COBA Major Week XVII belongs to Erindale

The Chatham Ironmen rode a string of great games and some unbelievable energy from the home crowd as they captured the 2019 BIGS Seeds Men’s Canadian championship. Chatham ran the table in the 10-team event as they went 4-0 in league play and 2-0 in the playoff round to capture the National crown.

The Etobicoke Rangers had a good week in the COBA Major League as they were able to win two of their three scheduled match-ups during the week. The wins locked up the Anson Buck Trophy emblematic of the COBA Major League regular season championship. This is the fourth year in a row the Rangers have won the Anson and the sixth time in the last seven years.

Four BC boyos shine at Area Codes in Long Beach

“Three bases, a bat and a glove, all put together on the sun-soaked field of Nat Bailey Stadium. On any normal summer day, one would expect to find the Vancouver Canadians in short-season MiLB Single-A action, however, this was not one of those days. The bases were still there, the gloves too and the bats were still being swung. But not by professionals. No, it was the UBC Thunderbirds’ special day at The Nat as they welcomed the University of Tokyo to East Vancouver’s treasure for the first-ever game in the Collegiate Baseball Classic. The 2019 tournament organized by the Thunderbirds is an invitational summer series of games.”