Here is the latest news from the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read More“The inbox of Durham College’s head baseball coach has been especially flooded over the past couple of months.
Players from three Ontario Colleges Athletic Association baseball programs — Centennial College, George Brown and Seneca — that were scrapped have reached out to Scott Cawker looking for a new place to finish out their collegiate career.
He’s had at least 10 players reach out, Cawker said, since the cuts were made a couple of months ago, due to financial constraints brought about by a cap on international students.”
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed infielder Dan Marra (Toronto, Ont.).
Read MoreThe Centennial, George Brown and Seneca baseball programs have all been scrapped due to budget cuts. They had competed in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Men’s Baseball League.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network columnist Patrick Kennedy recently caught up with unheralded Kingston multisport legend Jack Lynch.
Read More“It was an event that baseball fans in Saskatchewan had never dreamed was possible, and it went so well that they ended up experiencing it twice.
A press conference in January of 1989 was held at Regina’s Sheraton Centre to announce that the Toronto Blue Jays were coming to play an exhibition game at Taylor Field – home of the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders – in May.”
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed catcher Justin Marra (Toronto, Ont.).
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Hamilton Cardinals have hired Jaime Lever (Vieira) as their new director of player development.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs have signed Brady Baltus, Matt Van Slyke (Whitby, Ont.) and Matt Marsh (Havelock, Ont.).
Read MoreMajor leaguers Michael Saunders (Victoria, BC) and Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) were drafted by legendary Canadian and Seattle Mariners scout Wayne Norton (Langley, BC). Saunders was there last week when Doug Mathieson’s Langley Blaze travelled to Arizona to play Seattle Mariners’ first and second-year pros in the annual Wayne Norton memorial game.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs Red beat the Okotoks Black in the final of the 140-team 12U West Coast Premier tournament in Phoenix, Ariz.
Read More“Ryan McDonagh’s goal when he boarded a plane from to Phoenix on March 16?
“Improve my stock for this year’s draft,” said McDonagh from Surprise, Ariz. this week.
Well, McDonagh won’t hear his name called on July 13 -- unless it is over a loudspeaker as the P.A. announcer says:
“Now pitching for youuuuur Surprise Royals ... No. 63 ... Ryan McDonagh.”
Read MoreA scholarship fund has been set aside through donations in memory of Brennan Luffman (Weyburn, Sask.) who was a prominent left-handed pitcher and outfielder with Team Saskatchewan from 2003 to 2005.
Read MoreCalgary District 8 Baseball will host the 2025 Senior League Canadian Baseball Championship at Webber Athletic Park from July 13 to 20. This tournament will see the top 14- to 16-year-old Little League baseball players in Canada compete for the honour of representing Canada at the Senior League World Series in Easley, S.C.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have named Dustin Richardson as their general manager.
Read MoreOntario 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.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays signed RHP Aiden Taggart (Grimsby, Ont.) while he was on the FieldHouse Pirates’ spring trip. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich recently spoke to the young right-hander about signing his first pro contract.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals have signed left-hander Niall Windeler (Toronto, Ont.).
Read MoreThe Ontario Blue Jays and ABC are tied for the most players from a Canadian organization on this year’s Rawlings PG Regional Pre-season All-Americans list.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Brantford Red Sox have re-signed 1B/DH Nick Burdett (Brantford, Ont.).
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