Betts: Hawkins excited for the future after inking extension at Missouri State

“It feels like Joey Hawkins was meant to be a Bear.

A Missouri State Bear.

Hawkins (Whitby, Ont.) arrived on the MSU campus in 2012 as a wide-eyed freshman infielder off a standout high school career with the Ontario Blue Jays.

Over his four college seasons, he became the anchor of a team that made a trip to the Super Regionals in 2015 and came within one game of the College World Series. “

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Wilson: WCBL to showcase teams to young talent during Road to Okotoks

“Budding baseball talent will cross paths with all that the Western Canadian Baseball League has to offer in southern Alberta next year.

The meeting of the WCBL and the top young ball players from across Canada will take place thanks to The Road to Okotoks, a national championship tournament set to happen at the Seaman Stadium Complex from July 14-19 in 2026.

The Baseball Canada event will feature 16 amateur academy teams - with rosters of players who are 19 years old or younger - competing against each other for the right to hoist the Morneau Cup, a trophy named after Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Justin Morneau.”

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SandlotsIan Wilson