The Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game, hosted at Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, was a huge success again this year. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look at what might be next for the WCBL’s Midsummer Classic.
Read MoreThe United States received a grand slam from Olivia Pichardo and a three-run homer from Kelsie Whitmore as they handed Canada a devastating 23-0 loss at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group A.
Read MoreCanada’s first Olympic team supported Canada’s top manager in Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park this past weekend when members of the 1984 Olympic team joined former teammate Rob Thomson for a reunion.
Read More“The Mississauga Majors stole the Baseball Ontario 15U title at Clarkson Park.
Literally.
And it’s not like the Majors did the thievery during the dark of night, but rather in broad daylight.
The Majors entered the seventh inning of the gold medal championship game down 4-2 to the Peterborough Tigers heading into the bottom of the seventh. With a run in and two out, first Nicholas Segaric stole home for the tie and four pitches later Evan Gaudry stole home with the game winner.
The Majors didn’t walk it off. They ran it off.”
Read MoreJake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) had three hits to help the Ottawa Titans to an 8-4 victory over the Sussex County Miners on Wednesday night.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker believes young catcher Adley Rutschman warrants some American League MVP consideration for helping to lead the Baltimore Orioles to the top of the American League East standings.
Read MoreAlexane Fournier (St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.) had five hits and drove in two runs to pace Canada’s 16-hit attack as they earned a 22-3 victory over Hong Kong at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group A.
Read MoreLeft-hander Erik Sabrowski (Edmonton, Alta.) had two wins in relief for the double-A Akron Rubber Ducks this week to earn Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week honours.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Fort McMurray Giants 4-2 on Tuesday night to win their first-round playoff series. They will now face the Sylvan Like Gulls in the second round.
Read MoreCanada defeated Mexico 9-1 in the first game of the Women’s Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Read MoreOntario Blue Jays INF Brendan Lawson (North York, Ont.), Great Lake Canadians right-hander Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.) and CF Daniel Nori (Toronto, Ont.) all impressed at the East Coast Pro showcase.
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 MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs beat the Fort McMurray Giants 8-0 in the first game of their Western Canadian Baseball League playoff series on Monday night at Seaman Stadium.
Read MoreJose Bautista’s name will be added to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Level of Excellence in a pre-game ceremony on Saturday.
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, provides a rundown of the Western Canadian Baseball League’s regular season stats leaders.
Read MoreThe Ontario Blue Jays have had five big leaguers in 2023, which Bob Elliott believes might be the most from a Canadian elite program at one time.
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares his Western Canadian Baseball League postseason preview.
Read MoreSixteen-year-old Sydney Barry (Fort McMurray, Alta.) started and turned in a fantastic 108-pitch performance as Alberta edged the hosts from Nova Scotia 5-4 to claim a bronze medal at the Women’s Nationals in Nova Scotia.
Read More“Go after the opposition. Win. Repeat.
That’s the mindset they need to have going into Game 1 of the World Cup Tuesday at Thunder Bay, according to Women’s National Team right-hander Alli Schroder.
Canada is in a talented pool of teams, first playing Mexico and then taking the field against Hong Kong-China, USA, Korea and Australia.”
Read MoreVictoria HarbourCats Player of the Year Tyler Davis had a clutch two-out RBI in the top of the eighth, and Jack Johnson had an RBI double in the top of the ninth, to give the HarbourCats all they runs they needed, in an eventual 3-0 win over the Edmonton Riverhawks Sunday afternoon in the final game of the West Coast League regular season at Re-Max Field in Edmonton.
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