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Congratulations to Hudson White for being named the top pitcher at the 15U Atlantic Baseball Challenge in Moncton this past weekend! 👏
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Congrats to our very own Heather Healey on making @baseballcanada Women’s National Team! @hedzhealz #Represent
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Check out this story on our very own trailblazer - @jaidalee23!
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@NLGirlsBaseball @sportnl @TelySports @baseballstjohns
HERstory, right here in Niagara. ⚾️
@jaidalee23 is making moves in the baseball community after being the only female named to @teamnl's male baseball, a first in @CanadaGames history.
Get to know the 16-year-old before watching her compete this summer: bit.ly/3FIMiJK
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Congratulations to @jaidalee23 of St. John's who was named to the Women's National Team for the upcoming @WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup!
Meet the 20 athletes who will represent Canada at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group A in Thunder Bay!
Voici les 20 joueuses qui représenteront le Canada dans le groupe A de la Coupe du monde féminine à Thunder Bay!
EN: bit.ly/458N8fM
FR: bit.ly/3Og6oRT
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Congratulations to Corner Brook Minor Baseball Association for winning the 18U AA Atlantic Championship this weekend in PEI❗️⚾️
@VOCMOpenline
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President Kevin Legge would like to offer some comments following an article published recently in The Telegram.
Please use the link to view the entirety of the comments.
s3.amazonaws.com/my.llfiles.…
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Congratulations to the late Mike Buist on his induction into the Baseball NL Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Accepting this honour at the first annual #MikeBuistClassic is his wife Pat
Mike’s contributions to our sport are immeasurable and he is a very deserving inductee
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Success isn't always measured in W & L. A great group of players & coaches represented NL over the past week. Congrats & well done #JCG2017
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This is great to see. Multi sport athletes are the best athletes
👊 #WorkingTogether
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Congratulations to Hudson White of St. John's for his invite to JNT Spring Training!
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🚨 Junior National Team: Baseball Canada announces spring training camp invitees
🚨 Équipe nationale junior : Baseball Canada dévoile la liste des invités
EN: bit.ly/3x64rAs
FR: bit.ly/3r0IHlK
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Congratulations to our own Greg Williams for winning the 2021 Baseball Canada Coach Developer Award 👏
@MPbaseball1 @CoachingNFLAB
📝 Greg Williams captures Baseball Canada Coach Developer Award! 🏆
📝 Greg Williams, lauréat du méritas Développement des entraîneurs de Baseball Canada! 🏆
EN: bit.ly/3H62feg
FR: bit.ly/3GZtwi8
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Congratulations to @baseballstjohns 15U AAA on their silver medal at the 15U AAA @Baseball_Atl event!
Thanks for being great representatives of Team NL! 👏
We'd also like to congratulate all teams that represented NL with pride this weekend at their Atlantic tournaments!
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2022 Baseball NL Award Nominees 📢
Congratulations to all our deserving nominees that were nominated by local associations and members!
The winners will be announced during our AGM weekend (Oct 28th-30th) in Gander.
Stay tuned to our social media channels for updates 👀
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YES - you can play baseball AND practice #SocialDistancing!
Great to see #AllStar tryouts happening for @baseballstjohns!
Our municipal partners are working hard across the province and we can’t wait until all our fields from coast-to-coast are back up and running!
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Congratulations to Hudson White from St. John's on his invite to the Fall Instructional Camp! ⚾️👏
🚨 Baseball Canada announces Fall Instructional Camp invitees
🚨 Baseball dévoile la liste d'invités du camp automnal
EN ➡️ bit.ly/3iJ4gDi
FR ➡️ bit.ly/3alylUU
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Our first Eastern #BNLHPPWeekend is in the 📚
Thanks to everyone who made this weekend a success!
Up next - our first Western weekend in Corner Brook beginning on Feb 25 ✔️
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To our 17U team - way to go! Best ever finish at the #CanadaCup. More importantly - represented our province with class all week! #BCanNats
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Congratulations to @jaidalee23 for being named to the Women's National Team for the 2024 WBSC World Cup❗️⚾️
Meet the 2⃣0⃣ athletes that will represent Canada at the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Finals in Thunder Bay from July 28 - August 3! 🇨🇦⚾️
📝 bit.ly/3W8ByP8
📝 bit.ly/3zL7r91
#BaseballWorldCupW
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The 🐈 is out of the 👜!
We are so excited to be the first host of female baseball at the 2025 Canada Games!
