Gabe Fink flew to Vancouver for the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase with one thing on his mind: retribution.
A year earlier, the highly touted Edmonton native struggled with his command in his one outing at the showcase.
Undeterred and buoyed by being among the first 50 players invited to this year’s event, he wanted to make amends and did so in a big way.
Read More Fink Around and Find OutFive days. 12 stories written (and more to come). 15 stories edited (and more to come). Five podcast episodes (you get the point).
And an experience that you won’t find anywhere else.
Joe McFarland has more on his experience at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More OPINION: Showing Out in VancouverHe was left almost speechless.
Dayne Liske couldn’t believe what just transpired and even his Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase teammates were wide-eyed.
The Drayton Valley hit two home runs in two innings in Saturday morning’s Team Royal win over Team Navy.
Read More Showcasing with … Dayne LiskeStepping onto the mound at Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Park in Vancouver, Jake Trask had two things on his mind.
Throw strikes and do it for his home province.
The New Minas, Nova Scotia native proceeded to make his competition uncomfortable in the batter’s box at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Up to the TraskThe old saying goes that you have to be lucky to be good and good to be lucky.
Luck really didn’t have anything to do with the first home run hit during game play at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase, which came off the bat of Vauxhall Academy product Hudson Nikkel.
Read More Showcasing with … Hudson NikkelIn honour of National Coaches Week, our Joe McFarland takes a look back at his summer spent coaching t-ball and coach-pitch.
Read More OPINION: Thanks Coach!The Energy City Cactus Rats took baby steps in the construction process of their new ballpark in Spruce Grove.
However, fans still haven’t been to a game there and the WCBL was left scrambling multiple times throughout the year.
Joe McFarland says some important questions need to be answered this offseason.
Read More OPINION: The Cactus Rat in the Room“I can’t believe I’m in baseball heaven in Okotoks.”
When former Minnesota Twins legend and Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Justin Morneau says something like that, you stand up and take notice.
Joe McFarland writes about what he heard from visitors and more, and looks ahead to what the future might have in store.
Read More OPINION: Praise for The Road to OkotoksThe Morneau Cup will reside in Okotoks.
A seven-run bottom of the third inning powered the hosts to an 11-5 victory over the Sylvan Lake Gulls Prep in the championship game of the 19U Baseball Canada Road to Okotoks national championship tournament on Sunday afternoon at Seaman Stadium.
Read More Dawgs Capture Morneau CupTalk about starting a tournament off with a bang.
Dayne Liske made sure everyone could hear it when he clobbered a two-run shot to right field to extend the Gulls Prep lead to 5-0, which is how their matchup with Terriers Baseball would end in the opener of the Morneau Cup.
We take a look back at Day #3 of The Road to Okotoks.
Read More On The Road with … Dayne Liske