April 2026 Update

We are just a few weeks away from the 2026 Slo-Pitch Season!   We will be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of WECSSO this year.  More information to follow.

A reminder that the Annual Spring Meeting is Wednesday April 15th at 1:00 p.m. at Ciociaro Club in Salon C. Come out and check out any changes and updates for the Summer Slo-pitch season.  Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Recent posts to the website include the Red and Blue Rosters and Players Rules.  Please familiarize yourself with the rules before the season.

Green Division will be having their pre-season Orientation on April 20th and 22nd at St. Clair College Sports Park from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Players will be drafted by April 24th and the team rosters will be posted thereafter. 

Umpires are meeting Wednesday April 22nd to get ready for the season.  Many thanks to these volunteers!  Anyone interested in becoming an umpire or would like additional information, please Contact Barbara Sanders our UIC (Umpire In Chief).

If you are new to the league…WELCOME!  We hope you have an enjoyable season.  The website is our main communication tool.  Please check it out for more information regarding the season and the WECSSO organization at: https://www.wecsso.com/

 

Batting Practice and Clinics

2026 marks the 3rd year batting practices and clinics were organized by WECSSO for WECSSO.  These are again held at Riverside Minor Baseball Centre in 2 sessions from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and 1:00pm to 2:00pm.  A huge shout out to the volunteer instructors, pitchers, first aid and organizers. 

Blue DivisionApril 29th

Green DivisionApril 13th

Red DivisionApril 27th

Important Dates for 2026

April 13thGreen Division Batting Clinic –Riverside Minor Baseball (RMB)

April 15th – Annual Spring Meeting – Ciociaro Club, Salon C – 1:00 p.m.

April 20th & 22nd Green Division Orientation – St. Clair College – 9:30 a.m.

April 27thRed Division Batting Practice

April 29th Blue Division Batting Practice

April 30th – Last day for Indoor Slo-pitch

May 4th (Green/Red) and 5th (Blue) – Season Start (Practices only)

July 13th (Green/Red) and 14th (Blue)  – Appreciation Luncheon (Rain Dates – July 15th and 16th)

July 20th to 23rd – Canned Food Drive

August 15th – Day of Remembrance – Dieppe Gardens – 10:00 a.m.

August 21st – WECSSO Golf Tournament

September 24th – Last day of the Season

October 7th – Annual General Meeting – Ciociaro Club, Salon C – 1:00pm

October 22nd – Annual WECSSO Banquet – Ciociaro Club, Salon A – 4:00pm

November 3rd & 5th – Indoor Slo-Pitch Season starts

2025 Teams and Managers:

Blue Division – 7 Teams     Convenor – Rob Ceschan

Norsemen – Manager – Dan MacPherson

Ancients – Manager – Mike Palenchar

Fossils – Manager – Elaine Lalonde

Remnants – Manager – Mark Duguay

Broncos – Manager Aldo Bertucci

Relics – Manager – Brian Schauer

Rockers – Manager – Jack Bump

Green Division – 5 Teams     Convenor – David Lariviere

Vintage – Manager – Mark Duguay

Run Like The Winded – Manager – Donna Turner

Thunder & Lightening – Manager – Bob Westlake

Elbows Up – Manager – Ray Piche               

Silver Sluggers – Manager – Patti Mouland

Red Division – 5 Teams     Convenor – Dave Haesler

Gladiators – Manager Gord Beaudoin

Dinosaurs – Manager – Terry Johnston

Vikings – Manager – John Carpenter

Leisures – Manager – Dave Haesler

Cavemen – Manager – Brian Doan

We have a total of 17 teams playing at the Ciociaro Softball Complex.  This is the same as last year.  But the league has grown from 233 members to 240. 

Red and Green Teams play on Monday and Wednesday

Blue Division plays on Tuesday and Thursday.

Daily Game Schedule:

8:45 – 9:00 am – Individual Stretching and Ball Throwing

9:00 – 9:45 am – Batting practice

9:45 – 10:00 am – Infield practice

10:00 – 11:40 am – Game

Total Enrolment – 240 members

Total Roster Positions- 261 (29 members playing in 2 divisions)

Welcome to the 13 new players in WECSSO this season.

Volunteer Week! (April 14 – 20)

It is with sincere gratitude that we recognize and thank our WECSSO volunteers for:

Bingo, 

Summer/Indoor Season Convenors, Managers, Assistant Managers, Umpires, and First Aid

Batting Clinic: Instructors, Pitchers, First Aid

 Indoor Slo-Pitch

Thursday, April 30th will be the last day for the indoor season.  Many thanks to the Convenors, Coaches, Umpires Bob and Chris, and Donna for First Aid.  To all the players that participated, thanks for the good times!  See you next season.