Posts in Canadians in College
Terriers' Wojtarowicz commits to Troy University

“Fairfield, Illinois to Marianna, Florida to Troy, Alabama, that's the road former Ontario Terriers left-handed pitcher Andre Wojtarowicz will take by the time his college career comes to a close. Wojtarowicz announced recently that he would be transferring from Frontier Community College to powerhouse Chipola College for the spring season due to a Bobcats coaching change.”

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Elliott: CBN's All-Canucks going pro, from Bay and Ridley to Brookman and Wepf ... 216 in all

No one knows for sure what lies ahead for the members of our soon-to-be-announced 22nd annual Canadian Baseball Network All-Canadian College team.

Whomever makes the All-Canadian college team — the best playing the majority of their schedule south of the border in 2021 — they will be carrying on a Canadian tradition: success at the college level that translated into success at the pro level.

Looking back, here are the former all-Canadians — 194 in all — who have reached the next level, or are on their way to proceeding further down the road than most before retiring … Here is a look at how far they went, plus where they pitched or played in 2021.

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Perfect Game ranks 6 Canucks among top recruits in Pac-12, 14 ffreshmen in all

“Way back in the old days, the top states interested in recruiting Canadians were those that shared the same border with Canada.

Going west to east most players went to Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York and Maine.

When the Perfect Game Scouting Service listed its top recruits by conference, the leader was the Pac-12 ... with seven.”

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Elliott: Gausman wanted Omaha mound, but Stony Brook Canucks stopped LSU

Kevin Gausman didn’t dream of making the majors or pitching for the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds or your Toronto Blue Jays. He wanted to make it to the College World Series in Omaha and pitch at Rosenblatt Stadium. Unfortunately for him, 10 years ago, the underdog Stony Brook Seawolves, led by four Canadians, prevented that dream from happening. Bob Elliott has the story.

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Abram, Oklahoma off to Omaha

Ontario Terriers and Junior National Team alum Ben Abram (Georgetown, Ont.) is off to the College World Series with the Oklahoma Sooners and several Canadians have been honoured with end of the year awards. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts has the rundown.

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