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McFarland: Resilient Red Deer Riggers captured bronze at Men's National Championships

“The Red Deer Riggers’ run to a national medal wasn’t for the faint of heart.

As Alberta’s representative at the 2026 Baseball Canada Men’s National Championships, the Riggers came in believing they had the talent to get the job done.

What they couldn’t have foreseen was the journey it would take to get there, battling adversity in almost every game and having to wait – sometimes excruciatingly long – to take the lead and pull out the win.”

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McFarland: Parkland Twins, representing Alberta, win silver at 18U National Championship

“They played their brand of baseball right to the end.

Through the ups and downs of the Baseball Alberta Elite League season, the Parkland Twins believed they had to stay true to themselves if they wanted to come away as champions.

With an air of resilience and professionalism, they did exactly that in capturing the league championship in dramatic fashion before turning their attention to the Baseball Canada 18U National Championship in Fort McMurray.

They were rewarded for their gritty performance with a silver medal, which they displayed with pride as they returned home.”

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Mississauga HPP Tigers, representing Ontario, win 18U National Championship

Ontario completed a perfect week in Fort McMurray with an 11–1 victory over Alberta in Sunday evening’s gold-medal game at Legacy Dodge Field to capture the 2026 18U National Championship.

The Mississauga Tigers HPP, representing Ontario, ended the championship in walk-off fashion when the final run pushed the lead to 10 and brought the game to an early conclusion under the tournament’s mercy rule.

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Elliott: Anderson, Jacob excel under Hoover's lights

As soon as one draft ends, the search for next year’s top picks begins.

On the last day of last month, players, coaches and a ton of radar-toting scouts gathered for the annual East Coast Pro Showcase tournament in Hoover, Ala.

INF Jalen Jacob of the Ontario Blue Jays, Canadian Premier and Junior National Team and RHP Calum Anderson of the Vauxhall Academy Jets and Junior National Team were the two Canucks represented.

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McFarland: Tight-knit Team Saskatchewan set high bar at Road to Okotoks

“It was one last run with the boys.

Many of the 20 young men who made up the Baseball Sask roster for The Road to Okotoks had the opportunity to be teammates over the last few years.

From suiting up with their respective community teams to joining forces for national tournaments, “tight” only begins to explain how they felt going to Baseball Canada’s inaugural 19U national championship.

Different from the other programs in that this was a provincial team instead of an academy squad, head coach Greg Brons brought many of the same players who went to the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.”

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