Baseball Sask will be accepting nominations until Friday, September 29th for the 2017 Annual Awards.
If you and/or your organization would like to submit a nomination for any of the above categories, follow the directions below and e-mail the information to the BASEBALL SASK Office in Regina at mike@baseballsask.ca. Ensure that all information is submitted electronically in MICROSOFT WORD and includes a day and evening phone number.
The following are the names of the Annual Awards as include a brief description of what they are:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Nominations are open to categories Midget and above in provincial baseball. Nominees are considered on the basis of possessing a strong dedication to baseball, attitudes, developmental progress, cooperation, and sportsmanship. While possessing an outstanding playing record, the player must show team leadership, enhancing the image of baseball philosophies.
MINOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Nominations are open to categories Bantam and under in provincial baseball. Nominees are considered on the basis of possessing a strong dedication to baseball, attitudes, developmental progress, cooperation, and sportsmanship. While possessing an outstanding playing record, the player must show team leadership, enhancing the image of baseball philosophies
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Nominations open to all team coaches in any category. The nominees must display managerial objectives of motivation, inspiration, direction, and leadership. Recognition is based on the ability to enhance the value of the game as a team sport, develop young players, and community respect. Efforts are recognized for establishing baseball in the community.
GRASS ROOTS COACH OF THE YEAR
Nominations open to all team managers that have never before coached at any elite level (Provincial, College, Pro). The nominees must display managerial objectives of motivation, inspiration, direction, and leadership. Recognition is based on the ability to enhance the value of the game as a team sport, develop young players, and community respect. Efforts are recognized for establishing baseball in the community.
PATRON OF THE YEAR:
Nominations will be received on behalf of any Baseball Sask league (whatever category), association, sponsoring body, community sports group, or recreation board. The award is presented in recognition of continuous support and sponsorship of baseball as an important segment of its community activities.
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR:
Nomination open on behalf of any Baseball Sask registered umpire who through the year has performed in an outstanding manner. His/her contribution may not necessarily be reserved for his/her own capabilities, but rather, his/her ability to communicate, assist, and develop younger umpires, and has established him/herself with pride and respect befitting his/her office.
LOU SLOTSVE JUNIOR OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR:
Nomination open on behalf of any Baseball Sask registered umpire who through the year has performed in an outstanding manner. His/her contribution may not necessarily be reserved for his/her own capabilities. He/she must conduct him/herself with pride and respect befitting his/her office.
BUILDER OF THE YEAR:
Nominations are open on behalf of any individual who over the years has contributed in an outstanding manner in developing and structuring baseball teams/leagues or associations in his/her community. His/her efforts must be recognized as a community cooperating venture toward the enhancement of baseball in his area with complete dedication and devotion to reaching new heights of achievement for baseball in the community.
TEAMS OF THE YEAR (MINOR & SENIOR):
Nominations are open on behalf of any team (whatever category) who has excelled in performance during the year. The team’s record of competing in and winning championships shall be the main principle in accepting nominees in this category. Team conduct, deportment, and behavior while engaging in their games must be considered top priority in the interests of enhancing the image of baseball. This award will be given to one minor team (Mosquito to Midget) and one major team (Junior and up).
JOE MCDONALD SPECIAL AWARD OF MERIT:
Nominations are open to any individual (whatever category) who has distinguished himself in an outstanding manner in support and patronage of Baseball Sask. A complete record of achievements must accompany the nomination in this category for committee consideration.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nominations are open to any individual who have been involved with a Baseball Sask program for at least a minimum of 10 years service. This can include duties such as coach, umpire, player, board member, etc.
Annual Awards Nomination Form
For the first time ever in Canada Summer Games history, Saskatchewan has won the Gold Medal!
Team Sask finished 2nd in the A Pool and this matched us up against Ontario in one of the Semi-Finals in which we won 7-0. Connor Sparks got the start in this game and he proceeded to go 5 solid innings allowing 0 runs and had 3 strikeouts. Ryan Olchoway finished the game with another 2 shutout innings. Leading the way at the plate was Tyler McWillie and Olchoway who each had 2 RBI.
This setup a match up with Manitoba in the Gold Medal Game which was a nail biter from the start. Logan Hofmann got the start and he was lights out as he went 6 strong innings allowing 1 run and striking out 9 batters. Tyler McWillie came in for the save going 1 inning allowing 0 runs and struck out 1 batter. Team Sask won the game by a score of 3-1.
Congratulations to this historic group of players and coaches for winning this Championship and actually winning back to back National Championships as this is technically the Baseball Canada Cup and we won this last year as well.
It has been an incredibly successful Championship season at the 2017 Western Canada and Baseball Canada Championships.
Western Canada Championship Results:
Pee Wee 14U Girls – Team Sask won the Bronze Medal
Pee Wee 13U Boys – Lloydminster Twins won the Silver Medal
Bantam AAA – Saskatoon Blue Jays won the Gold Medal
Midget AAA – Muenster Red Sox won the Gold Medal
Midget AA – Northwest Prairie Pirates won the Gold Medal
Senior AA – Saskatoon Outlaws won the Silver Medal
Baseball Canada Championship Results (To date):
Pee Wee 13U Selects – Team Sask won the Silver Medal
Pee Wee 13U Regional – Regina Buffalos won the Bronze Medal
(Regina edged out the Sask Five Giants by a score of 9-8 as they finished in 4th)
Bantam 15U Selects – Team Sask won the Bronze Medal
Junior 21U Selects – lost 3-2 to Ontario in the Bronze Medal Game and finished in 4th
Canada Summer Games – Team Saskatchewan won the Gold Medal for the first time ever in Canada Games History.
The coaching staff of the 13U Pee Wee Selects are pleased to announce the roster that will represent Baseball Sask at the 13U Baseball Canada Championship in Repentigny, Quebec from August 24-28: