“It’s fitting that the leadoff hitter for Niagara University in the NCAA Baseball Regional Friday is used to being the underdog.
Nick Groves had to fight for success on the baseball diamond growing up in London, Ontario. The centre fielder wasn’t given any genetic handouts, as a small kid who was always undersized.”
Read MoreThe latest Intercounty Baseball League Power Rankings.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs improved their record to 3-0 with a 17-3 win over the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Tuesday.
Read More“Blue Jays fans gasped when they saw the famous home run jacket return last week when Bo Bichette hit a two-run home run in the 9-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
It was the first time the jacket had been seen since the end of the 2022 season. Too much frivolity or so management and some fans thought. And the bosses were right when someone would go deep to cut the Jays deficit to 9-2 as everyone in the dugout was pranced and danced.
Yet, another jacket was on display in the GTA since opening day in Central Ontario Association play. The night after Bichette homered -- centre fielder Jayden (The Jet) Felipe-Abug hit an inside-the-park home run as the Mississauga North Tigers beat the Mississauga Southwest Twins 14-6 at Meadowvale Park. As Felipe-Abug slid into home plate the third base dugout reacted as if someone had hit a fire alarm.”
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays are set to debut their City Connect uniforms on Friday.
Read MoreTerriers alum and Niagara Purple Eagles catcher Matt Ward (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network Player college Player of the Week.
Read More“The Pacific-12 Conference walked off the scene Saturday.
Tommy Splane, a .237 hitter, stroked the base hit that scored Emilio Correa in the bottom of the ninth, and Arizona wiped out a three-run deficit to beat USC, 4-3, at Scottsdale Stadium.
It was the final baseball game in Pac-12 history. In fact, it was the final sporting event in Pac-12 history. Arizona will go on to play host to a regional this weekend, but USC, which built the most durable dynasty in the history of the league, didn’t make the field.”
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“Jaden Babiuk is hoping he can accomplish something in college that only five players have done in Major League Baseball history.
After taking the field at five positions for the Valley City State University Vikings in 2024, the St. Albert product started thinking about the potential of playing all nine positions in a single game.
Only Bert Campaneris, Cesar Tovar, Scott Sheldon, Shane Halter and Andrew Romine have done it at the MLB level.
And while he wouldn’t be able to do it with 10 teams like Will Ferrell did in Spring Training, Babiuk says it is on his bucket list heading into his senior season with the Vikings.”
Read MoreCanadian infielder Adam Hall (London, Ont.) has had his contract transferred to the Milwaukee Brewers by the independent American Association’s Winnipeg Goldeyes.
Read MoreJoe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, reflects on the best of the CCBC season.
Read MoreThe Dawgs won their second straight game to open the season on Saturday, dominating the Lethbridge Bulls in a 10-4 win.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Abraham Toro, Cade Smith, Cal Quantrill and Jason Bay Field.
Read MoreWith large contributions from their Canadian players, the Niagara Purple Eagles won their first Metro Atlantic Conference championship in program history on Saturday afternoon with a 10-6 win over top-seeded Fairfield.
Read MoreThe Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame will celebrate its 39th annual induction on Aug. 17, 2024 in Battleford, Sask. Heading the class of 2024 are former major leaguers Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) and Dustin Molleken (Regina, Sask).
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs began their quest for their 3-peat with a dominating 11-0 win over the Brooks Bombers at Seaman Stadium on Friday night.
Read MoreWith help from three Canadians, the Niagara Purple Eagles earned a spot in the Metro Atlantic Conference Championship Series with an 8-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the final non-elimination game of the tournament on Friday.
Read MoreThe Thunder Bay Border Cats have set their 2024 roster and it will have the most Canadian born players in franchise history. A total of 14 Canadians are officially signed to contracts ahead of the Border Cats’ Northwoods League season opener this Monday in Rochester, Minn., against the Honkers.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts highlights the top performers on Terriers’ teams from the past week.
Read MoreWomen’s National Team members Sena Catterall (Pierrefonds, Que.), Alizée Gélinas (Trois-Riviéres, Que.) and Raine Padgham (Abbotsford, B.C.) recently starred in the 2023 Australian Women’s Baseball Showcase.
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