Moose Jaw Canucks alum Kaleb Waller (Drinkwater, Sask.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week after he tossed a complete game shutout for Kankakee Community College. Photo: Kankakee Athletics

May 20, 2024

By Matt Betts

Canadian Baseball Network

When his team needed him the most, right-handed pitcher Kaleb Waller (Drinkwater, Sask.) was there. 

After dropping their opener of the Region 4 tournament, Kankakee Community College rallied to win a pair of games to put themselves in a position to play for a championship. 

In the final they’d see Madison College, the team they lost to in the opening game, which meant they needed back-to-back wins to claim the title. 

Waller took the ball in the first game and never looked back. 

He tossed a complete game shutout to lead the Cavaliers to a 9-0 win.  

The former Moose Jaw Canuck allowed just three hits, walked two and worked around four hit batters. He also pitched to contact, striking out only two.  

Unfortunately, the Cavs ran out of steam and dropped the second game 11-2. 

Kaleb Waller is the Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week for May 13 to 19. 

Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week 

Week 1: INF Simon Grinberg (Kitchener, Ont.) - Keiser University 

Week 2: OF Francesco Barbieri (Brampton, Ont.) - Ave Maria University 

Week 3: INF Trent Lenihan (White Rock, BC) - University of British Columbia  

Week 4: INF Kalem Haney (Lethbridge, Alta.) - University of Mary 

Week 5: INF Johnny Vulcano (Cloverdale, BC) - Ottawa University 

Week 6: RHP Tyrelle Chadwick (Kamloops, BC) - Illinois State University 

Week 7: RHP Sean Heppner (Tsawwassen, BC by way of Point Roberts Wash.) - University of British Columbia 

Week 8: OF Carter Beck (Carnduff, Sask.) - University of Mary 

Week 9: RHP Ty Schaffer (Cardston, Alta.) - William Woods University 

Week 10: OF Payton McHarg (Saskatoon, Sask.) - Washburn University 

Week 11: INF Nash Crowell (Yarmouth, NS) - Reinhardt University 

Week 12: RHP Carter Krawchuk (St. Catharines, Ont.) - Seminole State Community College (Fla.) and C Logan Grant (Chestermere, Alta.) - Bellevue University 

Week 13: C/INF Wyatt Tweet (Russell Man.) - Bismarck State Community College 

Week 14: RHP Owen MacNeil (Georgetown, Ont.) - University of Charleston 

Week 15: LHP Jackson Soucie (Cambridge, Ont.) - Wabash Valley College 

Week 16: OF Tom Poole (Calgary, Alta.) - Dallas Baptist University 

Week 17: RHP Kaleb Waller (Drinkwater, Sask.) - Kankakee Community College