Former Terriers catcher Josh Cote (Midland, Ont.) has been named to the CBN All-Canadian College Third Team.
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“Harold Northcott still has it.
Nearly 30 years after first stepping onto the rubber at Eastern Oregon University, the Clive, Alberta native found himself pitching in relief at the Mountaineers Alumni Game.
And just like he did all those years ago, Northcott left opposing batters shaking their heads as he worked a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout, fly out and ground out.
The lefthander was back at his alma mater as he was being inducted into the EOU Athletics Hall of Fame, where he compiled an 18-9 record while earning the nickname “The Giant Killer” for big wins over PAC-10 schools like Washington State University and Eastern Washington University.”
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look five players from the Canadian Baseball Network Draft List to keep an eye on for the 2024 MLB draft.
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It’s been said LHP Nathan Currah has some zip on his fastball.
He was clocked at 84 mph at the Perfect Game WWBA Northeast Qualifier.
The former Mississauga Tigers and Terriers LHP Currah (Georgetown, Ont.) will soon have a Zip on his uniform, too. He has committed to the University of Akron Zips.
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Eric Spearin, the owner of the Hamilton Cardinals has been named the Intercounty Baseball League’s Executive of the Year. In his first full season as managing partner of the Cardinals, the club set team records for attendance, merchandise sales, and TV viewership.
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Baseball historian and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Bill Humber was officially invested into the Order of Canada in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ont., on Thursday.
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The Edmonton Prospects will be back in the Western Canadian Baseball League next summer, but they will at least begin the season playing in Sherwood Park rather than in their brand new park in Spruce Grove. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game will return to Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., for a third consecutive year in 2024. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has more details.
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The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2024 has a decidedly baseball flavor.
Former big league slugger Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.), late Women’s National Team star Amanda Asay (Prince George, B.C.), legendary big league scout Wayne Norton (Port Moody, B.C.) and the 1998 Langley Little League All-Stars were among the 2024 inductees announced on Wednesday.
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The Okotoks Dawgs will host the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium again in 2024.
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“It was a simple picture.
Three lifelong baseball men.
We were going to slap a cutline (the words which appear underneath each picture to identify who is in the picture ... from left to right) on it and post it on the Canadian Baseball Network website.
But we looked at again.
And again.
These three iconic British Columbia boys should not be dispatched with a simple cutline.”
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The Western Canadian Baseball League’s Edmonton Prospects will play at least part of their 2024 season in Sherwood Park, Alta., after experiencing some delays in the construction of their new stadium in Spruce Grove.
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Four Canadian pitchers will be returning to the Victoria HarbourCats for the 2024 season.
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Here is a list of all of the former CBN all-Canadian Team members — 222 in all — who have reached the next level, or are on their way to proceeding further down the road than most before retiring. It has been updated to include how they performed in 2023 (if they are still active).
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The Ontario Blue Jays have announced their 2003 award winners.
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Infielder Brendan Luther (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named Okotoks Dawgs’ MVP.
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The University of Toronto Varsity Blues baseball team claimed provincial gold, defeating the Waterloo Warriors 6-5 in extra innings on Sunday (Oct. 15) afternoon at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium in Hamilton.
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“Eddie Long’s story is one that’s equal parts joy and jarring sadness, despair and dogged determination, hardship and happiness. And that’s just his childhood.
“Hey, I’m still here,” cackled the 80-year-old, laughing at having bucked the odds against him ever reaching octogenarian status.
Eddie Long’s name doesn’t leap to mind when the topic of great Kingston athletes is broached. Yet maybe it should.”
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Bob Elliott summarizes how the Canadian prospects performed at the 25th annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat championship tournament at Jupiter, Fla.
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Bob Elliott updates us on how Canadians performed on Day VI of the 25th annual Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla.
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