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Wilson: Albers’ baseball career comes full circle back to Saskatchewan

“He put the “battle” in North Battleford.

Following a playing career full of twists and turns that showed off his resilience, Andrew Albers has returned to his home province of Saskatchewan and he’s ready for the next chapter of his baseball life.

It’s been a full-circle time for Albers, who grew up watching Toronto Blue Jays broadcasts on television and tagging along at his father’s senior men’s baseball games.”

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McFarland: Piasentin savors another opportunity to put on Team Canada jersey

“Representing his home country will never get old for Tim Piasentin.

Already having done it once at the Little League World Series and then again with the Baseball Canada Junior National Team at their Dominican Fall League trip in 2023, the Dawgs Academy product is hoping to do it more in the years to come.

He took another step in the right direction by being named one of the 35 athletes invited to the team’s Extended Spring Training Camp, which is set for April 17-27, 2024 in Florida.”

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Verge: Padgham blazing a trail at Thompson Rivers University

“The sacrifices are in the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches Raine Padgham eats, sometime in between classes, studying and baseball practice.

There’s not always time to fire up the hot plate and cook an extravagant meal when you’re juggling studies, and your first season as a university ball player with Thompson Rivers University.

But, there’s always time for baseball.

It’s that dedication to the sport that has her suiting up in the WolfPacks black and orange as the first woman to play baseball for Thompson Rivers.”

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McFarland: No ordinary Zoe, Women's National Team MVP also a softball star

“She filled up two passport pages in 2023, and if Zoe Hicks has anything to say about it, she wouldn’t mind doing it all again in 2024.

Representing both Softball Canada and Baseball Canada during the year, she often found herself flying from one event to the next with little rest in between.

Hicks wouldn’t have it any other way though, as her passion and energy around the diamond is evident when we sit down for a Zoom chat in December.

She had just received the news that she was named the Baseball Canada Women’s National Team Most Valuable Player in just her second season with the team.”

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McFarland: Playing in Women’s World Cup would be “dream come true” for Johnson

“Baseball’s offseason always feels far too long for Amy Johnson, but it’s felt even longer heading into the 2024 season.

The Saskatoon product has been champing at the bit to get back onto the field and get ready for the possibility of representing Canada at the Women’s Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Even though the 21-year-old has been on Baseball Canada’s Women’s National Team roster for the last two seasons, Johnson isn’t assuming anything yet.

“Playing in the World Cup would be a dream come true,” she told Saskatchewan Dugout Stories. “It’s the highest level in the sport I love and it would be such a great opportunity that I would remember forever.”

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