2026 Baseball Manitoba Awards Banquet Recap
This past Saturday we were proud to present our 2026 Awards Banquet in Brandon, MB. We honoured our best coaches, officials, players, teams, volunteers, and honourary members for their performances and/or contributions to the sport of baseball. The event was a great success, and we thank all those who came, enjoyed the evening, and celebrated another fantastic year of baseball with us. See more from the event below.
Master of Ceremonies: Louis Cote
Welcome, Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett
Presidential Greetings: Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President
2026 Award Winners
Grassroots Coach of the Year - Andrew Moreau (RA Steen)
Photo from left to right: Andrew Moreau, Paul Esteves, Baseball Manitoba VP of Coach Development
High Performance Coach of the Year - Blaine Fortin (Lundar)
Photo from left to right: Blaine Fortin, Paul Esteves, Baseball Manitoba VP of Coach Development
Grassroots Team of the Year - 11U AA Brandon Marlins
High Performance Team of the Year - Minor - 16U Girls Provincial Team
High Performance Team of the Year - Major - 22U Carillon Sultans
Honour Society - Greg Hercina (Dauphin)
Photo left to right: Greg Hercina, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President
Volunteer of the Year - Nicky Saindon (NWMBA)
Photo left to right: Nicky Saindon, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President
Volunteer of the Year - Don Meilleur (St. Adolphe)
Photo left to right: Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President, Don Meilleur
Derrick Dubell Grassroots Umpire of the Year - Louis Tetrault (La Broquerie)
Photo left to right: Louis Tetrault, Ashton Liskie, Baseball Manitoba VP of Umpires
Ron Shewchuk High-Performance Umpire of the Year - Marv Falk (Altona)
Ron Shewchuk, accepting the award on Marv's behalf as he was unable to attend the event.
Larry Nicholls Umpire Award of Merit - Ernest Elder (Brandon)
Photo left to right: Ernest Elder, Ron Shewchuk
Honour Society - Gerry Janz (Baldur)
Photo left to right: Gerry Janz, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President
Challenger Player of the Year - Grayson Krystik (Oakbank)
Photo left to right: Grayson Krystik, Kevin Froese, Baseball Manitoba VP of Finance
13U Player of the Year - Quinn Naturkach (Brandon)
Photo left to right: Quinn Naturkach, Kevin Froese, Baseball Manitoba VP of Finance
15U Player of the Year - Rhett Dyck (Morden)
Photo left to right: Rhett Dyck, Kevin Froese, Baseball Manitoba VP of Finance
18U Player of the Year - Logan Patterson (Winnipeg South)
Photo left to right: Colten Boudreau, accepting the award on Logan's behalf, Kevin Froese, Baseball Manitoba VP of Finance
14U Female Player of the Year - Chloé Nast (Ste Agathe)
Photo left to right: Chloé Nast, Kevin Booker, Baseball Manitoba VP of High Performance
16U Female Player of the Year - Josie Miller (Headingley)
Photo left to right: Josie Miller, Kevin Booker, Baseball Manitoba VP of High Performance
19U Women’s Player of the Year - Caitlan Nickel (Brandon)
Photo left to right: Caitlan Nickel, Kevin Booker, Baseball Manitoba VP of High Performance
Senior Women’s Player of the Year - Jewell Thompson
Photo left to right: Jewell Thompson, Kevin Booker, Baseball Manitoba VP of High Performance
22U (Junior) Player of the Year - Cedric Lagasse (St. Adolphe)
Photo left to right: Cedric Lagasse, Ryan Alexander, Baseball Manitoba VP of Marketing
Senior Men's Player of the Year - Brett Boudreau (Elmwood)
Photo left to right: Brett Boudreau, Ryan Alexander, Baseball Manitoba VP of Marketing
Honour Society - Brad Schoonbaert (Brandon)
Photo left to right: Brad Schoonbaert, Roger Langlais, Baseball Manitoba President
Region of the Year - Portage Minor Baseball
Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us at this event! Congratulations again to all our 2026 Award Winners, and here's to another great year of baseball in Manitoba!
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