Junior Brake

Player
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Boissevain, MB

  • BORN August 11, 1971

  • INDUCTED 2021

Junior Brake was born in Boissevain, Manitoba on August 11, 1971. Brake spent most of his career with the Boissevain Centennials, however he did play one season with the Killarney Lakers in which he won Rookie of the Year. During his time with the Centennials between 1988 and 2017, his team won the league championship nine times and four senior AA provincial championships. At the 1996 championship, he was named tournament MVP. Brake was named top pitcher in his league on four different occasions, and claimed the batting title in two season as well. He often led his team in many different pitching categories, including games pitched, innings pitched, and batters faced. The Baldur Regals picked up Brake for the Western Canadian baseball championship in 2009 and 2015, in which they placed well both times. In the 2009 tournament, Brake even won the top pitcher award. Since 2017 Brake has taken on a coaching role, and has been a member of the Centennials coaching staff, as well as a coach of the Southwest Baseball League all-star team at provincials.

 
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