@NLGirlsBaseball | ⚾️🇨🇦
🚨 BREAKING/NOUVELLES🚨
🗞️ Female baseball to debut at 2025 Canada Games
🗞️ Le baseball féminin aux Jeux du Canada dès 2025
EN: bit.ly/3EIeVd8
FR: bit.ly/3yH8Qd9
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@CanadaGames
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Baseball NL will celebrate a significant milestone in the 2022 season as we celebrate 75 years of organized baseball in the province, dating back to 1947 ⬇️
📝baseballnl.com/article/73983
Stay tuned for future event and initiative announcements throughout the season ‼️
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Best of luck to our @2017CanadaGames team in Winnipeg this coming week! #JCG2017 #CGBaseball #TeamNL @CGBaseballNL @baseballcanada
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Congrats to our very own @MissColey91 on winning the 2020 @sportnl Volunteer of the Year award for her Baseball NL committee work & involvement with our @NLGirlsBaseball program! 🏆 🎉
Congrats once again to @cwalker35 on being named an Executive of the Year finalist!
Congratulations to our finalists for the 2021 Sport NL Awards:
🏆 Craig Walker - Exec of the Year
🏆 Kristyn Coley -Volunteer of the Year
Good luck to all finalists!
📺 Tune in to Sport NLs Facebook watch at 4 pm today to see the announcement of the winners
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🚨 It's National Coaches Week!
We're saying #ThanksCoach by highlighting some of our Provincial team coaches over the next week.
@MarkHealyNL is our 16U Head Coach for 2020 - Thanks Mark! 👏
@CAC_ACE @baseballcanada
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On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate all of the women and girls who play, coach, officiate, watch, cheer, volunteer and support our game! ⚾️♀️
#IWD2021
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We're so excited to finally share the news that we will be the host of the 21U Women's Invitational for 2021 and 2022 🏆🥳⚾️ @NLGirlsBaseball
📝 Baseball Canada announces host sites for 2021 Baseball Canada Cup and 21U Women’s Invitational 🏆
📝 Baseball Canada dévoile les villes hôtesses de la Coupe Baseball Canada et du championnat féminin 🏆
EN ➡️ bit.ly/3mtpODr
FR ➡️ bit.ly/35H4nrQ
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Congratulations to Jay Miller of Corner Brook for his commitment to the University of North Carolina Greensboro!
Best of luck, Jay! 🤞⚾️
I am very excited to announce that I have committed to play division 1 baseball at The University of North Carolina Greensboro. Would like to thank my family, friends and coaches who have helped me along the way!#GoSpartans
@dirtbag_swag
@J_WalkerBB
@UNCGBaseball
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Our first-ever High Performance Weekend kicks off with a great group of 13U players!
Players from 13U - 22U (male and female) will be coming out throughout the weekend to showcase their skills!
We are super excited to (finally) get this program off the ground! #BNLHP
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2021 Baseball NL Award Nominees 🏆
We are proud to announce our nominees for our 2021 awards. The winners will be announced during our AGM weekend (Oct 29th-31st) in St. John's.
Contact your local association if you're interested in attending our AGM
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3 games; 3 wins! 18U Team NL defeats @BaseballPEI1 12-8 in 9 innings
Next game at 8:30 NL time against @BaseballSask #SPG #BCanNats
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Our #WomenInBaseballWeek shout out goes to Kristyn Coley!
@baseballstjohns Executive Director and coach, Baseball NL board member and Provincial Team coach, and Chairperson for the BNL Minor Committee!
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Ok, everyone. Let’s keep working hard so we can get back on the field ASAP!
Remember to continue practicing physical distancing and proper public health measures!
We’re all in this together! @CMOH_NL #Covid19NFLD #Level3HereWeCome
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Congrats to our very own Dave Buckingham on his very well deserved Lifetime Umpiring Achievement award at the @baseballcanada awards luncheon.
A long, distinguished career for a great ambassador to our sport Provincially and Nationally
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Best of luck to our 17U @canada_cup team as they travel to Moncton, NB tomorrow for #BCanNats18 with gameplay starting on Wednesday! Make sure to keep an eye here for score updates at the conclusion of each of our games! @baseballcanada
#Represent #TeamNL
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We're ready to take the final step for our 2020 season 👣
We have been working hard to provide creative solutions to keep our players safe at Provincials.
Help us get the kids back to doing what they love 😍
@baseballcanada
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Girls may begin playing baseball when they’re very young, but soon find their opportunities in the sport dwindling. With a lack of funding, few competitions, and no women's teams at major multi-sport events, these athletes can’t strive as their male counterparts do for excellence
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate all of the women and girls who play, coach, officiate, cheer, volunteer and support our game! ⚾️♀️
#IWD2022
ALT A collage of photos of Baseball NL female athletes
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When you come to the ball park this summer, things are going to look a little different.
