The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), in collaboration with Tokyo 2020 organizers, today revealed the official groups and six-game opening round schedule of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball tournament, following the latest update of the WBSC Baseball World Rankings and conclusion of the WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier in Puebla, Mexico.
Read More“Down 6-0 before they hit the bat rack, it seemed like the opening night of the 2021 season might an indicator of a long, long year for the Calgary Cardinals.
Aren Nelson threw the first pitch in Alberta roughly around 8:30 a.m. on June 13 at Glen Hansen Field. It did not go real well. Facing the Calgary Longhorns he allowed six unearned runs.
The Cardinals had their own six-run rally in the third to cut the Longhorns lead to 8-6. A three-run rally in the fifth provided the margin of victory in an 11-10 win as Cardinals scored an opening night win over the Longhorns in Wild Rose country in a match-up of the two longest-standing members of the league.”
Read MoreEdmonton Prospects right-hander Scott Gillespie (Sherwood Park, Alta.) is the first to be interviewed for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s new “Three Up, Three Down” interview series.
Read MoreVenezuela (2-1 in the tournament) defeated the Netherlands (0-3) 10-0 (seven innings) at the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdan in Puebla, Mex. RHP Henry Centeno (Rieleros de Aguascalientes) pitched a two-hit shutout. Venezuela will now play the Dominican Republic on Saturday for the sixth and final spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
Read MoreWith Alberta lifting many pandemic restrictions, the Okotoks Dawgs will allow 3,500 fans into their games at Seaman Stadium starting on Canada Day.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) has unveiled its 2021 schedule.
Read MoreThe Dominican Republic (2-0 in the tournament) defeated the Netherlands (0-2) 4-3 in the Olympic qualifying tournament at the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdan in Puebla, Mexico on Thursday.
Read MoreThe Ontario government has given teams the green light to play outdoors games starting on June 30. Baseball Ontario shares the details.
Read MoreThe first baseball game of the year in Newfoundland/Labrador was played at St. Pat’s Ball Park in St. John’s on June 12.
Read More“The Okotoks Dawgs opened the Western Canadian Baseball League on the weekend, while two the Dawgs Academy teams in action this past weekend. After an opening weekend which saw Dawgs 16U win three of four in Calgary, and 15U Red split, both teams were at home. The 16U Dawgs played hosted the Red Deer Braves, while 15U Red saw the visiting Calgary Bucks Yellow come to town. Deja vu set in, as both teams duplicated their opening weekend records, with 16U going 3-1 and 15U Red splitting their respective weekends.”
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have signed right-hander Derek Zwolinski (Burlington, Ont.).
Read More“There’s a ball game played on June 21 in Fairbanks, Alaska, annually on the summer solstice. This ever so rare phenomenon begins at 10 p.m. and is played using only the light from the sun. Never once has artificial lighting been used.”
Read MoreThe Guelph Royals have opted to sit out the 2021 Intercounty Baseball League season.
Read MoreWe’re not sure where Max Rowley will be in three years or five years. Yet, on Saturday May 29 he threw the first pitch to open the season in British Columbia. Rowley also knocked in four hits on the day as Cloverdale Red edged Cloverdale Black 12-5 in 13U AA play. Keith Harms picked up the victory for Cloverdale Red, while Riley Walters led the hit parade with three hits.
Read MoreJordan Fortin and Julian MacDonald both threw the first pitches of the 2021 New Brunswick season around 7:30 p.m. on June 2. MacDonald was starting at Ironmen Park for the Chatham Ironmen and he was tagged with the loss in an 8-4 setback to the Metro Mudcats in the New Brunswick Junior League opener. Fortin was pitching for the Saint John Alpines and gained the victory as the Alpines beat the Fredericton Royals in a lopsided opener at Memorial Field.
Read MoreThe Victoria HarbourCats have agreed to a five-year contract extension with head coach Todd Haney.
Read More“As it turned out -- all those lonely sessions hitting off the tee, all those 1-on-1 battles with the pitching machine, all those bullpen sessions in front of maybe four or five sets of eyes and all those ground balls on cold days and hot day -- it was all worth it. The date June 12 was almost two years in the making for many in the Okotoks Dawgs Academy. After a year in which Baseball Alberta cancelled its 2020 season -- like most provinces who locked the doors to diamonds -- the Alberta government and Baseball Alberta flashed the green light to start league play throughout the province.”
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League is set to begin its season on Friday. Here is a preview of the teams that will be competing in the circuit in 2021.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Welland Jackfish have signed catcher Mike Blanke.
Read MoreChantze Pauls threw the opening pitch of the season for the Sask5 Giants — and the first pitch thrown in anger in the province of Saskatchewan — on the way to a 16-1 romp over the North West Prairie Pirates in Saskatchewan Premier League play on May 30.
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