OPINION: What’s Next for the WCBL’s Rural Roots Classic?

The Western Canadian Baseball League hit another home run with its second annual Rural Roots Baseball Classic.

Carnduff did an outstanding job as host and now Joe McFarland shares a few thoughts on where it could go next.

Rural Roots Photo Gallery

A tip of the cap to Carnduff.

The host of the second annual Western Canadian Baseball League Rural Roots Baseball Classic pulled off a fantastic showcase of the sport recognizing the history of the game while celebrating the area’s ongoing love affair with baseball.

Laying Down Roots in Carnduff

The Western Canadian Baseball League is going to be rooting around in southeast Saskatchewan this summer.

Carnduff, Saskatchewan – the hometown of one of the league’s biggest star players in recent seasons – will play host to the annual Rural Roots Baseball Classic on Friday, May 29th.

To Koozma from Ty Cobb – Letters to Saskatchewan

Some stories in baseball history aren’t defined by box scores or batting averages but by the unexpected connections that cross generations and geography.

Guest contributor Robyn Jensen looks back at how a teenage boy from Saskatoon befriended baseball legend Ty Cobb.

Celebrating the Sask Hall’s Class of 2025

They have been pioneers and trailblazers for baseball in communities across the province.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated its 40th induction ceremony with the Class of 2025 in mid-August.

OPINION: WCBL’s Rural Roots was a Classic

There were cheers, beers and even a few tears at the first Western Canadian Baseball League Rural Roots Baseball Classic in Oyen, Alberta.

And if Joe McFarland had a vote at the WCBL board of governor’s table, he would enthusiastically vote “yes” to hold another one in 2026.

Regina Red Sox Paying Tribute to Historic Team

The Regina Red Sox have announced plans to honour a trailblazing Saskatchewan baseball team.

The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) club unveiled details of a tribute game that will put a spotlight on the accomplishments of the Indian Head Rockets, a team comprised entirely of African American and Latino players.

Let’s Play Two

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.

From Saskatchewan to the All-American League

They came from across the globe to play the game they loved.

Between 1943 and 1954, more than 600 women took to the field as members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, including 28 players and two chaperones from Saskatchewan.

Rocket Men

It started as a simple trip to the United States in search of a solid roster for baseball tournaments in Saskatchewan.

Little did Indian Head mayor Jim Robison and his contingent know, who they recruited would forever change the landscape of baseball in his province and inspire future generations of ballplayers.