Hoping For A 2021 PBL Season
Posted March 07, 2021
The weather is warming up and we are into March. That means it is time to get ready for the upcoming baseball season, or at least that is how it used to be. Despite the province loosening some restrictions and the feeling that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic is maybe getting near, there is still a ...
PBL Profile: Craig Neufeld
Posted December 15, 2020
Many ball players who have come through the Powerline Baseball League were thrust onto a team roster out of necessity. Often small centre’s minor baseball associations were lacking teams and PBL teams were always looking for players. Craig Neufeld is one of those players. ...
Summer Baseball Options For Fans
Posted November 30, 2020
When baseball and the province of Alberta is back to normal, there will be a large selection of baseball for fans to get out and enjoy in the area. A nice summer night at a ballpark to catch a game with friends and family will be a great way to recharge after a disappointing 2020. For 2021, there ar...
2020 Hindsight Season
Posted November 23, 2020
For many of the baseball leagues in Alberta, the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent return to train/return to play guidelines from Baseball Alberta put an end to their seasons. But looking back at the spring/summer of 2020, could the PBL have had a season of some sort? Yes and no. W...
PBL Profile: Stephen Hrabec
Posted November 15, 2020
Longtime Holden Blue Jays pitcher/catcher/manager, and the man the Powerline Baseball League currently calls Mr. President, Stephen Hrabec is our next PBL Profile. He is responsible for helping to turn the Holden Blue Jays into a perennial contender both with his on field play an...
What Will The PBL Look Like In 2021?
Posted November 01, 2020
Teams like the Tofield Braves and Rosalind Athletics will soon, if not already, be facing this problem. The Braves have an aging core of players, with limited access to players so far in the Tofield area due to a growing but younger minor ball association. The team will need to work hard to expand t...
Blast From The Past: Tofield Vs YMCA
Posted October 15, 2020
It is quite astonishing how old baseball in the Powerline Baseball League communities really is. While it is very difficult to pinpoint an exact date of when baseball would have been first played in the area, there are photos that show area teams dating back to 1907 and 1909, Bardo historians that d...
Edmonton Prospects Officially Announce Move To Spruce Grove
Posted September 01, 2020
On September 1st, the Edmonton Prospects finally made it official, they are moving to Spruce Grove for the 2022 Western Canadian Baseball League season. The team’s announcement also alludes to big news coming with regards to their 2021 season, should the WCBL be able to hit the field. Many bas...
PBL Profile: Steven Pahl
Posted September 01, 2020
We finally return to our Powerline Baseball League Profile series after a non-existent 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our first profile back is on a key person in the Leduc Milleteers dynasty that resulted in back to back to back to back to back PBL Championships from 2009 - 2013 and who ...
Alberta Baseball Prospects Get Showcased
Posted August 29, 2020
The baseball community is becoming more and more connected and it’s an exciting time for young ball players. Talented young baseball players across the province are getting a new avenue to showcase their talents for recruiters with the re-launch of the Prep Baseball Report (PBR) in Albert...
