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Resilient Achen stars for Lindsey Wilson College in freshman year

Resilient right-hander Cohen Achen (Calgary, Alta.) rebounded from a scary head injury to become a star for the Lindsey Wilson College Raiders in 2021. After starting the season in the bullpen, he moved into a starter’s role, posting a record of 5-0 with a 2.38 earned-run average. For his efforts, he was named the Mid-South Conference Freshman of the Year. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares Achen’s story.

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Elliott: Langley Blaze vs. Langley Blaze in Junior National intra-squad game - Updated

“There has been competition the first 10 days of workouts and intra-squad games at the Junior National Team camp in Ajax, Ont., but nothing like the sixth inning of Saturday. Lefty Reece Usselman was pitching in the sixth inning. RF Jacob Zibin pulled an inside pitch over the left field fence at Pan Am Field for a home run. Zibin touched first, looked in at the mound and pulled at the words CANADA across his chest. There is competition for jobs that will lead to decision-day on Wednesday and then there is competition that will last all season ... and maybe next. You see Usselman (Langley, BC) pitches for the Langley Blaze. And Zibin (Langley, BC) is his Blaze teammate in the British Columbia Premier League.

It was one piece of the puzzle in a game that ended in a 5-5 tie.”

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