Neepawa AA Midget 2003
HOMETOWN: Neepawa, MB
INDUCTED 2026
The 2003 season began poorly for the Neepawa AA Midgets. They went 1-7 in their own league against teams from Russell and Hamiota. However just as league play finished the team began to play better, and they won a regional tournament to qualify for provincials. At the ten-team provincial championship tournament in Winnipeg, Neepawa finished second in their pool and then downed Altona and Fort Garry in the play offs. They moved on to the Western Canadian championships in Altona. This 2003 team featured nine players who had been on the 2002 provincial championship team that had played poorly in the Western championship, and these veterans along with their coaches and the five new players were determined to do better this time. They did just that. They went 4-0 in round robin play. This put them in the final against Saskatchewan. They beat the North Battleford team 5-0 behind Greg Hockin’s one hit complete game. They were later named Baseball Manitoba’s Grassroots Team of the Year, and Hockin was chosen Midget Player of the Year.
