McFarland: Resilient Makarus stars at Bellevue after reviving college career
“Ayden Makarus thought he was done with baseball.
More than two years after quitting the game to get on with his post-baseball life, the Dawgs Academy alum has returned with a vengeance at Bellevue University.
He was named the North Star Athletic Association Player of the Week on April 14, when he hit .429 with four home runs, 10 runs batted in and eight runs scored in four games.
The utilityman did it again two weeks later, posting a line of .375 with four more roundtrippers while driving in seven and scoring seven en route to also being named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week.”
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Betts: Terriers’ grads Brown, Chee-Aloy, Cote, Gomm, Hammill, Kwinter, Pinkney star in college ranks
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Terriers alum in the U.S. college ranks from the past week.
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Shushkewich: Canadian Cornhusker Clark aims to stay consistent ahead of MLB draft
“The journey to Division 1 Baseball is a road that only a select group of Canadian players find themselves on.
Hundreds if not thousands of high school players compete across Canada each year, but just 213 Canucks are playing D1 baseball in 2025.
Caleb Clark (Orillia, Ont.) is one of the 213, and the road to get to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was full of twists and turns.”
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Mark Whicker: With “good vibes only,” Suarez becomes latest to belt four homers in MLB game
“Perhaps you’ve been preoccupied with the ghosting of Shedeur Sanders or the octagon that’s become the Montreal Canadiens’ bench area. Understandable, but Eugenio Suarez did something Saturday night that shouldn’t have been swept underneath our brains, but was.
He became only the 19th hitter in the history of Major League Baseball to hit four home runs in the same game.”
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Canucks on the move, April 4 to April 30: Achen, Grant, Robson, Seward, Warkentin, Yerzy
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew summarizes the transactions involving Canadians in the pro baseball ranks from April 4 to April 30.
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Gallagher: Grudzielanek's two sons eligible for MLB draft
Two of former Montreal Expos infielder Mark Grudzielanek’s sons are eligible for the 2025 MLB draft.
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Canadian ball hall set to open for season on Thursday
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will open its doors for the season on Thursday.
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Shushkewich: Brinham, Cheong, Kitura, Kokotailo, Lascelles standouts at JNT Extended Spring Training
Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich provides a recap of the Junior National Team’s Extended Spring Training Camp that took place in Florida last week.
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Blue Jays claim Lawrence off waivers
The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed veteran right-hander Casey Lawrence off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
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CBN Minor League Player of the Week — Matt Lloyd
Okotoks Dawgs Academy alum Matt Lloyd (Okotoks, Alta.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after going 8-for-17 in five games for the St. Louis Cardinals’ triple-A Memphis Redbirds.
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BMOC Week XIV: Benedictson, Dearing, Grant, Levesque, McKay, Merritt
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)” article.
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Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week: Ayden Makarus
Okotoks Dawgs Academy alum Ayden Makarus (Okotoks, Alta.) belted four home runs last week for Bellevue University. For his efforts, he has been named Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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UBC defeats Lewis-Clark State to earn top playoff seed
With their 9-2 win over Lewis-Clark State on Sunday, UBC are CCC regular season champions for the first time since 2010.
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Carey, O'Hearn lead Michigan to series sweep over Michigan State
Canadians Tate Carey (Windsor, Ont.) and Keegan O'Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) help lead the Michigan Wolverines to a 6-5 win over Michigan State on Sunday.
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Abbotsford Cardinals retire Eckstein's No. 47
The Abbotsford Cardinals have retired the No. 47 in honour of their longtime director of player development Corey Eckstein, who is now the president of the Ontario Blue Jays.
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Young homers twice in UBC's loss to Lewis-Clark State
UBC catcher Russell Young (Surrey, B.C.) homered twice in his team’s 15-7 loss to Lewis-Clark State on Saturday.
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BWDIK: Guerrero Jr., Pivetta, Robson, Smith, Soroka, Upshaw, Whitt
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith, Michael Soroka, Ernie Whitt, Nolan Ryan, Jacob Robson and Willie Upshaw.
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Kennedy: Brash nearing return to Mariners
Canadian Baseball Network writer Patrick Kennedy recently spoke with Seattle Mariners reliever Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.), who is close to his return from the Tommy John Surgery he underwent last May.
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Wilson: 2025 WCBL Season Preview - Okotoks Dawgs
Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, provides a 2025 preview of the reigning Western Canadian Baseball League champions, the Okotoks Dawgs.
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UBC splits doubleheader with Lewis-Clark State
UBC split a doubleheader with Lewis-Clark State on Friday.
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