Sudbury Voyageurs

SUDBURY, Ontario — It will be a busy year for Sudbury Voyageurs shortstop Gavin Roy after making a big announcement in December regarding his playing future.Roy has an exciting road ahead after committing to play baseball at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas. Before he goes, there is work to be done with the 18U Voyageurs in his final season.

In the heart of the infield diamond is where Gavin Roy has most made his name.Now he and the leather glove that he flashes so impressively will make their way to the American Heartland.The local baseball prospect confirmed his commitment, earlier this week, to the Cloud County Community College Thunderbirds in Concordia, Kansas.In joining the T-Birds, Roy will find himself competing in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, an eighteen team loop broken into two divisions of nine.

Sudbury Voyageurs baseball fans will no doubt have noted Gavin Roy’s commitment to staying in tip-top physical form. But just as important in his evolution as an athlete, and a key step in his preparation for the post-secondary level, has been the development between his ears.

A lot of hard work must be done in order to improve your baseball skills, especially when a player has aspirations to play at the next level post-secondary.  But, we must remember that these kids are still students — and you can’t make it to graduation without good grades.  When we have our kids in these elite baseball programs, there is a fine line on how much dedication toward their baseball development is possible without sacrificing their academics.  Fortunately, teams like the Sudbury Voyageurs have programs in place to make sure their players get the most out of baseball and the books.

SUDBURY, Ontario — On pretty much every single weekend that the Sudbury 18U Voyageurs were at home this summer, fans at the Terry Fox Sports Complex knew they were in for a treat.Somewhere in the four game set, Gavin Roy would flash the leather in the Sudbury infield, ranging far to his right and throwing across his body to get the out, darting up the middle and sliding to the turf to take away another hit.