By KEVIN GLEW Canadian Baseball Network OKOTOKS, Alberta – Sylvan Lake Gulls infielder Ethan He delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the West All-Stars a 9-8 win over their Eastern counterparts in the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game that was played in front of a jam-packed Seaman…
By IAN WILSON As legendary Home Run Derby broadcaster Chris Berman famously said: “Back! Back! Back! Back! Back! Back … Gone!” Details of the derby from the 2022 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) All-Star Game festivities have left the ballpark in Okotoks, including a list of the sluggers who will be competing in the long…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 22, 2022. READ MORE Medicine Hat Mavericks fans got their moneys worth Friday night at Athletic Park. The Mavericks battled with the Weyburn Beavers until the 11th inning where the Mavericks fell 6-5. Both WCBL clubs were tied at 1-1 heading into the ninth inning when the Mavericks almost took…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 21, 2022. READ MORE [email protected]@ReporterTubb The World Series trophy was at Athletic Park Wednesday night. It wasn’t being awarded, but both the Medicine Hat Mavericks and Moose Jaw Miller Express were both able to marvel at the trophy they’ve been chasing their whole lives ahead of their WCBL contest. Mike…
BY MEDICINE HAT NEWS ON JULY 20, 2022. READ MORE The Medicine Hat Mavericks had a rough welcoming to double-header action Tuesday night. The Mavericks fell 6-2 in Moose Jaw against the Miller Express in the first of their two, seven-inning contests on the night. The second game was not complete by press time, visit…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 19, 2022. READ MORE [email protected]@ReporterTubb The Mavericks played one of their best games of the season on Sunday. They received seven innings of quick tempo pitching from Zac Robinson, timely hitting from first basemen Andrew Savage and beat the Regina Red Sox 4-1 for their third win in four games….
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 17, 2022. READ MORE The Medicine Hat Mavericks were in control Sunday afternoon in Regina. Medicine Hat held the Red Sox to one run as the Mavericks put together a 4-1 win at Currie Field. The win comes on the heels of a 6-4 loss Saturday night in Weyburn against…
BY JAMES TUBB ON JULY 16, 2022. READ MORE The Medicine Hat Mavericks almost came all the way back Saturday night. After falling behind 5-0 in the third inning, the Mavericks scored four runs but could not scrape across anymore as they lost 6-4 to the Weyburn Beavers at Tom Laing Park. Medicine Hat came…
By IAN WILSON There’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Or at least that’s what a dream-conjured Babe Ruth told us in the classic baseball movie The Sandlot. Where Brad Goodwin fits on that hero/legend scale is hard to know, but he delivered one of the most magical moments of the…