OSHAWA, Ont. - Durham College is ready to host the top intercollegiate baseball teams in the country at the 2017 Canadian College Baseball National Championship from Oct. 26-28.

Seven teams will participate in the championship that features 16 games over the course of the three-day event.

"We are very excited to host a college baseball national championship for the second straight year," said Durham College athletic director Ken Babcock. "Baseball is continuing to grow throughout the country and we felt it was necessary to establish an annual national championship at the collegiate level. Last year's championship provided fans with three great days of baseball action and we expect the same this fall."

The teams competing for the national championship will include the OCAA champion St. Clair Saints (Windsor, Ont.), defending national champion Fanshawe Falcons (London, Ont.), Seneca Sting (North York, Ont.), Holland Hurricanes (Charlottetown, P.E.I.), Humber Hawks (Toronto, Ont.), Ahuntsic Indiens (Ahuntsic, Que.) and the host Durham Lords (Oshawa, Ont.).

Last year, the Fanshawe Falcons won the title after beating the St. Clair Saints 2-1 in the final. Durham and Holland qualified for the semifinals.

"Kinsmen Stadium and Ritson Field will be excellent venues to host this year's national championship," said Durham Lords baseball head coach Sam Dempster. "I thought that we did an outstanding job at hosting the championship last year and I am confident that this weekend will be a success."

First pitch for the championship will take place at 12 p.m. as the Humber Hawks match-up against the Seneca Sting at Kinsmen Civic Memorial Stadium while Fanshawe takes on the St. Clair Saints at Ritson Field. Action will run through the weekend with the national title game set for Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m.

The Lords have hosted award-winning and highly regarded national championships including men's volleyball (1990 and 2003), women's volleyball (1990), men's soccer (1999), women's soccer (1999), men's and women's golf (2001, 2002, 2012 and 2017), baseball (2009 and 2016), men's basketball (2011) and women's softball (2015).

POOL A
Holland College Hurricanes
Seneca College Sting
St. Clair College Saints

POOL B
Durham College Lords
Ahuntsic College Indiens
Humber College Hawks
Fanshawe College Falcons

Thursday, October 26
12 p.m. - Humber vs. Seneca - Kinsmen Stadium
12 p.m. - Fanshawe vs. St. Clair - Ritson Field
3 p.m. - St. Clair vs. Humber - Ritson Field
3 p.m. - Durham vs. Seneca - Kinsmen Stadium
6 p.m. - Holland vs. Ahuntsic - Kinsmen Stadium

Friday, October 27
8:30 a.m. - Fanshawe vs. Holland - Ritson Field
8:30 a.m. - Durham vs. St. Clair - Kinsmen Stadium
11 a.m. - Ahuntsic vs. Seneca - Kinsmen Stadium
11 a.m. - Humber vs. Holland - Ritson Field
2 p.m. - Fanshawe vs. Seneca - Kinsmen Stadium
2 p.m. - Ahuntsic vs. St. Clair - Ritson Field
5 p.m. - Holland vs. Durham - Kinsmen Stadium

Saturday, October 28
10 a.m. - 1st Pool A vs. 2nd Pool A - Ritson Field
10 a.m. - 1st Pool B vs. 2nd Pool B - Kinsmen Stadium
12:30 p.m. - 3rd Pool B vs. 4th Pool B - Kinsmen Stadium

Championship Game
3 p.m. - Winner 10 a.m. vs. Winner 10 a.m. - Kinsmen Stadium

Source: Durham College