Please keep your eyes out for signage and messaging that will help keep everyone safe as activity resumes across the province! #SafetyFirst #PhysicalDistancing ⚾️
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Happy #WomenInBaseballDay ✌️ where we recognize and celebrate all of the women involved in baseball across the province and around the country! 🇨🇦⚾️
@NLGirlsBaseball 👏
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We're excited to introduce Women of Baseball NL❕
The purpose of this group is to allow for networking and idea sharing between women & gender diverse people who are involved or would like to become more involved with baseball in NL
INFO & REGISTRATION ➡️bit.ly/33BUm1M
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Congratulations Jaida! 👏
@NLGirlsBaseball
@baseballcanada
Jaida Lee of St. John’s is the flagbearer for @teamnl at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Canada Summer Games. At the Games, Jaida will be the first-ever female to compete on an all-male baseball team in the history of the multi-sport competition. Way to go, Jaida! #GovNL
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Good luck to our 17U and 22U teams as they touchdown in Halifax today to compete at the 2021 Atlantic Showcase event
Schedule ⬇️
atlanticbaseballshowcase.com…
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GREAT NEWS!
Thanks to @sportnl and @GovNL for their hard work! These revisions will make for a much better summer of activity for all sports across the province!
ALERT LEVEL 2 UPDATE! A Big Step forward for Sport in our Province. For a more in depth look a at the Sport Guidance, please visit shorturl.at/fpQZ1
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Baseball NL Central Director and Hall of Famer Dave Janes made a one-time return to the mound to throw out the opening pitch at the #HickmanHondaFemaleClassic in @towngfw
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Baseball NL wishes to extend its condolences to the family of Gordon Breen who passed away on Friday, August 21.
A 1984 Baseball NL Hall of Fame inductee, Gordon’s contributions to baseball in the province are matched by few.
He will be deeply missed
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Every Thanksgiving we’re thankful for our parents, coaches, officials, teammates and volunteers for a great season.
This Thanksgiving, because of the extra work that had to happen, we’re even more thankful that we had a season and got to do what we love!
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Congratulations to Dave Buckingham, Darren Colbourne and Sean Gulliver on their well deserved induction into the Newfoundland & Labrador Sports Hall of Fame!
#BNL75
We are elated to announce 10 new members into the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame for 2021 and 2022.
We are so proud to Induct them into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Fame. Read about them here: tinyurl.com/5daskfew
Congratulations to all HOF Inductees!
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Thank You Leon 👏
We are losing a valuable member of our baseball community this week as Leon Ledgister & family will be moving out of province
We want to thank Leon for his tireless efforts to make baseball in NL better then when he arrived
All the best in your new chapter!
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We’re live on location where @JaysCare Executive Director @RobertWitchel just announced the #FieldofDreams grant recipients for 2018 which includes our very own @PMBPhantoms!!
Thank you to Jays Care for once again supporting the growth and development of Baseball across Canada!
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Tip of the cap to @baseballcanada on arranging for Braden Halladay to pitch today against the @BlueJays
No doubt a whirlwind of emotions #RIPDoc
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If you’re an #EastCoast Baseball fan this weekend don’t worry - you’re covered, too! @baseballstjohns plays host to the annual #FestivalOfBaseball invitational all star tournament with 35 teams playing across 8 fields in St. John’s #tradition #baseballseason ⚾️☀️🥇🥈🥉🏆
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Our Year in Review!🎉
Despite all of the challenges over the past year, 2021 had some great highlights for Baseball NL
With the new year on the horizon, we hope you stay safe and have a fantastic start to 2022 ‼️
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Sport touches so many. The joy it can bring to those involved, the friendships it builds and the memories that are made.
What’s happened in Humboldt, SK is devastating. There is no other way to describe it. Keep them and those affected in your thoughts & prayers #HumboldtStrong
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There's our girl! ⚾️👏
@jaidalee23
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Congrats 2018 Annual Award Winners!
Minor Male Player - Andrew Flood
Minor Female Player - Jaida Lee
Minor Coach - Mark Healy
Minor Umpire - Andrew Paul
Sr/Jr Player - Andrew Paul
Sr/Jr Coach - Sean Gulliver
Sr/Jr Umpire - Peter Keough
Les Noseworthy Award - Michelle Healy
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Final Registration numbers are in: 15% increase in total registration!! Baseball is growing on the Rock! #SummersPerfectGame @baseballcanada
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It’s the #EndOfAnEra as the Jubilee Field clubhouse destruction has started.
