“Before every one of his starts, you will see Reece Hemmerling grab a pendant around his neck, look up at the sky and say four words.
“I love you, Dad.”
It’s a new pre-game ritual for the Beaumont, Alberta product, after his father passed away in November.
The pendant matches a tattoo that Hemmerling had etched on his arm, featuring an anchor that represents how his dad, Troy, was the anchor of the family, and a grey ribbon representing Glioblastoma Cancer awareness.”
Read MoreHendrix College infielder Zach Marriott (Oakville, Ont.) has been named Terriers’ alum College Player of the Week.
Read MoreThanks to his record-breaking 16-strikeout performance for the UBC Thunderbirds, right-hander Sean Heppner (Tsawwassen, BC by way of Point Roberts, Wash.) has been named Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week.
Read More“Hailing from Abbotsford, B.C., Carlin and Cardel Dick are two of just over a 1,000 Canadian-born players who have decided to head to the United States to continue playing baseball at the post-secondary level.
The brothers make up 1.1% of those Canucks who are suiting up for a D1 program and represent 15% of those players suiting up in the United States who call Abbotsford home.
While the brothers are playing for different programs this season, their journey to postsecondary opportunities ran through the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball in Vauxhall, Alta.”
Read MoreUniversity of South Florida right-hander Matt Brown (Oakville, Ont.) has been named Terriers’ College Player of the Week.
Read MoreOF-1B Cooper Ridley, Jim Ridley’s oldest grandson, has committed to Miami of Ohio.
Read MoreFormer Okotoks Dawgs right-hander Illinois State sophomore Tyrelle Chadwick (Kamloops, B.C.) has been named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs Academy alum Tyrelle Chadwick (Kamloops, BC) threw a complete game shutout in his start for Illinois State University to earn Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week honours.
Read MoreThe UBC Thunderbirds were edged by the No. 3-ranked Lewis-Clark State Warriors 7-6 on Sunday afternoon.
Read MoreABC alum Émilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run to help the Kentucky Wildcats to a win and a series sweep over Lipscomb on Sunday.
Read MoreABC alum Louka Daoust (Repentigny, Que.) had four hits for Weatherford College in a doubleheader on Friday.
Read More“Looking back on his baseball journey, Jason Serafinchon believes he wouldn’t be where he is now had it not been for the decision to lose weight – a lot of weight.
A self-admitted “little fat kid” growing up, the Spruce Grove product remembers hitting whiffle balls off his mom and watching his dad play slo-pitch.
But it wasn’t until he decided to go to AHP Academy in nearby St. Albert to help his pursuit of collegiate baseball that he knew something would have to change.
Serafinchon dedicated all of his spare time to the gym and eating right, getting stronger and losing 80 pounds in the process.”
Read More“Justin Breen isn’t taking a moment on the baseball field for granted.
It would have been easy for the Fort McMurray native to pack it all in after a trio of knee surgeries before he turned 18.
Instead, he used it as motivation to take his game to the next level with collegiate stops at Bossier Parish Community College and Arkansas Tech University before landing at Southwestern Oklahoma State University for the 2023-2024 season.”
Read MoreJosh Cote (Midland, Ont.) has been named the Terriers’ alum College Player of the Week.
Read MoreCalgary Baseball HQ alum Cohen Achen (Calgary, Alta.) has been named NAIA Pitcher of the Week.
Read MorePrairie Baseball Academy alum Max Benton (Clyde River, PEI) has been named the American Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Week.
Read MoreVauxhall Academy alum Johnny Vulcano (Cloverdale, BC) had six home runs in four games for the Ottawa University Braves to capture Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week honours.
Read MoreCanadian Emilien Pitre (Repentigny, Que.) belted a three-run home run to help Kentucky defeat Kansas, 8-5, on the final day of the sun-splashed Karbach Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond.
Read MoreRobin Villeneuve (Gatineau, Que.) hit his first NCAA Div. I home run for Tennessee Vols on Saturday.
Read MoreFor the 17th consecutive year, William & Mary baseball head coach Mike McRae was recognized as one of the top 100 most influential Canadians in baseball by Canadian Baseball Network, this year coming in at No. 44.
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