“Some were calling it “the pool of death.”
Pool ‘A’ for men’s baseball at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador featured a few juggernauts including B.C., Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
Then there was Saskatchewan.
Despite winning gold in 2017 and bronze in 2022, the province is still thought of, by some, as an underdog of sorts.”
Read MoreEstey: Stevenson pitches a complete game as Islanders beat Quebec for senior crown
Read MoreIn total, 32 former Victoria HarbourCats players were active in affiliated professional baseball in 2025.
Read MoreTeam Saskatchewan captured the 2025 Canadian senior championship bronze medal in an all Saskatchewan battle.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs 18U Black team has been ranked No. 2 in all of North America among elite travel teams by Perfect Game, the world’s leading amateur baseball scouting service.
Read MoreFor the third consecutive season, the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) set a new single-season attendance record.
Read More“The Kansas City Royals have continued to tap into the Canadian pipeline in recent years and Tyson Moran is the latest player to join the American League Central club.
A product of the Great Lake Canadians program, Moran (Wingham, Ont.) knew there was a chance he would hear his name called in this summer’s draft.”
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recaps five key moments from these year’s Western Canadian Baseball League playoffs.
Read MoreWhen he wasn’t getting it done with his bat, catcher Brady Bye (Regina, Sask.) was getting it done on the field with the Regina Red Sox pitching staff during the postseason. For his efforts in helping lead the Red Sox to a WCBL championship, he was named playoff MVP.
Read More“When it was time for Tim Piasentin to step into the batting cage at Chase Field for the MLB Combine on June 18, the 18-year-old slugger was so nervous that he was almost shaking.
“I had to put a bunt down for my first pitch and I bunted it straight back and I’m like, ‘Oh, no, this isn’t going to go well,’” recalled Piasentin. “Then the first swing I took I caught a barrel, and it was 105 [mph] or something like that off the bat and I’m like, ‘OK, we’re good.’”
The Coquitlam, B.C. native was more than good that day.
He put on a show, smacking several home runs that registered exit velocities higher than 100 mph. That performance certainly helped his draft stock and the following month he was selected in the fifth round by the Toronto Blue Jays.”
Read MoreHamilton Cardinals right-hander Owen Boon (London, Ont.) has been named the winner of the Ted Earley Memorial Trophy as the Intercounty Baseball League’s best pitcher after finishing the 2025 regular season with a league-best 1.80 ERA.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League playoffs are set to begin on Thursday.
Read MoreIntercounty Baseball League legend and former Baseball Ontario executive director Bob McKillop died on Saturday morning at the age of 83.
Read MoreThe Regina Red Sox beat the Sylvan Lake Gulls 5-4 on Saturday night to win the Western Canadian Baseball League championship.
Read More“Regina Red Sox manager Rye Pothakos has been preaching about "clean baseball" to his players this postseason.
It's the type of baseball that requires minimal mistakes and no self-inflicted damage. Basically, don't shoot yourself in the foot - no fielding errors, few walks or hit batters, and limited wild pitches.
The 1,925 fans at Gulls Field were treated to that for eight innings on Friday during Game 2 of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) championship series and then chaos ball erupted.”
Read MoreThe Canadian Premier Team that will compete in Perfect Game’s World Wood Bat Association Tournament from October 9 to October 13 in Jupiter, Fla., has been finalized.
Read More“The Western Canadian Baseball League will crown a new champion.
For the first time since 2021, when the Lethbridge Bulls hoisted the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy, a team other than the Okotoks Dawgs will claim the WCBL championship.
The Sylvan Lake Gulls will represent the West Division after limiting the title reign of the Dawgs to a three-peat, while the Regina Red Sox battled their way through the East Division after toppling the league’s winningest team, the Saskatoon Berries.”
Read More“Sean Duncan is the top Canadian heading into the 2026 draft of high schoolers and collegians.
Duncan has been on the radar for three seasons, but now it is his time ... we’re inside 11 months of his draft. Rated 26th overall by the highly-respected Baseball America, Duncan made his debut in front of scouts who are looking in “the now.”
LHP Duncan (Port Coquitlam, BC) was one of three Canadians evaluated at the Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. Duncan is listed 105th by Perfect Game Scouting Service, after earlier having him as high as 35.”
Read MoreDid you know that the first night baseball game in Canada was played in Vancouver in 1931?
Or that Jackie Robinson was rumoured to be the first manager of the Pacific Coast League’s Vancouver Mounties in 1956?
These are just two of the engrossing and little-told stories shared in an outstanding new book called, “Play Ball! The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver for Over 100 Years.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs were eliminated from the WCBL playoffs on Monday after an 8-4 loss to the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
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