Okotoks Dawgs alum Kaden Zarowny (Strathmore, Alta.) belted two home runs for UBC to help them to a 9-5 win - and series sweep - over Corban on Monday.
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Abbotsford Cardinals alum and Dallas Baptist University right-hander Micah Bucknam (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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For the third straight game, the UBC Thunderbirds put up double-digit runs in a win over Corban University, defeating the Warriors 17-4 at Volcanoes Stadium to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-four series.
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Ontario Royals alum Braeden Biggar (Georgetown, Ont.) has rebounded from a dreadful grade 10 tryout at Christ the King High School to become a successful college player for the Dordt University Defenders. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with him.
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The UBC Thunderbirds swept a doubleheader against the Corban Warriors on Saturday.
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Longtime Durham Lords baseball coach Sam Dempster has been elected to the OCAA Hall of Fame.
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RHP Matthew MacDonald (Kamloops, BC), who has pitched for the Langley Blaze and Webber Wildcats, is off to Erskine College.
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After winning the first game of their doubleheader against Oregon Tech on Sunday to extend their winning streak to nine games, UBC dropped the second game 8-4.
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Vauxhall Jets alum and UBC catcher Kyle Yip (Calgary, Alta.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week.
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The UBC Thunderbirds now have an eight-game winning streak thanks to a doubleheader sweep of the Oregon Tech Owls on Saturday.
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“Time sure does fly.
Most high school players hear a variation of that phrase before embarking on their college baseball careers.
And right now, University of South Florida right-hander Matt Brown (Oakville, Ont.) gets it.
“It’s definitely gone by fast,” Brown said following a 5-2 USF loss to Maryland on Friday night.
“Every fall feels like it’s the longest thing ever but then once the season gets here, it just flies. Each year I think gets faster and faster.”
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“Leo Griffin was undoubtedly going to play baseball.
With a family heavily involved in the game, the challenge was actually in deciding where on the field he wanted to play.
Playing the utility role throughout his youth baseball career, the Boucherville, Quebec native moved with his family to Okotoks after his older brother joined the Dawgs Academy program.
Even then, the younger Griffin was torn on his position on the field, until deciding that his most dangerous skill, his speed, needed to be exploited.
His career took off with a move to the outfield and is now enjoying a breakout freshman campaign at Hutchinson Community College.”
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Now in his sophomore season with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Ty Doucette (Dartmouth, N.S.) says he has been inspired by fellow Nova Scotian Sidney Crosby. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with the young slugger.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts shares where each of the Canadians selected to participate in MLB’s Spring Breakout games went to college.
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Ontario Yankees and Florida National University sophomore Cole Philips (Milton, Ont.) has been named Continental Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
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What Canadian college players have the best chance at making it to the College World Series this year?
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts provides his answer to this question.
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Team Ontario Astros alum Brandon Langley (New Glasgow, PEI), of the Western Carolina Catamounts, has been named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week.
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Ontario Nationals alum Blake Gillespie (Lucan, Ont.) tossed a no-hitter in his start for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Friday. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s college Player of the Week.
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It was a great road weekend for the blue and gold as the heavy-hitting UBC Thunderbirds took down the College of Idaho Yotes for the fourth time in three days, completing their second weekend sweep of the young conference season with a 15-6 victory on Sunday.
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The UBC Thunderbirds swept their doubleheader against the College of Idaho on Saturday.
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