Welcome to Little League Baseball Ontario

This site hosts information regarding Little League Ontario and its Provincial Tournaments (rules, dates, schedules, etc.). For information on specific Districts or Leagues in Ontario, follow the links found on this site's Links page. That's where one would look to find to house league and other weekend tournaments, as this site is just for the Provincials.

For information on Little League programs, rule changes, etc., please visit Little League Canada or Little League International.

See What the Beagle's Dragged In...

Oct 18, 2009 - The AGM was held, with 7 of 8 districts represented. Nothing earth-shattering happened, here are the highlights:
- The new board was elected and looks a lot like the old board, with two exceptions (Board page has been updated). We left the position of Umpire Consultant open, pending a detailed job description being made available, and Kathy Recchia was elected into the Director position for 2010-2011.
- Draws for 2010 Provincial Tournaments were done (Draws page has been updated).
- No By-Law changes.
- Hosting regulations modified to give the host of the Major Provincials the option to design that year's 'generic' LL Ontario Tournament trading pin. (Hosting page to be updated.)
- Tournament regulations modified to allow for a Provincial schedule including one "rain-day" during the tournament, and an additional rain-day at the end of the tournament, so that if neither rain-day is used the winner will have two days rest prior to the Travel Day to Canadians. (Tournament page to be updated.)
- Tournament sites confirmed, except at Junior and Senior (see table below, Sites page has been updated, and will be further updated). We do have potential hosts but can't announce them until their own Boards confirm it. We hope to have that resolved in a couple of weeks.
Feb 17, 2010 - Canadian Championships travel dates have been released. The table below has been updated. Hosts planning for Provincials should therefore plan to have their Final at least two days before the Travel To Canadians date, which leaves one day or more for rain or rest.
Feb 22, 2010 - We have been given adjustments to the Junior and Big League "Travel to Canadians" dates, so the table below has been updated. As far as hosts of Provincial tournaments are concerned, here is the bottom line...
- Travel dates: Majors - Thu Aug 5th, Juniors & Seniors - Fri Aug 6th, Big League - Mon Jul 19th.
- As per discussion at the last AGM, Little League Ontario will approve either of the following types of schedules...
  1. Majors - Final on Mon Aug 2nd, rain/rest days on both Tue Aug 3rd and Wed Aug 4th;
    Juniors & Seniors - Final on Tue Aug 3rd, rain/rest days on both Wed Aug 4th and Thu Aug 5th;
    Big League - Final on Fri Jul 16th, rain/rest days on both Sat Jul 17th and Sun Jul 18th;
  2. Majors - Final on Tue Aug 3rd, one rain day during tournament prior to Tue Aug 3rd, and one rain/rest day on Wed Aug 4th;
    Juniors & Seniors - Final on Wed Aug 4th, one rain day during tournament prior to Wed Aug 4th, and one rain/rest day on Thu Aug 5th;
    Big League - Final on Sat Jul 17th, one rain day during tournament prior to Sat Jul 17th, and one rain/rest day on Sun Jul 18th;
  We prefer option 1 but we will consider option 2 if it is required due to volunteer and/or other considerations.
March 4th, 2010 - East Nepean Little League, of District 2, will host the 2010 Junior Provincials. It will be played on an 80-foot diamond which was beautifully regroomed by the city just last fall.
March 7th, 2010 - Current River Little League, host of the 2010 Major Provincials, has started a web site for that Tournament. Please see the "MAJORS" link in the main table below.

A WORD ABOUT PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT DATES

The number one question I get these days is "What are the dates of the Provincial Tournaments?". I am getting tired of repeating myself, so I'm going to sum it up right here:

Tournament END dates ARE known because they are three days (Finals plus two rain/rest days) before the travel day to the Canadians, and those have been confirmed. They are shown on the table below.
Tournament START dates ARE NOT known, until we know how many teams will be playing in each, and what format they are using.
These are the steps we have to follow in order to get the final Tournament dates:
- On May 21st we should know which Districts are attending which Minor thru Senior Tournaments, and for Big League the date is June 7th. Until then we do not know how many teams are playing in each, and therefore we do not know the format of each tournament nor how many days each will take to play.
- On May 28th (Minor thru Senior) and June 14th, schedules will be submitted for approval. For Minor thru Senior, there will be two versions, one with a Host team, and one without. Until then we do not know how many rain days are being built into the schedule by the host, for the format being used.
- Finally, the Minor thru Senior tournaments have the option of having a host team if the host league is not the district champ. This changes the number of teams by one, and is only known at the end of the host league's Districts, which is not until some time in July.
So, you now know as much as I do. I can promise you that I will keep this page, and the table below, updated with the best available information, as per the dates listed above.
Bottom line: Look at the end date. The start date is going to be about a week before that, give or take a day or two, depending on all those things I mentioned above.

