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McFarland: Versatile Borthwick named Baseball Sask’s Female Player of the Year

“Any athlete will tell you about what an honour it is to represent your home province at a major national championship.

Not many can tell you about what it’s like to do it at three tournaments in a summer.

Such was the case for Criseyde Borthwick as she suited up for Team Saskatchewan at the Baseball Canada 16U, 19U and Women’s Championships in 2026.

The 17-year-old didn’t do it, especially in the older age brackets, just for the experience: she came to play.”

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McFarland: After strong 2026, Harding looking to take his game to next level

“It couldn’t have been a more picture-perfect morning for baseball in Vancouver.

With the sun shining and a slight fall breeze, Hudson Harding had to soak it all in one more time before the conclusion of the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.

From the disbelief of being invited to starting in left field for Team New Blue in the championship game, it had been a part of the baseball journey the Calgary-area product wasn’t soon going to forget.

He was in for one more major highlight as he scored an insurance marker in a 6-1 win over Team Royal, raising the trophy over his head post-game.

“I’ll never forget it,” Harding told Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast. “It was just really cool to see it all unfold. Just a lot of great things came from the tournament and all the memories … it was really nice.”

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McFarland: Baseball Sask's Kilshaw reflects on dream year

“It sure didn’t take Aiden Kilshaw long to knock a few items off his bucket list in 2026.

Suit up for the Junior National Team? Check.

Play for Baseball Sask at The Road to Okotoks and Morneau Cup? Check.

Help the Saskatoon Berries clinch their first Western Canadian Baseball League championship? Check.

Start college? Also check.

The Swift Current native was actually in the midst of another day as a freshman at Blinn Community College when his parents called to tell him that all of those major accomplishments had culminated with one more major recognition: Baseball Sask Male Player of the Year.”

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McFarland: Baseball Saskatchewan hands out annual awards

“Looking back on 2026, Greg Brons beams like a proud papa.

As Baseball Sask hosted its annual general meeting and awards in Regina, the Baseball Sask High Performance Director can’t help but smile as he thinks about all the accomplishments of the past year.

From topnotch individual efforts to outstanding team performances, Brons says it was another great year for baseball in the province.”

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McFarland: MacDonald to build on impressive 2026

“2026 will go down as a year of making memories for Reid MacDonald.

The 18-year-old was a key piece of a Dawgs Academy 18U Black team that won several major tournaments including the inaugural Morneau Cup before heading to the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.

They were the kinds of experiences that the Long Point, Nova Scotia product hoped for when he moved west to Okotoks three years ago.”

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McFarland: After strong summer, Cawood enters offseason with renewed confidence and new goals

“I had a really good summer season this year.”

It seems like a bit of an understatement from Rhett Cawood as he took to social media to reflect on the summer that he had.

He has put his name on the baseball map in a big way, standing out in competition against players a year or two older for most of the season.

The 16-year-old thrived in his debut season in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s ‘AAA’ season, winning a couple of major awards, and then performed well at the Baseball Canada Cup, starting it off by winning the tournament’s Home Run Derby.”

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McFarland: Gillespie moves from mound to classroom

“The smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of baseballs slapping into gloves or meeting bats, the sights of fans cheering.

Every time Scott Gillespie stepped foot into a different Canadian Baseball League stadium in 2026, he was soaking the entire experience in.

After a solid college career and five years in the independent professional circuit formerly known as the Intercounty Baseball League, the Sherwood Park native knew it was time to move on.”

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