The Intercounty Baseball League saw record-breaking attendance for several of its franchises in 2024.
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RHP Jack Potts (London, Ont.), of the Great Lake Canadians, and LHP Mathis McKenna (Rigaud, Que.), of ABC, combined on a perfect game at the Perfect Game Underclassmen event in Fort Myers.
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Doug Mathieson’s Brewers Langley Blaze and a Canadian Premier Baseball League team, coached by Jamie Romak, will compete in the 26th annual Perfect Game World Wood Bat championships starting this week in Jupiter, Fla.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League has named Kris Hartley as the top umpire on the summer collegiate circuit.
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Here is a list of all of the former CBN all-Canadian Team members — 231 in all — who have reached the next level, or are on their way to proceeding further down the road than most before retiring. It has been updated to include how they performed in 2024 (if they are still active).
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The Ottawa-Nepean Canadians’ new executive director is TJ Burton, marking an exciting new chapter for the organization.
Burton will oversee all baseball and business operations for the club moving forward. With an impressive background in both playing and business, Burton brings a wealth of experience that promises to enhance the club’s programming and outreach.
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The Intercounty Baseball League has named the late Larry Wood their Executive of the Year.
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Three former major leaguers, a scout with three World Series rings, and a long-time sandlot administrator form the Ontario Baseball Association’s 2024 Hall of Fame Class. The five newcomers bring the honoured number of women and men to 36, plus five teams.
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"Crushing dingers out of the park at Rogers Centre isn’t your average after school activity.
Nor is having scouts inquire and colleges texting.
But life flows a bit differently as a high school student when you’re Kieran Cutler, one of the best young baseball players in the country.
Cutler was one of 161 - but the only one from Newfoundland - selected to perform at the Canadian Futures Showcase earlier this month, which displays the best amateur talent in Canada. "
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Beloved Toronto Playgrounds Baseball Association coach Marco Bianchi was recently awarded an Ontario Coaching Excellence Award from the Coaching Association of Ontario. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge spoke with him about the honour.
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Kaye Kaminishi, who was the last surviving member of the legendary Vancouver Asahi, passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 102.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge shares this beautiful and moving tribute to her grandpa who passed away on Thursday morning, just three months after his wife.
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The Intercounty Baseball League announced today the 2024 All-IBL Teams, as voted by IBL coaches and management in each of the league’s nine member cities.
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"Sam Holman sounds a lot better on the phone than he did in his concerning LinkedIn post the other day.
Holman, who was the major force behind the formation of the Original Maple Bat Corporation in the 1990s in Ottawa, told LinkedIn followers recently that all is not that good with him, although he's certainly not bed-ridden by any means."
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"It wasn’t until after the game that Tucker Jesson realized what had happened.
With the goal of getting Saskatchewan into the semi-finals at the Baseball Canada 15U Ray Carter Cup in Laval, Quebec, the Regina product was focused solely on getting the win.
As the innings rolled along in a tight baseball game, he was completely oblivious to an extra zero on the scoreboard, under the hits column for their opponents for Ontario.
When Jesson struck out Sam Thiessen in the bottom of the seventh to secure the 1-0 quarterfinal victory, his teammates and coaches swarmed the pumped-up Jesson, who had thrown a complete-game no-hitter."
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Chatham Barnstormers slugger Seth Strong has been named the 2024 Intercounty Baseball League MVP.
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Sylvan Lake Gulls outfielder Cooper Ciesielski has been named the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) Most Valuable Player. Meanwhile, Okotoks Dawgs slugger Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) has been named WCBL Playoff MVP.
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Regina Red Sox left-hander Colton Anderson has been named the Western Canadian Baseball League's Most Outstanding Pitcher for 2024.
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London Majors slugger Kaiden Cardoso (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been named the Intercounty Baseball League Rookie of the Year.
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Guelph Royals manager Dino Roumel has been named Intercounty Baseball League Manager of the Year.
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