• Shayla Shahsavar (Cardinal AAA Bantam) pitched the opening game against BC.
   
  "It was 0-0 going into the top of the seventh inning between British Columbia and Saskatchewan when BC scored four runs in the inning and would hold on for the 4-0 win... Shayla Shahsavar was outstanding in a losing cause, throwing the complete game and allowing the four runs, two earned, on six hits and one walk. Shahsavar would also collect an impressive 13 strikeouts"
  - Baseball Canada News
  
  Chelsea Wicks (Cardinal AAA Bantam) was the closing pitcher in an 8-4 win over host team Lanaudiere. In the third game, against Alberta, starter Chelsea Wicks got the win, pitching 4 innings with 5 hits and 1 earned run. Saskatchewan won 4-2. Shayla Shahsavar threw a complete game against Ontario with 3 earned runs, 1 walk and 14 strikeouts for a 7-5 win. Team Sask lost the cross-over game against Quebec but came up big with a 13-3 win over Nova Scotia for the Bronze Medal. (BC won Gold and Quebec Silver.)

• Parents: By now, most of you have returned your player's uniform to your coach or manager. If not, we plan to have a uniform return night the first week in September along with the Fall AGM. The executive is seeking a Uniform Coordinator (2 people can share this job). The job involves keeping an inventory of the uniforms, organizing the uniform night in April (with a lot of volunteers) and sorting the uniforms into sizes when they are returned. A storage facility is provided. Please keep checking back for updates regarding the Uniform Return Night and Fall AGM.

• The Saskatoon Cardinals Pee Wee AAA Baseball team is now the 2008 Provincial Champions. The Cardinals were undefeated in the Saskatchewan Provincial Championship held in Regina. We will now be Team Saskatchewan representing the province in the Baseball Canada 2008 Pee Wee Boys Championship being held in Vaughan Ontario, August 20 to 25.
• We are hosting a "TEAM SASK SEND OFF" STEAK NIGHT on Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 5pm at Greenbryre Golf and Country Club. Let's send off our Cardinals/Team Sask with our best wishes for a successful National Championships. Tickets are available from every team member/or from Lisa Resch at 382-1611 for $15.00 each. (Due to overwhelming support the Steak Night is SOLD OUT! Thank you for supporting Team Sask.)

• Saskatoon Cardinals (Players & Parents) are invited and encouraged to attend when the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets take on the Swift Current Indians on Saturday, July 12th at 7:00pm at Cairns Field.
• All Cardinal Players in a Cardinals Jersey (or hat or t-shirt) will be admitted FREE. Adult admission price is $7.00. Thunder Sticks will be given out to each player.
• Let's show our Cardinals colors and support the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets!
• Thanks to our generous sponsors: One Source Marketing and Daryl Cooper Group (BMO Nesbitt Burns). 

• 8:30 PM, Tuesday, May 6
• John Lake School (2606 Broadway Avenue)
• All Cardinals Parents are welcome, we look forward to your anticipated involvement!

• Congratulations to Kevin Olsen, winner of the Cardinals Ultimate Fan package!
• Thanks again to the sponsors of the Fan Package: Sobeys, FasGas, and OneSource Marketing! Thanks to all who supported our raffle this year! With your support $300.00 was raised!

Attention:  All Cardinal Coaches (Assistant, Head Coaches, Parent Helpers)
6:00pm on April 27, 2008 at Walter Murray Collegiate.

Meeting at 6:00. 

"Fun and Effective Practices" by Sheldon Sawatzky (Ajarty) to follow. 

How to Run Fun and Effective Practices is the first of the “It’s How You Teach the Game” coaching program series. This session focuses on the basic fundamentals of running practices that make an impact on your players’ development. More importantly this session will give you the confidence and ability to keep your players coming back year after year to your sport. 

Ajarty Sport Consulting  (ASC) believes coaches, like players, learn best and have more fun when they are active on the field. That is why ASC will work with coaches where they will be teaching – on the field. During this session, each participating coach will:

 ·         Learn new and refined coaching methods.

·         Apply this knowledge to actual coaching situations.

·         Carry out Ajarty techniques in a controlled practice situation.

Coaches Uniforms & Hat pick up.

Proudly Sponsored by Agrium Potash Mine.

Thank you to Sobey's on Cumberland and 8th Street for donating items for the Ultimate Fan Package.

Thank you for supporting our Cardinals!!!

2008 Coaching Application form

It was a huge success because of the promotion and positive attitudes of the parents and players.  Because of this fundraiser the Saskatoon Baseball Council is that much closer to their goal of development and improvement of new fields in Saskatoon.  All players will benefit and the sport of baseball will grow in Saskatoon!

--Lisa Resch & Janice Shahsavar

Prizes include: T-shirts (Doug's Spoke & Sport), Ball Cap (Loney's Golf Shop), Gift Basket and Gift Certificate (Medicine Shoppe--Avalon), Pizza Certificates (Family Pizza--Churchill), Pedicure (Munro's Hair & Esthetics), Free Game Rentals (Hi-Tech Game Traders), One Dozen Roses (Grower Direct), Two Larry Walker figurines (www.mcfarlane.com), Gift Packages (Nordon Drugs), Mosaic  and $50 registration fee refund. 

Thank you for your support!  The raffle was a huge success!