Category: Baseball

Baseball in Chatham-Kent

Morrison named IBL rookie-of-the-year

Morrison named IBL rookie-of-the-year

Dave Gough- September 24, 2025

Chatham-Kent Barnstormers second baseman Evan Morrison is a hit machine. Morrison was named the Intercounty Baseball League’s rookie of the year earlier this week. Morrison, ... Read More

Dream Field Project moves closer to home

Dream Field Project moves closer to home

Dave Gough- September 16, 2025

Preferred design for the proposed Dream Field on Tweedsmuir Avenue East in Chatham. Photo courtesy of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent It’s been said ‘if you ... Read More

Wallaceburg Wolves play game in memory of their coach

Wallaceburg Wolves play game in memory of their coach

Dave Gough- September 12, 2025

Community Living Wallaceburg Wolves. (Photo courtesy of Community Living Wallaceburg) The Wolves will be howling in Wallaceburg once again. This Friday marks the annual Aaron ... Read More

Formosa looking to move up the bowling ranks

Formosa looking to move up the bowling ranks

Dave Gough- September 12, 2025

Luca Formosa Luca Formosa has bowling in his blood. The 16 year-old John McGregor Secondary School student has spent a lot of his life in ... Read More

Lambton Lions fundraising in honour of coach’s wife

Lambton Lions fundraising in honour of coach’s wife

Dave Gough- September 8, 2025

For Lambton College men's baseball head coach Al Bezaire, it's all about gratitude. Led by Bezaire, the Lions will be raising funds for the Bluewater ... Read More

Barnstormers can take away a lot of positives from 2025 season

Barnstormers can take away a lot of positives from 2025 season

Dave Gough- September 2, 2025

While there is bound to be some disappointment among Chatham-Kent Barnstormer players and fans with the team's first-round playoff exit, there is also a lot ... Read More

18U Diamonds battle back to win OBA title

18U Diamonds battle back to win OBA title

Dave Gough- August 18, 2025

The Chatham Diamonds 18U baseball team won the Ontario Baseball Association B title in front of a large crowd of hometown fans at Fergie Jenkins ... Read More

Barnstormers to host Hamilton in playoffs

Barnstormers to host Hamilton in playoffs

Dave Gough- August 17, 2025

The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will host the Hamilton Cardinals in the first-round of the Intercounty Baseball League playoffs. With a 22-20 record, the Barnstormers finished in ... Read More

Laprise shines at U22 nationals

Laprise shines at U22 nationals

Dave Gough- August 11, 2025

Wallaceburg's Lucas Laprise was the 2025 Port Lambton Gala Days home run derby champion What a summer for Wallaceburg’s Lucas Laprise. Laprise hit a two-run ... Read More

Marcus wins player-of-the-week honour

Marcus wins player-of-the-week honour

Dave Gough- July 23, 2025

Spencer Marcus Chatham-Kent Barnstormer outfielder Spencer Marcus is putting together another quality season. Marcus batted .545 last week with two home runs and seven RBI ... Read More

Six Barnstormers going to IBL all-star game

Six Barnstormers going to IBL all-star game

Dave Gough- July 11, 2025

Six Chatham-Kent Barnstormers are scheduled to take part in the Intercounty Baseball League all-star game being held on Sunday, July 20, in Hamilton. Second baseman ... Read More

Return of the Panda

Return of the Panda

Dave Gough- July 3, 2025

The Barnstormers are on the road tonight with a fan favourite potentially back in the lineup. Chatham-Kent has resigned last year’s IBL MVP, Seth Strong. ... Read More

Vote for your Barnstormers

Vote for your Barnstormers

Dave Gough- July 2, 2025

The Intercounty Baseball League all-star game will take place in Hamilton on July 20. Fan voting opened up last week. A number of Chatham-Kent Barnstormers ... Read More

Barnstormers to honour Doug Melvin

Barnstormers to honour Doug Melvin

Dave Gough- June 16, 2025

Chatham's Doug Melvin The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers are planning to honour Chatham's Doug Melvin at their home game versus the London Majors on Tuesday. Melvin, a ... Read More