Fred Cardwell

Fred Cardwell

• Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.

• School University of Saskatchewan, University of Oregon

• Born ~1948

Biographical Information

Fred Cardwell was a top amateur pitcher in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.

Cardwell threw a no-hitter for the Regina Red Sox in Canada's Southern League in 1967, the year he was a college freshman. He threw one-hitters and two-hitters the next year for Regina and a one-hitter for Oregon in the Pacific-8 Conference. He had a 7-1, 1.57 record for the 1970 Moose Jaw Regals and won five more games in the playoffs and tournaments to go 12-1. He led the league in ERA and wins. He was 6-2 with a 2.19 ERA for the Oregon Ducks in 1970 as their staff ace. In Canada's senior championship, he threw a two-hitter to give Saskatchewan a win in the finals. He was named Playoff MVP in the Southern League in 1971. The Los Angeles Dodgers offered him a contract but he opted to go to law school instead.

He made his Team Canada debut in the 1971 Pan American Games, getting a 2-1 win over Mexico, losing to Cuba and providing good relief against Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Canada finished 4th, just missing a Bronze Medal despite it being only their second Pan American Games (they would not get a medal until 1999. His 2.13 ERA was fourth on a strong staff behind Glennis Scott, George Brice and Ross Stone.

He appeared in the 1972 Amateur World Series, 1973 Intercontinental Cup and 1973 FEMBA Amateur World Series (in which he shut out Costa Rica for 8 innings in a win). He was 5-3 with a 2.54 ERA for the Red Deer Generals in the Alberta Major Baseball League in 1974. In the 1974 Amateur World Series, he beat Italy in the opener; Canada would tie Italy, the Dominican Republic and two other nations for 4th place.

Fred was MVP of the Calgary Tournament in 1975, leading Red Deer to the title. He beat South Korea and shut out Puerto Rico in the 1975 Intercontinental Cup as Canada was 4th. He missed most of 1976-1977 due to shoulder tendonitis, but did throw a one-hitter for Alberta against New Brunswick in the 1977 Canadian senior championship. He ended his career as a player in 1979.

He threw a fastball in the low 90s, a slider and a curveball.

Cardwell earned a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan, worked as a lawyer from 1973-1988 and taught at Red Deer College (1989-2014), where he was assistant golf coach and chair of the legal assistant program. In 2014, Cardwell was elected to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sources

• Western Canada Baseball
• Red Deer Advocate