The Sweet 16

We have come to the fork in The Road to Okotoks and the Morneau Cup.

After three Regional Qualifers were held in May, 16 teams have made the trek to Alberta for the start of the inaugural 19U national championship.

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Beck the Brave

Carter Beck is a member of the Atlanta Braves.

The Carnduff native and Saskatoon Berries alum didn’t have to wait long during the MLB Draft, as the Braves took him in the first round, 26th overall.

It made him the highest-selected player ever from Saskatchewan.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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