Fred Dunsmore

Player
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE St. Boniface, MB

  • BORN March 30, 1929

  • INDUCTED 1997

 

Vince Eastman was born in Virden, Manitoba on October 18, 1967. Eastman was one of the elite senior AAA pitchers in Manitoba during the 1990s. A workhorse with a rubber arm and great ball control, Eastman had a lengthy career that also included success pitching for US colleges, professional Prairie League, and Senior AAA teams. He was a regular all-star in the Manitoba Senior Baseball League (MSBL), with five second team all-star seasons and three first team all-star. He led the Neepawa Farmers to their only provincial title in 1997 by posting a league best 8-1 regular season record and a 5-0 playoff MVP performance. That year, he was also named the Senior AAA player of the Year by Baseball Manitoba. At the Western Canadian finals, he was named Top Pitcher with the title winning MSBL all-stars in 2000. Eastman was always heavily recruited throughout his career by Manitoba teams of all levels for his pitching. This was not only because of his obvious talent, but also his durability, competitiveness, and sportsmanship.

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