Rally Cap Player of the Week

During the 2009 baseball season, Baseball Canada will recognize the achievement and improvements of our young baseball players enrolled in the Baseball Canada Rally Cap Program. Starting on the week of May 11, Baseball Canada will select one player per province per week and will do so for a 12 week period concluding on August 1st, 2009.

Any parent, coach, administrator, fan or friend can nominate a young player each week. In order to do so, simply fill the nomination form making sure you include the player's picture in their Rally Cap.

Among all received nominees, Baseball Canada will draw for a weekend in Toronto including transportation for 2 people, 1 hotel night, 2 tickets for 2 Blue Jays games and 2 official Baseball Canada hats.

Nominate a Rally Cap player with our online form!

Week of July 27:
Province: MB
Name: Ari Feuer
Age: 5
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Ari is great at whatever he sets his mind to. He is working on his Hitting, Throwing and Catching. He excels at all 3.

Week of July 27:
Province: NL
Name: Lucas Stagg
Age: 4
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Hoping to get his first hat this summer! Real speedster on the basepaths, already has a couple of speeding tickets to his credit!

Week of July 27:
Province: QC
Name: Autumn Chartier
Age: 5
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Autumn has reached the level of Gray cap this week. She has done very well is improving her hitting and is getting better fielding as well. Autumn likes to play 2nd base best. She even can hit with her brother off a picthing machine.

Week of July 20:
Province: MB
Name: Rhade Kostelnyk
Age: 6
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Rhade is becoming a baseball star. He is improving every week!

Week of July 13:
Province: MB
Name: Declan Bowden
Age: 6
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Declan is progressing towards his gray cap with improvements every week! He even hit one into the out field last game!

Week of July 13:
Province: QC
Name: Félix Lanciault
Age: 4
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Félix Lanciault, même s’il a soufflé quatre bougies et demie il y a à peine cinq jours, évolue déjà au sein du baseball organisé! Il est inscrit à l’Association de baseball mineur de Blainville et évolue au sein du programme « Rally Cap ». Un programme fantastique pour les jeunes… ainsi que pour la relance du baseball. Récemment, Félix a participé au défi Triple jeux de son association. Et l’improbable est arrivée, lui qui est dans les plus jeunes joueurs du groupe et surtout lui qui est, sans l’ombre d’un doute, le plus petit de la gang, il a reçu une médaille et été sélectionné pour la finale régionale. Félicitations Félix!

Week of June 29:
Province: MB
Name: Charlotte Ashcroft
Age: 6
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Charlotte is really improving on catching ground balls and throwing to first. Way to go!

Week of June 29:
Province: QC
Name: Juliette Gauthier
Age: 6
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Juliette participe bien à chaque activité et entraine les filles de son âge aussi à pratiquer le baseball comme sport d'été. Elle est en voie d'obtenir sa casquette noire et aime déjà la compétition.

Week of June 15:
Province: MB
Name: Jesse Vodon
Age: 6
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Jesse has shown a real improvement in hit batting skills.

Week of June 8:
Province: MB
Name: Nalin Manchanda
Age: 6
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Nalin doesn't need the batting tee and can hit pitches from the coaches. Way to go!

Week of June 1:
Province: MB
Name: Noah Victor
Age: 5
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

He keeps showing an improvement in his hitting skills each week.

Week of May 25:
Province: MB
Name: Jack Maurer
Age: 5
Rally Cap Accomplishment:

Jack has shown that he is learning the basic skills well. He consistently hits and throws well.

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