“The Western Canadian Baseball League is going to be rooting around in southeast Saskatchewan this summer.
Carnduff, Saskatchewan – the hometown of one of the league’s biggest star players in recent seasons – will play host to the annual Rural Roots Baseball Classic on Friday, May 29th.
Highlighting the event will be a regular-season WCBL game between the Saskatoon Berries and the Weyburn Beavers, with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. in the agricultural town of 1,150 people.”
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League’s Rural Roots Classic will be played in Carnduff, Sask., on May 29.
Read MoreCanadian Premier found itself chasing the game early Sunday and was unable to recover, falling 10–4 to the Kansas City Royals.
Read MoreCanadian Premier ran into an early deficit Saturday and was unable to fully recover, falling 4–2 to the Seattle Mariners.
Read MoreFormer big leaguer Dustin Molleken (Regina, Sask.) has joined the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Saskatoon Berries as a pitching consultant.
Read MoreCanadian Premier delivered a polished, complete performance Friday, riding a relentless offensive attack and steady pitching to a 10–3 victory over the Langley Blaze.
Read MoreCanadian Premier outhit the Cincinnati Reds but came up just short in a 6–4 loss on Thursday, despite a determined late-game rally and strong offensive production throughout the lineup.
Read MoreCanadian Premier ran into a difficult matchup on Wednesday, dropping a 12–0 decision to the Cleveland Guardians after the home side built an early lead and never looked back.
Read MoreTerriers teams have headed south for their annual spring training trip.
Read MoreCanadian Premier was unable to keep pace with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, dropping a 10–5 decision, in the first game of their Arizona spring tour.
Read More“After spending six years with the Ontario Blue Jays as their president, Corey Eckstein (Abbotsford, BC) is back in his hometown of Abbotsford.
The former Junior National Team member, Kansas City Royals scout, and recent CBN Top 100 influential is back with the Abbotsford Cardinals as their junior team’s head coach. “
Read More“It is a country typically associated more with hockey than baseball.
But Czechia’s ascension to the World Baseball Classic – this year marked the second WBC appearance for the European nation – has put a spotlight on the sport in the country known for its historic castles and as the birthplace of Pilsner lager.
Winnipeg product Ryan Johnson was in the middle of the action with Czechia, who shared a pool with Australia, Japan, Korea and Chinese Taipei and played their opening round games in Tokyo.”
Read More“Before the Road to Okotoks tournament was announced in September of last year, Baseball Canada’s director of national teams Greg Hamilton (Peterborough, Ont.) reached out to teams across BC, Alberta and Ontario to determine interest for the tournament.
Among those teams was the Etobicoke Rangers, who jumped on the opportunity to play in the qualifiers taking place from May 28-31.
“I don’t think there was any hesitation from us,” recalled 18U head coach and former Canadian national team player Geoff McCallum (London, Ont.). “We’re looking for good games … from day one, we’ve been committed to make it work as best we can.”
Read MoreThe roster for the 2026 Canadian Premier Spring Trip has been finalized.
Read MoreSudbury Voyageurs right-hander Braiden Paul (Espanola, Ont.) lost the tops of two fingers in a shop class accident last fall, but it hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his dream of playing college baseball. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with Paul.
Read MoreTerriers and Niagara Purple Eagles alum Matt Ward (Mississauga, Ont.) will be a bullpen catcher for Great Britain at the World Baseball Classic. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts recently spoke with Ward about the opportunity.
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Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs have signed three more players for the 2026 season, including catcher Lachlan Maude (Toronto, Ont.).
Read MoreThe Victoria Golden Tide will change their name to the Victoria Collegiate Cats.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher pays tribute to former MLB scout Wayne Morgan (Saskatoon, Sask.) who died on February 12 at the age of 81.
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