McFarland: Best summer ever for Saskatchewan women’s teams at national level
"Saskatchewan is quickly asserting itself as a powerhouse on the girls and women’s national baseball stage.
Headlined by a silver medal in the 21U Women’s Championships in Summerside, Prince Edward Island this summer, all four of the province’s programs played for national medals for the first time ever.
With the 14U, 16U and Women’s Open teams claiming fourth place in each of their tournaments, it marked the best summer ever for the program."
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Ellison named manager of Thunder Bay Border Cats
The Thunder Bay Border Cats have hired Joe Ellison (Toronto, Ont.) to be their new manager.
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McFarland: Sabrowski makes MLB debut
Left-hander Erik Sabrowski (St. Albert, Alta.) made his major league debut with the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
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Verge: East Coast catchers to compete in Canadian Futures Showcase
Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge caught up with two promising young East Coast catchers who are headed to the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre that will begin on September 17.
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McFarland: Hingley adds another medal to impressive resume
"Claire Hingley’s trophy case is filling up fast.
A gold medalist with Baseball Alberta’s 14U Girls team at the Western Canadian Baseball Championships in Winnipeg in 2022, the Edmonton product added to her haul by winning bronze medals with the 16U squad at the 2023 national event in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
Heading into 2024, Hingley was hoping to use those experiences to become part of the leadership group going into the 16U tournament in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
She delivered in a big way, as Alberta went 2-2 in the round-robin before big wins over Manitoba and Ontario to get into the gold medal game against Quebec."
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Early homer propels Titans to Wild-Card win
The Ottawa Titans rolled into the one-game East Division Wild Card on the road - taking down the Tri-City ValleyCats 5-2 on Tuesday, advancing to their second-ever Frontier League Division Series.
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Shushkewich, CBN Minor League POW - Liam Hicks
Toronto Mets alum Liam Hicks (Toronto, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network's minor league Player of the Week after he had eight hits in five games for the Detroit Tigers' double-A Erie Seawolves.
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Blue Jays' Francis named AL Pitcher of the Month
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for August.
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Baycats advance to IBL final, Jackfish, Royals head to deciding game
The Barrie Baycats punched their ticket to the Intercounty Baseball League Finals on Monday with a win over the London Majors. Meanwhile, the Welland Jackfish and Guelph Royals are headed to a fifth-and-deciding game in their semi-finals matchup.
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Josh Naylor records 100th RBI of MLB season
With his two-run home run on Monday, Cleveland Guardians slugger Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) became the 14th Canadian to register 100 RBIs in a major league season.
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Blue Jays claim Tate off waivers
The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Dillon Tate off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
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Royals, Baycats one win from advancing in IBL playoffs
The Guelph Royals and Barrie Baycats are both one win away from advancing to the next round of the Intercounty Baseball League playoffs.
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Elliott: Late Dave Wallace, first winner of CBN's first Dave Wallace award
The late Dave Wallace is the first winner of CBN's Honoured Coach Award, which will be named the Dave Wallace Award in his honour.
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Trogrlic-Iverson helps Goldeyes clinch division title
Right-hander Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (Oakville, Ont.) retired all four batters he faced for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their division-clinching 11-9 win over the Lincoln Saltdogs on Saturday.
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Titans' Disipio named Frontier League broadcaster of the year
Ottawa Titans broadcaster Davide Disipio has been chosen by his peers as the recipient of the Robert Ford Award as the 2024 Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year, the league announced Saturday.
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BWDIK: Hodgson, Jenkins, Naylor, Pivetta, Sabrowski, Stewart
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew's weekly "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Nick Pivetta, Bo Naylor, Josh Naylor, Erik Sabrowski, Fergie Jenkins and Andy Stewart.
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Canucks on the move in August: Bloor, Brown, Cerantola, Langevin, Pilon
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from the month of August.
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McFarland: WCBL's Regina Red Sox still hoping for new stadium
"If the Regina Red Sox had it their way, they would have been playing in a new baseball stadium yesterday.
Their current abode, Currie Field, is more than 60 years old and in need of major upgrades and repairs – ranging from only having one dressing room, a backstop that is held together with zip-ties and washroom facilities which operate off a septic tank system that can’t keep up with park usage."
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Brunner, Graversen added to Dawgs Academy staff
The Okotoks Dawgs Academy has added former players Graham Brunner and Soren Graversen to their staff.
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Munro: Naylors moving up list of most MLB homers by brothers on same team in season
With Bo Naylor’s 11th home run of the season for the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday, he and his brother, Josh, now have a combined 39 major league home runs in 2024.
That ranks them 12th all-time among combined homers hit by brothers on the same team in the same season.
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