Many players, fans, volunteers & officials in NL have called this “home” in Corner Brook for many years. However all homes need upgrades & we can’t wait to see the new home for @CbbaCB upon completion!
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Congratulations to our most recent Hall of Fame inductees
Steve Phillips - St. John’s
Mike Buist - St. John’s
Sean Gulliver - St. John’s
Lou Drake - Lourdes
Four very deserving and worthy inductions!
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Happy Mother's Day to all of the ⚾️ Moms out there!
There are lots of free @baseballcanada opportunities for women this month 🗓
✅ Initiation Coaches Clinic
✅ Scorekeeping Clinic
✅ Admin & Leadership Workshop
🔗 bit.ly/3hckuoD
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This is what umpiring @StJBaseballNL Playoff action in October looks like for @Sprd39 and @Ryan91_NL @baseballcanada
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As we finish up 2021 Provincials, we want to thank our host associations for their dedication & countless volunteer hours that made these events a success!
A big thank you also goes out to @NlSportsCraft for donating the medals and plaques for all of our Minor Provincials 👏
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Another great day for our Team NL athletes during their training weekend!
Our female athletes capped off their day by enjoying "A League of their Own" at St. Pat's! 🎬
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As we finish up our 2022 Provincials, we want to thank our hosts for their dedication & countless volunteer hours that made these events a success!
A big thanks to @NlSportsCraft for donating the medals & plaques for all of our Minor Championships 👏
#BNLProvincials22 | #BNL75
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Congrats to Jaida Lee who has been selected as part of @baseballcanada’s 16U girls ID group!
baseball.ca/baseball-canada-…
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Today we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay! From young girls playing our great game, to coaches, parents and other volunteers, sport (and life) is not possible without these great leaders, both in sport and in our communities
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!! #IWD2019
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We want to say thanks to all of our volunteers during #NVW2021!
Volunteers like Tony are a critical part of the success to our Provincial Teams on and off the field!
Stay tuned for some more volunteer highlights sent in by our member associations throughout the week🧵
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30 years ago, 2 Newfoundlanders added to the magic! ✨
Troy Croft from St. John's was on the roster and Tony Flood from Corner Brook was on the coaching staff in 1991
Who's next? 👀
OTD in 1991, ⚾️🇨🇦 only world championship title to date was won at the World Youth Championships in Brandon, Manitoba! 🏆
MORE ⬇️
30 Years Later: Chemistry was key to Canada’s 1991 world championship win
🗞️ bit.ly/3CdAqiq
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Congrats to our very own Michelle Healy (@ShellyH6) on being named a finalist for the 2018 @sportnl Volunteer of the Year Award!
As well, congrats to all other finalists in other categories. We can't wait to celebrate a great 2018 sporting year on April 27th! #StarsandLegends
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Happy Fathers Day to all the great baseball dads (and step-dads, grandfathers and uncles) that make baseball happen!
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Wishing our baseball community a safe and happy holiday season ⚾️🎅
Thanks to all of our volunteers, associations and staff for making it a memorable one
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Greg Williams has been the foundation of our coach training program for many years!
Hailing from Mount Pearl📍he's our 2020 15U provincial team head coach
#ThanksCoach
@CAC_ACE @CoachingNFLAB @baseballcanada
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This is amazing news! We couldn’t be happier for @GanderBaseball
Thanks to @JaysCare for once again investing time & resources into one of our great minor baseball associations!
Congrats to the other deserving recipients nationwide! #FieldOfDreams #BlueJays #BlueJaysCommunity
Gander, Newfoundland celebrates their Field Of Dreams grant!
THIS is what our #BlueJaysCommunity is all about 💙
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Congratulations to @jaidalee23 who was recognized as one of 30 remarkable Canadians who have made a profound impact on the Canada Games Movement with the King Charles III Coronation Medal
📰 canadagames.ca/news/champion…
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2023 Baseball NL Award Nominees 🏆
Congratulations to all our deserving nominees that were nominated by local associations and members!
The winners will be announced during our AGM weekend (Nov 3-5) in Gander.
Stay tuned to our social media channels for updates 👀
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We’ve got an extra year - let’s take advantage!
@2022CanadaGames hopefuls working out at @premiersportsNL on a snowy weekend in NL #TeamNL @sportnl @teamnl
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Congratulations to our very own Heather Healey and Jaida Lee on their selection! ⚾️🇨🇦
🚨 Congrats to the 4⃣1⃣ athletes named to the WNT Showcase event!
