October 12, 2021
Hindmarsh invited to Baseball Canada Camp
Saskatoon’s Carson Hindmarsh is one of 15 players named to participate in a Baseball Canada Junior National Team Fall Instructional League Camp from Oct. 14-23 in Dunedin, Florida.
The camp will include daily workouts and intrasquad games at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, the spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays. The team will also compete in two, seven-inning games against Stetson University during the camp.
Hindmarsh, a left-handed pitcher, as well as the other 14 athletes named to the squad will be participating with the Junior National team for the first time. The camp will focus on player development, instruction and exposure for players.
Learn more at baseball.ca
Five athletes, one coach to compete with Softball Canada at U23 Championship
Saskatchewan will have six representatives – five athletes and one coach – on the Softball Canada 2022 U23 Men’s Pan American Championship roster.
Athletes Jordan Hudson (Saskatoon), Troy Kosmynka (Warman), Josh Montana (Regina), James Shirley (Delisle) and Brant Wiebe (Delisle) were all named to the team after last week’s selection camp held in Saskatoon. Melfort’s Dean Holoien is an assistant coach for the team.
The 2022 U23 Men’s Pan American Championship was scheduled for December in Colombia but has been postponed to the spring of 2022 in a yet to be determined location. It serves as a qualifier for the inaugural 2022 WBSC U23 Men’s Softball World Cup scheduled for fall 2022 in Parana, Argentina. The top four finishers from the Pan American Championship – along with the host country of Argentina – will advance to the World Cup.
Learn more at softball.ca
2022 WISE Fund Grant Open
Submissions for the Canadian Women & Sport 2022 WISE Fund Grant are now open.
With the support of Sport Canada, the 2022 WISE Fund Grant will support 45 organizations with $2,500 to advance gender equity in Canadian sport.
Learn more at Canadian Women & Sport.