Should the Indian Hills Warriors win the Division I JUCO World Series, they will do so with the help of six Canadian players (Photo: Indian Hills Athletics)
The 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) will begin their various Division World Series Tournaments this weekend and in total, 23 Canadians will be looking to help their teams to their respective championship title.
In Division I, which will take place at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colorado, 11 Canadians will participate, including six players from Indian Hills JC in Ottumwa, Iowa (Maxime Adam, Pier-Oliver Boucher, Samuel Fortier, Justin L’archeveque, Charles Lefebvre, and Ryan Telenko), two players from Cowley County (Felix Chenier-Rondeau and Oliver Laroque) and three players from Crowder College (Simon Grinberg, Adamo Stornello and Nick Tremblay).
In Division II, taking place at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, OK, three Canadians will participate including Ayden Makarus and Jackson Fraser of LSU Eunice and Ben Hubert of Kellogg.
Finally in Division III, nine Canadians will take part, beginning Saturday at Pioneer Park in Greeneville, TN. All nine players hail from Niagara Community College in Sanborn, New York and include Andrew Bench, Cal Brazier, Chris Tani, Craig Oliver, Matt Ferris, Mike Short, Noah LaLonde, Nolan Gallo, and Will Jackman.
Congratulations and good luck to all players involved!