ABC alum Emilien Pitre (Repentigny Que.) had two hits to help the Kentucky Wildcats edge Western Michigan 10-8 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
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Wilson homers in Grand Canyon win over No. 13 Arizona
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The field is set. The 64 teams that will make up the NCAA baseball tournament have been announced and among them are 51 Canucks. Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts has a rundown of the Canadians that will be playing.
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“It’s fitting that the leadoff hitter for Niagara University in the NCAA Baseball Regional Friday is used to being the underdog.
Nick Groves had to fight for success on the baseball diamond growing up in London, Ontario. The centre fielder wasn’t given any genetic handouts, as a small kid who was always undersized.”
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Terriers alum and Niagara Purple Eagles catcher Matt Ward (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network Player college Player of the Week.
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“The Pacific-12 Conference walked off the scene Saturday.
Tommy Splane, a .237 hitter, stroked the base hit that scored Emilio Correa in the bottom of the ninth, and Arizona wiped out a three-run deficit to beat USC, 4-3, at Scottsdale Stadium.
It was the final baseball game in Pac-12 history. In fact, it was the final sporting event in Pac-12 history. Arizona will go on to play host to a regional this weekend, but USC, which built the most durable dynasty in the history of the league, didn’t make the field.”
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“Jaden Babiuk is hoping he can accomplish something in college that only five players have done in Major League Baseball history.
After taking the field at five positions for the Valley City State University Vikings in 2024, the St. Albert product started thinking about the potential of playing all nine positions in a single game.
Only Bert Campaneris, Cesar Tovar, Scott Sheldon, Shane Halter and Andrew Romine have done it at the MLB level.
And while he wouldn’t be able to do it with 10 teams like Will Ferrell did in Spring Training, Babiuk says it is on his bucket list heading into his senior season with the Vikings.”
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Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, reflects on the best of the CCBC season.
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With help from three Canadians, the Niagara Purple Eagles earned a spot in the Metro Atlantic Conference Championship Series with an 8-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the final non-elimination game of the tournament on Friday.
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The Thunder Bay Border Cats have set their 2024 roster and it will have the most Canadian born players in franchise history. A total of 14 Canadians are officially signed to contracts ahead of the Border Cats’ Northwoods League season opener this Monday in Rochester, Minn., against the Honkers.
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With key contributions from three Canadians, the Niagara Purple Eagles advanced to the MAAC semifinals on Thursday evening with a 9-7 win over the No. 3 seeded Rider Broncs.
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Three Canadians were recognized on the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) 2024 All-MAAC Teams, voted on by the league’s 11 head coaches.
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ABC alum LP Langevin (Quebec, Que.) posted a 6-1 record for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns this season and has been named the SBC Pitcher of the Year.
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A total of 158 student-athletes were named to the 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Academic Team, including 13 Canadians.
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Grand Canyon OF Tyler Wilson, who is the son of former major league LHP Steve Wilson (Victoria, BC), has been named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Player of the Year .
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Fieldhouse Pirates alum Zach Cameron (Hamilton, Ont.), a fifth-year senior at Niagara University, recently broke the school’s career saves record. Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with him in Buffalo.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes the top performances by Canadians in the U.S. college ranks from the past week in his latest “Big Man On Campus (BMOC)” column.
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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 in a must-win playoff game against Madison College.
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Jared Anderson played hero with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth-inning to lift the No. 3 seed Arizona Christian Firestorm to a come from behind 8-7 victory over the No. 4 seed UBC Thunderbirds, to close out the Lewiston Bracket in the opening round of the NAIA Championship Wednesday night. With the loss, UBC’s season comes to an end.
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The No. 4 seed UBC Thunderbirds staved off elimination by edging the No. 5 seed Embry-Riddle Eagles 4-3 in game six of the Lewiston Bracket in the opening round of the 2024 NAIA Baseball Championship Tuesday evening.
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