Lone Star State of Mind

It’s still a little surreal for Thomas Ireland to see his “Homegrown Hero” banner up at the North Regina Little League ballpark.

Back home for the offseason after a very successful year in the Texas Rangers system, the 23-year-old was visiting his old stomping grounds with his wife, Jessica, and his parents to help with the program’s fall clean-up when he looked up at the banner again.

1 Thru 9: Matthew Tran

There’s being a pilot and then there’s being a Pilot.

Matthew Tran aspires to being both and will soon fulfill one of those dreams when he suits up for the University of Portland Pilots after he graduates high school this spring.

Brady’s Bunch

When he wasn’t getting it done with his bat, catcher Brady Bye was getting it done on the field with the Regina Red Sox pitching staff.

The home-grown talent, a student at Point University, was a consistent and steadying presence on the team heading into the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) postseason.

Red Sox Ready to Level Up

If there was a participant ribbon for qualifying for the Western Canadian Baseball League postseason, the Regina Red Sox would have a drawer full of them.

Like Cal Ripken stationed on the left side of the infield with the Baltimore Orioles in the 1980s and 1990s, the Red Sox are just always there. They’re the Iron Horse of the East Division bracket.

WCBL Championship Preview

The Western Canadian Baseball League will crown a new champion.

For the first time since 2021, when the Lethbridge Bulls hoisted the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy, a team other than the Okotoks Dawgs will claim the WCBL championship.

The Regina Red Sox will play the Sylvan Lake Gulls for bragging rights.

7th Inning Stretch: Brady Bye

Homegrown product Brady Bye will be looked upon for some veteran guidance as the Regina Red Sox get ready for the 2025 WCBL Playoffs.

The All-Star and Home Run Derby participant stopped by for a chat on Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast, leading out our latest 7th Inning Stretch.

Regina Red Sox Sale Made Official

The sale of the Regina Red Sox has been approved by the Western Canadian Baseball League.

The WCBL officially gave the thumbs up to the acquisition of the Red Sox by Regina-based Queen City Sports & Entertainment Group (QCSEG) during a vote by the league’s Board of Governors on June 22nd.

OPINION: The Business of (WCBL) Baseball

Even fervent Western Canadian Baseball League fans were probably taken by surprise by the major Regina Red Sox news last week.

The club announced it was being acquired by Queen City Sports and Entertainment – the owners of the Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats.

Joe McFarland says it’s a sign of things to come in the world of baseball business – even in the WCBL.

Golden Anniversary

Time sure flies when you’re having fun.

Elemer Jerkovits has found a home behind the plate and all around the diamond as an umpire in Saskatchewan for 50 years.

As he suited up to be a field umpire in the Regina Red Sox home opener against the Swift Current 57’s on May 29, the Regina native was overcome with the feeling of gratitude.

7th Inning Stretch: Kam Sparrowhawk

It’s been a long road to success for Kam Sparrowhawk.

The Regina native had a tough time in his freshman season at Taft College.

He’s moved to the University of Fraser Valley, where’s he become a key piece of their starting rotation.