As they so often say in fighting promotions when champions clash, “some paths are meant to cross.” This time, it was two of Canada’s top baseball teams on Monday when the Quebec Capitales of the Frontier League beat the Welland Jackfish of the IBL 8-4. Canadian Baseball Network writer Trevor Fitzpatrick was there and he filed this story.
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 More“Greg Cranker has a very large family. Most of its members are not relatives.
Cranker, 66 and widely known as “Cranks,” is the long-time coach, administrator, groundskeeper and “father figure” of the Erindale Cardinals community in Mississauga, Ont.
He can appear to be gruff and straightforward at times, quiet and reserved, comfortable in the background at other times and fun-loving and respectful of baseball and ball players all the time. But it is his actions, more than his words, that create a positive example for his players to follow on the field and off.”
Read More“Now that sandlots are jammed from coast to coast, it is time to pass on some advice.
No, not from some old goat like me.
We asked some of the best high school players in the country a few questions at the Canadian Futures Showcase staged at Rogers Centre last fall:
What’s the most important life lesson you’ve learned playing ball?”
Read More“There aren’t many baseball players who have won a championship in the Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC), Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Regina’s Gavin Wuschke would love to add his name to that list as his Bellevue University Bruins enter the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) playoffs.
The freshman is coming off a regular season where he went 5-2 with a 5.46 earned-run average in 13 appearances, including nine starts.”
Read MoreEx-Grand River Flying Squirrel LHP Jackson Soucie (Cambridge, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week after his dominant 11-strikeout performance with Wabash Valley College.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have acquired RHP Joel Kuhnel from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations.
Read MoreThe No. 3 seed UBC Thunderbirds lost to the No. 4 seed Bushnell Beacons 10-4 at the Cascade Collegiate Championship Tournament on Sunday, sending the Beacons through to the final and putting the 'Birds on the brink of elimination.
Read MoreTwo books about the Montreal Expos have been published in 2024, including one by Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Cal Quantrill, Tyler O’Neill, Tyler Black, Cade Smith and Russell Martin.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs alum Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, B.C.) has been named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Month.
Read MoreThe UBC Thunderbirds held off a ninth inning rally by the Oregon Tech Owls to hang on for a 9-8 win in their opening game of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon in Lewiston, Idaho.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs alum Logan Grant (Chestermere, Alta.) has been named the North Star Athletic Association Player of the Year. He has also been named to the NSAA First Team, alongside fellow Dawgs alum Brendan Luther (Mississauga, Ont.).
Read MoreABC alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) smacked a pair of doubles and drove in four runs as Kentucky defeated Arkansas 11-3 at Kentucky Proud Park on Saturday.
Read MoreFraser Valley Cascades RHP Flynn Ridley (Burnaby, BC) will return to the Victoria HarbourCats this summer.
Read MoreUniversity of Charleston right-hander Owen MacNeil (Georgetown, Ont.) has been named the Terriers’ alum College Player of the Week for the second time this season.
Read MoreToronto Blue Jays right-hander José Berrios has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month for the month of April.
Read MoreCalgary Baseball HQ alum Cohen Achen (Calgary, Alta.) has been named to the Mid-South Conference All-Conference First Team.
Read MoreThree Canadians have been named to the NAIA’s Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Conference First Team.
Read MoreEx-Bison Ethan Giesbrecht headed to Kansas State
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