The University of Toronto Varsity Blues baseball team's bid for a fourth consecutive provincial title came to an end Saturday, as the Blues dropped both games at the 2026 OUA Baseball Championship in Welland, Ont.
 
Brock 18, Toronto 1
 
The Blues fell 18-1 to the Brock Badgers in their first game of the day. Brock jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the second inning before adding two more runs in the third. The Badgers broke the game open with an 11-run fourth inning to secure the victory.
 
Ryan Hsu drove in Toronto's lone run, going 1-for-2 at the plate. Richard Klimaszewski got the start for the Blues, striking out three over 3.2 innings of work.
 
Laurier 8, Toronto 5
 
The Blues championship run came to an end following an 8-5 loss on Saturday night. U of T opened the scoring in the first inning before Laurier responded with four runs in the second.
 
Toronto battled back to tie the game in the fourth, highlighted by a Diego Fuentes single and a bases-loaded walk from Ryan Hsu. However, the Golden Hawks regained the lead in the sixth and held on for the victory.
 
Fuentes led the Blues offensively, going 2-for-3 at the plate, while Hsu, Fuentes and Kirk Gibson each drove in one run. Toronto also drew seven walks and played error-free defensively.
 
The Blues have two weeks to rest before heading to Ottawa to defend their title at the Canadian National University Championship, Oct. 22-25, hosted by Carleton University.
 
 
2026 OUA Baseball Championship
Welland Stadium, Oakes Park Stadium

Friday, October 9
GM1: Queen's vs Waterloo 8-5
GM2: Carleton vs Laurier 5-4
GM3: Brock vs Queen's 13-5
GM4: Toronto vs Carleton 7-6

Saturday, October 10
GM5: Laurier vs Queen's 10-3
GM6: Waterloo vs Carleton 8-5
GM7: Brock vs Toronto 1-18
GM8: Laurier vs Waterloo 8-3
GM9: Toronto vs Laurier 5-8

Sunday, October 11
GM10: Brock vs Laurier - 10:00 a.m. (Welland Stadium)
GM11: Loser GM10 *if first loss - 2:00 p.m. (Welland Stadium)