Category: Baseball

Baseball in Chatham-Kent

Maple City Brewers Ready for OBA's in Listowel

Maple City Brewers Ready for OBA's in Listowel

Ian Kennedy- September 2, 2011

The Maple City Brewers are headed to the OBA championships this weekend after a strong summer of baseball. The Brewers finished 19-3 in the Essex ... Read More

Golden Eagles Find Silver Lining in Stormy Quebec

Golden Eagles Find Silver Lining in Stormy Quebec

Ian Kennedy- August 31, 2011

After finishing 3-0 in pool play, the Chatham Golden Eagles peewee softball team, were awarded a silver medal at the Eastern Canadian Softball Championships with ... Read More

Malott Stars at Eastern Canadian Championships

Malott Stars at Eastern Canadian Championships

Ian Kennedy- August 30, 2011

From his first pitch until his final at bat, Ridgetown softball player Stephan Malott was a standout at the Eastern Canadian Softball Championships. In his ... Read More

What's in a Name? Fergie Jenkins Field

What's in a Name? Fergie Jenkins Field

Ian Kennedy- August 25, 2011

  Watching minor baseball players trot onto the field at Rotary Park in Chatham, most people probably forget what's in the name. Sometimes, the names ... Read More

Balkwill and Cook Brothers Win National Championship in Windsor

Balkwill and Cook Brothers Win National Championship in Windsor

Ian Kennedy- August 22, 2011

Larry Balkwill of Chatham, and Dresden brothers Justin Cook and Matt Cook captured a Baseball Canada Junior Championship Sunday afternoon in Windsor as members of ... Read More

Three Chatham-Kent Baseball Players Open Canada Junior Championships Today

Three Chatham-Kent Baseball Players Open Canada Junior Championships Today

Ian Kennedy- August 18, 2011

Larry Balkwill of Chatham, and brothers Justin Cook and Matt Cook of Dresden open the 2011 Baseball Canada Junior Championships today in Windsor against Saskatchewan. ... Read More

Midget Chatham Diamonds Stay Alive in London League Playoff Baseball

Ian Kennedy- August 17, 2011

  The Chatham Midget travel team stayed alive in London league playoffs last night with a 4 -3 come from behind victory over Ilderton, in ... Read More

Paige Poissant Living Athletes Dream as She Begins NCAA Softball Career

Paige Poissant Living Athletes Dream as She Begins NCAA Softball Career

Ian Kennedy- August 16, 2011

Daytona Beach, Florida might be a long way from Thamesville, but for Paige Poissant, the sunshine of Daytona can't come quick enough. Poissant will be ... Read More

Stephen Malott Going for Gold at Canadian Softball Championships

Stephen Malott Going for Gold at Canadian Softball Championships

Ian Kennedy- August 15, 2011

From a small town pitchers mound, to a National stage, things are about to get interesting for Ridgetown's Stephen Malott. The 15-year-old Ridgetown District High ... Read More

Smith Hits Walk-Off Game Winning RBI for Brewers

Smith Hits Walk-Off Game Winning RBI for Brewers

Ian Kennedy- August 13, 2011

Heading into the bottom of the 7th inning, Dave Smith ended the game for the Brewers hitting a walk-off RBI single sending the Maple City ... Read More

Novice Golden Eagles Soar to Provincial Crown

Novice Golden Eagles Soar to Provincial Crown

CKSN Submissions- August 10, 2011

This past weekend the Chatham Novice Golden Eagles took part in the Provincial Tournament held in Guelph.  Friday night, Chatham beat Napanee by a score ... Read More

Corrente Homers Again As Brewers Shoot Down Cardinals

Ian Kennedy- August 7, 2011

  The Maple City Brewers continued their strong season of senior baseball defeating the Courtright Cardinals 5-1 at Fergie Jenkins Field Friday night. After homering ... Read More

Q and A With Chatham Baseball Player Larry Balkwill

Q and A With Chatham Baseball Player Larry Balkwill

Ian Kennedy- July 29, 2011

Chatham's Larry Balkwill is enjoying a strong summer in the Perfect Game Collegiete Baseball League playing with the Watertown Wizards.  Balkwill was named the PGCBL's ... Read More

Corrente Hits Homer in Return Win With Maple City Brewers

Corrente Hits Homer in Return Win With Maple City Brewers

Ian Kennedy- July 24, 2011

The Maple City Brewers handed the Windsor Titans a convincing 7-0 loss in former Toronto Blue Jays prospect and Olympian David Corrente's return to baseball. ... Read More