On July 22, 2019, Baseball BC announced their roster that will compete at the 2019 Baseball Canada Cup (17U Nationals) in Regina, Saskatchewan from August 7th to the 11th.
For those of you unfamiliar with high school level baseball in British Columbia, it is dominated by the British Columbia Premier Baseball League (BCPBL). Most, but certainly not all, of the top high school players in BC play in the BCPBL. The league consists of 13 organizations that field teams in the Bantam PBL (15U), Junior PBL (16U), and the Senior PBL (18U).
The BCPBL has a pretty storied history. Originally established as the Island Premier Baseball League with teams only on Vancouver Island, the league expanded in 1999 and 2000, taking on teams in BC’s Lower Mainland and re-branding accordingly to the BCPBL. The league has helped develop several players who eventually went on to play in Major League Baseball including the following:
| NAME | BCPBL TEAM | MLB DEBUT | MLB LAST |
| Ryan Dempster | North Shore Twins | 1998 | 2013 |
| Jeff Francis | North Delta Blue Jays | 2004 | 2015 |
| Taylor Green | Parksville Royals | 2011 | 2012 |
| Rich Harden | Victoria Mariners | 2003 | 2011 |
| Brett Lawrie | Langley Blaze | 2011 | 2016 |
| Adam Loewen | Whalley Chiefs | 2006 | 2016 |
| Scott Mathieson | North Delta Blue Jays | 2006 | 2011 |
| Justin Morneau | North Delta Blue Jays | 2003 | 2016 |
| Aaron Myette | Whalley Chiefs | 1999 | 2004 |
| Kevin Nicholson | Whalley Chiefs | 2000 | 2000 |
| Tyler O’Neill | Langley Blaze | 2018 | 2019 |
| James Paxton | North Delta Blue Jays | 2013 | 2019 |
| Nick Pivetta | Victoria Eagles | 2017 | 2019 |
| Michael Saunders | Victoria Mariners | 2009 | 2017 |
| Rene Tosoni | Coquitlam Reds | 2011 | 2011 |
| Larry Walker | Coquitlam Reds | 1989 | 2005 |
In 2019, the BCPBL continues it’s dominance of high school baseball in BC with 19 of the 20 players on the Baseball Canada Cup 17U roster playing in the league. The teams with the most representation are as follows:
- Coquitlam Reds – 4 Players (tied for 1st)
- Fraser Valley Cardinals – 4 Players (tied for 1st)
- Victoria Eagles – 4 Players (tied for 1st)
- North Delta Blue Jays – 2 Players (tied for 4th)
- UBC Thunder – 2 players (tied for 4th)
The Baseball BC roster for the 2019 Baseball Canada Cup is as follows:
| NAME | POSITIONS | TEAM |
| Ardan Berg | C | Victoria Eagles |
| Micah Bucknam | IF | Fraser Valley Cardinals |
| Williams Camacho Soto | 3B/IF | Coquitlam Reds |
| Cooper Crompton | RHP | Fraser Valley Cardinals |
| Carlin Dick | LHP | Fraser Valley Cardinals |
| Vicarte Domingo | IF, RHP | UBC Thunder |
| Yosuke Fujie | C | Fraser Valley Cardinals |
| Jude Hall | OF, 3B | Chilliwack Cougars |
| Dominic Hambley | RHP, 3B | Victoria Eagles |
| Sean Heppner | SS, RHP | North Delta Blue Jays |
| Luciano Letteri | IF, OF | Coquitlam Reds |
| Aaron Marsh | IF | Mid-Island Pirates |
| Jonathan McGill | C, IF | North Delta Blue Jays |
| Anson McGorman | RHP | Parksville Royals |
| Giordano Mezzomo | 1B/LHP | Coquitlam Reds |
| Gavin Pringle | RHP | Victoria Eagles |
| Matthew Suarez | IF | UBC Thunder |
| Noah Takacs | RHP | Victoria Eagles |
| Jack Yaremko | OF | Coquitlam Reds |
| Russell Young | C | Langley Blaze |
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