The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will induct Jesse Barfield, Denis Boucher, Rich Harden and Joe Wiwchar in a ceremony at the Hall of Fame grounds on Saturday.
The four 2023 inductees will be honoured alongside John Olerud and Jacques Doucet who were elected in 2020 but have not been able to attend the ceremony until this year.
Read More“Don’t call the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles run to the College World Series a Cinderella story.
Not in front of left-handed pitcher Harley Gollert (Toronto, Ont.), anyway.
“I think we’re exactly where we expected to be come this time of year,” Gollert said.
“We’re a very balanced and deep team with a bunch of individuals who understand their roles. Mix in a little bit of star power with an All-American closer and centre fielder and you have a team that is very tough to beat.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network contributor George Farelli summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the affiliated minor league and independent ranks from the past week.
Read MoreCOBA has announced its award winners for the fourth week of the season.
Read MoreGuelph Royals infielder Brando Leroux (Markham, Ont.) has been named the Intercounty Baseball League’s Batter of the Week, while Kitchener Panthers right-hander Christian Hauck (Orangeville, Ont.) has been named the league’s top pitcher.
Read MoreTerriers alum Austin Gomm (Georgetown, Ont.) has been named a National Junior College Athletic Association Division II First Team All-American following his outstanding season with the Parkland Cobras.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shines the spotlight on 2023 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and longtime Manitoba baseball coach and executive Joe Wiwchar.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
Read MoreBob Elliott writes that there are six Canadians playing in the MLB Draft League.
Read MoreFormer Baltimore Orioles manager and longtime baseball coach Dave Trembley is still applying some of the lessons he learned while playing in the Kingston Senior Baseball League in 1974. Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently reconnected with Trembley to talk about that year in Kingston.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Fort McMurray Giants 13-7 on Sunday to earn a split in the four-game series.
Read MoreTaylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) homered for the Ottawa Titans on Sunday to help lead them to a 10-1 win over the Joliet Slammers.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Fergie Jenkins, Josh Naylor, James Paxton, Michael Soroka, Bonnie Baker and Tony Fernandez.
Read MoreConnor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) went 3-for-3 and scored five runs to lead the Okotoks Dawgs to a 14-6 win over the Fort McMurray Giants on Saturday.
Read MoreMatthew Warkentin (Windsor, Ont.) homered for the Joliet Slammers in their 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Titans on Friday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs lost 2-1 to the Fort McMurray Giants on Friday. It was their second consecutive loss.
Read MoreCanadian Women’s National Team member Zoe Hicks talks about her baseball odyssey that has taken her from Boissevain, Man., to a role in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
Read MoreThe Fort McMurray Giants defeated the Okotoks Dawgs 8-6 after a walk-off home run in the 12th inning on Thursday night.
Read MoreThe Louis Bull Tribe in Maskwacis, Alberta will receive funding to rebuild their baseball diamond from the Jays Care Foundation. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
Read MoreCatcher Ella Matteucci (Fruitvale, BC) has become an inspirational leader on and off the field for the Women’s National Team. She recently spoke with Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge.
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