Braun to be inducted into Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame
A local baseball legend is set to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bye Braun has been playing baseball nearly his entire life, but his Saskatchewan baseball career was highlighted by the years of work he put in with the Wilkie Brewers of the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League.
Over his 31 years with the club Braun won nine league titles, his first in 1987 and his last in 2016, along with seven provincial titles, the first in 1998 and the last in 2016. Before his time in the NSRBL, however, Braun began his minor baseball career in Quill Lake, starting with the Monarch Senior Men’s team at the age of 15.
In the summer of 1979, Braun played with the Humboldt Bison Juniors and then went on to Saskatoon, attending university while he played in the Saskatoon men’s league from 1981 to 1985. His high batting average and homerun power, along with effectiveness as a pitcher, made him a solid pickup in every league he played in.