The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has launched its new and improved website.
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The third annual Amanda Asay Memorial Jamboree will take place in Burnaby, B.C. on Saturday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge has the details.
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Three of the University of Mary’s Canadian players - Carter Beck (Carnduff, Sask.), Kalen Haney (Lethbridge, Alta.) and Noah Hull (Scarborough, Ont.) - have received postseason honours from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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The UBC Thunderbirds lost 7-1 to the No.1 seed Lewis-Clark State Warriors at the Cascade Conference Championship Tournament on Monday, ending the T-Birds chance to repeat as conference champions.
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Great Lake Canadians alum Core Jackson (Wyoming, Ont.) had a four-hit day for the Utah Utes in their 11-8 loss to Utah Tech on Tuesday.
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For the second day in a row, No. 8 Kentucky received big-time performances from Émilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) and Nick Lopez as the Wildcats defeated No. 2 Arkansas, 7-4, in a monumental rubber match at Kentucky Proud Park.
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Original Expos pitcher Mike Wegener died in December in Fort Collins, Colo. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers the right-hander.
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Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke with Okotoks Dawgs pitching coach Joe Sergent about Dawgs alum and Carolina League Pitcher of the Month Matt Wilkinson (Ladner, B.C.). Sergent told McFarland that he knew there was something special about Wilkinson the first time he played catch with the young lefty.
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In their lone pre-season home game, the Ottawa Titans used a three-run eighth inning to defeat the Trois-Rivières Aigles 5-3 on Tuesday.
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Ontario Blue Jays alum Sam White (Aurora, Ont.) is enjoying a strong sophomore campaign with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with the young slugger.
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“He’s had a rookie season to remember in college, but Jacob Wrubleski is happy to be coming home – if for nothing else but the cooking.
On the field, the Chandler-Gilbert Community College catcher hit .416 with eight home runs, 47 runs batted in and 38 runs scored in 42 games.
His performance has already begun garnering accolades as Wrubleski has been named an Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) First Team All-Region and First Team All-ACCAC, thanks to having the third-best batting average and fifth-best on-base percentage (.489).”
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Baseball Canada has announced the names of the 31 players who’ve been invited to attend the Junior National Team’s Pro Academy Camp from May 13 to 21 in the Dominican Republic.
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The Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed right-hander Marek Deska (Cambridge, Ont.).
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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.
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Canadian 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.
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“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.”
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“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?”
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“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.”
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Ex-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.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired RHP Joel Kuhnel from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations.
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