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The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) is excited to add Netting Professionals to its stellar lineup of partners.

The leader in ballpark netting technology and installation is a welcome addition to the WCBL team.

“We are thrilled to have Netting Pros as the official netting company for our league. With over thirty years of experience, and the multiple leagues and teams they deal with, it was a natural fit,” said Mark Stiles, the Managing Director of Corporate Partnerships and Marketing for the WCBL.

“When it comes to baseball, there’s not much they don’t do across North America. Turf, pitching mounds, battings cages, portable cages, protective screens and so much more. We are excited to work with the team at Netting Pros.”

Netting Professionals CEO Will Minor said he is also eager to join forces with Canada’s premier summer collegiate baseball league.

“As we continue to grow our Netting Professionals brand, we are excited to introduce our custom netting, wall padding, and batting practice equipment solutions to the Western Canadian Baseball League and facilities throughout North America,” said Minor.

“Our mission is to ‘improve programs one facility at a time,’ so this partnership provides us with a powerful platform when introducing our products and services to another top summer collegiate baseball league.”

ABOUT NETTING PROFESSIONALS

Netting Professionals is a Florida-based company that handles sports netting and wall padding projects, from design to production to installation throughout all 50 states and Canada.

The company’s experienced and well-trained team offers netting engineering services, 3D modeling and design, graphic design and all types of custom netting and padding planning.

Netting is treated with black UV resistant marine grade Dura-Dip paint, a specifically formulated treatment that was born from the marine fish and shrimp trawl industry and perfected through a century of testing and use on nets capable of withstanding harsh marine elements. The netting is weather resistant, strong and it sheds water, dirt, dust, ice and snow.

Netting Professionals has official partnerships with the MLB Draft League, Cape Cod League, Appalachian League, D1 Baseball, USA Baseball and several other leagues.

ABOUT THE WESTERN CANADIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE (WCBL)

The WCBL is Canada’s premier summer collegiate baseball league and it boasts a long-standing tradition of creating a showcase for top Canadian prospects, while at the same time offering American college players the opportunity to hone their skills in front of enthusiastic baseball fans in towns and cities throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The wood-bat league consists of 12 Western Canadian teams. The Okotoks Dawgs are the defending WCBL champions, coming off three straight titles from 2022 through 2024.

The WCBL experienced record-breaking attendance in 2024, with 417,558 fans attending 345 regular-season and playoffs games, as well as the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby festivities.

WCBL rosters include elite college players from across North American and league alumni ave gone on to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) and in other professional baseball leagues.

CONTACT THE WCBL

For more information about marketing and sponsorship opportunities with the WCBL, please contact:

Mark Stiles

Managing Director, Corporate Sponsorships & Marketing

Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL)

[email protected]

403-651-7732