Garnet Hansen will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, in the individual category, during an awards ceremony to be held in Battleford on Saturday, August 19.
Garnet was born in Oungre and grew up playing baseball and hockey. Garnet became active in Weyburn Minor Baseball when his son started playing baseball in the early 1990’s. He became a Saskatchewan Baseball Association certified coach and coached various levels house league teams, advancing a peewee team to C Provincials. In 1998, Garnet was assistant coach to Eugene Emberley, coach of the bantam team on which Garnet’s son was a player. The team won the AAA Bantam Provincial title and went on to the National Bantam Finals in North Bay, Ont.
The following year Garnet coached that team and competed in the provincial championships. Then in 2000 and 2001, Garnet was the assistant coach to coach Emberley of the Weyburn AAA Midget team, winning the provincial championship then representing Saskatchewan at the National AAA Midget Championships in Stonewall, Man., finishing second.
That team was selected as the 2001 Saskatchewan Baseball Association “Team of the Year.” In 2002, Garnet was the head coach for that Weyburn AAA Midget team.
Garnet was a member of the Weyburn Minor Baseball executive and was on the committee that was instrumental in securing a Western Major Baseball franchise in 2002 for Weyburn.
In 2005 Garnet became president of the Weyburn Beavers and continues in that capacity today. During those 12 years, his commitment resulted in both the team and league continuing to grow. Garnet also became a director of the Western Major Baseball League in 2005. He continues to promote baseball in Weyburn encouraging the Beavers to contribute to the community.
During the past two seasons the Beaver players and coaches have logged over 500 volunteer hours each year to the community including school programs, ball camps and mentoring minor baseball teams. Garnet was awarded the “Executive of the Year” by the Western Major Baseball League in 2015. As well, Garnet has developed a relationship with Weyburn Minor Baseball to promote baseball in the community. He is the Beavers representative on the Chamber of Commerce.
Garnet and his wife Shelley reside in Weyburn.
