Canada’s performance at the World Baseball Classic wasn’t just historic.
Our Joe McFarland believes it’s a sign of things to come as this country has a loaded pipeline of young talent ready to take the world by storm.
Read More OPINION: Oh Canada, Indeed!They answered the call for Canada.
And, while they may not have delivered a victory, they rose to the occasion in impressive fashion.
In one of the biggest baseball games in Canada’s history, it was Alberta pitchers who took the mound and gave the Americans all they could handle.
Read More Alberta Pitchers Shine on Biggest StageHe’s waited longer than he had hoped to represent Canada.
And when he finally gets the opportunity to do it at the World Baseball Classic, Adam Macko plans to soak it all in.
Read More Fulfilling a DreamAlberta arms will figure prominently on Team Canada’s pitching staff at the World Baseball Classic.
With a quarter of the 16 pitchers named to the Canadian roster hailing from the province, they’ll play a key role in the success of the squad when the tournament gets underway in March.
Here is a closer look at the pitchers from Wild Rose Country …
Read More Canada Leans on Alberta Arms at WBCWhen Garrett Hawkins toed the rubber at Parkview Field in Fort Wayne for the first time in 2025, it admittedly felt surreal.
Little did he know, the Biggar, Saskatchewan native and Vauxhall Academy grad’s first appearance would be a sign of great things to come in the San Diego Padres’ farm system.
Read More A Comeback Season to RememberIt didn’t take long for Calum Andersen to etch his name into Vauxhall Academy lore.
As a 15-year-old in April 2024, the right-hander twirled the program’s second five-inning perfect game, striking out 10 in an 11-0 win over AHP Academy Black.
After an eventful 18 months, he’s now getting ready to join the Baseball Canada Junior National Team.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Calum AndersenRogan Rivard has had a jet-setting type of 2025.
The Vauxhall Academy product has taken part in the Prep Baseball Futures Games and represented Alberta at the Canada Summer Games.
He’s now in Toronto for the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Rogan RivardBrett Getz has become a big piece of the Lethbridge Bulls starting rotation this summer.
The Medicine Hat native’s performance has earned him a spot at the circuit’s All-Star Game after a couple of years with different teams.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Brett GetzAs his 2024 college season came to a close, Carlin Dick (Abbotsford, B.C.) contemplated his future in baseball.
A senior at Canisius University, the Golden Griffins finished the campaign 18-30 overall (11-13 conference record) and placed fifth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. It was going to be his final year with the program, the only one he suited up for after high school, and the B.C. product was trying to soak it all in.
Read More By The HornsThe family’s name is synonymous with baseball in Southern Alberta.
Shaye McTavish is doing his best to carry on the legacy that his dad, Les, and other family members have had on the game around Vauxhall and Lethbridge.
Read More A Flame-Throwing Family