Former Junior National Team star Adam Hall (London, ON) headlined a Baltimore Orioles’ prospects squad that took on the current version of the national team today at the Walter Fuller Complex, and it was Hall and the Orioles who prevailed, 9-5.
Read MoreA Philadelphia Phillies prospects squad featuring Canadian baseball legends Ernie Whitt and Rob Ducey on the coaching staff paid a visit to the Walter Fuller Complex to take on the Junior National Team and came away with a 6-0 win.
Read MoreAfter a long winter training indoors, the Junior National Team opened their spring training schedule against the Fort Lauderdale Stars and suffered a 14-2 loss to their professional counterparts. Noah Hull’s (Toronto, Ont.) solo home run in the sixth stood as a bright spot offensively as the Junior National Team mustered just five hits.
Read MoreThey began their careers on the Women’s National Team together back in 2004 so it’s only fitting that they finish together, too. After 15 seasons with the program, that has included participation in all eight Women’s Baseball World Cups and the 2015 Pan American Games, Kate Psota (Burlington, Ont.) and Ashley Stephenson (Mississauga, Ont.) are retiring as players from the Women’s National Team.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Scott Langdon discusses the merger of “corporate speak” and baseball with Canadian National Women’s general manager Andre Lachance.
Read MoreBaseball Canada has announced the names of the 31 athletes that have been invited to the Junior National Team’s (U-18) annual Spring Training Camp at the Walter Fuller Complex in St. Petersburg, Fla. from March 14-23.
Read MoreWomen’s National Team athletes Liz Gilder (Port Moody, BC) and Alli Schroder (Fruitvale, BC) were among eight Canadians announced by Major League Baseball to attend ‘MLB Grit’, an inaugural high school invitational designed specifically for girls who play baseball.
Read More“She is as talented as she is tenacious. That would be a succinct way to describe Alexis Brudnicki, who has been the Canadian Baseball Network’s most prolific writer over the past eight years. In the modern sportswriting landscape, where churning out copy at lightning speed has become the expectation, I sometimes fear there’s too much emphasis on quantity over quality. With Alexis, we, at CBN, were spoiled, we got both – quality and quantity. In case you haven’t heard, Alexis is moving on from CBN to start a job as a reporter/producer for MLB Advanced Media based in Toronto. And while we’re very proud of her and walking taller around the website’s headquarters in Mississauga and London, we sure will miss her.”
Read MoreCanada’s journey to securing a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will begin in Seoul, Korea this November. On Wednesday, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced the three opening round groups and host locations for II WBSC Premier12 event that will be staged from November 2-17, 2019.
Read MoreTwenty-seven athletes will escape the cold and head south to Cuba this weekend for Baseball Canada’s 10th annual Girls Baseball Development Camp, combining a baseball and cultural experience that is second to none.
Read MoreOkotoks, Alberta will step on to the national baseball stage this upcoming summer. The Okotoks Dawgs announced on Tuesday that Okotoks, Alberta has been named as the host city for the 2019 Baseball Canada National Women’s Championship, which will take place this July 4-7.
Read MoreThis is the fifth and final story in a five-part series by Canadian Baseball Network contributor Scott Langdon called A Sport of Their Own that discusses girls’ and women’s baseball in Canada. This article shines the spotlight on some movers and shakers in Canadian women’s baseball.
Read MoreThis is the fourth story in a five-part series by Canadian Baseball Network contributor Scott Langdon called A Sport of Their Own that discusses girls’ and women’s baseball in Canada. This article shines the spotlight on Canada’s women’s baseball coaches and umpires.
Read MoreA message and an update from Canadian Baseball Network founder Bob Elliott.
Read MoreThis is the third story in a five-part series by Canadian Baseball Network contributor Scott Langdon called A Sport of Their Own that discusses girls’ and women’s baseball in Canada. This article shines the spotlight on Canada’s successful women’s national team.
Read MoreThis is the second in a five-part series called A Sport of Their Own. This article is entitled Talkin’ baseball: From sexism to career success.
Read MoreGreat Lake Canadians and Junior National Team standout Owen Diodati (Niagara Falls, Ont.) was the lone Canadian at the Prep Baseball Report’s Super 60 showcase that took place near Chicago on Sunday.
Read MoreThe 1992 movie A League of Their Own told the story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League which existed from 1943 to 1954. More than 60 Canadian women played in the league. The first Baseball Canada-sanctioned national championship for girls’ baseball (16U) was played in 1998. Girls’/women’s baseball has continued to evolve and grow in Canada in the two decades since. The Canadian Baseball Network is pleased to feature A Sport of Their Own, a five-part series about girls’/women’s baseball
Read MoreWith a spot in the Lima 2019 Pan American Games already locked up, the Senior National Team played for third place at the Pan Am Qualification Tournament but fell to Nicaragua, 14-12, in 10 innings.
Read MoreCanada’s gold medal hopes at the Pan Am Games Qualification Tournament are done after a three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Dominican Republic a walk-off win on Saturday and a spot in Sunday’s championship contest.
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