Though the St Charles College Cardinals baseball team posted a record of 1-2 at the OFSAA West Regionals last week in Windsor, head coach Jean-Gilles Larocque walked away more than a little pleased, realizing just how young this particular edition of his squad might be.

Knowing that much of his lineup is eligible to return and that more talent is coming through the local Sudbury Voyageurs baseball pipeline allows for plenty of reason for optimism as the Cards will look to show progress, undoubtedly, at the 2024 playdowns.

Last Wednesday, the team battled their way to a 13-10 setback at the hands of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from Burlington in game one, bounced back to edge the St James Lions from Guelph 7-6 in game two and were leading 3-1 heading to the bottom of the seventh of their finale versus the Bradford Buccaneers, walked off with a 4-3 loss thanks to a three-run rally by the GBSSAA champions.