Tom Burgess coaches in Oliver
BLE Blast from the Past Baseball Hall of Fame player Tom Burgess Youth attending Oliver’s baseball camp crowded around Baseball Hall of Fame player Tom Burgess last week after practice, requesting his autograph and, in animated voices, asking, “You didn’t … Continue reading
Baseball Camp Beginnings: Don Coy’s Foresight
Baseball Camp Big league Experience : A BLE Blast from the past A baseball camp started by a man with a penchant for the game had its humble beginnings in Oliver but is now known throughout the world. Don Coy, … Continue reading
Baseball Camp Learn to play with professionals
BLE Blast from the Past Baseball Camp For more than a quarter century, the Okanagan Major League Baseball Camp here in Oliver has been teaching young men to play baseball the professional way and to have some fun while they’re … Continue reading
Take me out to the ball game
A Big League Experience Blast from the Past Here we are at the seventh inning stretch of our venerable baseball camp. It’s time to stand up and look around at what goes on down at the community centre every summer. … Continue reading
Major league baseball camp finest on the continent
A BLE Blast From the Past by Gary Montague, Kelowna Daily Courier, Wednesday, August 16, 1978 Now in its 19th year of operation, the Okanagan Major League Baseball Camp for boys 14 to 19 years of age has gained the … Continue reading
Baseball scouts watch budding Canadian talent
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 … Continue reading
Baseball Camp,first step to the majors
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, … Continue reading
Big names promise to keep ball in spotlight
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 … Continue reading