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Verge: Ontario champs Etobicoke Rangers with heartbeat off to nationals on The Rock
Verge: Ontario champs Etobicoke Rangers with heartbeat off to nationals on The Rock

“The 17-year-old heartbeat of the Etobicoke Rangers is taking flight to his favourite destination Wednesday:

A ball field.

Although Nolan Walsh has never played on one in St. John’s Nfld. before, or at the 18U National Championships, he’s been around the game long enough to know.

Over every other place, he’d choose a ball field every time.

“There’s just nowhere else I’d rather be [and] no better group to be with,” Walsh said, who alternates between playing centre field and as a left-handed starter on the mound for Etobicoke.

Walsh and the Rangers solidified their spot representing Ontario at 18U Nationals in St. John’s earlier this month, when they won the Ontario Baseball Association eliminations tournament. The Rangers dominated, going 6-0.”

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SandlotsBob Elliott
Elliott: Cheong excels at Area Code Games - Updated
Elliott: Cheong excels at Area Code Games - Updated

“The ink is barely dry on contracts signed by 2024 draft selections.

The hunt to find the best draft-eligible high schoolers began first at the East Coast Pro Showcase in Hoover, Ala. and then 240 of the best high school players in North America were invited to the Area Code Games at Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif.

Over the years Canuck hitters, all three Naylor brothers – Josh, Bo and Myles (Mississauga, Ont.), 1B Scott Thorman (Cambridge, Ont.) and Gareth Morgan (North York, Ont.) have put on some memorable displays of power.

It wasn't so much of a power display when scouts gathered, but rather a complete game on display by Philip Cheong of the Ontario Blue Jays.”

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Bob Elliott, SandlotsBob Elliott