Mayville State University Athletics

Gerry Falk has the unusual honor of being an award winner in baseball for two nations, his home country of Canada and here in the United States. As a player and as a coach, he is a member of several teams inducted into the Manitoba Baseball of Fame. At Mayville State, he was a four-year letterman (1973-1976), was part of Comet teams that won the conference championship in 1973 and 1974; was the team captain in 1975 and 1976; was named All-conference in 1974, 1975, and 1976; was named All-District in 1976; and was the conference MVP graduating athlete in 1976. He was a starting pitcher all four years, accruing an overall record of 27-8 win-loss. In 1976 and 1977 he played semi-pro ball with the Bismarck Larks and Eau Claire Express, and in 1976-77 had professional tryouts with the Oakland A's and the Cincinnati Reds. In 1977-78 and 1980 he was selected to Team Canada to play in the World Championships. From 1973 to 1988 he was selected to be a participant in Western Canada and/or national tournaments across Canada. Off the field he founded high school baseball in Manitoba in 1991, has been a guest lecturer and radio station volunteer of the year, and has scouted for several Major League baseball teams. At Mayville State he double-majored in physical education and mathematics and minored in German. He has taught and been athletic director in Manitoba schools in Gretna, Carman, and Winkler, and was director of hockey at the Edge School for Athletes in Calgary, Alberta.