The Blessed Trinity Thunder capped off a perfect season in perfect fashion Thursday. The Thunder captured the Niagara Catholic Athletics Zone 2 varsity boys baseball championship with a 13-0 win...
The Welland Jackfish take on the Hamilton Cardinals in the Canadian Baseball League finals beginning Friday in Hamilton. Photo: WELLAND JACKFISH. Welland Jackfish manager Brian Essery feels his club has...
The Welland Jackfish take on the London Majors in a best-of-seven semifinal playoff series beginning Friday in London. Game 2 is Saturday in Welland. Photo: WELLAND JACKFISH\. A losing record...
Long before the first pitch is thrown and well after the final out is recorded, Trevor Kwolek can normally be found working on one or more of the Welland Jackfish....
Greyson Barrett and the Welland Jackfish have been reunited, and it feels so good. The Jackfish brought back the popular infielder/outfielder at the trade deadline earlier this week, and both...
Growing up in Mississauga, James Smibert was always on the lookout for more baseball. The Welland Jackfish infielder couldn’t get enough baseball, which at times proved frustrating in a hockey-dominated...
The Welland Jackfish feel the best is yet to come for Logan Grant. The 24-year-old Calgary native has seen limited duty so far in his rookie campaign, but manager Brian...
The Welland Jackfish are Ethan Mann’s latest stop in his interesting and impressive baseball adventure. The 26-year-old Texas native joined the Jackfish this season after a standout Division I career...
The Welland Centennial Secondary School Cougars captured the Bulletproof High School Baseball Tournament for the first time with a 6-3 victory over E.L. Crossley in the championship final. Centennial defeated...
The A.N. Myer Marauders rode the momentum from an improbable comeback earlier in the day to defeat the West Niagara Wolf Pack 4-2 and capture the Southern Ontario Secondary Schools...
Ryan Villers, left, and Matt Zimmerman are long time volunteers with the St. Catharines Minor Baseball Association. Photo: BILL POTRECZ Ryan Villers and Matt Zimmerman are baseball lifers. Both grew...
The Saint Michael Mustangs made it two Niagara Catholic Athletic Association boys baseball titles in a row with a dramatic 1-0 win in extra innings over the Notre Dame Fighting...
The Welland Jackfish have brought back a big piece of the puzzle from their 2023 championship team. Popular infielder James Smibert, who was released by Trois-Rivières of the Frontier League,...
Euclides Leyer enjoyed his first tenure with the Welland Jackfish so much he had didn’t have to think twice when he was offered a chance to return. The 34-year-old pitcher...
Josh Marchese is making the most of his second chance on the diamond. The 25-year-old native of Burnaby, B.C., played five years at Niagara University where he recorded a career...
The Welland Jackfish have given Pier-Olivier Boucher a new lease on his baseball life. The 25-year-old native of Levis, Que., wasn’t sure what do when he was released by Quebec...
Welland Jackfish infielder Austin Gomm was part of baseball history this season. The 23-year-old Toronto native was a member of the Louisiana State University in Shreveport Pilots who completed one...
Dryden Bocchinfuso and his 11 teammates on the Niagara Falls Falcons 12U baseball team are getting ready for the experience of a lifetime. The three-time defending Niagara District champions and...
Halen Knoll is a thinking man’s pitcher. The 25-year-old native of Edmonton doesn’t light up the radar gun with an overpowering fastball, but is nevertheless an effective hurler. “It kind...
Welland Jackfish manager Brian Essery had to work overtime when recruiting Brendan Luther. Essery wouldn’t take no for an answer and finally reeled in the talented infielder from Mississauga, who...
Carter Krawchuk is only 21 but is already giving back to the game he loves. The Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School graduate, who has committed to the University of South...
Carson Chrystian started it with his arm and ended it with his bat. The 15-year-old Grimsby resident tossed four shutout innings, then drove home the tying run on the same...
The Saint Michael Mustangs captured the school’s first Niagara Catholic Athletic Association Zone 2 boys varsity baseball title Monday with a 4-2 victory over the Blessed Trinity Thunder at George...
Pitcher James Bradwell with three baseballs, each commemorating a win, from the 2023 playoffs. Photo: BILL POTRECZ James Bradwell hopes to be in Welland for a good time, not a...
Deivy Mendez returns this season as the closer for the Welland Jackfish. Photo: WELLAND JACKFISH. It was a hectic and productive off-season for Welland Jackfish general manager Jason McKay. McKay...
When Carter Krawchuk transferred from Purdue University to Seminole State University of the National Junior College Athletic Association, he never gave up on his dream of pitching for a prominent...
Life in The Show is everything Katie Mooradian hoped and dreamed it would be. The 26-year-old St. Catharines native is in her second full season with the Tampa Rays and...
Switching to the mound was a career changing decision for Ryan Magdic. The 24-year-old Beamsville native put away his bat this season to concentrate on pitching full time at the...
Infielder Tyler Dupuis, left, and pitcher Brandon Underhill are two of nine representatives for the Welland Jackfish who will participate at the 2024 IBL All-Star Game July 20 at Welland Stadium. Photo:...
Brandon Hupe’s hard work and dedication has made him a natural. The 24-year-old outfielder for the Welland Jackfish does everything well on the diamond, so much so he makes it...
