The Intercounty Baseball League has named the late Larry Wood their Executive of the Year.
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Three former major leaguers, a scout with three World Series rings, and a long-time sandlot administrator form the Ontario Baseball Association’s 2024 Hall of Fame Class. The five newcomers bring the honoured number of women and men to 36, plus five teams.
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"Crushing dingers out of the park at Rogers Centre isn’t your average after school activity.
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Beloved Toronto Playgrounds Baseball Association coach Marco Bianchi was recently awarded an Ontario Coaching Excellence Award from the Coaching Association of Ontario. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge spoke with him about the honour.
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Kaye Kaminishi, who was the last surviving member of the legendary Vancouver Asahi, passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 102.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge shares this beautiful and moving tribute to her grandpa who passed away on Thursday morning, just three months after his wife.
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The Intercounty Baseball League announced today the 2024 All-IBL Teams, as voted by IBL coaches and management in each of the league’s nine member cities.
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"Sam Holman sounds a lot better on the phone than he did in his concerning LinkedIn post the other day.
Holman, who was the major force behind the formation of the Original Maple Bat Corporation in the 1990s in Ottawa, told LinkedIn followers recently that all is not that good with him, although he's certainly not bed-ridden by any means."
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"It wasn’t until after the game that Tucker Jesson realized what had happened.
With the goal of getting Saskatchewan into the semi-finals at the Baseball Canada 15U Ray Carter Cup in Laval, Quebec, the Regina product was focused solely on getting the win.
As the innings rolled along in a tight baseball game, he was completely oblivious to an extra zero on the scoreboard, under the hits column for their opponents for Ontario.
When Jesson struck out Sam Thiessen in the bottom of the seventh to secure the 1-0 quarterfinal victory, his teammates and coaches swarmed the pumped-up Jesson, who had thrown a complete-game no-hitter."
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Chatham Barnstormers slugger Seth Strong has been named the 2024 Intercounty Baseball League MVP.
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Sylvan Lake Gulls outfielder Cooper Ciesielski has been named the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Most Valuable Player. Meanwhile, Okotoks Dawgs slugger Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) has been named WCBL Playoff MVP.
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Regina Red Sox left-hander Colton Anderson has been named the Western Canadian Baseball League's Most Outstanding Pitcher for 2024.
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London Majors slugger Kaiden Cardoso (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been named the Intercounty Baseball League Rookie of the Year.
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Guelph Royals manager Dino Roumel has been named Intercounty Baseball League Manager of the Year.
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Saskatoon Berries outfielder Carter Beck (Carnduff, Sask.) has been named the Western Canadian Baseball League's Rookie of the Year and Most Outstanding Canadian.
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Ontario Blue Jays right-hander Ben Goodacre (Ancaster, Ont.) broke a Canadian Futures Showcase velocity record with one of his fastballs for Team Black on Wednesday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich spoke to Goodacre after the game.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott was at Scout Day at the Canadian Futures Showcase on Tuesday and he caught up with five high schoolers from across the country and asked them a series of questions.
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The Okotoks Dawgs, who won their third consecutive Western Canadian Baseball league championship in August, have handed out their annual awards.
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The Intercounty Baseball League's Hamilton Cardinals are mourning the loss of franchise legend Larry Wood who passed away on Sunday.
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Okotoks Dawgs Academy infielder Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, B.C.) has already committed to the University of Miami, but he hopes to turn the heads of some of the pro scouts at the Canadian Futures Showcase this week. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick caught up with Piasentin on Tuesday.
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