OPINION: Thanks Coach!

In honour of National Coaches Week, our Joe McFarland takes a look back at his summer spent coaching t-ball and coach-pitch.

Showcasing Keaton

He might be the only one with a Saskatchewan birth certificate going to the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase this season, but it’s not phasing Keaton Lejan.

In fact, he is welcoming the opportunity to “show what Sask baseball is all about.”

Just Like Old Times

The small community of Muenster had a big hand in the Saskatoon Berries reaching the pinnacle of the Western Canadian Baseball League.

With a population just north of 400, the village is listed as the hometown for three of the team’s busiest pitchers of the 2026 season: Merek Yeager, Adam Korte and Dallen Rude.

Opinion: Five WCBL Offseason Thoughts

Another summer of Western Canadian Baseball League action is in the books and it was another year to remember on many fronts.

Joe McFarland takes a look at some of the headlines that will likely be focused on heading into the busy offseason.

Sweet Taste of Victory

It was a perfect way to end his collegiate career.

Ethan Murdoch reflects on his journey to a Western Canadian Baseball League championship with the Saskatoon Berries.

Handcuffing Hitters

Wesley Shackelford, the 2026 WCBL Postseason MVP, was a purple people eater for the Saskatoon Berries.

Purple Reign

The Saskatoon Berries have painted the league purple.

The rapid ascent of the Berries in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) saw the Saskatchewan squad capture the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy as champions in just their third season of play.

They secured the title with a two-game sweep over the Sylvan Lake Gulls, which was punctuated with an 11-1 clinching victory at NexGen Patch at Cairns Field in front of a raucous record crowd of 2,579 fans.

WCBL Championship Preview

There is a changing of the guard in the Western Canadian Baseball League.

When the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy is lifted at the conclusion of the 2026 WCBL Championship Series, one team – the Sylvan Lake Gulls or Saskatoon Berries – will be raising it for the first time in franchise history.

WCBL Division Final Preview

The final four is set.

Following the opening round of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Postseason, the top four seeds have advanced to the Division Final Series.

It will be Okotoks taking on Sylvan Lake while Moose Jaw battles Saskatoon.

Year of the Snakes

For 19 years, the Saskatoon Diamondbacks have felt snakebitten.

They have had good seasons in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League, including making it to the final in 2024, but haven’t been able to capture the circuit’s biggest prize.

They changed that this summer and are now heading to nationals in Fort McMurray.