It was a homecoming Max Benton didn’t think he would ever make.
The Lethbridge Bulls starting pitcher toed the rubber at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Rural Roots Classic, where he had done it many times before as a member of the Badlands Baseball Academy.
Read More Feels Like HomeThere’s no place like home for Aidan Maxwell.
The Brooks native and Badlands Academy alum grew up playing and watching games at Elks Field, looking for an opportunity to suit up for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Bombers at some point in his collegiate career.
And now he’s living that dream this summer.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Aidan MaxwellOh yeah, Oyen!
That was quite a show at the Rural Roots Baseball Classic over the weekend.
The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) event – a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Oyen Pronghorns championship season – culminated with a neutral site game between the Lethbridge Bulls and the Sylvan Lake Gulls at Doug Lehman Field on Sunday, June 8th.
Here are some of the sights from the Rural Roots Baseball Classic …
Read More Rural Roots Baseball Classic Photo GalleryJake Roggensack is hoping to be a bigger piece of the puzzle for the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks in 2025.
The hard-hitting infielder is looking to help guide the team to their first Canadian College Baseball Conference title.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Jake RoggensackHe might not be the biggest guy in the room, but Braxton Bussing is happy to make up for it with his play.
The southpaw from Coronation’s journey has seen him with Neutral Hills Academy and now Badlands Academy.
Bussing has also committed to Minot State University.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Braxton BussingIt was supposed to be a one year trip across the pond to try playing baseball internationally.
Instead, Red Deer Minor Baseball product Levi Moon has turned into six years and counting.
The Badlands Academy and Prairie Baseball Academy alum admits he’s been bitten by the travel bug.
Read More To The Moon and BackSituated in the heart of Alberta’s badlands, Badlands Baseball Academy is a diamond oasis on the prairies.
As we continue our “1 Thru 9” Academy profiles, we chat with Jeff Amos about what makes Badlands as good as it is.
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