Whicker: Reds’ Burns latest of 2024 first-rounders to be fast-tracked to MLB
“Chase Burns strikes out the first five major league batters he faces, one of which was Aaron Judge.
Nick Kurtz propels three game-winning home runs in a five-game span, all of them against topnotch relievers: Josh Hader, Bryan Abreu and Carlos Estevez.
Christian Moore makes his debut on June 14. Ten days later he ties the game with a ninth-inning home run. Two innings later he hits another home run that wins it.
Aside from having the world in their pockets, they share one thing. Last spring they were playing college baseball. They were taken in the first round of the 2024 draft: Burns second by Cincinnati, Kurtz fourth by Oakland, Moore eighth by the Angels. “
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Holyk homers, drives in three for Titans in win
Parksville Royals grad Tim Holyk (Nanaimo, B.C.) homered and drove in three runs to help the Ottawa Titans to an 8-2 win over the Tri-City ValleyCats on Thursday.
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Crowson hits for cycle, leads Dawgs to rout of Bulls
Slugger Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) hit for the cycle to propel the Okotoks Dawgs to a 24-2 rout of the Lethbridge Bulls on Thursday.
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Elliott: Hicks, Pinkney, Hartman, Poturnak, Rienguette enjoying Draft League -- Update
“Well, if there was any doubt, the West Virginia Black Bears are Canada’s team in the MLB Draft league.
Especially since the Junior National Team vacated the league after playing a five-game partial schedule, of course.
The Black Bears have the most Canucks of any of the six teams with Connor Hicks of the Southeastern Fire, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds’ Jonny McGill and Scott Rienguette from Kansas State Wildcats.”
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Jean garners fifth All-America honour
For the fifth time this summer, Houston Cougars pitcher Antoine Jean (Montreal, Que.) earned All-America honours when he was named to the College Baseball Foundation All-America Team.
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Ottawa Titans re-sign Sanford, release McGarry-Doyle, Wright
The Ottawa Titans have re-signed outfielder Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.).
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Crowell, Wrubleski, Skaggs homer in Dawgs' win over Bombers
The Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Brooks Bombers 9-2 at Seaman Stadium on Wednesday.
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McFarland: Alberta unveils 16U Girls Canada Summer Games roster
“It’s been a long time coming.
For the first time ever, female baseball has been added to the Canada Summer Games, with the debut coming August 18-24 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Every provincial baseball body has been working towards this summer since the initial announcement back in 2022, and the rosters are starting to take shape.
Baseball Alberta announced its 16-athlete roster on June 20, which will be coached by Chris James, Mark Randall and Tara Sliwkanich.”
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Hot-hitting Cerny propels Titans to win
Catcher Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) had two hits and an RBI to help lead the Ottawa Titans to a 3-2 win over the Tri-City Valley Cats on Tuesday.
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Dawgs fall short in Brooks
The Okotoks Dawgs lost 8-7 to the Brooks Bombers on Tuesday.
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Elliott: Okotoks Dawgs 2018 summit resulted in changes ... and titles
“The G7 Leaders’ Summit was held in Alberta last week.
We saw the police presence at the airport, helicopters circling and extra security staying at the hotel. And maybe in a few years we’ll see how successful the meeting at nearby Kananaskis was.
The results came in a few years ago from the Okotoks Dawgs 2018 summit. The Edmonton Prospects had eliminated the Dawgs in the summer college league playoffs by a 2-1 score in the decisive game. That meant three Dawgs playoff exits courtesy of Edmonton in three strait summers.
Dawgs founding father John Ircandia called a meeting for the next morning Aug. 4, a Saturday. More than one coach wondered “could we be all fired?”
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Castaldo, Payano receive IBL's Player of the Week honours
Jordan Castaldo and Victor Payano have been named Intercounty Baseball League Player and Pitcher of the Week respectively.
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Clarke wins MLB's Play of the Week for record fourth consecutive week
Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) has won MLB’s Electric Play of the Week for a record fourth consecutive week after he made another diving play for the Athletics on June 20.
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Shushkewich: Cerkownyk put down proper fingers in Tigers Complex no-no
“History was made in the backfields of the Philadelphia Phillies’ spring training grounds on the weekend.
Tigers catcher Brady Cerkownyk was posing for post-game pictures after the seven-inning affair was in the books as his Detroit Tigers no-hit the Phillies in a Florida Complex League game.”
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Verge: Two-way player Dugdale a key to Blaze’s success
“The connection is magic.
That chemistry, combined with the talent of the 2025 Langley Blaze has helped power them to the best start they’ve had since the program's inception in 2001, said head coach Jamie Bodaly.”
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CBN Minor League Player of the Week — Matt Coutney
Parkland Twins and St. Francis Academy grad Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) belted three home runs and topped all Canadians in the affiliated minor league ranks with a .941 slugging percentage and 1.525 OPS in six games for the Los Angeles Angels’ High-A Tri-City Dust Devils last week. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week (June 17 to June 22).
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Holyk shines for Titans in loss
The Ottawa Titans lost 7-2 to the New York Boulders on Sunday, despite a 2-for-3 performance from Tim Holyk (Victoria, B.C.).
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Dawgs lose to Bulls despite strong start by Gurr
The Okotoks Dawgs fell 7–2 to the Lethbridge Bulls on Sunday afternoon, managing a pair of late runs after being held scoreless through the first six innings.
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Cerny's four hits help propel Titans to victory
Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) had four hits to help lead the Ottawa Titans to a 13-10 win over the New York Boulders on Saturday night.
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McFarland: Pitching in WCBL Rural Roots Classic was homecoming for Benton
“It was a homecoming Max Benton didn’t think he would ever make.
The Lethbridge Bulls starting pitcher toed the rubber at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Rural Roots Classic, where he had done it many times before as a member of the Badlands Baseball Academy.
Sitting down Sylvan Lake’s Noah Konings, Simon Baker and Bryce Turner in order to start the game, it was as if he had never left.
Benton cruised the rest of the way, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five in six innings to pick up the win in a 19-11 victory in front of 550 fans.”
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