(Pictured above are Roberto Alomar, Shaun Fraser, Mike Ramage and Nolan Bracken)
We recently just attended the 2014 Baseball Canada Convention in Charlottetown, PEI.
These were very productive meetings and some very cool topics were discussed.
We are very pleased to announce that during the Awards Banquet, Saskatchewan was awarded the 2014 Baseball Canada Province of the Year (shared with Manitoba as there was a tie).
This is the 8th time that we have been awarded Province of the Year, which is the most of any other Province.
There are 7 Categories that Baseball Canada uses to declare who the Province of the Year is as follows:
- Championship results over Province size
- Certified coaches and clinics delivered in a year by Province size
- Officials development from year to year
- Certified players from year to year (% of growth from previous year)
- National Team members over Province size
- Rally Cap, Winterball delivery of Programs
- Governance (attendance of meetings, conference calls, submission of replies as requested where all Provinces would be part of)
We would like to thank everyone who has helped us out in having another successful season and we look forward to hosting the 2015 Baseball Canada Convention in Saskatoon!
We are pleased to present the recipients of the 2014 Sask Baseball Annual Awards. These awards were presented during our Annual Awards Luncheon at the Radisson Inn in Saskatoon on Saturday, October 18th.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
BRETT ESAU – MEADOW LAKE (FATHER, LEN ESAU ACCEPTING)
MINOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
BRODY FRERICHS – MUENSTER
SENIOR TEAM OF THE YEAR
REGINA TRAPPERS
MINOR TEAM OF THE YEAR
SASKATOON PEE WEE AAA BRAVES
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
MATT KOSTENIUK – SASKATOON
GRASS ROOTS COACH OF THE YEAR
STEVE KLIPPENSTEIN – REGINA
BUILDER OF THE YEAR
ROCKY NICKEL – MOOSE JAW
SENIOR UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
MATT SCHULE – SASKATOON
LOU SLOTSVE JUNIOR UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
RILEY CSENAR – SASKATOON
PATRON (SPONSOR) OF THE YEAR
ANDRES CLEANERS
JOE MCDONALD SPECIAL AWARD OF MERIT
RYAN HODGINS – REGINA
UMPIRE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BRIAN JANZEN – WYNYARD
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SHARON HOGG – SWIFT CURRENT
Mosquito AAA Saskatoon Cardinals defeated Saskatoon Blue Jay Screwballs
Mosquito AA Swift Current Indians over Weyburn Beavers
Mosquito AATII Saskatoon Cardinals over Saskatoon Blue Jays Black Sox
Mosquito A Melville Millionaires over Swift Current Indians
Mosquito A2 Unity Cardinals over Muenster Red Sox
Pee Wee AAA Regina White Sox over Saskatoon Braves
Pee Wee AA Unity Cardinals over Humboldt Dodgers
Pee Wee AATII Regina Buffalos over Saskatoon Ballistic Braves
Pee Wee A SouthWest Selects over Kindersley Royals
Pee Wee A2 Lumsden Cubs over Alameda A’s
Bantam AAA Saskatoon Blue Jays over Saskatoon A’s
Bantam AA Weyburn Beavers over Muenster Red Sox
Bantam AATII Regina Blue Jays over Saskatoon A’s #1
Bantam A Meadow Lake White Sox over Macklin Lakers
Bantam A2 Lumsden Cubs over Hudson Bay Jays
Midget AAA Saskatoon Giants over Saskatoon Diamondbacks
Midget AA North East Red Sox over Swift Current Indians
Midget A Moose Mountain Mavericks over Muenster Red Sox
Midget A2 Lumsden Cubs over Macklin Lakers
Junior AAA Regina Reds over Weyburn Athletics
Senior AA Saskatoon Outlaws over Marysburg Royals
Senior A Carlyle Cardinals over Yorkton Yankees
Senior A2 Carnduff Astros over Wilkie Brewers
Sask Baseball is currently looking to fill all coaching positions on our Team Sask Programs. If you are interested in getting involved click on the link below for more information.
We are pleased to present the recipients of the 2013 Sask Baseball Annual Awards. These awards were presented during our Annual Awards Luncheon at the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina on Saturday, October 19th.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
QUINN STEVENSON (POSTHUMOUSLY)
MINOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
DANIEL BERG – SASKATOON
SENIOR TEAM OF THE YEAR
SASKATOON SMOKIN’ GUNS
MINOR TEAM OF THE YEAR
REGINA MIDGET AAA WOLFPACK
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
CHAD HOFMANN
BUILDER OF THE YEAR
REGAN BECK
SENIOR UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
GARY DODDS – SASKATOON
LOU SLOTSVE JUNIOR UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
MCLAREN BARKER – ALLAN
PATRON (SPONSOR) OF THE YEAR
OPTIMIST CLUB OF REGINA
JOE MCDONALD SPECIAL AWARD OF MERIT
HUMBOLDT CO-OP
OUTGONG PRESIDENT BRIAN TROLLOPE BEING PRESENTED
WITH A BAT FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIKE RAMAGE
Sask Baseball would like to congratulate Charlie Meacher (Moose Jaw) for being named teh 2013 Baseball Canada MLB Volunteer of the Year!
This award is for the volunteer who has given of himself not only in the year of the award but has shown a minimum of 10 years contribution within a province to the development of Baseball.
Very well deserved Charlie and we thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to the sport of baseball in Moose Jaw and across the entire province of Saskatchewan.