Verge: Ellison, Morro concentrate on NAIA World Series and "their Maple Leafs"
“The location is a college baseball office in Oklahoma, but the scene - that’s very Canadian.
There are two Ontarians inside, locked in on the Toronto Maple Leafs game and their playoff run on a Friday evening in May.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma assistant coach Joe Ellison (Mississauga, Ont.), and second baseman Corey Morro (Cheltenham, Ont.) are bonded by more than just their shared nationalities and passion for baseball.
Both are also big Leafs fans. Since the start of the 2025 playoffs, the two have made a routine of catching the games together, often chatting about the intricacies of hockey with each other.”
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BWDIK: Mother's Day, Naylor, O'Neill, Quantrill, Queen, Soroka, Tong
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s Mother’s Day edition of his weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses his mom as well as Jonah Tong, Tyler O’Neill, Michael Soroka, Josh Naylor, Abraham Toro and Mel Queen.
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Elliott: Gillespie moves up Canuck strikeout chart
Ontario Nationals grad Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) has fanned 112 hitters for the Charlotte 49ers this spring, which makes him just one of 11 Canuck hurlers to exceed 100 strikeouts in an NCAA Div. I season.
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Canuck Bremner sets Santa Barbara career strikeout mark
Right-hander Tyler Bremner, whose parents are from Mississauga and Queensville, Ont., set a new UC Santa Barbara record on Friday night when he recorded his 275th career strikeout.
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McFarland: Ninth inning has been “Danger Zone” for college hitters facing Helland
“When opposition batters head to the plate to face Reece Helland, they are entering the danger zone.
Not only are they facing MidAmerica Nazarene’s top bullpen gun, who is an intense presence on the bump, but he also enters the game with a formidable tune.
You guessed it: the Kenny Loggins classic “Danger Zone” from the movie Top Gun.
Over his four years with the Pioneers, Helland has accumulated a 13-6 record and a 4.47 earned-run average in 84 games, with one start, and 16 saves.”
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IBL's Guelph Royals sign Ward
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have signed catcher Matthew Ward (Mississauga, Ont.).
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Wright, Zdunich help Ottawa Titans win season opener
Infielder Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) and outfielder Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) helped the Ottawa Titans to a 10-3 win over the Down East Bird Dawgs in their first game of the regular season on Friday.
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Zdunich cracks Ottawa Titans' Opening Day roster
Okotoks Dawgs alum Tucker Zdunich (High River, Alta.) has made the Ottawa Titans’ Opening Day roster. This will be Zdunich’s first professional season.
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Goldeyes drop opener, despite strong performances from Bourassa, Warkentin
The Winnipeg Goldeyes opened the 2025 American Association season with a 6-5, 10-inning defeat at the hands of the Cleburne Railroaders Thursday at La Moderna Field.
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Junior National Team roster revealed for Dominican Pro Academy camp
Baseball Canada has unveiled its Junior National Team roster for the upcoming Dominican Professional Academy Camp.
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Kvame, Pothakos receive Hall of Fame nods
The Western Canadian Baseball League is getting Hall-of-Fame recognition for two of its best and brightest people.
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ICYMI - Elliott: James (No-Hit) Paxton stands alone
Seven years ago, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with Ladner, B.C. native James Paxton’s family, friends and coaches after the 6-foot-4 lefty became the first Canadian to throw a no-hitter on Canadian soil.
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Elliott: Gillespie climbs triple-digit strikeout chart
Ontario Nationals grad Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) has fanned 105 hitters for the Charlotte 49ers this spring, which makes him just one of 11 Canuck hurlers to exceed 100 strikeouts in an NCAA Div. I season.
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McAllister: Smith leaves for school wearing a red championship hockey hat
“Tanner Smith (Ripley, Ont.) has an awful lot of kilometres to cover for entering the same sacred space Larry Walker occupied as one of Canada’s most-decorated sandlot stars.
The teenager from the small municipality of Ripley near the shores of Lake Huron in southwestern Ontario has higher credentials than the National Hall of Fame and Canadian Hall of Fame outfielder, however, when it comes to the art of stopping pucks.
Smith, who is off to Bryant and Stratton College in Akron, Ohio this summer to pitch and play the outfield for the NJCAA Division 2 Bobcats, put a rather tidy bow on his minor hockey career in late March by backstopping the Huron-Bruce Blizzard to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association under-18 Tier 2 championship in Halton Hills, Ont. “
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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 for a second consecutive week after going 9-for-21 and belting his first three home runs of the season in six games for the St. Louis Cardinals’ triple-A Memphis Redbirds.
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Grinberg named Sun Conference Player of the Year
Fieldhouse Pirates grad Simon Grinberg (Kitchener, Ont.) has been named SUN Conference Player of the Year after his outstanding season with Keiser University.
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Carey, O'Hearn power Michigan to sweep over Ohio State
Great Lake Canadians grad RHP Tate Carey (Tecumseh, Ont.) and former Terrier Keegan O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) led Michigan to a 13-3 victory over Ohio State on Sunday.
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IBL's Guelph Royals announce 2025 coaching staff
The Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have announced their 2025 coaching staff.
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2025 Intercounty Baseball League Pre-Season Power Rankings
Here are the pre-season Intercounty Baseball League power rankings.
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BMOC Week XV: Gillis, Gomm, Lawson, Lenihan, Leroux, Wouters, Zdunich
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks over the past week in his latest “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column.
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