Baseball Canada’s championship season is about to get started with the Women’s Championships set for July 27 to July 30 in Halifax and Upper Sackville, N.S.
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“Pluck. Pluck.
The outfield sprinkled with bright pops of yellow dandelions is too tempting for Kate Psota’s young teammates.
The batter, the ball, and baseball is forgotten, as little hands become weed eaters during a summer game at the diamond.
But it’s short-lived. Not on Psota’s watch. Although she’s just as young as her counterparts, she’s not here for the dandelion picking.
“You'd be turning around be like ‘hey, pay attention you've got to move over here or throw the ball there,’” Psota recalls her mom telling her of her concentration on the diamond.
And so the days of saving dandelions (and base hits) began.”
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It was a down year for Canadians in the MLB draft. Just nine were selected. Bob Elliott talked to various scouts and talent evaluators to try to understand why the number was so low.
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Toronto’s Brady Cerkownyk and Junior National Team grad Jérémy Pilon (Valleyfield, Que.) were the only two Canadians selected on the third and final day of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday.
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A pair of Junior National Team alums were taken by the Toronto Blue Jays on day two of the Major League Baseball Draft with University of Michigan left-hander Connor O’Halloran (Mississauga, Ont.) chosen in the fifth round while outfielder Sam Shaw (Victoria, B.C.) went to the Jays in the ninth round.
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For the third time in history a Naylor brother took the honour of being the first Canadian selected in the Major League Baseball Draft after the Oakland Athletics selected third baseman Myles Naylor 39th overall in the Competitive Balance Round A on Sunday.
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Baseball Canada offers a preview of the 2023 MLB draft which begins on Sunday night.
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The National Women’s Team is preparing to compete in the World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ont., in August. Melissa Verge recently caught up with two of the team’s key pitchers - Alli Schroder (Fruitvale, BC) and Mena Florio (Woodbridge, Ont.) - to talk about their careers and their preparation for the tournament.
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Canada will open play at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women’s Baseball World Cup Group A against Mexico on August 8 at Baseball Central in Thunder Bay, Ont., before taking on Hong Kong-China, USA, Korea, and Australia in the event that is set to take place from August 8-13.
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Despite beating Honduras 10-0 and moving to 3-1 in the tournament on Tuesday, Canada will not advance to the Pan Am Games Qualifier final on Wednesday due to the event’s tiebreaker rule.
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Canada beat Peru 11-1 in their third game at the Pan Am Games Qualifier in the Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday. They improved their record to 2-1 in the tournament.
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Argentina defeated Canada 8-3 in the second day of play at the WBSC Americas Pan Am Games Qualifier on Saturday.
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Canada defeated Panama 6-5 in an extra-innings thriller in the first game of the Pan Am Games Qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday.
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The Canadian Men’s National Team is in Argentina and will take on five nations from June 16-21 at the WBSC Americas Pan Am Qualifier Tournament looking to earn a spot in the Pan American Games later this year.
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Catcher Ella Matteucci (Fruitvale, BC) has become an inspirational leader on and off the field for the Women’s National Team. She recently spoke with Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League will be well represented on Canada’s roster when they participate in the Pan Am Games Qualifier in Argentina beginning on June 16. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
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Two former Terriers, Elijha Hammill (Oakville, Ont.) and Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.), will be playing for Canada at the Pan-Am Games Qualifier that begins on June 16.
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Baseball Canada has announced the names of 24 athletes selected to represent Canada at the WBSC Americas Pan Am Games Qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina from June 16 to June 21.
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Baseball Canada has added Megan Cundari and Joey Hutton to their staff as program service coordinators.
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The Junior National Team defeated the Cincinnati Reds DSL squad 9-7 in the finale of their Dominican Pro Academy Camp on Tuesday.
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