NORTH BATTLEFORD — You don’t have to continue to be frustrated with the Blue Jays’ season as there are plenty of options locally to catch some great ball games live – while enjoying the great outdoors – in both softball and baseball divisions.
As of June 19, the Battlefords Beavers senior men’s baseball team sits atop of the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League standings. Fans would be thoroughly entertained with this ball team as they battle to return to league playoffs.
While June home games are completed with the rest of the Beavers’ schedule on the road for June, July will include some rainout makeup games. The home schedule includes July 3, 4, 8 and 10. The playoff schedule will be released after the regular season has concluded. You can follow the league website to keep up on team stats, standings and schedule.
Battlefords Minor Baseball teams are fine-tuning their seasons for upcoming provincial competitions. You can find details on their schedules on their website or by following their Facebook page. The 15U Battlefords Beavers team 1(Florence) finished in first place in the Fertile Valley Minor Baseball League, meaning they host playoffs starting the week of June 24 in the Battlefords.
Www.battlefordsminorsoftball.ca/ includes game schedules and information on teams playing in the softball division of Battlefords ball. As mentioned in a previous story on the U19 Battlefords Bandits, softball fans can look forward to watching some excellent calibre competitive softball as the U19 Bandits are excited to be hosting U19 Softball Sask. provincial championships July 12-14. The Battlefords will also be home to U15 Western Canadian boys’ and girls’ championships Aug. 2-5.
If you enjoy the hitting power of a slo-pitch game, the Battleford Flats are home to the North Battleford co-ed slo-pitch league. As well, several communities surrounding the Battlefords host slo-pitch tournaments throughout the season.
Wayne Klassen, board member for this league says, “League games started May long weekend and run to the end of July. We host a year-end tournament July 27-28 and it’s mostly a fun weekend of ball, and bragging rights, to cap off our season.
“We play at the Battleford Flats and the North Battleford SPE and SPW diamonds on Pearson Avenue.”
If you are looking for a fun fan experience, the newly inaugurated Saskatoon Berries in the Western Canadian Baseball League, play a full schedule until August with plenty of games being offered in the family-friendly atmosphere at Cairns Field in Saskatoon. North Battleford’s own Andrew Albers serves as pitching coach for this Saskatoon team.
Take yourself out to a ball game and enjoy some of summer’s finest softball and baseball on a diamond near you.
