewers Langley Blaze

With lots of focus going to Leo Nockley, the Brewers will walk into this pool with a chip on their shoulder. This is a squad who could very well make plenty of noise themselves, featuring five 90+ arms on the roster with two T100 prospects and four in the T300. This is a well-balanced team with no real weaknesses to be found, and is going to be a headache for opponents on both sides of the field. The offense will be driven by LSU commit Bryan Ravelo and ASU commit Rilen Niclai, both flashing high end bat speed with Niclai expected to create chaos on the bases as a 6.53 runner. Oklahoma commit and #82 ranked prospect Calum Anderson will join #53 Issac Vidal at the top of the rotation for Brewers, giving the boys a 1-2 punch that not many other rosters have. It’s clear that this squad has the star power to make a run, and is certainly not going to be a fun matchup for opponents who run into them.

_ AJ Denny, Perfect Game.

Canucks on roster

LHP Santiago Acosta L/L 2029 6-1 160 Home School Maple Ridge, BC

RHP Calum Andersen L/R 2027 6-5 195 Vauxhall Academy Calgary, Alta. C-Oklahoma

OF Jake Carriere L/L 2028 5-11 165 Yale Secondary Abbotsford, BC

C Lucas Carroll L/R 2028 6-1 203 Calgary, Alta,

RHP Sam Craven R/R 2027 5-11 170 Oak Bay Victoria, BC

RHP Benjamin Dartnell R/R 2027 5-10 175 Vancouver, BC

SS Fox Ferguson R/R 2029 5-10 160 Surrey, BC

3B Sawyer Gelling R/R 2027 6-3 170 Lambrick Park Academy Victoria, BC

OF Oscar Leah L/L 2027 5-11 185 Maple Ridge, BC C-Kansas State

SS Evan Maloney L/R 2026 6-0 168 GW Graham Chilliwack, BC

Delta Blue Jays LHP Caleb Miller (Delta, BC)

LHP Caleb Miller L/L 2028 6-2 185 Delta, BC

OF Brett Rienguette L/R 2027 5-11 210 Val Caron, Ont.

RHP Jonathan Slogocki R/R 2027 6-3 170 Surrey, BC

RHP Lucas Sproule R/R 2027 6-3 180 Collingwood, Ont.

C Rhys Whiteford L/R 2027 6-2 190 Okotoks Dawgs Academy Duncan, BC

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Canadian Premier is in Pool S with Canes West National (Calif.), Elite Squad Scout Team (Fla.) and Premier 2027 Scout (Tex.).

Dark Horse: Canadian Premier

While they catch the “Dark Horse” designation in this exercise, this Canadian Premier group has the proper expectation that this is a pool they need to win. Let’s break it down: offensively, the speedy Sam Ellis is a dynamic table-setter for a host of power bats in this lineup, including Mikey Batiste, Jalen Jacob, William Nolet, Gino De Santis, and Gabriel Lehouillier. On the mound, the staff is headlined by Lucien Kovalchik, an uncommitted 2028 grad who should have every chance to head back north from the WWBA Worlds with several Power 4 offers. Down the rotation, there’s a healthy blend of lefties vs. righties as well as stuff vs. polish. The big southpaw Ethan Reason will assuredly draw a start and can jam up 0s for the club. Look for the uncommitted arms of Will White, Johann Sternberg, and Marshall Schwoob to also provide good innings in their opportunities. If you’re a college coach heading down to Jupiter next week, this roster is packed full of impact uncommitted players and could very well be playing deep into the event.

_ Steve Doherty, Perfect Game.

Canadian Premier Roster

Name Ht Wt B/T Grad School Hometown Commitment

Ontario Blue Jays OF Mikey Batiste (Mississauga, Ont.)

OF Mikey Batiste 6-4 235 S/R 2028 Port Credit Mississauga, Ont.

RHP-3B Connor Brown 6-2 195 L/R 2027 Abbey Park Oakville, Ont.

