The defending Baseball Alberta bantam AAA Tier I champions host three games this weekend at Legion Memorial Park.
Today's game times for the St. Albert Cardinals are 9 a.m. against Okotoks Dawgs Red and 6 p.m. against the Fort McMurray Oil Giants.
Sunday the Cardinals play the Red Deer Braves at 1 p.m.
Tuesday the Cardinals are in Spruce Grove to face the Parkland Twins at 6:30 p.m.
The season opener was Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the South Jasper Place Jays in St. Albert.
The Cardinals have four players back from last year's fourth-place finish at the U15 Baseball Canada championship as the first St. Albert Minor Baseball Association bantam AAA team to qualify for nationals since 2007.
The St. Albert Tigers are back on the diamond for another season in the Sunburst Baseball League.
Friday's score against the visiting Sherwood Park Athletics was unavailable at press time.
The next game for the Tigers is this Friday against the Confederation Park Cubs at 7 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park.
Last year the Tigers (6-13) finished fourth in the five-team standings and lost the best-of-three semifinal to the first-place Red Deer Riggers (18-1) by scores of 10-2 in Red Deer and 9-5 in St. Albert.
Sherwood Park defended its league title as the Alberta rep at the Baseball Canada senior AAA championship.
The Tigers haven't won provincials since 2007.
This year's Sunburst circuit consists of only four teams.
The St. Albert Cardinals are up to bat Sunday in the North Central Alberta Baseball League.
Game time is 2 p.m. against the Westlock Red Lions at Keller Field.
The home opener for the juniors is May 16 against the Edmonton Blackhawks at 7:15 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park.
The Cardinals are coming off last-place results of 3-15 in 2016 and 4-14 the year before.
The team's new head coach is Jason Enright from midget AA St. Albert Cardinals Red, winner of back-to-back Baseball Alberta Tier I champions and at the U18 westerns won gold after settling for silver in 2015.
The Cardinals are competing in their fifth NCABL season and this year the senior AA circuit is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Meanwhile, a defined junior (19- to 21-year-olds) AAA team of Cardinals has been formed and the head coach is Enright's longtime assistant, Craig McEwen.
The St. Albert Cardinals are off to a flying start as the defending Baseball Alberta midget AA Tier I champions.
The only midget AA team in the St. Albert Minor Baseball Association this year defeated the host Fort Saskatchewan Red Sox 9-5 Wednesday.
The Cardinals have a doubleheader on tap today in Leduc at noon and 3 p.m. and Sunday in Red Deer they play the host team at 1 p.m. and Sylvan Lake at 4 p.m.
Last year Cardinals Red repeated as provincial champions and was crowned the U18 Western Canada champion while finishing 50-6-1 overall.
Cardinals Blue also won the provincial midget AA Tier III title.
The season debut for the St. Albert Senior Cardinals in the Alberta West Central Baseball Association is May 14 against the Edmonton Pirates.
First pitch is 6 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park.
Last year the Cardinals (9-6) placed second in the eight-team 30-plus league and in the playoffs were eliminated by the second-place Westlock Red Lions (10-7) in the third and deciding game.
Two years ago the Cardinals defeated first-place Westlock in game three in the best-of-three final for the Lloyd Marklinger Memorial Trophy for an overall 14-7-1 record in league and playoffs combined.
