McFarland: Beaning hasn’t slowed down NAIA All-American and Dawgs slugger Crowell
“Nash Crowell may have had the craziest week any college baseball player could ever imagine.
The Reinhardt University slugger found himself in the unpredictable position of going viral after getting hit in the face by a 100 mile-per-hour fastball in a March 30th game.
Just one hospital visit and six days later, he was back on the field hitting a walk-off grand slam with his parents in the stands.
It was a whirlwind filled with a wide range of emotions, and while the scars are gone, the memories are still very vivid in Crowell’s mind.”
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Verge: Hawkins looking forward to first season as head coach at Missouri State
“The head coach of Missouri State started out as a passionate Canadian kid, playing catch with his dad in the summers and watching the Toronto Blue Jays.
On the baseball fields of Whitby, Ont., Joey Hawkins learned the fundamentals of the game, and a spark was ignited that never went out.”
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Pitre earns Academic All-America honours
ABC and Junior National Team alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) has earned Academic All-America honours after a strong season on the field and in the classroom at the University of Kentucky.
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McFarland: Murdoch to learn from challenges in first D1 season at Marshall
“A first love, a first kiss or, in the case of Ethan Murdoch, a first NCAA Division I hit with the Marshall Thundering Herd.
Leading off the bottom of the second inning in a game against Morehead State on April 16, the Swift Current native rocketed the first pitch he saw from Ethan Davis for a no-doubt home run to open up the scoring.
It came as a massive relief for Murdoch, who was making his third start for the team and had gone hitless in his first 13 plate appearances.
“I went up there leading off the inning, really just trying to be aggressive and get on any fastball in the zone and he just happened to basically throw it middle-middle and I just reacted,” he told Saskatchewan Dugout Stories.”
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Niagara University names Spatafora head coach
Matt Spatafora (Scarborough, Ont.) has been named head coach of the Niagara Purple Eagles.
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Pitre named D1 Baseball.com All-American
ABC alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) has been named a Third Team All-American By D1Baseball.com.
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Pitre's homer not enough as Wildcats eliminated
ABC alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) belted a two-run home run for the Kentucky Wildcats on Wednesday but it wasn’t enough in the Wildcats’ 15-4 loss to Florida. The loss eliminated the Wildcats from the College World Series.
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Jamieson elected to Canisius Sports Hall of Fame
Canadian Thunderbirds grad and Baseball Canada alum Sean Jamieson (Kitchener, Ont.) has been elected to the Canisius University Sports Hall of Fame.
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Pitre named All-American by Coaches Association
ABC alum and Kentucky infielder Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) has been named a Third Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings.
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Palfrey named to the 2024 DI Baseball All-ECAC Team
North Shore Twins alum and Columbia University second baseman Griffin Palfrey (Vancouver, B.C.) has been named to the 2024 DI Baseball All-ECAC Team.
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Niagara closer Cameron earns ABCA All-Region Honours
Niagara Purple Eagles closer Zach Cameron (Hamilton, Ont.) has earned ABCA NCAAA Division I First Team All-Region honours. He is the lone relief pitcher on the team.
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Elliott: Grant put down proper fingers, but doesn't have enough fingers to list his awards
Former Okotoks Academy Dawgs C-OF Logan Grant (Chestermere, Alta.) is back with the Dawgs after a breakout season with the Bellevue Bruins. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Grant on Saturday.
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Pitre's two-run double helps propel Kentucky to win at Super Regional
ABC alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) hit a two-run double to help the Kentucky Wildcats to a 10-0 win over Oregon State in game one of the Lexington Super Regional in front of 7,441 fans at Kentucky Proud Park on Saturday.
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Missouri State names Hawkins head coach
Missouri State has officially named Joey Hawkins (Whitby, Ont.) as the school's third head baseball coach. The former MSU shortstop and current associate head coach takes the reins from Keith Guttin, who retired after the 2024 campaign following a 42-year career in charge of the Bears.
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Newfoundlanders Butt, Smith gain MonDak honours
Two prospects from Premier Sports Academy’s inaugural program put up impressive numbers in college baseball this past season and made their mark on the MonDak Conference.
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Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week: Tucker Zdunich
Okotoks Dawgs alum Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week after an outstanding weekend at the plate in the NAIA World Series for Reinhardt University.
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Pair of hits for Pitre as Kentucky beats Western Michigan
ABC alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny Que.) had two hits to help the Kentucky Wildcats edge Western Michigan 10-8 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
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Wilson homers in Grand Canyon win over No. 13 Arizona
Wilson homers in Grand Canyon win over No. 13 Arizona
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Betts: Fifty-one Canadians ready to dance in NCAA Tournament
The field is set. The 64 teams that will make up the NCAA baseball tournament have been announced and among them are 51 Canucks. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts has a rundown of the Canadians that will be playing.
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Verge: Scrappy Groves hopes to help Niagara to upset at NCAA Regional
“It’s fitting that the leadoff hitter for Niagara University in the NCAA Baseball Regional Friday is used to being the underdog.
Nick Groves had to fight for success on the baseball diamond growing up in London, Ontario. The centre fielder wasn’t given any genetic handouts, as a small kid who was always undersized.”
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