7th Inning Stretch: Gavin Fraser

Gavin Fraser has made a baseball career out of proving the doubters wrong.

The Spruce Grove native was regularly cut from teams growing up because he was thought of as being too small or not ready for the level of baseball he was trying out for.

He persevered and is now playing for the Edmonton Prospects on his way to the next level of college with the University of Pikeville.

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1 Thru 9: Reece Devlin

Edmonton’s Reece Devlin has become a fixture in the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks starting rotation.

It was seen as a major strength of the Hawks heading into the 2024 Canadian College Baseball Conference season.

The St. Francis Xavier product joined us recently on ADS: The Podcast , with his answers providing the basis for our latest #1Thru9.

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Stand Up Double

Ellie Jespersen’s 2019 season can be summed up in one word: incredible.

After pacing Alberta at the national championships in Okotoks, the 16-year-old was named to Baseball Canada’s National Women’s Team, contributing in major ways.

She put the wraps on the year by being named to two major Baseball Alberta awards in November.

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1 Thru 9: St. Francis Xavier

If you’re around baseball long enough in the Edmonton area, you will eventually hear about St. FX, or just FX. 

That’s the abbreviated form of St. Francis Xavier Baseball Academy, a program that guides student athletes as they pursue their academic and sporting dreams.

Brad Wolansky, the director of the academy, brought his extensive baseball experience to Alberta’s capital with the aim of coaching aspiring major leaguers. He made time for us and our latest installment of “1 Thru 9,” which examines the baseball academies in Alberta.

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