Photo & Article Courtesy of Baseball Canada
Jimmy Rattlesnake Award – Bradi Wall (Swift Current)
After undergoing knee surgery two years ago that caused her to miss the 2010 World Cup, Bradi made her World Cup debut with Team Canada in Edmonton. Steady, is the best term to describe Bradi as she made all of the routine plays on defence and came up with some web gems at other times in starting all nine World Cup games at the ever-important shortstop position.
Bradi’s ‘steadiness’ carried over on offence too as she provided stability at the bottom of the order hitting .387 with three doubles, two triples and 11 RBIs. A highlight in Bradi’s tournament came in an extra-innings win over Team USA where she cracked a bases clearing double in the top of the 8th as part of a 7-run outburst for Team Canada.
We are pleased to present the recipients of the 2012 Sask Baseball Annual Awards. These awards were presented during our Annual Awards Luncheon at the Saskatoon Inn in Saskatoon on Saturday, October 27th.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JORDAN SCHULZ – STRASBOURG
PHOTO COMING SOON
MINOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ALEX GALLOWAY – PILOT BUTTE
SENIOR TEAM OF THE YEAR
REGINA RED SOX
MINOR TEAM OF THE YEAR
MUENSTER PEE WEE AA RED SOX
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
PAT MOSER – SASKATOON
BUILDER OF THE YEAR
KEVIN KUSCH – LLOYDMINSTER
SENIOR UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
SCOTT MILLS – SASKATOON
LOU SLOTSVE JUNIOR UMPIRE OF THE YEAR
DYLAN BORNHORST – ST. GREGOR
PATRON (SPONSOR) OF THE YEAR
AL ANDERSON’S SOURCE FOR SPORTS – SASKATOON
JOE MCDONALD SPECIAL AWARD OF MERIT
GEOFF HUGHES
NO PHOTO AVAILABLE AS GEOFF WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND
2011 BASEBALL CANADA GRASSROOTS COACH AWARD
JACK CAMERON – MAPLE CREEK
Baseball Canada & Andrew Albers recognized by COPABE
Friday, September 14, 2012
OTTAWA-COPABE (Confederacy Pan American Baseball) has named Baseball Canada the Federation of the Year for 2011 and named National Team player Andrew Albers (North Battleford, SK) as its Senior Male Athlete of the Year for 2011.
Baseball Canada enjoyed a banner year in 2011 as the Senior National Team captured the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico with a 2-1 victory over the United States in the championship game and took home the bronze medal at the IBAF World Cup in Panama.
In November, the Junior National Team claimed the silver medal at the COPABE 18U World Qualifier in Cartagena, Colombia.
Albers was key contributor on the mound for the Senior National Team in both starting and relief roles.
Albers started the World Cup opener against Puerto Rico and threw 5 shutout innings to pick-up the victory. He followed that up with five combined innings of shutout relief in wins over Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands where he gave up only two hits.
When Canada faced a must win situation against South Korea with a medal round spot on the line, Albers came through with another five inning shutout performance to earn the win.
At the Pan Am Games Albers continued to dazzle in relief as he threw three solid innings as Canada opened the tournament with a win against Puerto Rico.
After a loss to Cuba, Canada defeated Venezuela and host Mexico in the semi-finals which booked a date with the United States in Gold Medal game.
Manager Ernie Whitt handed Albers the ball and after surrendering a run in the bottom of the first he shutdown the US and struck out eight batters en route to earning the win in the gold medal game.
Albers is currently a member of Baseball Canada’s World Baseball Classic Qualifier team.
Baseball Canada and Sask Baseball would like to congratulate Andrew on this great honour.
