Hazlet, Saskatchewan
| Hazlet | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Motto: Proud of our past, looking forward to our future | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′59″N 108°35′39″W / 50.39972°N 108.59417°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Established | 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Terry Bailey |
| • Governing body | Hazlet Village Council |
| • MP | David L. Anderson (CON) - Cypress Hills—Grasslands |
| • MLA | Doug Steele (SKP) - Cypress Hills |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 95 |
| • Density | 172.7/km2 (447/sq mi) |
| • Population (2006) | 85 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) |
| No. of dwellings | 56 |
| Website | www |
Hazlet is a small farming village in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located north west of Swift Current near the Great Sand Hills. It is surrounded by the RM of Pittville.
Hazlet was incorporated in 1928 after the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Baseball has been a part of the Hazlet and surrounding community since the 1920s. Hazlet has had great senior teams such as the Hazlet Blackhawks of the 1930s and 1940s and the Hazlet Elks of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The earliest record of an organized team is in 1935, but baseball was being played in and around Hazlet much earlier than that. In 1938 the team won 57 out of 64 games and won 9 tournaments including their own. That year 6 players had batting averages over .400. The coach, Budd Lewis did not give credit for a hit unless it was well deserved, so it stands to reason that the averages may have been even higher by today’s rules. Hazlet also had great women’s teams such as the Hazlet Hornets Ball team. Hazlet continued to have a women’s team until the 1990s. Minor baseball has always been popular, and kids still play baseball and slo-pitch today. Without the development of these young players, Hazlet would not have been able to dominate the South River Baseball League as they did in the 1970s and early 1980s, winning several league championships. In 2012 the community of Hazlet was nominated for induction into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and the nomination has been accepted. The community will be inducted at a ceremony on August 17, 2013.
The Hazlet Elks were a senior baseball team that played in Hazlet until 1993. From 1982 to 1993 they played in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League. They won league championships in 1987, 1988, and 1989.
The Hazlet Elks played in the South River Baseball League until 1981. Other teams in the league included Gull Lake, Climax, Frontier, and Shaunavon. The Elks had enormous success in this league winning several championships in the 1970s. The Elks won consecutive championships in 1979, 1980, and 1981. In 1981 Hazlet beat the Unity Cardinals in tournament play, a team that had 9 American import players on the roster. It was decided that Hazlet needed to play in a more competitive league. In October 1981 the Hazlet Elks were accepted into the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League.
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