Blink and it feels like you missed it.
The baseball season across the Canadian prairies flies by, especially when the weather cooperates, and that was the case again in Saskatchewan in 2024.
Baseball Sask reflected on the year that was with its annual awards banquet on Oct. 19.
Read More Celebrating Baseball Sask’s BestAfter seeing all that Western Canada has to offer, Max Poirier is ready for something different.
Born in Saskatchewan, raised in B.C. and now trained in Alberta, the Dawgs Academy product has now committed to the University of Miami.
He’s coming off a stellar year where he played for the Baseball Canada Junior National Team and starred at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Max VelocityHall-of-Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven spent part of his early childhood years in Saskatchewan.
A rehab assignment decades later brought him back to Western Canada …
Read More Dutch TreatIt wasn’t until after the game that Tucker Jesson realized what had happened.
When he struck out Sam Thiessen in the bottom of the seventh to preserve a 1-0 lead, the young hurler had also completed his first career no-hitter.
The Regina product had simply wanted to save arms for the next games at the Ray Carter Cup.
Read More Jesson Keeps ‘Em Guessin’Carter Beck is just doing what comes naturally.
The result was a lot of walloped baseballs over the summer.
It also meant a series of awards and accolades from the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL).
Beck, an outfielder with the Saskatoon Berries, has been named the Rookie of the Year and Most Outstanding Canadian for his phenomenal 2024 season in the WCBL.
Read More Beck Claims Rookie of Year & Top Canadian AwardsTrentin Kooy loves being on a baseball field.
He’s played in numerous tournaments and showcases over the past couple of years, hoping to capture the attention of scouts and college coaches.
The Saskatoon native and Going Yard Academy product is hitting the biggest stage soon at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Trentin’s TravelsIf the Regina Red Sox had it their way, they would have been playing in a new baseball stadium yesterday.
Their current abode, Currie Field, is more than 60 years old and in need of major upgrades and repairs – ranging from only having one dressing room, a backstop that is held together with zip-ties and washroom facilities which operate off a septic tank system that can’t keep up with park usage.
Read More Currie Up and WaitAnd then there were two.
It all comes down to this in the Western Canadian Baseball League as the championship series will feature the Moose Jaw Miller Express and the Okotoks Dawgs.
Read More WCBL Championship PreviewThings are about to escalate quickly.
With the 56-game regular season having drawn to a close, the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) 2024 postseason is set to begin.
We take a look at each of the four playoff matchups about to hit the field.
Read More WCBL Playoff PreviewWhen it comes to the Western Canadian Baseball League, Ian Regnier channeled his inner Johnny Cash this summer.
No, he didn’t walk the line or become the man in black.
But his adventures across Alberta and Saskatchewan evoked memories of Cash’s classic hit song I’ve Been Everywhere.
Read More Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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