We are just a couple of weeks away from The Road to Okotoks.
The inaugural Morneau Cup championship will see 16 teams duke it out over five days to settle some bets on the best academy program in the country.
We take a look at the results from the draft, the pools and schedule, and more leading up to the big event.
Read More Hitching a Ride to OkotoksCarter Claerhout has accomplished pretty much all there is to achieve in college baseball.
So, it’s no surprise that the long-time member of the Lethbridge Bulls has jumped at the chance to play the game he loves professionally.
The Red Deer native has signed with the Ottawa Titans and made an immediate impact.
Read More Titanic OpportunityHe’s so good and he doesn’t even know it.
That was a sentiment that was expressed by one coach to other skippers at the 2019 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) All-Star Game in Edmonton about Tristan Peters, who was a standout player with the Okotoks Dawgs at the time.
It’s safe to say that Peters now does know exactly what he’s capable of on the ball diamond, given that he’s the starting centre fielder for the Chicago White Sox.
Read More From the Vault: Tristan PetersAs 2026 inductee Stubby Clapp walked around the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time on Saturday, something caught his eye.
It was two plaques, situated side-by-side.
The first was for Rev. Ronald Cullen, who was inducted in 1996. The second was of the 1991 Canadian National Youth Team.
Read More Clapp to the Canadian HallCochrane’s Simon Baker is going to need a bigger trophy case after cleaning up the awards and recognitions with Cloud County Community College this spring.
The Webber Academy alum picked up the KJCCC West Player of the Year award, among others, all while battling an injured shoulder.
Read More Terrific T-BirdThe wait will have to continue for now for baseball fans in Spruce Grove and around Parkland County to see the Energy City Cactus Rats live and in-person.
However, a long-awaited step has been taken as the Western Canadian Baseball League’s board of governors has voted unanimously to allow the team to play its home games at the under-construction Energy City Metro Ballpark for the remainder of the 2026 season.
Read More Spruce Grove Ballpark: A TimelineIt’s almost time to settle some bets.
Over the years, Canadian baseball academies have claimed to the best in the country.
Dawgs Academy in Okotoks will be putting that to the test at home during the inaugural The Road to Okotoks.
Read More The Dawgs’ Road to HomeLuke Mahar put an exclamation point on the end of his first-ever perfect game.
The young righthander was dealing, in every sense of the word, when his Parkland Twins took on the Black Gold 47’s on June 9.
Read More Mahar-velous PerformanceOne of the top umpires in the Western Canadian Baseball League has been recognized for his officiating achievements across several sports in Alberta.
Kris Hartley – who serves as an umpire and an assignor for the 12-team WCBL – was presented with a Technical Official Recognition Award at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026 induction ceremony on June 6th in Red Deer.
Read More Hartley HonouredSkyler Stromsmoe has always said he was “more will than skill.”
Back on the family farm near Etzikom, he reflects on his nine-year minor league career and the opportunity to win medals with Baseball Canada.
