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Parksville Royals Deagle and Plant sign with Golden Tide

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It’s a nice way to start the season if you can swing it.

Two Parksville Royals will head into their last season in purple with their September college plans all sewn up. Campbell River’s Ryan Deagle and Courtenay’s Thomas Plant have both signed with the Victoria Golden Tide baseball team of the Canadian College Baseball Conference  (CCBC).

Head Coach Frank Kaluzniak was quick to praise his players as they enter their final season with the Royals. “Great accomplishment for these guys. They’ve been Royals since day one and have shown tremendous and consistent improvements throughout their tenure with the program. I wish both Thomas and Ryan all the best moving forward. They have been a pleasure to coach.”

Thomas Plant, 6’ 1” and 195 lbs, battled injuries early in 2021 and then showed off an all-around skill set during the season. Plant demonstrated a patient hitting approach with break-out power from the right-side as well as grit and execution on the mound. “I have been training with the Tide this fall/winter and signed to play with them next year,” said Plant. “I want to thank the Parksville Royals as they have helped me become not only the ball player but the person I am today. My goals with the Tide are to bring a championship to Victoria while also getting a good education.”

Signing with the Tide caps off a tremendous 2021 for Campbell River’s Ryan Deagle. Deagle, 6’ 2” and 215 lbs, absolutely mashed at the plate this past season hitting .333/.453/.547. Over the course of the COVID-shortened season and playoffs he drove in a team-leading 22 RBI and hit two home runs to go with 6 doubles and 2 triples. Following the season, the team awarded Ryan the Tyler Phillips Memorial award for outstanding performance. “I wouldn’t be the person or player I am now without the help of coaches Frank, Bruce, Kevin, and Russy. All of my coaches helped promote me to colleges all over North America and always answered my questions. When I left for four months to train with the Golden Tide this past fall, my coaches with the Royals were extremely supportive checking in with me multiple times. Playing with the Royals has been a great experience and I have countless memories of my teammates in so many games and on the road at tournaments,” said Deagle. “The recruiting process with the Tide was easy as I trained with them for 4 months and enjoyed their ways of training and practices. My goal at UVIC is to study sciences and play there for one year and move onto a Division I school on a scholarship.”

“We’re really excited to have Thomas and Ryan join us,” said UVIC head Coach Curtis Pelletier. “We have three coaches who are Royals alum including myself so we believe in what the Parksville program is doing. I’ve had the chance to coach the Biro brothers back in the day as well as Connor Russell. I know the focus on development is strong in Parksville and any chance we can get a Royal on board, we’re ready to jump at that opportunity. Royals alum Ethan Dean has had a great fall for us and we’ll be leaning on him come conference to be a front end guy. Thomas and Ryan spent the fall here in Victoria training alongside the Tide and they have shown extreme work ethic and are ready to compete at the next level.”

Royals Winterball kicks off Jan 9 for players Grade 8 to 12. For more information, go to http://parksvilleroyals.pointstreaksites.com/view/parksvilleroyals/news/news_538180

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Fall Ball 2023 – Registrations are Open!

August 29, 2023

9:03 PM PDT

Our PBL Teams run extensive Fall Ball seasons throughout September and October (as long as the weather will allow).  If you are interested in learning more about each PBL Teams Fall Ball program, please click their individual links below.

 

 

Please also see the following link for the PBL rules regarding catchment areas as you will need to stay within your catchment area.

 

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Back to Back – National Champions

Share Back to Back – National Champions – Delta Bantam Blue Jays August 27, 2023 7:10 PM PDT Aug 27.23: In dominating fashion, the Delta Bantam Blue Jays captured the Baseball Canada National Bantam Championship over Team QC in Laval QC.  What a tournament for the Jays as they dominated from start to finish.   Of…

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Back to Back – National Champions – Delta Bantam Blue Jays

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Aug 27.23: In dominating fashion, the Delta Bantam Blue Jays captured the Baseball Canada National Bantam Championship over Team QC in Laval QC.  What a tournament for the Jays as they dominated from start to finish.   Of note, Dylan De Meyer of the Abbotsford Cardinals had a spectacular tournament with 9k’s in the game 1 win over Team SK and then in the Championship final, picking up his 2nd win of the weekend with 8k’s over Team QC.  What an all-around tournament by the Delta Bantam Blue Jays.

Well done, Well Done Jays

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BTM Blaze – 2023 WCBA Western Canadian Champions

Share BTM Blaze – 2023 WCBA Western Canadian Champions August 20, 2023 7:02 PM PDT From www.langleyblaze.com: Aug 20.23 – What a day.  In dominating fashion, the BTM Blaze needing a win in their final pool game defeated Team Alberta by a score of 18-1 highlighted by 10 run 6th inning to put the game away…

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BTM Blaze – 2023 WCBA Western Canadian Champions

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From www.langleyblaze.com:

Aug 20.23 – What a day.  In dominating fashion, the BTM Blaze needing a win in their final pool game defeated Team Alberta by a score of 18-1 highlighted by 10 run 6th inning to put the game away and end the game early.  In an even more dominant Championship Final vs Team Saskatchewan, the Blaze came out fire with 6 runs in the first and never looked back.  The game, also ended early with a 2-run home run by Eli St Jacques in the bottom of the 5th to send Saskatchewan back home.  SP Thai Harvey gave up 3 hits and 1 run over his 5 innings of work while shutting down the Saskatchewan offence.  Well done and Congratulations to the players and coaches of the BTM team!

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