Congrats to Calem Gardner, who earned first team All World honors as a member of the Taylor Farms California A’s, at the 2010 ISC World Tournament. Gardner was 7 for 13 for a jaw dropping .538 average. The 33 year old outfielder known to teammates as “Dogg”, hails from Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, (near Vancouver).
Gardner started playing fastball at 22 after growing up playing hardball, severely broke his femur bone in his leg when he was 25 and missed 3 years of ball, and told he probably would never play again. Now, he plays locally in Squamish for the Squamish Wizards and in the Vancouver Premier League/ Lower Mainland League for the Vancouver Meralomas (Derek Mayson). Caleb played 3 years for the Vancouver Grey Sox (including the year they won the Canadian Nationals in 1997, but couldn’t make the trip due to a shoulder injury). Before that with the Squamish Greg Gardner team in the old Nor West league before he broke his leg. He was named to team Canada’s 40 man National team roster this year. Gardner previously played Senior A mens hockey for the Squamish Cyclones, and continues to play hockey in the winter months.
His selection marks the second year in a row that the A’s have placed a member on the First team All World squad. Last year, it was Todd Budke, who also snared the batting title at the 2009 ISC World Tournament at Quad Cities, Iowa.
Caleb was awarded a Combat bat courtesy of the ISC broadcast team and Combat Sports Group.