The Trail Little League All Stars will battle for the B.C.Major baseball title from July 11 to July 20 in the Greater Vancouver community of Trout Lake.
The B.C. Little League Major Championship will see representatives from seven districts including the host play each other once, with the top four vying in a playoff to crown the B.C. champion.
"We are looking forward to see how we compete in the provincials," said Trail All Stars coach D.J. Ashman. "We definitely worked hard enough to do some damage. We were right in the mix last year."
Trail, the District 8 representative, opens the tournament with their first game on July 12 at 3:30 p.m. against the District 7 rep Beacon Hill from Vancouver Island.
Ashman likes the make up of this year's team, strong in pitching, with good fielding and hitting, and five experienced veterans returning.
"It gives us a great opportunity to at least make it to the semis, and then go from there," said Ashman.
"But all five of them had a decent amount of playing time last year. Three of them played basically every inning."
The Trail team began preparing for the event during the house season, practicing on weekends, and then, following the tryouts, playing tournaments in Calgary and the U.S.
"We dedicated weekends to all star development before we got to the tryouts," said Ashman. "And then just working on the fine details that hurt us last year."
The provincial championships represent the pinnacle of Little League play in British Columbia for players aged 11–12.
In 2024, the All Stars finished with a 2-4 record, as Whalley captured the B.C. title.
Whalley also won the Canadian championship but is out of the picture this year, as Langley defeated them in their district final.
The stakes are high as the B.C. champion not only claims provincial bragging rights, but also advances to the Canadian Little League Championship in Victoria, one step away from the iconic Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
"I like our line up, I think we are going to be a little bit more battle tested this year," added Ashman.
"The boys are fired up"
Trail plays District 1 Little Mountain on July 13 at 3 p.m., District 3 Langley at noon July 15, District 5 Mount Seymour on July 16 at noon, District 6 Hastings at 3 p.m. July 17, and wrap it up with a 6 p.m. match against the host on July 18.
The semifinals will go on Saturday, July 19 at 3 and 6 p.m. with the B.C. final at noon on Sunday, July 20.
Games will be streamed on social media.
