Catcher Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) had three hits, but it wasn’t enough for the Ottawa Titans in their 11-3 loss to the Sussex County Miners on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs edged the Energy City Cactus Rats 5-4 in Western Canadian Baseball League action on Sunday.
Read MoreWith a one-run lead in the bottom of the sixth, the Brewers Langley Blaze’s Keenan Parker stepped in and blasted a grand slam to shut the door on the host Great Lake Canadians in an eventual 8-3 win. With the victory, the Blaze captured the first Perfect Game Canadian Championship Tour title.
Read More“When they galloped onto Saskatchewan's baseball scene, you did not want to lock horns with Oyen.
The Pronghorns, the lone Alberta representative in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League (SMBL), joined the six-team circuit in 1993 and came ready to play.
Doug Lehman - who now has a ball diamond named after him in Oyen - and Doug Jones, who is currently the mayor of the town, were among those who helped give the team its start in the SMBL.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs’ offence exploded for a 20-1 victory over the Energy City Cactus Rats on Saturday.
Read More“Arleene Noga, a 2025 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, was a mild-mannered baseball lifer with one pet peeve – poor fundamentals.
The former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) star from Ogema, Sask., could not abide seeing players lollygag a throw or casually scoop a grounder.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column is a special Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction day edition.
Read MoreAfter five games of pool play, pairings are set for the semi-finals in the 18U Perfect Game Canadian National Championship Tour at Thames Centre.
The host Great Lake Canadians beat the Ontario Nationals 11-2 to qualify. Three teams finished pool play with 4-1 record, while Great Lakes was 3-1-1.
Read More“On the rare occasion young Amanda Asay balked at doing her homework, her parents knew just what to do.
“Well, we had the hammer – if you don’t do your homework, you don’t go to ball,” George Asay said with a smile.
It was an ultimatum the Asays hardly ever had to issue, since the future Women’s National Team star was as keen about her studies as she was about baseball.
“She was awesome,” said George, who as Amanda’s first coach put a swift end to pushback from some boys skeptical about playing with a girl.”
Read More“It’s a big reason why Greg Hamilton is so beloved in the Canadian baseball community.
He always thinks of others first.
On Saturday, the day he was being inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., the longtime Junior National Team head coach and director of men’s national teams was thinking of two of his ex-bosses and closest friends, Jim Baba and Ray Carter. Both couldn’t attend Saturday’s ceremony because they are battling cancer. “
Read More“What Gerry Snyder meant to the city of Montreal cannot be overstated.
The beloved politician was a driving factor in bringing Major League Baseball to Canada, but also the 1976 Olympics, the first Montreal F1 Grand Prix in 1978, and he helped the Toronto Blue Jays find their training facility home in Dunedin Florida.
For his seemingly endless effort and passion for his community, he was named one of the first Queen’s Silver Jubilee Award recipients in 1978, and now, he’s received a posthumous induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. “
Read More“To say Érik Bédard is a private person would be an understatement.
How private you ask?
Well, so private that he declined to attend his Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday in St. Marys, Ont. “
Read More“As Alexandre Giguère’s fly ball nestled into the right fielder Roen Douglas’s glove, the third base dugout emptied as if someone had set off the fire alarm.
No fire here inside Royal Field.
And no hits either.
Lefty Michael Ham, 17, had pitched a complete-game, seven-inning, no hitter for the Great Lake Canadians against the Academy Baseball Canada on Day III of the Perfect Game 18U Canadian National Championship Tour. “
Read MoreOn Saturday, Baseball Canada will proudly celebrate the induction of two remarkable contributors to the sport - Greg Hamilton and Amanda Asay - into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys, Ont.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs dropped a tough one at home on Friday night, falling 12-7 to the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
Read More“The Windsor Selects and Team Ontario entered the day undefeated and untied.
They ended the day still owning undefeated records ... as Windsor’s Nate Winney provided the game-tying, two-out, two-run drive to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning.
It wasn’t a game winner, but Winney kept Windsor atop Pool A as Day II drew to a close at the 18U Perfect Game Canadian National Championship Tour on Thursday afternoon.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs’ pitching staff delivered a dominant performance on Thursday, shutting out the Sylvan Lake Gulls in a 6-0 victory on the road.
Read MoreWinnipeg Goldeyes right-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) turned in another outstanding effort Thursday night, tossing his second complete game of the season in a narrow 2-1 loss to the Kane County Cougars at Blue Cross Park.
Read More“It all comes down to a simple game of catch for Ray Brown.
After more than six decades in baseball, few can match his experience or his instincts at the ballpark.
You never have to question where the Baseball Alberta Life Member is coming from or what his coaching philosophies might be, as he has always believed that hard work and the basics will create success on the field.”
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