RHP-OF Max Covriga 6-2 185 R/R 2027 Bill Crothers Markham, Ont. C-Cincinnati

INF Juan Cruz 6-0 160 R/R 2027 Saber Academy Mississauga, Ont. C-Bradley

C Gino De Santis 6-2 220 L/R 2027 John McGregor SS Chatham, Ont. C-Cincinnati

RHP Caleb Dupuis 6-0 175 R/R 2027 Georgetown, Ont. C-Utah

OF-INF Samuel Ellis 6-1 175 R/R 2027 Blyth Academy La Peche, Ont. C-North Dakota State

LHP Korbin Greaves 6-3 190 R/L 2027 Ajax, Ont. C-Xavier

INF Clark Heimbecker 6-1 205 L/R 2027 Guelph, Ont. C-Bryant

OF-1B Galen Hudel 6-0 190 L/R 2027 Waterloo, Ont. C-Wright State

INF Jalen Jacob 6-3 248 L/R 2027 St Joan of Arc Maple, Ont. C-Kansas State

RHP Lucien Kovalcik 6-4 200 R/R 2028 Ecole Elementaire Catholique Sainte-Trinite Burlington, Ont. 243

RHP-1B Gabriel Lavoie 6-2 190 L/R 2027 Félix Lecler Mascouche, Que.

OF-1B Gabriel Lehouillier 6-1 208 L/R 2027 Levis, Que.

LHP-OF Eliott Malo 5-10 175 R/L 2027 Ecole Secondaire De Mortagne Contrecoeur, Que.

FieldHouse Pirates RHP Peyton Markwood (Puslinch, Ont.) of Canadian Premier

RHP-INF Peyton Markwood 6-4 215 L/R 2027 Puslinch, Ont. C-Odessa College

RHP Owen McKinstry 6-2 215 R/R 2028 Port Elgin, Ont.

OF William Nolet 6-3 195 R/R 2027 Saint-Gilles, Que. C-Weatherford College

LHP-1B Ethan Reason 6-6 195 L/L 2027 Stouffville District Stouffville, Ont.

LHP Marshall Schwoob 6-3 175 L/L 2027 Hamilton, Ont.

RHP Evan Shewfelt 6-1 185 R/R 2027 Blessed Trinity Grimsby, Ont. C-Louisiana Tech

LHP Johann Sternberg 6-5 200 R/L 2027 Riverdale Collegiate Toronto, Ont. C-Kansas State

C Ludovic Therriault 6-0 176 R/R 2027 Antoine de St-Exupéry Saint Malo, Que.

INF Evan Walker 6-0 175 L/R 2027 Archbishop Denis O’Connor Catholic HS Ajax, Ont. C-Valparaiso

INF Alex Wallace 6-2 190 L/R 2027 Garth Webb SS Oakville, Ont.

RHP Evan Wallace 6-2 194 L/R 2027 Garth Webb SS Oakville, Ont. C-Missouri State

OF Will White 6-3 195 R/R 2027 Perth, Ont.

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There are other Canucks scattered among the other rosters including;

Baseball U

LHP Evan Lawson L/L 2027 6-3 195 Lawrence Park Collegiate Toronto, Ont.

Canes National 18U/New York Mets Scout Team

LHP-1B Jeremie Sabourin 6-0 170 R/L 2027 Northern Pre-University Vaudreuil, Que.

Chicago White Sox Scout Team

LHP Antoine Boucher L/L 2029 6-0 170 Northern Pre-University Montreal, Que.

Ghost National

OF-1B Jayden Duchaine 6-1 190 R/R 2027 Northern Pre-University St-Bruno, Que. Seminole State College

INF Maxime Lamarre 5-10 160 L/R 2027 Terrebonne, Que.

OF Nathan Roy 6-4 205 R/R 2027 Beauce, Que.

Ohio Warhawks

RHP Gabe Fink R/R 2027 6-2 175 Edmonton, Alta. Southern Cal

Royals Scout Team 2027

SS Ethan Borovilos R/R 2027 6-1 170 Richview Collegiate Toronto, Ont.

OF Josh Holden L/R 2027 6-4 210 Huron Heights Mount Albert, Ont.

Team Elite - Southeast Alliance

SS Zackary Molinaro R/R 2027 6-0 185 Woodstock, Ont.

Team Georgia

C-OF Zachary Lepine 6-3 190 R/R 2027 P27 Academy Candiac, Que. C-Texas Tech

USG/Elev8 Rawlings National

3B Christian Heffernan R/R 2027 6-3 190 Centennial Puslinch, Ont.

Wow Factor/Toronto Blue Jays Scout 18U

RHP Stiaan Henning R/R 2027 6-4 171 Acellus Academy Oakville, Ont.

28th annual Jupiter championship attracts 55 Canadians