7th Inning Stretch: Jake Hiromoto

He’s been a homer happy Hawaiian.

Jake Hiromoto, who plays third base for the Swift Current 57’s, has been bashing baseballs out of Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) ballparks all season and, as a result, he’s been neck-and-neck for the league lead in homers midway through the campaign.

WCBL All-Star Rosters Announced

The best and brightest in the Western Canadian Baseball League are gearing up for a full weekend of fun in Saskatoon.

The WCBL has announced its player selections for the East Division and West Division rosters that will take the field at the 2026 All-Star Weekend at NexGen Patch at Cairns Field on Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th.

Team Saskatchewan’s Road to Okotoks

They’re not just representing their academies. They’re playing for their province.

Team Saskatchewan has brought together players from all programs – including Going Yard Academy, Berries Academy and Martin Academy – to suit up in The Road to Okotoks.

Hitching a Ride to Okotoks

The road has been paved and it’s almost time for the teams to start their engines.

The Road to Okotoks is set to kick off on July 14 and, ahead of the inaugural Morneau Cup, teams were able to choose up to three players from non-qualifying programs to round out their rosters.

7th Inning Stretch: Nathan Pisio

He was one of the many revelations around the Western Canadian Baseball League in 2025.

Nathan Pisio was a league all-star after putting together an outstanding season on the hill for the Moose Jaw Miller Express, sporting a 3-2 record, 3.28 earned run average and six saves in 18 appearances.

Hall Calls for Baba

There are few people who have had a greater impact on the game of baseball in Canada than the late Jim Baba.

But it wasn’t just what he accomplished as a coach and longtime executive, it was how he went about doing it.

He carried the same passion and unwavering national pride into everything he did, whether it was leading a grassroots initiative to grow the game across the country or supporting Canada’s teams at the World Baseball Classic.

A Friend and Mentor

Only one other person had ever represented the World Baseball Softball Confederation at the WBC finals besides our late WBSC Baseball Technical Commission Chair, Jim Baba. And now it was Shari Reiniger standing there in his place. Just like working as an International Baseball Technical Commissioner at the Tokyo Olympics, and being the first woman to do that, the moment was not lost on her.

Turning The Lights On

The future for baseball in Moose Jaw is about to get a whole lot brighter … literally.

Thanks to the Jays Care “Field of Dreams” program, the community’s Gamble Diamond is set to get lighting installed over the next few months.

7th Inning Stretch: Hudson Unger

There’s an air of familiarity around the Swift Current 57s clubhouse in the early going of the 2026 Western Canadian Baseball League season.

The club will lean on some local talent like Hudson Unger to get back into the playoffs for the first time since 2023.

Next Stop: Okotoks

They may have preferred to settle their differences on the field, but the final four teams remaining in the Prairie Qualifiers for The Road to Okotoks got what they came for.

What started as 13 teams vying for three spots in the inaugural event in Okotoks later this summer turned into a battle of four.