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Verge: Padgham blazing a trail at Thompson Rivers University
Verge: Padgham blazing a trail at Thompson Rivers University

“The sacrifices are in the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches Raine Padgham eats, sometime in between classes, studying and baseball practice.

There’s not always time to fire up the hot plate and cook an extravagant meal when you’re juggling studies, and your first season as a university ball player with Thompson Rivers University.

But, there’s always time for baseball.

It’s that dedication to the sport that has her suiting up in the WolfPacks black and orange as the first woman to play baseball for Thompson Rivers.”

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Baseball Canada, SandlotsMelissa Verge
McFarland: Merk making his mark in Moose Jaw and at Doane University
McFarland: Merk making his mark in Moose Jaw and at Doane University

“When Ethan Merk stepped foot on a Western Canadian Baseball League mound for the first time, it was a full-circle moment.

The Regina product had essentially grown up at Currie Field watching the Red Sox, including the two championship years of 2011 and 2012.

Merk admits he followed the team religiously, idolizing them, and only ever dreaming of playing for the Red Sox.

However, on July 11th, 2022, he looked down to see he was wearing the black and yellow of the rival Moose Jaw Miller Express.

This was business, and he gave up just one hit in his scoreless seventh inning of action in what turned out to be a 4-0 victory for the Red Sox.”

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Alberta Dugout Stories, SandlotsJoe McFarland