Hunter has been part of Manitoba Baseball from the late 1970s as a player, coach and clinician. While with the Elmwood Giants Bison Baseball team he won the Provincial Championships and the Western Canadian Championships in 1978. From 1978-1981 he played on the Elmwood Giants Junior team, winning League Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980 as well as the National Junior Championships in 1978, Western Canadian Championships in 1979 and winning silver at the Western Canadian Championships in 1980. This team was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. From 1982-1993 he played for the Elmwood Giants Senior team. The team made it to the league finals in 1982-1988 and 1990-1993. While playing for the Giants he was selected for the Redboine League All-star team four times. Since the late 1980s he has been involved in organizing clinics for both players and coaches and is considers one of Manitoba’s leadings clinicians. In 2008 he was chosen as Manitoba’s High Performance Coach of the Year. He has also coached numerous teams, including the Provincial Midget All-Star team who finished fourth at the National Championships in 2008 and the Elmwood Giants Juniors who won the Western Canadian Championships in 2010. He has also been highly involved with the administration of the M.J.B.L. and recently served as Vice-President and Director of Media Relations.