🗞️ Baseball Canada announces WNT Showcase participants
🗞️ Baseball Canada lance ses invitations pour le camp de l'équipe féminine
EN 👉 bit.ly/3rHCtq5
FR 👉 bit.ly/3zTpYe4
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Best of luck to players @maddihealynl and Shilo Chislett, as well as coach @MarkHealyNL, who head to Cuba today to take part in @baseballcanada’s Girls Development Camp #Represent #NLProud @CSSD_GovNL @sportnl
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We have 2️⃣ great players at this event ready to show their talent!
Good luck to Jaida Lee (St. John’s) and Heather Healey (Paradise) as they compete for a spot on the Senior Women’s National Team
#Represent #NLPride
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That's a wrap on our first high performance weekend ‼
Thanks to the players, coaches, volunteers, staff and high performance committee for making this possible 👏
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Congrats to @JoeFowler97 who was chosen as our finalist for the @baseballcanada Volunteer of the Year award
Joe works tirelessly as a coach and administrator with Baseball NL and @MPbaseball1 to help grow the game locally and provincially!
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As our outdoor season comes to a close, we want to celebrate our coaches during #CoachesWeek
Coaches are a crucial part of building a healthy, active community. Get involved by saying #ThanksCoach!
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Our team takes the field at the @2022CanadaGames in less than 2 weeks!
Leading up to the games we are going to profile some our team members ⚾️
Kicking off day 1⃣, we have Rylan Andrews from @CBSBaseball
Congratulations Rylan! 👏
#Niagara2022 #2022CanadaGames
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Baseball NL once again we’ll represent at the @baseballcanada Convention once again. Thanks to @baseballquebec for hosting!!
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Congratulations to Hudson White of St. John's for his selection to the Canadian Futures Showcase!
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Congratulations to the first 75 players selected to the newly named Canadian Futures Showcase! #TBJFutures
Final roster spots will be announced on August 19!
More details ➡️ bluejays.com/futuresroster
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Further proof that success is about much more than one set of results. First class move, everyone!
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Congratulations to @PMBPhantoms for winning the @NlSportsCraft 14U A Provincials!
The Phantoms beat @BaseballBsg in a back and forth 9️⃣ - 8️⃣ game
Thanks to the Vikings for being excellent hosts all weekend!
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Congrats to the @PMBPhantoms for winning the @NlSportsCraft 18U Qualifiers over @CbbaCB
Team MVPs 🏆
PAS ➡️ Jacob Keefe
CB ➡️ Ryan Lombard
PMB ➡️ Aiden Powell
MP ➡️ Spencer Tipple
GFW ➡️ Josh Stacey
SJ ➡️ Luke Martin
PMB with represent NL at 18U Atlantics on Labour Day weekend
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Congratulations to the players & staff that will make up our Men's Canada Games Team!
Boys Competition takes place August 10 - 16 at St. Pats Ball Park & the Team Gushue Sports Complex!
Get your tickets and come out to support!
🎟️ showpass.com/o/2025-canada-g…
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Happy Mother's Day to all of our baseball moms!
Thanks for your countless volunteer hours, expertise and dedication ⚾️🤱
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Glenn Cribb has been apart of our program for several years!
This @baseballstjohns convert from the west coast was a member of our 2016 staff that had our best ever finish at Canada Cup
#ThanksCoach
@Cribby12
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It’s not just about winning…
Baseball is about teamwork,
Respect…
and inclusiveness
Baseball is #YourGame
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🚨COVID-19 Update - January 20🚨
After receiving updated guidance with respect to training and skill development, Baseball NL is lifting its suspension of activity - effective immediately.
More information and a complete announcement can be found here⤵️
🚨COVID-19 Update - January 17🚨
With the announcement that the province will be remaining in Alert Level 4 until Monday, January 24 at the earliest, Baseball NL will be continuing with its suspension of in-person activity until that date at the earliest
More info ⤵️
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📢ATTENTION BASEBALL PLAYERS
The NEW Baseball NL High Performance Program has its 👀 on you!
Want more information? Head to s3.amazonaws.com/my.llfiles.…
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Always one of the most important days of the year! Let’s do everything we can and support #BellLetsTalk and raise some much-needed funding for mental health initiatives across the country!
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Good luck to the 18U Corner Brook Barons as they go for @Baseball_Atl gold tomorrow morning! ⚾️🏆
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