Left-hander Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) turned in the first complete game in Ottawa Titans’ franchise history on Friday night, as the Titans downed the Lake Erie Crushers 4-1 to open the second half.
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Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) had five hits and McCoy Peace (Kamloops, B.C.) had a home run and six RBIs to help propel the Okotoks Dawgs to a 16-7 win over the Edmonton Prospects on Friday night.
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Brendan Luther (Mississauga, Ont.) will be more than a Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star shortstop on Saturday night at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks. No, like Hank Williams, Jr., the Okotoks Dawgs infielder, is carrying on a family tradition as he suits up for the West All-Stars, writes Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief, Bob Elliott.
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“He is Alberta’s Big Maple.
That’s a fitting nickname for Okotoks Dawgs ace Graham Brunner, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 225 pounds.
“My weight/strength coach (Ryan Swenson) at Illinois State this year called me that (Big Maple) because we didn’t have too many Canadians and I’m a heavier set guy,” explained Brunner. “So I kind of ran with it.”
The 22-year-old lefty, whose Twitter handle is @BigMaple29, has done the nickname proud while fellow Canuck southpaw James Paxton (Big Maple in major league circles) recuperates from Tommy John surgery.
Brunner is 6-0 with a 3.04 ERA in eight starts for the first-place Dawgs and his performance has earned him a selection to the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game, which will take place at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., on Saturday.”
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look at the East and West rosters for the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game which will take place at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., on Saturday.
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St. Thomas, Ont., native Jack Graney will be honoured posthumously with the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2022 Ford C. Frick Award in a ceremony on July 23 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly "But What Do I Know?” column discusses Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jack Graney, Paul Beeston, Dave Stieb and David Ortiz.
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After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Baseball Canada National Championships are back with the Women’s Invitational starting Thursday, July 21 in Stonewall, Man.
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The Okotoks Dawgs are mourning the passing of Doug Mitchell, a legendary lawyer and supporter.
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CBN POW Week XV _ Louis-Philippe Pelletier
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The Okotoks Dawgs lost 9-1 to the Lethbridge Bulls on Wednesday night.
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Former Okotoks Dawgs players Gavin Logan (Oyen, Alta.) and Jacob Melton were selected in the 2022 MLB Draft.
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“Dylan O’Rae shot up the draft board faster than he goes first to third on a single through the right side.
And anyone who has seen the young infielder play, knows just how fast that is.
Thanks to the keen eye of scout and Canadian baseball legend Pete Orr (Newmarket, Ont.), the Milwaukee Brewers scooped up the Great Lake Canadian with their third round pick, 102nd overall in the 2022 draft. This made him the first Canadian selected.”
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Canadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians from the affiliated and professional ranks from the past week.
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The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Sylvan Lake Gulls 2-0 on Tuesday night.
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Six more Canadians were selected on the final day of the MLB draft on Tuesday.
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Elliott: 2022 Draft Blog, Day III
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Five members of the Canadian Junior National were selected on the second day of the MLB draft.
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Elliott: Day two blog of the MLB Draft
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“There’s heroes and there’s legends.
Heroes get remembered but legends never die.
Or at least that’s what a dream-conjured Babe Ruth told us in the classic baseball movie The Sandlot.
Where Brad Goodwin fits on that hero/legend scale is hard to know, but he delivered one of the most magical moments of the 2022 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season and it won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
So stirring was the sequence of events it reminded many in attendance – and others who saw the pictures and viral videos after – of something straight out of Hollywood.”
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