Weather could play a factor, but it's opening day in the Battle River Baseball League. There are three games on Wednesday night, including the Macklin Lakers opening up the season at home against Czar at 7:00 PM.
The Lakers are coming off back-to-back championships, starting yet another title defense tonight. The Lakers beat Veteran in a thrilling one-run ballgame back in July 2024 to claim the title, beating their finals opponents for a second straight year.
With the BRBL getting their season underway, they joined the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League who got their schedule started last week. The Unity Cardinals are the only local team this year, playing games out of Wilkie with their diamond currently under construction, and are off to a good 2-0 start after a 5-4 win over the Lloydminster Twins, and 9-1 triumph over the Glaslyn Orioles to start the season.
The Coteau Hills Baseball League gets their schedule underway on Thursday with Beechy visiting Elrose, and then on Friday the U18 Wartime Marlins are in Eston, both of those games starting at 6:30 PM. The Fertile Valley Baseball League will be the final league to start regular season play, with a Sunday doubleheader as the Kindersley Raiders head to Oyen, and the Kindersley Cubs travel to Rosetown.
WestCentralOnline will have senior baseball coverage all season long into playoffs and provincials.