7th Inning Stretch: Nathan Varjassy

If the University of Calgary Dinos want to get back to the Canadian College Baseball Conference’s promised land, they will need to depend on some of their up-and-coming talent like Nathan Varjassy.

The Moose Jaw native is entering his third season with the Dinos and is hoping to be a bigger piece of a championship run.

Editorial: OK Blue Jays!

The signing of Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. to a 14-year, $500-million contract wasn’t just big for the Toronto Blue Jays.

As Joe McFarland opines, it’s huge for the game of baseball across Canada.

Pedal to the Metal

If you don’t like where you’re at, just pedal harder.

That’s what Cory Wouters and Cam Marshak did for their teams in a recent high-scoring clash between McCook Community College Indians and the Colby Community College Trojans.

Wouters – a lefty pitcher and first baseman for the Indians – and Marshak, an infielder with the Trojans, both hit the cover off the ball during an April 1st game at Young Memorial Field in Colby, Kansas, where McCook College outlasted Colby College with a wild 23-22 win after nine innings.

The Saskatchewan products achieved the rare feat of hitting for the cycle. Even more impressive was that they did it competing against each other on the same diamond.

1 Thru 9: Lukas Kaufmann

Lukas Kaufmann leaves no doubt about his love of baseball.

As he’s asked questions about his journey in the game, he’s eloquent and thorough, making sure to pay tribute to where he’s been while being excited about where he’s going.

Where he’s going is the University of British Columbia (NAIA) in the fall.

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.

Q&A with Nate Mensik

He earned the nickname of “Mayor of Moose Jaw” and became one of the most popular players to ever put on a Miller Express uniform.

After wrapping up his final season of playing in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) last summer, Nebraska-born Nate Mensik took time to chat about his time playing in Canada and look ahead to what’s next for him in baseball.

1 Thru 9: Kyrell Adair

Growing up in Swift Current, Kyrell Adair dreamed of one day suiting up for the hometown 57s.

The 6-foot-1, 166-pound utilityman got his chance on July 31, getting the call from the bullpen in the third inning of a game against the Medicine Hat Mavericks.

Since then, he’s repped Baseball Sask and committed to Trinidad State College.

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.

Q&A with Jamie Campbell

Jamie Campbell has seen a lot of baseball, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

As the host of Blue Jays Central on Sportsnet, the broadcaster takes in a lot of matchups involving Major League Baseball’s team in Toronto, but he also makes an effort to attend games at all levels across Canada.

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.