Adam Morissette
Coordinator, Media/Public Relations
Baseball Canada
Please see below for results of the 2012 Sask Baseball Provincial Championships detailing Champion and Finalist along with score in Gold Medal Game:
MOSQUITO AAA – Regina Buffalos defeat Saskatoon Cardinals 13-1
MOSQUITO AA – Swift Current Indians defeat Weyburn Beavers 9-8
MOSQUITO AA TIER II – Saskatoon Blue Jay Screwballs defeat Saskatoon Bandit Braves 5-4
MOSQUITO A – Unity Cardinals defeat Humboldt Dodgers 12-6
MOSQUITO A2 – Muenster Red Sox defeat Macklin Lakers 5-2
PEE WEE AAA – Saskatoon A’s defeat Saskatoon Cardinals 13-9
– The A’s and Cardinals now advance to Baseball Canada Pee Wee Regional in Saskatoon, SK August 23-27
PEE WEE AA – Muenster Red Sox defeat Lloydminster Twins 3-0
– Muenster now advance to AA Minor Westerns in Morden, MB August 16-20
PEE WEE AA TIER II – Saskatoon Braves defeat Saskatoon Blue Jay Thunder 10-8
PEE WEE A – Humboldt Dodgers defeat Melville Millionaires 16-1
PEE WEE A2 – Unity Cardinals defeat Southey Eagles 5-4
BANTAM AAA – Lloydminster Twins defeat Regina Buffalos 5-4
– Lloydminster now advance to Baseball Canada Bantam Nationals in Vaughan, On August 23-27
– The Buffalos and Regina Pacers now advance to the Western Canada Bantam Championship Regina, SK August 16-20
BANTAM AA – Estevan Haulers defeat Melfort Brewers 9-5
– Estevan now advance to AA Minor Westerns in Morden, MB August 16-20
BANTAM AA TIER II – Regina White Sox defeat Saskatoon A’s #1 10-8
BANTAM A – Muenster Red Sox defeat Melville Millionaires 7-5
BANTAM A2 – Macklin Lakers defeat Middle Lake Eagles 10-0
MIDGET AAA – Saskatoon Giants defeat Saskatoon Cubs 10-1
– Giants now advance to Baseball Canada Championship in Quebec City August 16-20
– Cubs and Regina Wolfpack now advance to Midget Westerns in Sherwood Park, AB August 23-27
MIDGET AA – Swift Current Indians defeat North East Red Sox 9-3
– Swift Current now advance to AA Minor Westerns in Morden, MB August 16-20
MIDGET A – Macklin Lakers defeat Bethune Bucs 4-3
MIDGET A2 – Kipling Royals defeat Hudson Bay Hitmen 8-6
JUNIOR AAA – Saskatoon Dodgers defeat Moose Jaw Eagles 4-3
– Dodgers now advance to Baseball Canada Junior Championship in Trois Rivieres, QB August 16-20
– Moose Jaw and Weyburn Beavers advance to Western Canada Junior Championship in Innisfail, AB August 9-13
SENIOR AA – Holdfast Trappers defeat Marysburg Royals 4-2
– Holdfast now advance to Senior Westerns in Winnipeg, MB August 23-27
SENIOR A – Border City Blue Jays defeat Wilkie Brewers 8-7
SENIOR A2 – Kenosee Cubs defeat Unity Cardinals 11-8
Online Registration
This will be our third year of using the RAMP Interactive Online Registration System. If you require a username and password please contact Mike Ramage.
NOTE: If you choose not to use the online registration system there will be an additional $2 / member administration fee.
Membership Fees
The membership fees have been raised for the 2012 season. Rally Cap (players born in 2004 & later) will pay $15/member and all other players/coaches/managers/etc. will pay $20/member.
Rally Cap Replacing “Rookie” Division
Rally Cap will now be the term used for players born in 2004 or later. Please click on the Rally Cap link to learn more about the great Grassroots Development Program.
Mosquito Rule Changes
Bunting will no longer be allowed in Mosquito. As bunting does not encourage player development at this age level we will test this out in 2012.
Also, in Mosquito AA Tier II, A and A2, baserunners may only score on a play initiated by contact or force play.
Bantam Rule Change
Bantam AA Zone and Provincial Playoffs will now be a wood bat format.
Senior Rule Changes
Senior teams in AA centres based on population (Regina & Saskatoon) may only register in AA or AAA Provincials.
Also, the Senior Team Performance Bond required when registering in Provincials has been increased from $100 to $500. We are hoping that this prevents teams from not fulfilling their obligations in all zone and provincial playoffs.
Medical Substitutions will now be allowed in all Senior categories for Zone and Provincial Playoffs.
Residency
Please note that in the minor divisions, a players residency must be set by January 1 of the current calendar year. (No longer June 1)
Regina’s Dustin Molleken made his 2012 MLB Spring Training debut today (March 3) in Scottsdale, Arizona. He pitched the 9th inning in helping the Rockies salvage a 1-1 tie with the Arizona Diamonmdbacks split squad team. Molleken pitched 1 inning while allowing 2 hits, 1 strikeout and allowed 0 earned runs.
Photo courtesy of Danny Ash