Saint Xavier University right-handed pitcher Nico Saldias (Ajax, Ont.), an Ontario Blue Jays alum, has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week after he tossed eight strong innings and earned the win in the championship game of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Read MoreFor the fourth straight season, the UBC Thunderbirds find themselves at the NAIA Baseball National Championship opening round as the blue and gold have made their way to Santa Barbara, Calif. where they enter as the No. 4 seed in the five-team regional bracket hosted by Westmont College.
Read MoreMatt Ward (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the Terriers College Player of the Week after his strong performance with the Niagara Purple Eagles last week.
Read MoreFormer FieldHouse Pirates INF Bryce Arnold (Grimsby, Ont.) has improved his MLB draft stock by hitting 15 home runs and driving in 51 for the Campbell Fighting Camels this season. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently caught up with Arnold to talk about his season.
Read MoreThe UBC Thunderbirds won the Cascade Collegiate Conference championship on Tuesday with an 11-7 win over Oregon Tech University.
Read MoreToronto Mets alum Aaron Manias (Uxbridge, Ont.) had a whopping 13 hits and 16 RBIs for Howard College in their season-ending four-game series against New Mexico Military Institute. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week.
Read MoreFirst-year pitcher Ryan Heppner was flat out dominant Sunday afternoon, striking out 12 batters through eight innings as the UBC Thunderbirds doubled up the Lewis-Clark State Warriors 4-2 to advance to Tuesday’s championship game at the Cascade Conference Tournament.
Read MoreFormer Langley Blaze OF Jude Hall (Chilliwack, B.C.) of the Yavapai Roughriders, has committed to play for the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions this fall.
Read MoreThe 2023 post-season has finally arrived as the UBC Thunderbirds make their way to Klamath Falls, Oregon for the Cascade Collegiate Conference championship which gets underway on Saturday, May 6.
Read MoreUBC right-hander Sean Heppner (Port Roberts, Wash.) has been named Cascade Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year.
Read MoreThe emotions were bittersweet for the UBC Thunderbirds who split their final doubleheader of the regular season with the Corban University Warriors Sunday afternoon at Tourmaline West Stadium, as were the results. On a day that saw the T-Birds honour their eight graduating seniors, it turned out to be their final day in the blue and gold at home after failing to secure the weekend sweep which would have clinched first place in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and the right to host next week’s conference championship tournament.
Read MoreTerriers alum Austin Gomm (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s College Player of the Week after his strong performance with the Parkland Cobras.
Read MoreThe UBC Thunderbirds are in complete control of their Cascade Collegiate Conference title destiny heading into the final Sunday of their regular season. The Thunderbirds secured back-to-back seven-inning victories over the visiting Corban University Warriors Saturday afternoon at Tourmaline West Stadium.
Read MoreProspects Academy alum Brady Kobitowich (Edmonton, Alta.) says his mother, Erin, is “everything” to him, having raised him as a single parent. These days, thanks largely to his mom’s support, the 6-foot-1 right-hander is succeeding in a “jack-of-all-trades” role on the Niagara University pitching staff. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke with Kobitowich.
Read MoreCatcher Hugh Pinkney (Etobicoke, Ont.) has been named the Terriers’ College Player of the Week after a strong performance with Rutgers University.
Read MoreJayden Mah (Nanaimo, BC) has been named Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week after a three-homer week with Missouri Valley College.
Read MoreBenito Bonilla (Halifax, N.S.), of the Okotoks Dawgs and the Junior National Team, is headed to the Missouri State Bears as a two-way player — an infielder and a pitcher.
Read MoreThe UBC Thunderbirds quest for top spot in the Cascade Collegiate Conference standings remains very much in play after a thrilling, lengthy afternoon of double-header baseball in Klamath Falls, Ore. Chris Pritchett's crew bounced back from a heartbreaking 18-17 loss in the opener with a 12-7 victory in the finale over the current conference leading Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls.
Read MoreVictoria Eagles alum Fynn Chester (Victoria, B.C.) allowed one unearned run on five hits while striking out eight batters in eight innings in Cal State Fullerton’s 13-1 victory over the UC Riverside Highlanders last weekend. For his efforts, he earned a second career Big West Pitcher of the Week award.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a look at the eight Canadians that are on D1Baseball’s top 25 NCAA teams.
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