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April 27, 2026
KELOWNA, BC- If the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks had any doubts about being in the upper echelon of the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference in 2026, they were answered this weekend. Facing off against the CCBC league leader: the Okanagan College Coyotes, the Hawks won three of four against them at Elks Stadium. Edmonton used the long ball to power their offense to 21-5 victories (Friday Apr 24), 23-1 (Saturday Apr 25) and 11-1 (Sunday, Apr 26). The wins move the Collegiate Hawks record to 15-9. The Coyotes lone victory was a 7-4 win on Saturday (Apr 25). They are 18-6 on the year. The 59 runs scored by the Collegiate Hawks is a new franchise record, which was set earlier this season in a four game set against the Victoria Collegiate Tide. “Anytime we have the opportunity to see how we stack up against dominant teams in our league, it’ an exciting series to get up for,” stated Edmonton head coach Jake Lanferman about the OC series. “I really think it provided confidence to our group that we can compete with anyone. Offensively, we dominated. Adding to that, our pitchers challenged their hitters and threw strikes consistently. It was a lot of fun to watch.” Edmonton’s #55 Caedyn Colford’s weekend put him atop of the league in homers with nine. Colford hit three homers to tie the all-time CCBC Single season record. He has ample opportunity to break it with a dozen games left in the season. Colford is second in the CCBC in runs batted in with 28. That is one behind teammate #4 Carson Friesen. # 32 Logan Colville moved to 4 and 0 on the year and is tied for the CCBC wins leaders among pitchers. # 50 Lucas Webber-Kitching leads the CCBC in strikeouts with 40. The Collegiate Hawks got a big weekend out of #47 Jake Tanner. Tanner went 8-19 at the plate scoring 6 runs and driving home 17 runs. “Tanner was outstanding this weekend with two clutch grand slams,” Lanferman explains. “His 17 RBI’s individually is unheard of in a single series. He’s a consistent contact hitter with a power upside. He’s as clutch as it comes with two outs and has been really great for us behind the plate and at first base.” This was the final ‘road’ weekend of the CCBC regular season for the Collegiate Hawks. They finished with 12 wins and eight defeats. The Hawks play their final 12 league games at RE/MAX Field starting Friday, May 1st against UBC. Opening pitch will be 6 PM MDT. SERIES SUMMARY: Game 1-Friday, April 24-Edmonton Collegiate Hawks 21 Okanagan College Coyotes 5 (7 innings)-Elks Stadium. The Collegiate Hawks opened the weekend by setting a new team record for runs scored in a single game. They scored six in the top of the first and 21 over the seven innings on 12 hits. Edmonton added five runs in the fourth and fifth innings along with three in the sixth and two in the third. Tanner had a grand slam in the fourth inning and wound up with six RBI going 2 for 4. Colford slammed a two run homer to center field in the fifth for his 7th homer of the year. Colford was 3 for 4 with four runs scored. #24 Jake Roggensack and #23 Brayden Morris also scored four runs a piece. Roggensack was 1 for 2 while Morris was 2 for 3 and added three RBI. Colville started on the mound and won his fourth of the season. He pitched six innings of eight hit, five run ball adding four strike outs and had two walks. Game 2-Saturday, April 25-Okanagan College Coyotes7_Edmonton Collegiate Hawks 4-Elks Stadium Edmonton found themselves down 3-0 after the first inning, rallied to a one run deficit after an inning and a half but the Coyotes scored another in their half of the second, added one in the third, and two more in the fourth en route to the victory. #43 Hunter Clements pitched two innings of relief and was tagged with his first loss of the season (0-1). He pitched two innings giving up three runs on three hits while striking out one and walking three. Offensively, Tanner was 1 for 5 with two runs batted in, Colford and Morris were both 2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored. Colford’s RBI and run scored came on his second straight home run of the weekend. Game 3-Saturday, April 25-_Edmonton Collegiate Hawks 23 Okanagan College Coyotes 1 (7 innings)-Elks Stadium The Collegiate Hawks flexed their offensive muscles in the nightcap on Saturday as they bettered their previous franchise record for runs in a game. They had 23 in this contest on 17 hits and one error. The big innings were the third and the sixth. The third saw Edmonton send 10 batters to the plate scoring seven times. They tallied 10 runs in the sixth while sending 16 men to the plate. Four Collegiate Hawks: #15 Emerson Selby, #34 Kendall Burns, #29 Aldo Rojas Junior and Colford all hit homers. Selby went 3 for 6 with 8 RBI. He hit a grand slam in the third inning Colford hit his team leading 9th homer in the second (a two-run shot). He was 2 for 5 with two runs scored and three RBI. Burns was 2 for 2 with three runs scored and 2 RBI. Rojas Junior led off the third inning with a solo shot and wound up going 2 for 5 with two runs scored and two RBI. # 18 Simon Virostek was 3 for 5 with three runs scored and two RBI. #5 Sam Honke started and picked up the win. He is 2 and 2 on the year after going six innings, giving u one run on one hit, with five walks and four strikeouts. Game 4-Sunday, April 26-Edmonton Collegiate Hawks 11 Okanagan College Coyotes 1-Elks Stadium Edmonton jumped to a 3-0 lead after scoring one in the third and two in the fourth innings. After the Coyotes scored one run in the seventh, the Collegiate Hawks tallied 5 times in the eighth inning. Four of those runs came on a grand slam off the bat of Tanner. Edmonton added three more runs in the top of the ninth to salt the game away. The line score read 11 runs on 10 hits and two errors for the Collegiate Hawks. Okanagan College had a run on four hits and six errors. Tanner went 3 for 6 with seven RBI and a run scored. Virostek was 0 for 5 with two runs scored and two RBI. Burns went 1 for 2 with a run scored and an RBI. #1 Koby Smith was 2 for 3 with two runs scored. #25 Nick Backstrom got the victory for Edmonton. He went seven innings surrendering a run on four hits, walking two and striking out 10. He was the first of three Collegiate Hawks pitchers COMMENTS FROM COACH JAKE LANFERMAN: On their road success: “Our group is really close this year. I think we make the most of the road trips and try to have as much fun as possible travelling together. That’s helped us find success. We are excited to have our final 12 games at home though.” Lanferman praised performances of Emerson Selby (who went 5-11 with eight runs batted in and three runs scored in the final two games and Kendall Burns (who went 3-4 with four runs cored and three RBI in the last two contests). “ Selby had a huge weekend. His performance was a breakthrough for him. It should help him to find the confidence in his game and understand how good of a competitor/hitter he is. Burns is a staple for us behind the dish. He limits the run game and is an excellent blocker/receiver in the catching position. The offensive production from him was great and should help bolster his confidence at the plate, which continues to add depth for us offensively.” NEXT UP FOR THE COLLEGIATE HAWKS: The Collegiate Hawks return home to RE/MAX Field to complete the rest of the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference season. They host UBC University Baseball in the first of 12 straight at home on Friday May 1st. It’s a 6 PM MDT opening pitch. The two teams play a doubleheader on the Saturday (May 2nd) with a single game Sunday (May 3rd ). UBC and the Collegiate Hawks played two exhibition games in Vancouver on March 16th and 17th. UBC won the first game 5-3 with the Hawks winning the second 6-3. Edmonton entered this weekend in third place in the CCBC standings with UBC in 5th. By Larry Read
