RHP Matthew MacDonald (Kamloops, BC), who has pitched for the Langley Blaze and Webber Wildcats, is off to Erskine College.
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After winning the first game of their doubleheader against Oregon Tech on Sunday to extend their winning streak to nine games, UBC dropped the second game 8-4.
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Vauxhall Jets alum and UBC catcher Kyle Yip (Calgary, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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The UBC Thunderbirds now have an eight-game winning streak thanks to a doubleheader sweep of the Oregon Tech Owls on Saturday.
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“Time sure does fly.
Most high school players hear a variation of that phrase before embarking on their college baseball careers.
And right now, University of South Florida right-hander Matt Brown (Oakville, Ont.) gets it.
“It’s definitely gone by fast,” Brown said following a 5-2 USF loss to Maryland on Friday night.
“Every fall feels like it’s the longest thing ever but then once the season gets here, it just flies. Each year I think gets faster and faster.”
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“Leo Griffin was undoubtedly going to play baseball.
With a family heavily involved in the game, the challenge was actually in deciding where on the field he wanted to play.
Playing the utility role throughout his youth baseball career, the Boucherville, Quebec native moved with his family to Okotoks after his older brother joined the Dawgs Academy program.
Even then, the younger Griffin was torn on his position on the field, until deciding that his most dangerous skill, his speed, needed to be exploited.
His career took off with a move to the outfield and is now enjoying a breakout freshman campaign at Hutchinson Community College.”
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Now in his sophomore season with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Ty Doucette (Dartmouth, N.S.) says he has been inspired by fellow Nova Scotian Sidney Crosby. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with the young slugger.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts shares where each of the Canadians selected to participate in MLB’s Spring Breakout games went to college.
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Ontario Yankees and Florida National University sophomore Cole Philips (Milton, Ont.) has been named Continental Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
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What Canadian college players have the best chance at making it to the College World Series this year?
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts provides his answer to this question.
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Team Ontario Astros alum Brandon Langley (New Glasgow, PEI), of the Western Carolina Catamounts, has been named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week.
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Ontario Nationals alum Blake Gillespie (Lucan, Ont.) tossed a no-hitter in his start for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Friday. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s college Player of the Week.
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It was a great road weekend for the blue and gold as the heavy-hitting UBC Thunderbirds took down the College of Idaho Yotes for the fourth time in three days, completing their second weekend sweep of the young conference season with a 15-6 victory on Sunday.
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The UBC Thunderbirds swept their doubleheader against the College of Idaho on Saturday.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts highlights five D1 matchups that Canadian college baseball fans should follow this weekend.
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After winning a College World Series with LSU in 2023, right-hander Micah Bucknam (Abbotsford, B.C.) has moved on to Dallas Baptist, where he is one of the team’s top starters. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts recently spoke with Bucknam.
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Titans’ RHP-OF Matthew Dickie (Orillia, Ont.) has committed to the West Virginia Tech Golden Bears.
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Great Lake Canadians alum and Utah Utes infielder Core Jackson (Wyoming, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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The UBC Thunderbirds managed to split their four-game weekend series against the Lewis-Clark State Warriors as they outlasted the Warriors by a score of 9-5 at Tourmaline West Stadium on Sunday.
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“Local baseball pitching prospect Lukas McDowell, briefly back in Kingston at his parents' Point Pleasant home, instinctively ducks a split-second before passing through a doorway that leads into the family kitchen.
Time once was when the oldest of Matt and Petra's two children cleared that passageway without a thought. Not anymore. These days, if he doesn't duck, he'll dent his forehead, to speak nothing of the damage he might do to the door jamb.”
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