The Western Canadian Baseball League is going to be rooting around in southeast Saskatchewan this summer.
Carnduff, Saskatchewan – the hometown of one of the league’s biggest star players in recent seasons – will play host to the annual Rural Roots Baseball Classic on Friday, May 29th.
Read More Laying Down Roots in CarnduffJamie Campbell has seen a lot of baseball, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
As the host of Blue Jays Central on Sportsnet, the broadcaster takes in a lot of matchups involving Major League Baseball’s team in Toronto, but he also makes an effort to attend games at all levels across Canada.
Case in point, Campbell and his youngest son made a trip to Alberta in 2024 to check out Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) action at three different ballparks.
Here’s our Q&A with the baseball personality …
Read More Q&A with Jamie CampbellThings are tightening up atop the leader board.
We have a new team in first place, following a lengthy winning streak, but the second and third place challengers remain in hot pursuit.
Welcome to the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Power Rankings, where unbeaten teams earn upward facing arrows while losing streaks punish squads.
Read More Number One With a BulletOh, the ups and downs of the baseball season.
The latest edition of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Power Rankings are here and, as expected, there’s been plenty of movement over the last week.
Teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan continue to jockey for 2024 summer collegiate supremacy.
Read More Top Dawgs & Surging SoxThe jostling and jockeying is just getting started.
With the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) now in full swing, teams are working hard to put their stamp on the 2024 summer collegiate season.
Here’s a look at the WCBL Power Rankings during the early going of the campaign …
Read More WCBL Power RankingsAnd they’re off!
The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season is underway, with several teams off to a hot start and others trying to find their footing.
Following Opening Week action, here’s a look at the WCBL Power Rankings …
Read More Season Opening WCBL Power RankingsHe’s been a standout player on a struggling team, but Trent Lawson is content to let his play on the field do the talking.
The Calgary outfielder with the Weyburn Beavers – who suited up for the Edmonton Prospects in 2021 – was named a Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) All-Star for his solid work this season.
Lawson is the subject of this edition of “1 Thru 9” …
Read More 1 Thru 9: Trent LawsonThe 2023 Western Canadian Baseball League season is upon us.
In the first of our two-part series, we look ahead to what the five teams in the WCBL East Division will be bringing to the table.
Read More WCBL 2023 Season Preview: East DivisionThe last time the Minnesota Twins signed a 6-foot-4 left-handed hitting slugger out of Western Canada it worked out pretty well.
You may have heard of Justin Morneau.
The Twins selected him in the third round of the 1999 MLB draft and he became a four-time All-Star, the 2006 American League MVP and a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
Nobody is expecting Nolan Machibroda to be Justin Morneau, but, like Morneau, the 23-year-old Saskatoon native is a first baseman with a powerful left-handed stroke and a burning ambition to play in the big leagues …
Read More Machibroda Signs With Minnesota TwinsIt’s been a tough week for Western Canadian Baseball League hitters.
Reese Devlin and Travis Cole combined for a no-hitter with the Fort McMurray Giants, while Izaiah Ayala hurled a no-no for the Swift Current 57s.
Earlier this season, Ty Boudreau didn’t allow a hit with the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
Read More No-Hitters, No Problem