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#5223	10/29/2013 2:47:33 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Are there any Canadian college/universities that produce pro baseball players? Thanks, Steve

#5225	10/29/2013 4:06:03 pm
MrTwoPlums Joined: 04/14/2012 Posts: 213 Inactive	Here's the website for CIBA, Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association. I'm not sure how many/if any pro players come out of here, but I assume that with the relatively small talent pool we have up here for baseball, most any of our players with good enough potential would be scooped up for a better opportunity to play south of the border. CIBA Updated Tuesday, October 29 2013 @ 4:06:48 pm PDT

#5227	10/29/2013 5:43:57 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Found one: University of British Columbia Baseball Players - Jeff Francis Steve

#5229	10/30/2013 7:06:06 am
Crunchtime Joined: 05/23/2013 Posts: 141 Inactive	One of our local boys, fella named Matt Stairs, came out of the National Baseball Institute in Vancouver. Same spot maybe? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Stairs

#5230	10/30/2013 7:12:35 am
Crunchtime Joined: 05/23/2013 Posts: 141 Inactive	Looking at it a bit closer and chatting with Randy Bobandy, seems like they just head straight south. There's another institute in Lethbridge, Prairie Baseball Academy, but doesn't seem like a straight up College/University baseball programs are available.

#5231	10/30/2013 7:14:56 am
Randy Bobandy Joined: 05/23/2013 Posts: 40 Inactive	Most of them are recruited to play down south where they can play more often. Canadian Prairie Baseball Academy http://www.prairiebaseball.com/ is one. Some get drafted out of high school as well.

#5232	10/30/2013 10:10:07 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	That looks like a prep school or prep program. Looks like the kids often go on to colleges and universities in the states afterwards. Thanks, Steve