Next Up for Little League Ontario

February, 2010 - Prepare 2010 LL Ontario Tournament pin design.
May 21, 2010 - Minor, Major, Junior, Senior Provincial Team Entry confirmation date. Little League Ontario Districts must confirm which Provincial Tournaments they will attend (Minor through Senior).
May 28, 2010 - Minor, Major, Junior, Senior Provincial Schedule submission date. Provincial Tournament host must submit schedules to the President for approval (Minor through Senior).
May 30, 2010 - Minor, Major, Junior, Senior Provincial Schedule approval date. President to announce approval of Provincial Tournament schedules (Minor through Senior).
Jun 07, 2010 - Big League Provincial Team Entry confirmation date. Little League Ontario Districts must confirm whether or not they will send a team to the Big League Provincial Tournament.
Jun 14, 2010 - Big League Provincial Schedule submission date. Provincial Tournament host must submit schedules to the President for approval (Big League).
Jun 16, 2010 - Big League Provincial Schedule approval date. President to announce approval of Provincial Tournament schedules (Big League).

2010 Tournament Locations and Dates

2009 PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ARCHIVED. The results were updated into the schedule pages,
so use the links on the left to find the results you want.

2010 Little League Ontario Championships
AGE GROUP with Web Links and/or Info Packs when known	LOCATION with League Links and/or District Links when known	FORMAT Depends on # of teams	TRAVEL TO DATE	START DATE	FINISH DATE	TRAVEL TO CANADIANS	2010 CHAMPION
MINOR	Timmins, ON (District 1)	8-Team 2 Round Robins & Playoffs 7-Team Double Elimination 6-Team Round Robin	Fri 30 Jul 2010^(*)	Sat 31 Jul 2010^(*)	Wed 04 Aug 2010^() Sat 07 Aug 2010^() Sat 07 Aug 2010^(**)	none	TBA
MAJOR	Thunder Bay, ON (District 3) Map	9-Team Double-Elimination 8-Team 2 Round Robins & Playoffs 7-Team Double Elimination	Sat 24 Jul 2010^() Wed 28 Jul 2010^() Mon 26 Jul 2010^(*)	Sun 25 Jul 2010^() Thu 29 Jul 2010^() Tue 27 Jul 2010^(*)	Mon 02 Aug 2010^(*) plus 2 rain dates	Thu 05 Aug 2010 (air) to Ancaster, ON	TBA
JUNIOR	East Nepean (Ottawa West), ON (District 2)	8-Team 2 Round Robins & Playoffs 7-Team Double Elimination 6-Team Round Robin	Thu 29 Jul 2010^() Tue 27 Jul 2010^() Tue 27 Jul 2010^(*)	Fri 30 Jul 2010^() Wed 28 Jul 2010^() Wed 28 Jul 2010^(*)	Tue 03 Aug 2010^(*) plus 2 rain dates	Fri 06 Aug 2010 (air) to Lethbridge, AB	TBA
SENIOR	Oakville, ON (District 1)	8-Team 2 Round Robins & Playoffs 7-Team Double Elimination 6-Team Round Robin	Thu 29 Jul 2010^() Tue 27 Jul 2010^() Tue 27 Jul 2010^(*)	Fri 30 Jul 2010^() Wed 28 Jul 2010^() Wed 28 Jul 2010^(*)	Tue 03 Aug 2010^(*) plus 2 rain dates	Fri 06 Aug 2010 (air) to Saint John, NB	TBA
BIG LEAGUE	Orleans (Ottawa East), ON (District 6)	5-Team Round Robin 4-Team Round Robin 3-Team Round Robin	Mon 10 Jul 2010^() Sun 11 Jul 2010^() Mon 12 Jul 2010^(*)	Sun 11 Jul 2010^() Mon 12 Jul 2010^() Tue 13 Jul 2010^(*)	Fri 16 Jul 2010 ^(*) plus 2 rain dates	Mon 19 Jul 2010 (air) to Regina, SK	TBA

Bold dates are confirmed. Other dates are otherwise just guesses.
^(*) Proposed; to be approved after May 28, 2010
^(**) Proposed; to be approved after May 28, 2010; Could be extended due to bad weather.

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Last Updated: Monday March 8th, 2010 at 3:35 PM