"The black and gold of Nashville's prestigious private university was a part of Sean Duncan’s attire long before he accepted an offer there.

Growing up a B.C. boy with a dream of playing a high level of baseball, he had a Vanderbilt sweater in his closet as early as nine-years-old, he said.

Now, he’ll be able to put on a jersey and represent the Commodores not as a fan, but as a recently committed member of their baseball team. "

Canadian Baseball Network contributor Melissa Verge writes about the trail that Women National Team members Jaida Lee (St. John's, Nfld.), Raine Padgham (Abbotsford, B.C.) and Michelle Roche (Burnaby, B.C.) are blazing on the ball field at the University of British Columbia.

“Inspiration was everywhere for Jimmy Dionne.

It was in the crowded stadiums, the road-trips to new places, the talent of the Quebec Capitales players that Dionne had front row seats to growing up as son of a Capitales coach.

The life of a pro baseball player surrounded him, and it was a dream he wanted a part of.

The now 6-foot-4 19-year-old would jump into his dad’s vehicle as a four and five-year-old en route to ball fields in Boston and New York. When the Capitales went on the road, his dad, Stephane Dionne coached, and Jimmy, too young to play and too young to coach — took it all in.”