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Johnnie Be Good
Her nickname was the “Iron Lady.”
Between 1945 and 1948, Arleene (Johnson) Noga was a mainstay on the hot corner in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, suiting up with the Fort Wayne Daisies and Muskegon Lassies.
And she will soon be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Read More Johnnie Be GoodThe Call to the Hall
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has named its 2025 class of inductees and the group includes a home-run hero, a southpaw strikeout artist, a baseball pioneer, a national development guru and a pair of stars in the women’s game.
Read More The Call to the HallOne of a Kind
Tanner Spencer finds himself among some very elite company in the US college baseball world.
Across all three levels of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) baseball, he is one of just seven Canadians serving as head coaches and the only one from Saskatchewan.
Read More One of a KindTall Times in the West
By IAN WILSON Leroy Paige easily could have adopted the nickname “Satchel” for the amount of travel he did over a pitching career that spanned five decades. The lanky right-hander made a name for himself in the Negro Leagues long before he put his stamp on Major League Baseball (MLB), but he also played in the […]
Read More Tall Times in the WestFive Storylines We’re Watching in 2025
What a year it was for baseball in Saskatchewan.
From the grassroots growth that continues in almost every community to successes in high school and college programs to outstanding performances at national events, it was a year to remember.
We now look ahead to 2025 and some of the major storylines we’ll be keeping an eye on.
Read More Five Storylines We’re Watching in 2025Top Newsmakers of 2024
It was a highly eventful year for the baseball scene in Alberta and Saskatchewan over these last 12 months.
Personal highs were reached, teams came out of nowhere to achieve fantastic results, and the game itself developed in new, exciting ways.
We count down our favourite moments of the 2024 season in the two provinces.
Read More Top Newsmakers of 2024Wapella’s Near-Perfect Summer
It was one of the most impressive performances the province of Saskatchewan has ever seen on a baseball field.
A team based out of Wapella, with a population of just 400, nearly ran the table for the entire summer of 1924, winning 16 of 20 tournaments they played in.
They also won three games against the famous Brandon Greys.
Read More Wapella’s Near-Perfect SummerProvince of the Year
Baseball Sask is once again the envy of the Baseball Canada world.
For a record 10th time since 1986, the organization was named Province of the Year by the federal body during its annual awards banquet in November.
Read More Province of the Year2024 SDS All-College Team
What a year it was for Saskatchewan baseball products who took their talents south of the border for their collegiate endeavours.
Several took home big awards from their schools and regions, while others captured major conference awards.
We take a look back at the top performances with our first annual SDS All-College Team.
Read More 2024 SDS All-College Team
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