Baseball: Alma shines on the provincial scene

The last provincial baseball championships which took place on the weekends of September 11-12 and 18-19 demonstrate just how healthy Alma Minor Baseball (BMA) is. In total, 13 BMA players, as well as 4 coaches and even a Mosquito B team represented the region on the provincial scene.

“Normally, we always have about five players who go to the provincials. This year, 13 players, it is unheard of to have so many players here chosen to represent the region, ”says BMA president Nicolas Dufour.

The BMA is also counting on two new gold medalists, while Justin Guérin and Émile Dufour won the U18 A championship, against the star team from Lanaudière.

“It’s a very rare feat of arms that has happened when we had two winners from our association. For the past 15 years, only Olivier Ouellet had won provincial championships in 2012 and 2017. So having two this year is a great accomplishment for the BMA. “

Justin Guérin and Émile Dufour had been selected to be part of the region’s star team. Nicolas Dufour has also acted as assistant coach of the team.

For their part, the Alma A’s, in the U15 B, won the regional series and represented Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean against the best teams from other regions.

“The last time one of our teams went to the provincials was three years ago. And in the history of the BMA, it has only happened twice, and this is very recent. It shows how well the development of baseball in Alma is going. “

Development

The results of this year show, according to Nicolas Dufour, how much the BMA cares about the development of its players.

“We all work to develop our young people and get them to perform. We give them time to play and practice. We don’t have a team that has had a difficult season this year. All of our efforts are paying off. “

According to the president of the BMA, these good performances on the provincial scene are likely to attract new players.

“All this makes our organization shine. But here, we have grown so much in recent years that we lack land. Baseball had a hard time many years ago and many old fields were abandoned. It is time to update them so that we can use them again and continue our development. “