He has learned from some of the greatest baseball coaches Alberta has ever seen.
And for a moment on Opening Weekend of the Canadian College Baseball Conference season, University Baseball Club head coach Devery Van De Keere decided to channel one of his favourites: his father, Keith.
Read More Coaching a New FlockIt hasn’t taken long for Jace Daku to get into the good graces of Jake Lanferman.
The Edmonton Collegiate Hawks catcher earned some playing time with the Edmonton Riverhawks last season (both teams coached by Lanferman) and will be looking for more this season.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Jace DakuDon’t bother trying to remind University of Portland Pilots right-hander William Labonté that he’s a freshman, because he doesn’t care.
And it shows.
The former Okotoks Dawgs Academy pitcher is on everyone’s radar after his outstanding start.
Read More In The Pilot’s SeatCarter Claerhout always considered himself a “backside doubles” kind of guy.
The Red Deer native made a living through high school and the first few years of his college baseball career pulling the ball for power.
The Prairie Baseball Academy alum is lighting it up in another way with Bellevue University this spring.
Read More Claer for TakeoffLogan Rumberg has some lofty expectations of himself in his senior season at George Mason University.
The Dawgs Academy grad joined us recently to discuss his preparation, journaling, and a combined no-hitter he threw in March.
Read More Taking NoteIt was an immaculate first impression from Calgary pitcher Michael Soroka.
The 6-foot-5 righthander made his Arizona Diamondbacks debut in dominating fashion by recording 10 strikeouts over five scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers at Chase Field on March 30th.
Read More Dazzling D-Back DebutWe’ve seen dugout departures, coaching promotions and managerial musical chairs.
Such is the coaching carousel in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL).
We take a look at the makeup of each dugout heading into this summer.
Read More Coaching Moves in the WCBLIt might be one of the most potent infields that Todd Hubka has assembled at Prairie Baseball Academy in quite some time.
Led by shortstop and leadoff hitter Tetsu Nishida, the Dawgs enter the season looking to get back on top of the Canadian College Baseball Conference world for the first time since 2017.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Tetsu NishidaIt’s hard not to notice Tyson Kajmowicz.
Standing 6-foot-6 and weighing 195 pounds, the 17-year-old is a towering presence on the mound for Dawgs Academy in Okotoks.
His performance on the field has landed him a commitment with Weatherford College.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Tyson KajmowiczThe roadmap is already there.
“Hockey Day in Canada” has been a staple of the National Hockey League’s schedule since it first aired on CBC in 2000.
With baseball’s booming popularity, our Joe McFarland says now is a good time to ride that wave and bring together “Baseball Day in Canada.”
Read More OPINION: Resurrecting “Baseball Day in Canada”