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Wilson: WCBL ready to celebrate roots in Carnduff

“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.”

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Wilson: Winnipeg native Johnson pitches for Czechia at WBC

“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.”

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