HAMILTON, Ont. – The best baseball players in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) will be on display at the Rogers Centre on Sunday, May 20, as the 2011 champion Toronto Varsity Blues take on the OUA all-stars in the sixth annual OUA Baseball All-Star Showcase.

The game will take place following the Toronto Blue Jays game against the New York Mets, which begins at 1:07 p.m. Fans can enter Rogers Centre through Gate 8 free of charge following the Blue Jays game (approximately 4:30 p.m.), or purchase tickets to both by visiting bluejays.com.

The Varsity Blues claimed the OUA championship title with an 8-4 victory over the Western Mustangs. The Varsity Blues finished in a tie for third in the regular season with a 12-9 record and ran the table in the double elimination championship tournament defeating Western, Laurier and Western again to win their first championship since 2003.

Toronto had outstanding pitching in 2011 led by veterans Marek Deska (Mississauga, Ont.), Tyler Wilson (Port Hope, Ont.) and Andrew Bergman (Pickering, Ont.).

The OUA all-star team will be comprised of student-athletes from the other seven schools that complete on the OUA circuit, including  Laurier, Western, Brock, Guelph, McMaster, Queen’s and Waterloo. OUA pitcher of the year, Adam Lentz (Calgary, Alta.) of the Waterloo Warriors will get the start for the all-star team, which also includes 2011 hitter of the year Shaun Valeriote (Guelph, Ont.) of the Brock Badgers and OUA rookie of the year Jonathan Brouse (Port Perry, Ont.) of the Laurier Golden Hawks.

The 2012 game marks the sixth annual OUA All-Star Showcase. In 2011, Brock came back late to rally past the all-stars in an exciting game. The all-star team holds a 2-2-1 record with the inaugural game in 2007 ending in a tie.

The OUA All-Star Showcase is made possible with the help of Wilson, Pizza Pizza and the Blue Jays.

OUA BASEBALL ALL-STAR SHOWCASE ROSTERS

TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
Name      Pos.  Number Hometown

Bergman  Andrew  P  32 Pickering, ON
Bowers  Kyle   C  13 Toronto, ON
Carmichael  Harrison  3B  21 Charlottetown, PEI
Chapman  Scott   P  39 Markham, ON
Deska   Marek   P  38 Mississauga, ON
Donnelly  Ryan   P  40 Toronto, ON
Gurgis   Joseph   DH  33 King City, ON
Hersch   Steven   OF  23 Toronto, ON
Isaac   Jonathan  OF   Toronto, ON
Jachyra  Patrick   3B  53 Toronto, ON
Jakymyc  Josh   C   7 Toronto, ON
Katayama  Orion   SS  24 Mississauga, ON
Koukounian  Viken   C  32 Aurora, ON
Lekas   Jamie   2B  42 Toronto, ON
Mannone  Andrew  OF  17 Scarborough, ON
Mannone  Patrick   OF  14 Scarborough, ON
Nash   Peter   P   4 Ajax, ON
Page   Brent   1B   8 Hamilton, ON
Palladino  Steve   P  56 Boston, MA
Payne   Dale   OF  43 Richmond Hill, ON
Oshima  Yusuke  P  18 Richmond Hill, ON
Sampson-Coburn Martin   P   5 Toronto
Sartor   Jonathan  OF  16 Stouffville, ON
Taylor   Drew   P  41 Toronto, ON
Wilson   Tyler   P  19 Port Hope, ON

Coaching Staff and Support Staff
Head Coach  Jim Sheppard
Assistant Coach Charles Pascal
Assistant Coach Ryan McCallen
Assistant Coach Pierre Cote
Assistant Coach Nick Cunjak
Manager  Tony Cicirello
Trainer   Frank Manza


OUA ALL-STARS
Name    School   Pos.  Number Hometown

Allen  David  Waterloo  DH  29 Burlington, ON
Brouse  Jonathan Wilfrid Laurier OF  10 Whitby, ON
Cabrero Carlos  McMaster  RHP   9 Burlington, ON
Cardinale Michael Brock   SS/RHP  3 Mississauga, ON
Firth  Justin  Queen’s  DH   5 Oakville, ON
Ferri  Ricky  Brock   OF  35 St. Catharine’s, ON
Fulton  Graham Western Ontario 1B  11 Vancouver, BC
Interisano Justin  Guelph   C  24 Guelph, ON
Kissel  Matt  Brock   2B  21 Whitby, ON
Lentz  Adam  Waterloo  LHP  45 Calgary, AB
Lytwynec Paul  Western Ontario 3B  16 London, ON
McDonnell Bryn  Western Ontario RHP   9 Whiby, ON
McMullen Dan  Guelph   RHP  17 Burlington, ON
Mireault Chris  Western Ontario OF  24 Windsor, ON
Mongillo Marc  Guelph   OF  23 Toronto, ON
Paish  Adam  Western Ontario RHP  32 Mississauga, ON
Panas  Ryan  Wilfrid Laurier 3B   4 Toronto, ON
Robinson Kurtis  Brock   RHP  34 Mississauga, ON
Robinson Shawn  Western Ontario SS   3 Sarnia, ON
Romak  Wes  Guelph   2B  44 London, ON
Tinklin  Ben  Waterloo  C  10 Kitchener, ON
Valeriote Shaun  Brock   1B  20 Guelph, ON

Selected but unable to play
Campbell Ian  Western Ontario OF  15 Mississauga, ON
Duckett  Darnell  Wilfrid Laurier OF  15 Waterloo, ON
van Pelt Brett  Wilfrid Laurier LHP  27 Whitby, ON

Coaching Staff
Lounsbury Jeff  Brock   Head Coach
Lumley Mike  Western Ontario Assistant Coach
Ballantyne Scott  Wilfrid Laurier Assistant Coach

Source: OUA