2025 18U Best of the West

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2025 18U BEST OF THE WEST, KAMLOOPS, BC
April 30 - May 4

In conjunction with Big League Experience, Prep Baseball Canada 18U National will make its third appearance in Kamloops, British Columbia for the 2025 Best of the West Showcase Tournament.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, April 30
11:30AM vs. HPP Tigers (Exhibition)
Canada Games Field

Thursday, May 1
9:00AM vs. North Shore Twins
Norbrock Stadium

4:30PM vs. Team BLE
Norbrock Stadium

Friday, May 2
4:30PM vs. Webber Academy
Canada Games Field

Saturday, May 3
**Playoff Round**

This team will be comprised of players from across Canada born in 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009, or in their true 2024, 2025, 2026 or 2027 Graduating Years.

The Best of the West is one of the signature events each year on Canada's amateur baseball schedule, with West Coast programs needing to qualify in order to attend.

In 2025, the tournament will include Prep Baseball Canada, a squad made up of the best players in the country who are not rostered on a team already attending the event. Without hesitation, pro scouts and evaluators flock to Kamloops in early May to get one of their first looks at prospects in game-action. 

“It’s exciting to have a number of players from the East side of Canada for pro scouts and evaluators to get a look at in meaningful game-action,” says Marty Lehn, Director of Big League Experience. “Adding high-level players from the rest of the country will add some more flavour to the tournament and give the evaluators in attendance the chance to get a look at more players from across the country.”

Prep Baseball Canada’s emphasis has always been on putting Canadian players on the field in front of pro scouts and college coaches. Having this on our schedule is another way to do that without having to leave the country.

The Prep Baseball Canada scouting staff will now begin to piece the roster together.

Make sure to tune into our social channels and website in early May as we provide unparalleled coverage from the entire tournament, as well as the Prep Baseball Canada team.

PREP BASEBALL PROFILE
Every prospect's recruiting process starts and ends with the Prep Baseball Profile and our showcases revolve around that player profile. For first time attendees, a new Prep Baseball profile will be created, hosting all of your information, videos, head shot, metrics and more, making it one of your single most important tools in the recruiting process. Repeat showcase performances will continue to update your Prep Baseball profile, creating a history of prospect progress and ensuring the most up-to-date information is easily accessible throughout the fast-paced scouting community. These profiles are also searchable by a range of data points and metrics through our advanced search engine, making it a one stop shop for recruiters and scouts.

STATS
Prep Baseball stats are the industry standard in the scouting community, carrying the highest credibility in actionable data. Prep Baseball profiles are the most reliable resources for prospect information due to this reason alone. Stats are collected using only the highest of standard equipment including laser timers, Trackman and Stalker radars. All stats are hosted in player profiles accompanied by recently launched Performance Tiers that show where a prospect ranks among his peers.

VIDEO
All prospect performances will be professionally video taped, edited and uploaded into their Prep Baseball Profile. Videos will consist of multiple angles and record all aspects of the showcase including bullpens, live batting practice, and defensive performances. Videos are hosted in Prep Baseball Profiles and used for video spotlights, content, social media and more. Videos are accessible to all Prep Baseball+ subscribers.

SCOUTING REPORTS
The Prep Baseball Report is built at the hands of some of the most tenured and respected scouts in the industry. We pride ourselves on our level of prospect knowledge, most of which is gained through Prep Baseball events. Showcases are designed and engineered by state Scouting Directors with the goal of collecting as much information about a prospect as possible and relaying our findings to the public through data collection and scouting reports.

POST-TOURNAMENT CONTENT
One of the many results of a Prep Baseball Trip is getting all the information collected to the public in a timely and digestible manner. Every showcase will be featured on the Prep Baseball website and social channels through various forms of post-event content, leaderboards, video spotlights and more.

ACCOUNT DASHBOARD
In an effort to elevate the post-event experience for players who attend a Prep Baseball Trip, the Account Dashboard is now your one stop shop to view all of your post-tournament deliverables, including your Video, TrackMan data and more.


Locations

Norbrock Stadium (Kamloops, BC)
1500 Island Pkwy
Kamloops, BC
V0E 2A0
Canada
Canada Games Field (Back Field)
1500 Island Pkwy
Kamloops, BC
V0E 2A0
Canada
Date Title Commitments  
Name High School State Class Pos. Commitment
Max Arnold LoEllen Park ON 2025 OF
Matt Botticelli Mother Margaret Mary AB 2025 OF
Cameron Dube Preston High School ON 2025 C Wabash Valley JC
Gabe Fink AHP Academy AB 2027 RHP
Lincoln Fugle Father Patrick Mercredi AB 2025 OF
Lucas Gensler Harry Ainlay AB 2025 RHP
Jakoby Hamer Austin O'Brien AB 2025 RHP
Nolan Jackson Blessed Trinity ON 2025 SS Seattle
Max Laflamme Donald A. Wilson Secondary School ON 2026 RHP
Gabriel Larocque St. Charles College ON 2026 C
Dayne Liske St. Joseph High School AB 2027 3B
Joshua Macauley Strathcona AB 2025 LHP
Reuben Malamed TDSB Virtual Secondary School (VSS) ON 2025 RHP Niagara
Ethian Mayuk Father Patrick Mercredi Community High School AB 2025 RHP
Matthew Perez Scott St. Joan of Arc ON 2026 3B
Ethan Pittman Father Patrick Mercredi HS AB 2026 SS
Evan Russell St. Joseph Academy AB 2026 RHP
Luke Schmitt St. Joseph High School AB 2025 RHP Butler CC
Theo Shipton AHP Academy AB 2025 RHP
Miguel Tetreault Saches AB 2025 SS Cloud County CC
Kaysen Young AHP Academy AB 2026 RHP