McFarland: Canadian Futures Showcase HR derby champ Flewelling impresses at MLB Draft Combine

“When Nathan Flewelling squared up a Riley Burton pitch on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Gulls Field in Sylvan Lake, everyone in the crowd knew the baseball wasn’t coming back.

The three-run seventh inning home run to deep right field tied the game against the Lethbridge Bulls, which the Gulls would later go onto win 7-6.

It was a big moment for the team, and for the Innisfail native who hit his first Western Canadian Baseball League home run with family in the stands.”

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Antonacci: Humble Heisler now a Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer

“Rod Heisler saw his photo hanging inside the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and did a double-take.

“What’s that guy doing there?” Heisler remembers thinking.

It was induction day in St. Marys, and despite wearing the maple leaf in international competition more times than any other Canadian ballplayer, Heisler still could not believe he was about join former Blue Jays Russell Martin, Jimmy Key, and the rest of the class of 2024.

“It’s overwhelming for me to be inducted along with these folks, at the same time as Buck is being honoured. It’s a thrill,” Heisler said, referring to Jack Graney Award winner Buck Martinez.”

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McFarland: Alberta’s Scott looking forward to Women’s National Team camp

“When Julianna Scott heard that Baseball Canada had named its Women’s National Team Selection Camp roster, her first thought was to find the post on Instagram and look for her friends and teammates.

She didn’t expect to see her name near the bottom of the first column on the official announcement post.

The Spruce Grove, Alta., product couldn’t believe her eyes.”

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