It’s been just over a year since Hudson Nikkel moved to Vauxhall to chase his baseball dreams.
With a goal of refining his game and getting a college scholarship, even he might not have believed all he would accomplish in 12 months.
The Mordan, Manitoba native has committed to North Dakota State University.
Read More Hudson’s DaySport Calgary has unveiled its new “Keep Calgary Playing” campaign to get governments to invest in recreation and sport.
Joe McFarland shares a few thoughts on how everyone in Western Canada should be taking notice, even in baseball circles.
Read More OPINION: Keep Everyone PlayingHudson Harding could hardly believe he was there.
Under a near-perfect fall sky in Vancouver, the Calgary native was among several Albertans helping Team New Blue capture the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase championship.
Read More Hustlin’ HardThe Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions and Calgarians have good reason to raise a glass to the triumph.
Here’s a closer look at some of the Calgary connections to the World Series-winning Milwaukee Brewers …
Read More Calgary BrewingWhat a year it was for St. Albert’s Logan Colville.
He was named the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks Pitcher of the Year, then was an All-West Coast League Second Team selection after a stellar summer with the Edmonton Riverhawks.
Read More Swooping InWhen it comes to baseball, Jim Henderson has always had something brewing.
“I got started real early, like five years old right into tee ball,” recalled the pitching coordinator with Major League Baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers.
Read More From the Vault: Jim Henderson2026 will go down as a year of making memories for Reid MacDonald.
The 18-year-old was a key piece of a Dawgs Academy 18U Black team that won several major tournaments including the inaugural Morneau Cup before heading to the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
They were the kinds of experiences that the Long Point, Nova Scotia product hoped for when he moved west to Okotoks three years ago.
Read More Long Way from Long PointThe smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of baseballs slapping into gloves or meeting bats, the sights of fans cheering.
Every time Scott Gillespie stepped foot into a different Canadian Baseball League stadium in 2026, he was soaking the entire experience in.
After a solid college career and five years in the independent professional circuit formerly known as the Intercounty Baseball League, the Sherwood Park native knew it was time to move on.
Read More Beam Him UpIt might have been a banner year for Alberta’s baseball teams at Baseball Canada national championships.
The province’s teams came back home with two silver and two bronze medals draped around their necks.
Read More 2026 in Review: Baseball Alberta at NationalsYou have to give a lot of credit to Swift Current infielder Jake Hiromoto as it could have been really easy for him to soak in all the moments of a record-setting year.
Instead, he was team-first at every turn, ending every interview he did in his rookie season with a “Go 57’s.”
Read More OPINION: Unveiling Joe’s 2026 WCBL Awards Ballot