News

April 20, 2008

Former Calgary Cub, Aaron Dunsmore signs for NCAA Division I team

Congratulations to Aaron Dunsmore who has signed to play with the University of Dayton, Ohio for the 2008/2009 season.  Aaron received an academic and baseball scholarship from the U of Dayton Flyers.  This summer he will be playing in the Western Major Baseball League for the Sherwood Park Dukes.  For information on where other Baseball Calgary alumni are now playing, please check our alumni page.

April 13, 2008

Baseball Calgary’s Inland Athletic Park Cages upgraded

The batting cages at Inland Park have been upgraded with a turf surface being installed, and a wind-breaking hedge link put up.  Take a look at the facilities page for more pictures.

April 7, 2008
BLE/PBF delivers successful SuperClinic in Calgary

The BLE/PBF SuperClinic for coaches and players held on the weekend of April 5^th and 6^th had a great turnout with several coaches and players from Baseball Calgary participating. 

February 5, 2008
Former MLB Draftee, Jim Lawson named head coach of Mosquito team

Baseball Calgary is very excited to have added Jim Lawson to its coaching ranks.   Jim brings his many years of experience, both as a top player and coach to lead our newly formed Mosquito program.  For more information on Mr. Lawson, please look here.

Steve Sullivan and Miki Kawahara named co-coaches of Midget team

Baseball Calgary is also pleased to announce that Stephen Sullivan and Miki Kawahara have been appointed as co-coaches of the Midget Performance team.  

Steve has coached youth players of all ages and abilities, having coached with the Cubs for the last 3 seasons, while currently also an assistant coach with the University of Calgary Dinos and has coached with Team Alberta at the Canada Cup, Western Canada Summer Games, and the Prospect Series.  His teams have won Provincial and Western Canadian championships. 

Miki is a new addition to Baseball Calgary, having previously coached in the BC Junior Premier League including back-to-back Regional Championships. An academic All-Canadian at Douglas College and UBC, after graduating with a degree in Human Kinetics, he became the Manager of Baseball Conditioning at Twist Conditioning.  There he was a Senior Strength Coach for hundreds of individuals competing as elite amateurs, Olympians and professional athletes.  Miki is also the founder and head instructor for Diamondawgs Baseball, a Central Alberta company specializing in baseball education.  In addition, he is still heavily involved with high performance athlete conditioning and has presented to athletes and coaches in Canada and the US.

November 19, 2007
Dale Anderson of Midget team signs NCAA Division I Letter of Intent
Congratulations to Dale Anderson who has signed a Letter of Intent with the University of Buffalo.   Dale was offered an athletic and academic scholarship and will play with the Buffalo Bulls of NCAA Division I in the fall of 2008.  Congratulations to Dale who is the latest of several Baseball Calgary players to go on to play US College Ball.  Read Calgary Herald Neighbours article, or click here to see scan.

Baseball Calgary Upgrades Facility at Inland Athletic Park

A batting cage has now been added to our diamonds at Inland Athletic Park.  Dugouts and fences will be put up to have the diamonds game-ready for the  start of the 2008 season.  We have future plans to put in an all grass infield and eventually add lights and an electronic scoreboard.  For updates on the progress of work being done at our facility and to see detailed plans for development of these diamonds, please check our facilities page .

2007 Season in Review

Take a look at the 2007 page  for player and team highlights from the 2007 season.

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Baseball Calgary Amateur Association is a member of Baseball Alberta.  Our teams are all traveling teams that compete in the Baseball Alberta province wide league, & tournaments, throughout Western Canada & US.  Baseball Calgary fields teams at the following levels:  Mosquito (11 and younger), Pee Wee (12 and 13 year olds), Bantam (14 and 15), Midget (16-18), Junior (19-21)  & Senior (21 and over).  We attract high performance players from throughout Calgary & area for our teams, who are hoping to take their game to the next level.  Many of our 18 year old Midget players from last year are currently attending baseball colleges in Canada & US.  Check our “Alumni News”  page for details.  Baseball Alberta is a member of Baseball Canada and is the feeder system for Team Canada.

If you have any questions or want more information on Baseball Calgary, please contact any of the Board Members or e-mail baseball@baseballcalgary.com.