Baseball may be the Americans” national pastime but they are discovering that Canada’s national sport of hockey is building big league ball players. Brandon Newell, scout for the Milwaukee Brewers said, “When I look at the Canadian players, some of those kids who have played hockey growing up have a great mentality for baseball. They […]
Big League Experience ~ A blast from the Past Baseball Camp Oliver, B.C., is a long way from either of the major-league baseball parks where this year’s World Series is being played, but for more than 300 youngsters each summer, it represents a possible first step in that direction. The reason is the Okanagan Major […]
The new owners of the Okanagan Baseball Camp are determined to return Oliver-based camp to its glory days. The camp was operated for decades by Oliver baseball enthusiasts Don Coy and Dale Parker. The camp earned a solid reputation for providing the best instruction available and ensured that hundreds of families traveled to Oliver each […]
This past weekend (March 2 & 3) the BLE made it’s way to Calgary, Alberta for it’s annual weekend spring training event with Jim Lawson’s PBF baseball Academy. It was a great weekend of baseball as an Elite group of instructors participated with a very strong PBF staff for the final push to prepare a […]
I coach at the 11/12 year old level and saw the benefits of using the T when the players were younger. I am wondering if there is still a benefit of using a T at the older levels. Some coaches and parents think that T’s are only good for beginners, what do you think? Scott, […]
Long time Big League Experience camper, Dawson Yates of Kelowna, B.C. and a standout for the 2012 BCPBL Champions, Okanagan A’s has accepted a scholarship offer from Texas A&M. Dawson is a repeat camper at Big League Experience and we wish him all the best of luck when he joins his Texas A&M team after […]
