McFarland, Wilson: Okanagan College Coyotes crowned CCBC champs
“The Okanagan College Coyotes had some unfinished business to take care of.
After losing a heartbreaking 13-inning marathon to the University of Fraser Valley in the 2024 Canadian College Baseball Conference World Series final, the Yotes wanted nothing more than another shot.”
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Gillespie up to eighth, Bremner, Jean join Canuck D-1 strikeout list
With six strikeouts in his most recent start for the Charlotte 49ers, right-hander Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) now has the eighth-most strikeouts by a Canadian pitcher in a D-1 season.
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Wilde hits for cycle, Green, McKay, Kozar homer to lead Niagara to win
Evan Wilde (Airdrie, Alta.) hit for the cycle and fellow Canadians Jason Green (Georgetown, Ont.), Curtis McKay (Dorchester, Ont.) and Rees Kozar (Amherstburg, Ont.) homered to lead Niagara University to a 17-12 win over Canisius on Friday.
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Stocco takes over coaching Guelph Gryphons
Matt Stocco (Guelph, Ont.) has been named head coach of the Guelph Gryphons program.
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UBC punches ticket to NAIA World Series
UBC defeated the Indiana Southeast Grenadiers 7-4 in 11 innings on Wednesday to advance to the NAIA World Series.
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Betts: Terriers' grads Chee-Aloy, Cote, Green, O’Hearn, Pinkney star in U.S. college ranks
Canadian Baseball Network writer Matt Betts summarizes how Terriers grads performed in the U.S. college ranks over the past week.
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UBC bashes way to blowout win over Grenadiers
The UBC Thunderbirds only needed six innings to drop 14 runs on the Indiana Southeast Grenadiers before they closed out a mercy rule win in the top half of the seventh in their second game of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round tournament.
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UBC kickstarts NAIA opening round with emphatic victory
The week could not have started better for the UBC Thunderbirds as they blew out a top-15 ranked team in the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles to begin their NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round tournament.
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Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week: Kyle Froehlich
Team Saskatchewan alum Kyle Froehlich (Nipawin, Sask.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s college Player of the Week after his standout performances on the mound for the University of Texas at Tyler Patriots.
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UBC travels to Mississippi for NAIA National Championship opening round
The UBC Thunderbirds have arrived in Mississippi for the NAIA National Championship opening round.
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Elliott: Gillespie moves up Canuck strikeout chart
Ontario Nationals grad Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) has fanned 112 hitters for the Charlotte 49ers this spring, which makes him just one of 11 Canuck hurlers to exceed 100 strikeouts in an NCAA Div. I season.
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Canuck Bremner sets Santa Barbara career strikeout mark
Right-hander Tyler Bremner, whose parents are from Mississauga and Queensville, Ont., set a new UC Santa Barbara record on Friday night when he recorded his 275th career strikeout.
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McFarland: Ninth inning has been “Danger Zone” for college hitters facing Helland
“When opposition batters head to the plate to face Reece Helland, they are entering the danger zone.
Not only are they facing MidAmerica Nazarene’s top bullpen gun, who is an intense presence on the bump, but he also enters the game with a formidable tune.
You guessed it: the Kenny Loggins classic “Danger Zone” from the movie Top Gun.
Over his four years with the Pioneers, Helland has accumulated a 13-6 record and a 4.47 earned-run average in 84 games, with one start, and 16 saves.”
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Elliott: Gillespie climbs triple-digit strikeout chart
Ontario Nationals grad Blake Gillespie (Arva, Ont.) has fanned 105 hitters for the Charlotte 49ers this spring, which makes him just one of 11 Canuck hurlers to exceed 100 strikeouts in an NCAA Div. I season.
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McAllister: Smith leaves for school wearing a red championship hockey hat
“Tanner Smith (Ripley, Ont.) has an awful lot of kilometres to cover for entering the same sacred space Larry Walker occupied as one of Canada’s most-decorated sandlot stars.
The teenager from the small municipality of Ripley near the shores of Lake Huron in southwestern Ontario has higher credentials than the National Hall of Fame and Canadian Hall of Fame outfielder, however, when it comes to the art of stopping pucks.
Smith, who is off to Bryant and Stratton College in Akron, Ohio this summer to pitch and play the outfield for the NJCAA Division 2 Bobcats, put a rather tidy bow on his minor hockey career in late March by backstopping the Huron-Bruce Blizzard to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association under-18 Tier 2 championship in Halton Hills, Ont. “
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Grinberg named Sun Conference Player of the Year
Fieldhouse Pirates grad Simon Grinberg (Kitchener, Ont.) has been named SUN Conference Player of the Year after his outstanding season with Keiser University.
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Carey, O'Hearn power Michigan to sweep over Ohio State
Great Lake Canadians grad RHP Tate Carey (Tecumseh, Ont.) and former Terrier Keegan O’Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) led Michigan to a 13-3 victory over Ohio State on Sunday.
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Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Week: Jimmy Dionne
Dawgs Academy grad Jimmy Dionne (Quebec, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network college Player of the Week after he belted four home runs in four games for Howard College.
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Keegan O'Hearn hits first Michigan homer in win over Ohio State
Terriers alum Keegan O'Hearn (Oshawa, Ont.) belted his first collegiate home run with the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday.
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UBC keeps postseason going with runner-up finish at conference championship
“It was a beautiful day at Tourmaline West Stadium, the sunshine providing the backdrop to a pair of exciting Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship baseball games.
When the dust settled, it was the Lewis-Clark State Warriors who prevailed as CCC champions, defeating the UBC Thunderbirds in the final game. That came after the T-Birds had beaten the Oregon Tech Owls earlier in the day, securing their spot in the upcoming NAIA Baseball Championship Opening Round.”
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