Betts: Berries break out the bats in home opener win
“A capacity crowd turned out on a sunny Saturday at Cairns Field to watch the Saskatoon Berries win their home opener.
The Berries’ offence put up nine runs, including three in the third inning and three in the eighth, to secure a 9-3 victory over the Regina Red Sox.”
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Betts: From collecting candy to coming on in relief, Kopp relishing time with Berries
“A lot has changed over the course of Carter Kopp’s career but Cairns Field has remained a consistent baseball backdrop.
Back in the days of the Saskatoon Yellowjackets, who fielded a team in the Western Major Baseball League from 2002 to 2014, Kopp (Saskatoon, Sask.) recalls chasing foul balls in hopes of exchanging them for a bag of candy at the concession stand.
More than a decade later, he’s the one young fans are looking up to.
And the honour isn’t lost on the Saint Xavier University right-hander. “
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Shushkewich: From player to coach, Carlin Dick is grabbing the opportunity by the horns
Carlin Dick (Abbotsford, B.C.), who starred as an INF/OF with the Canisius Golden Griffins, has made a smooth transition to coaching in Alberta. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke with him.
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Betts: How the Saskatoon Berries came to be and where they’re going
“The Saskatoon Berries haven’t just brought a Western Canadian Baseball League team back to the city, they’ve helped transform the sport in the province of Saskatchewan.
Along with the Swift Current 57’s, Regina Red Sox and Weyburn Beavers, the league has become a must-follow for baseball fans.
But anytime a new team pops up, it begs the question, how did they get here?”
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Hazel Mae to emcee Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae will return as emcee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony on June 7 in St. Marys, Ont.
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Wright homers in the Titans' loss
Taylor Wright (North Vancouver, B.C.) belted his first home run of the season in the Ottawa Titans’ 8-1 loss to the Tri-City ValleyCats on Friday.
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Guerrero Jr. to be presented with Tip O'Neill Award tonight
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) will be presented with the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2024 Tip O’Neill Award in a ceremony prior to the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Oakland A’s at Rogers Centre on Friday, May 30.
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Betts: Kotsay looks at Denzel Clarke, his easy stride and thinks of Devon White
“Denzel Clarke pointed off into the distance while sitting in the dugout prior to the Blue Jays and Athletics opener of a four-game series in Toronto on Thursday night.
“Now I remember,” he says when asked about his earliest memory at Rogers Centre.”
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Dawgs lose opener to Medicine Hat
The Okotoks Dawgs lost their season opener 12-11 to the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Wednesday.
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Betts: Canadians prepare to take next step on the Road to Omaha
Thirty-five Canadians representing six provinces are on the rosters of 17 different schools taking part in the NCAA baseball tournament.
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Sweeney: Plenty of practice as Newfoundland & Labrador prep to host Canada Games
“In 2017, a vision began to take shape: to elevate development across Newfoundland and Labrador. By 2019, that vision became more defined—with a focus on preparing for the 2025 Canada Summer Games, the first Summer Games to be hosted in the province since 1977.”
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Verge: Hall excited to play with 22 Canadian Thunder Bay Border Cats
“It’s a family reunion — of sorts.
They’re not bonded by blood, but by baseball.
Of the 23 Canadians on the Thunder Bay Border Cats roster Tyrus Hall (Victoria, BC) will take the field with this summer, he’s already played with more than a handful, either representing Canada with the Junior National Team, or at his JUCO, Bossier Parish Community College.”
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Young hits first homer as a Met after recent call-up
Okanagan Athletics alum Jared Young belted a two-run home run in the first inning to help the New York Mets to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at Citi Field on Tuesday.
It was the Prince George, B.C. native’s first home run with the Mets since his call-up on Saturday.
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Elliott, Kingston sporting royalty: Arniel, Cherry, Cook, Earl, Ferguson, Gilmour, Pester families
Who are the top sporting families from Kingston, Ont.?
Bob Elliott, a Kingston native himself, attempts to answer this question.
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Betts: Kwinter captures pair of conference awards
Terriers alum Russell Kwinter (Toronto, Ont.) was named both the University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year and Pitcher of the Year after his standout freshman season with the University of Chicago.
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Mark Whicker: Realignment would further fuel MLB rivalries
Canadian Baseball Network columnist Mark Whicker offers a realignment plan that would build on the recent success of Major League Baseball’s “Rivalry Weekend.”
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CBN Minor League Player of the Week — Owen Caissie
Fieldhouse Pirates and Junior National Team alum Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week after he registered eight hits in five games for the Chicago Cubs’ triple-A Iowa Cubs.
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Sweeney: There in 1977, Buckingham imparts wisdom for Terra Novas, Summer Games hosts
“When the umpire room at St. Pat’s Ballpark is named after you, you’ve probably seen a game or two. Dave Buckingham — better known as “Buck” — is one of the most respected names in Newfoundland. Long before he became the province’s gold standard for umpiring, he was a ballplayer representing Newfoundland at the 1977 Canada Games.”
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Stephanie Van De Ven: Do you have a great Rawlings glove story to tell ... WIN!
Do you have a Rawlings glove that has been passed down from a generation or more, with a story to go along with it?
Share your story with Rawlings and you could win a prize.
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BMOC Week XVIII: Beck, Doucette, Green, Rumberg, Yip
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)” column.
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