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The '''Lethbridge Bulls''' are a Summer college [[baseball]] team playing at [[Spitz Stadium]] in [[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]]. The team is a member of the [[Western Major Baseball League]], a [[List of collegiate summer baseball leagues|collegiate summer baseball league]] operating in the prairie provinces of [[Canada]]. The team was founded by Doug Jones, former mayor of the town of [[Oyen, Alberta|Oyen]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Alberta Centennial Salute for Sport and Recreation Recipients | publisher = Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife Foundation | url = http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/ASRPWF/awards/centennial/recipients/index.asp?Salute=34 | accessdate = 2007-01-12 }}</ref>
| league = [[Western Canadian Baseball League]]
| city = [[Lethbridge]]
| mascot = T-Bone
| league_titles = 2015, 2021
| logo =
| ballpark = [[Spitz Stadium]]
| coach = Chance Wheatley
| founded = 1999
| division = West Division
}}
The '''Lethbridge Bulls''' are a Summer college [[baseball]] team playing at [[Spitz Stadium]] in [[Lethbridge]], [[Alberta]]. The team is a member of the [[Western Canadian Baseball League]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Team|url=http://westerncanadianbaseballleague.ca/team/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Western Canadian Baseball League|language=en-US}}</ref> a [[Collegiate summer baseball|collegiate summer baseball league]] operating in the prairie provinces of [[Canada]].


==See also==
== History ==
⚫
*[[List of baseball teams in Canada]]


The team was founded in 1999 by Doug Jones, mayor of the town of [[Oyen, Alberta|Oyen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Badlands' Doug Jones: "Can't talk now, having a heart attack"|url=https://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/bob-elliott/badlands-doug-jones-cant-talk-having-a-heart-attack|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Canadian Baseball Network|language=en-US}}</ref> Kevin Kvame has been the President and General Manager of the Bulls since 2005 and was the GM for the 3 preceding years as well.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bulls Front Office|url=https://www.bullsbaseball.com/contact/frontoffice/?staff_id=1|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.bullsbaseball.com}}</ref> Kregg Snook became the current head coach in 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Running of the Bulls|url=http://westerncanadianbaseballleague.ca/news/running-of-the-bulls/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Western Canadian Baseball League|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bulls Hire Kregg Snook as Head Coach|url=http://www.bullsbaseball.com/news/index.html?article_id=331|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.bullsbaseball.com|language=en}}</ref> He was the team’s pitcher in 2014 and 2016.<ref name=":0" />
==Notes==
The club played out of Henderson Stadium following the relocation of the Pioneer League franchise [[Lethbridge Mounties]] and [[Lethbridge Black Diamonds]] to Missoula in the fall of 1998 becoming the [[Missoula Osprey]] and then the [[Missoula PaddleHeads]].{{cn|date=July 2022}}


== Current ==
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The Bulls have won the Western Division title on 4 occasions and the League Championship twice, in 2015 and in the 2021 shortened season due to COVID-19.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Jensen|first=Randy|date=2020-03-31|title=City sports programs have impressive histories|url=https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/lethbridge-sports/2020/03/31/city-sports-programs-have-impressive-histories/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The Lethbridge Herald}}</ref> They have been 1st overall in the regular season of the WMBL on 3 occasions.<ref name=":1" />

== 2011 Highway Shooting ==

{{main||Claresholm highway shooting}}
In 2011, two players from the Lethbridge Bulls (20-year old Mitch Maclean and 22-year-old Tanner Craswell) from [[Prince Edward Island]] lost their lives due to a triple murder-suicide along the [[Alberta Highway 2]] near [[Claresholm]] [[Alberta]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferris|first=Danica|title=Lethbridge Bulls host 8th annual memorial game for 2011 shooting victims|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/5333047/lethbridge-bulls-8th-annual-memorial-game/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref> It has since been referred to as the “[[Claresholm highway shooting]]”.

==See also==
⚫
*[[List of baseball teams in Canada]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{WMBL}}
{{Alberta Sports}}
{{Alberta Sports}}


² Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/killer-rammed-suv-in-alberta-shooting-1.1026077 - CBC (2011)
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 18 August 2024

Lethbridge Bulls
Founded1999
LeagueWestern Canadian Baseball League
DivisionWest Division
Based inLethbridge
BallparkSpitz Stadium
Head coachChance Wheatley
League titles2015, 2021
MascotT-Bone

The Lethbridge Bulls are a Summer college baseball team playing at Spitz Stadium in Lethbridge, Alberta. The team is a member of the Western Canadian Baseball League,[1] a collegiate summer baseball league operating in the prairie provinces of Canada.

History

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The team was founded in 1999 by Doug Jones, mayor of the town of Oyen.[2] Kevin Kvame has been the President and General Manager of the Bulls since 2005 and was the GM for the 3 preceding years as well.[3] Kregg Snook became the current head coach in 2019.[4][5] He was the team’s pitcher in 2014 and 2016.[4] The club played out of Henderson Stadium following the relocation of the Pioneer League franchise Lethbridge Mounties and Lethbridge Black Diamonds to Missoula in the fall of 1998 becoming the Missoula Osprey and then the Missoula PaddleHeads.[citation needed]

Current

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The Bulls have won the Western Division title on 4 occasions and the League Championship twice, in 2015 and in the 2021 shortened season due to COVID-19.[6] They have been 1st overall in the regular season of the WMBL on 3 occasions.[6]

2011 Highway Shooting

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Main article: Claresholm highway shooting

In 2011, two players from the Lethbridge Bulls (20-year old Mitch Maclean and 22-year-old Tanner Craswell) from Prince Edward Island lost their lives due to a triple murder-suicide along the Alberta Highway 2 near Claresholm Alberta.[7] It has since been referred to as the “Claresholm highway shooting”.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Team". Western Canadian Baseball League. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ "Badlands' Doug Jones: "Can't talk now, having a heart attack"". Canadian Baseball Network. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. ^ "Bulls Front Office". www.bullsbaseball.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ a b "Running of the Bulls". Western Canadian Baseball League. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ^ "Bulls Hire Kregg Snook as Head Coach". www.bullsbaseball.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ a b Jensen, Randy (2020-03-31). "City sports programs have impressive histories". The Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  7. ^ Ferris, Danica. "Lethbridge Bulls host 8th annual memorial game for 2011 shooting victims". Global News. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

² Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/killer-rammed-suv-in-alberta-shooting-1.1026077 - CBC (2011)


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