On Friday, the Premier Baseball League of Ontario (PBLO) announced that it has suspended all baseball activities until the end of April.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott writes about the impact that Bill Green had on so many players in British Columbia. Green passed away last week after a courageous battle with cancer.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts recently spoke with Connors State Cowboys star David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) and Eastern Kentucky University standout Nick Howie (Oakville, Ont.) about the impact of their collegiate seasons being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Okotoks Dawgs Academy is not letting social distancing get in the way of training as it has launched online practices for its athletes to take part in at home to keep the elite athletes sharp amid the pandemic.
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“Negative experiences with his coaches drove a teenage Marco Bianchi out of baseball, and he regretted it for years. When he later became a coach with Toronto Playgrounds Baseball, Bianchi was determined that every one of his players would feel valued and respected. “I wanted to coach so I can ensure that people never stop loving the game and want to play it for years to come,” said Bianchi, Baseball Ontario’s 2019 Rep 14U and above Coach of the Year.”
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Elliott: The McRae Men 1.0 … Canisius players combined for 50 spots on the Canadian Baseball Network all-Canadian teams.
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As fans make their way around the concourse of Seaman Stadium for Opening Day this year, there will evidently be a different feeling in the air. The last time they stepped inside the gates, the Okotoks Dawgs faithful witnessed their hometown team storm the mound in celebration. They witnessed the team cap a historical 40-win regular season with a WCBL championship. In 2020, the team will be seeking a second consecutive championship in their newly renovated ballpark.
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Elliott: Ottawa-born LF Jordan Nwogu of the University of Michigan one to watch for this June’s draft.
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Bill Green, a strong supporter of baseball in B.C. who had a tremendous impact on the sport in his home province, passed away on Thursday after a courageous battle with cancer.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed RHP Jared Mortensen (Abbotsford, B.C.) and catcher Chris Shaw (Winnipeg, Man.) for the 2020 season.
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Oakland A’s scout Matt Higginson (Grimsby, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s 2019 Jim Ridley Award winner, as scout of the year.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have signed former San Francisco Giants pitcher Waldis Joaquan for the 2020 season.
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Perfect Game takes an up close look at several Junior National Team members, including Fieldhouse Pirates’ OF Owen Caissie (Burlington Ont.), Ontario Blue Jays’ OF David Calabrese (Maple Ont.), Ontario Terriers’ INF Elijha Hammill (Oakville Ont.), Toronto Mets’ INF Brando Leroux (Markham Ont.), Okotoks Dawgs’ RHP Simon Lusignan (Varennes Que.), Langley Blaze’s RHP Theo Millas (Burnaby BC), and Coquitlam Reds’ RHP Jack Seward (Port Moody BC).
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Canadians playing baseball at U.S. colleges who feared that the COVID-19 outbreak had prematurely ended their collegiate careers have new reason to hope. Last week the NCAA announced that all spring athletes would be granted an extra year of eligibility in light of their seasons being lost to the pandemic.
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Ontario Terriers catcher Tyson Gomm (Mississauga, Ont.) has earned a scholarship to San Jacinto College in Texas.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed Dominican catcher Luis Bernardo Lopez for the 2020 season.
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A look back at the Windsor Chiefs’ 1980s championship winning teams.
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Beloved Etobicoke Rangers and York Diamonds coach Dave Quennell has passed away. Please take the time to read this tribute to him.
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The Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) has announced the cancellations of its 2020 spring season and the Canadian College World Series due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lou Proietti (Hamilton, Ont.), who runs the baseball program at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, N.Y. was one of many coaches who had to break the news to their players that the NCAA had cancelled all college sports seasons due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
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