Quinn Lightfoot is always looking ahead to the next opportunity.
Standing at 6-foot-5, it makes sense as to why the 18-year-old is always looking to what’s next (because he can see further than many of us), but the past 12 months have been exciting for the Caledon, Ont., product.
Lightfoot is a member of the Mississauga Tigers High Performance Program and spent the year playing at numerous tournaments, including the Tigers' annual trip south of the border to Oklahoma and Texas.”
Read More“Ethan Pittman’s final inning in a Fort McMurray Oil Giants uniform will be one he’ll remember for the rest of his life.
Holding onto a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning at the Baseball Canada 18U Nationals in his hometown, the graduating senior had to face the top of the Manitoba batting order.
He struck out Josh Randle and got Jackson Thiessen to fly out to centre field.
Up against infielder Tyler Mollons, Pittman got a first-pitch strike and two foul balls before twirling his second punch-out of the inning to help the Oil Giants capture the bronze medal.
The hometown crowd at Legacy Dodge Field in Fort McMurray erupted in celebration.”
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s semifinals will begin tonight.
Read MoreRight-hander Brandon Langley started playing baseball in a small PEI town named New Glasgow. Today, he is pitching in the San Diego Padres’ organization. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge shares Langley’s story.
Read More“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
