The 32-8 (26-6) UBC Thunderbirds have just clinched their 5th Conference title since 2002, and will now host the Conference Tournament at Nat Bailey in early May.  The national 7th ranked T-Birds have a new field, a new attitude and will now look to make it to the NAIA World Series for the second time [...]

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Whatever it is I did to piss off the Word Press staff, please tell me.  4 drafts, all with no writing in them anymore.  Two were from Arizona, the other two on UBC and the A’s Minor Leagues respectively.  I don’t know what is up, so I’ll dish out some time now to get it [...]

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‘Thunderball’
It has been the perfect start to 2009 for the UBC Thunderbirds Baseball team, who are in great shape for the Conference Season, as their record as of Monday is 8-1 (4-0).  Why the great start?  Well the UBC pitching staff has been excellent and the top half of the lineup, plus Mike Elias have [...]

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NOTE: Photo credit to Bob Broughton, tbirdbaseball.net
Vancouver Canadians fans were pleasantly surprised when OF Jeremy Barfield showed up at Nat Bailey Stadium this summer, the son of Blue Jay great Jesse Barfield.
While I don’t think some of the expectations made were fair to the youngest of the Barfield baseball trio, he certainly did well [...]

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Lefty pitcher Mark Hardy turns out for the UBC Thunderbirds today, starting the first game in the NAIA Region I college baseball tourney that the school also happens to be hosting.
While coach Terry McKaig isn’t exactly throwing out the pre-game hype, telling The Province’s Kent Gilchrist that his team is "young and inexperienced", adding, "I [...]

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