Davisson recalls being a part of Canada’s first junior national squad
Davisson recalls being a part of Canada’s first junior national squad

It could be called Canada’s first junior national team, and Bob Davisson, then a naïve, 16-year-old left-hander from Oakbank, Man., was part of it.

Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew recently spoke with Davisson about that trailblazing squad of 14 teenagers, selected from four provinces, that travelled to Cuba in September 1964 to compete in the World Junior Amateur Baseball Championships.

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Baseball CanadaKevin Glew
From Coyote to Dawg, Luther brings winning ways to Okotoks
From Coyote to Dawg, Luther brings winning ways to Okotoks

After winning a Canadian College Baseball Conference championship with the Okanagan College Coyotes this spring, shortstop Brendan Luther (Mississauga, Ont.). has brought his winning ways and potent bat to the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Okotoks Dawgs this summer. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with the young Mississauga, Ont., native.

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SandlotsJoe McFarland
Three IBL fans biking around Ontario to see their beloved Leafs
Three IBL fans biking around Ontario to see their beloved Leafs

Just how much do Patrick Meredith-Karan, Joe Sismondo and Jared Westreich love the Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs?

Enough to bike to games around Ontario to see their favourite team play.

Canadian Baseball Network writer Evan Gravelle recently caught up with the trio to talk to them about their devotion to the Leafs and about some of those backroad journeys to the games.

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SandlotsEvan Gravelle
WCBL’s state-of-the-art parks drawing big crowds
WCBL’s state-of-the-art parks drawing big crowds

Never mind if you build it. The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has built it, is building it, and will continue to build it. And they – meaning the fans, the players and anyone else interested in being at the ballpark – are coming. Over the years, WCBL franchises have poured millions of dollars into investing in stadiums and baseball facilities in Western Canada. Even more funding is earmarked for the years ahead. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a deeper look at the stadiums in the WCBL.

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Alberta Dugout StoriesIan Wilson