Hey Jr Baysox,
As the last of the OBA Championship tournaments came to an end this weekend, the 2025 OSMB Rep season officially comes to a close. It was another great year for development, and we're excited to share that our 2026 Rep Head Coaches have been selected...
Thank you to all of the candidates that applied, including those that simply wanted to make it known that they would like to support the program as an Assistant- should their player be selected after tryouts. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals as your 2026 Jr Baysox Rep Coaches:
7U Jr Rookie Allstars - Scott Macleod
If you've been a part of the OSMB House League program over the past couple of years, you're bound to know Scott. As of current VP of House League, you can always find Scott supporting multiple age groups. As the 2024 WOBA Coach of the year, Scott also helped coach our 2025 - 13U House Select Team, while also supporting our 13U House League and 5U/7U programs. Scott is looking forward to helping continue the growth and development of our 7U Jr Rookie Allstar Program.
9U Rep - Mark Richards
Mark Richards joined OSMB for the 2025 season, after previously being a part of the Wiarton Softball Association Executive. Mark was a lifelong player of the game, including playing Sr baseball for Kincardine. Helping to establish the 9U Jr Baysox program in 2025, we're excited to have Mark returning to continue the program in 2026. While OSMB is still considering the possibility of adding the first ever 8U Jr Baysox Rep Program (depending on 9U Rep tryout sign-ups and coach availability), Mark is excited to continue the development of the 9U Jr Baysox Rep program. The decision on an 8U program will be decided and communicated to the 9U tryout sign-ups prior to final selections.
11U Rep - Pete Clark
Pete joins the Jr Baysox Rep program for the 2026 season as a new Rep Coach, but coaching is certainly nothing new to him. Pete has been a part of our house league program as a coach for multiple years, and he has also spent time as a coach for OS Minor Basketball and Fastball. Pete is excited and looking forward to this new opportunity.
13U Rep - Ryan Bartley
Ryan is new to Owen Sound and has never played baseball before (lol - just kidding). As our current VP of Rep, and the owner of local baseball and training facility Diamond Baseball, Ryan is looking forward to continuing his journey as a Rep Head Coach for the 2026 season. Ryan is also a coach/player for the Sr Baysox Baseball, and we're excited to have Ryan at the helm for the 13U Jr Baysox for the 2026 season.
15U Rep - David St Marie
After being an Assistant Coach for the 2025 13U Rep Jr Baysox, Dave is excited for the opportunity to coach the 2026 15U Jr Baysox and help continue the growth of the Jr Baysox Rep Program. Dave is a teacher from the area that spends countless hours preparing to have a positive impact on all of the youths that he encounters, and after years of coaching house league (and being an assistant Rep coach this past season) we're happy to see Dave have the opportunity to be a Head Coach of the 2026 15U Rep Jr Baysox. Dave also has experience with elite level programs, as his older (now adult son) played baseball at an advanced level.
18U Rep - Gord Pudlo
Gord is retired and moved to Owen Sound / Georgian Bluffs in the fall of 2024 to help take care of an elderly parent. While he may be new to the area, Gord is certainly not new to the game of baseball. After a playing career that included playing at a competitive level into Sr Baseball, Gord spent 20+ years helping coach AA/AAA baseball in the Hamilton area. Gord spent some time during the 2025 season helping support our 5U program, and he also made sure to go out and watch some 15U and 18U games and practices to get an idea of where our program is currently at. Gord is excited to join Jr Baysox Rep Program and help offer a program to our 18Us that may not have previously had this level of development opportunity.
22U Rep - Jason Nichol
We're excited to have Jason on board to start up our 22U Jr Baysox Rep Program. Jason has been in contact with Sr Baysox Coach / Player Ryan Bartley, and they are looking to have the 2026 - 22U Jr Baysox play in the North Dufferin Baseball League (NDBL) Jr Division. Jason has been a part of Owen Sound Minor Baseball for multiple years, and he's looking forward to helping to establish this program that will create a bridge to our Sr Program.
The coaches will be getting together over the coming week to set tryout schedules, and we'll sure to post and communicate tryouts on our website (as well as directly to those that have signed up). Tryout sign-ups close on September 9th. If you haven't signed up yet, be sure to complete our tryout sign-up form:
2026 Rep / Select Tryout Sign-up Form