Verge: Equipment drive in Labrador gives kids opportunity to play
“Twelve-year-old Newfoundlander Cailen Angnatok has yet to hit a home run.
But the bat, ball and glove he went home with thanks to an equipment drive for their small northern community, will mean he’s that much closer to crushing one out of the park.
“Do you think you're going to hit a home run someday?” asked his physical education teacher Matthew Mercer, who contacted vice president of the Paradise Minor Baseball Association, Susan Pennell, about setting up the drive.
“Yeah,” Cailen replied, a student at Jens Haven Memorial School.
The equipment will benefit Cailen and many other kids in the community of Nain, with some of the gear being kept at the school for kids from kindergarten to Grade 12 to use, and the rest going home with them so they can practice baseball on their own. “
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Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week: Charles Davalan
ABC alum Charles Davalan (Montreal, Que.) had three hits - including a home run - and three RBIs in two games against Tennessee to help the Arkansas Razorbacks punch their ticket to the College World Series. For his efforts, he has been named Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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BMOC Week XX: Davalan, Froelich, White
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his final “Big Man on Campus (BMOC)” column of 2025.
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Cerny registers three hits in Titans' loss
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.
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Dawgs edge Cactus Rats 5-4
The Okotoks Dawgs edged the Energy City Cactus Rats 5-4 in Western Canadian Baseball League action on Sunday.
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Fitzpatrick PG V: Parker only perfect, powers Langley to Canadian championship tour title
With 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.
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Wilson: Oyen’s 1995 championship squad to be celebrated at WCBL’s first Rural Roots Baseball Classic
“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.”
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Dawgs rout Cactus Rats 20-1
The Okotoks Dawgs’ offence exploded for a 20-1 victory over the Energy City Cactus Rats on Saturday.
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Antonacci: Trailblazing Canadian ball hall inductee Noga was truly in league of her own
“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.”
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BWDIK: Canadian Baseball HOF edition - Bautista, Hamilton, Jenkins, Orr, Snyder, Walker
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column is a special Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction day edition.
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Elliott PG IV: FieldHouse Pirates, Great Lakes, Langley, Ontario Blue Jays reach semi-finals
After 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.
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Antonacci: Late Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Asay was “superhero” on field and in forestry field
“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.”
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Glew: Hamilton’s thoughts with Baba, Carter on his Canadian ball hall induction day
“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. “
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Fitzpatrick: Snyder, Montreal politician who brought MLB to Canada, inducted into Canadian ball hall
“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. “
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Glew: New Canadian ball hall inductee Bédard employed elite curveball to rack up Ks
“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. “
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Elliott, PG III: Great Lake Canadians lefty hams it up on mound with no no against ABC
“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. “
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Hamilton and Asay set to be celebrated in St. Marys
On 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.
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Gulls snap Dawgs' winning streak
The Okotoks Dawgs dropped a tough one at home on Friday night, falling 12-7 to the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
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Elliott, PG Day II: Kobryn, Leah, Ohanian, Winney
“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.”
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