It’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.
Coming off a year where he helped the academy claim an unreal 60-5-1 record to become the #2-ranked high school program in North America, Kajmowicz was also invited to represent Alberta at the Canada Summer Games and then the Canadian Futures Showcase.
His performances were more than enough to earn attention from several college coaches, with his official commitment coming this spring when Weatherford College came calling.
A program that regularly ranks among the top junior colleges in the country, their current roster doesn’t feature a Canadian (the vast majority are from Texas), which should say a lot about how impressed they were with the Calgary-born righthander.
Kajmowicz joined us for an episode of Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast in late summer 2025, and answered a few more questions over text to build our latest “1 Thru 9.”
1. How excited are you to head to Weatherford?
I’m definitely excited to go there, as I believe it is the perfect place for me to develop as both a player and as a person. I’m grateful for the opportunity and excited to get to work.
2. What made you want to go there?
What really drew me there is a strong history of success in the NJCAA and the high standard they hold their players to. They have a proven track record of developing players and sending them to top Division I programs, which speaks to the quality of coaching. On top of that, their facilities are among the best in the NJCAA, creating a great environment to improve.
3. You had a lot of highlights in 2025 including the Canada Summer Games. What was that experience like?
It was a really cool experience. It was a great time going down there and having buddies on Team B.C., Team Nova Scotia, guys from Fredericton, it was really cool being around all those guys and just competing at that level in baseball.
4. Looking back on it, how would you rate your performance?
I think I had a pretty good performance down there. I came in against Ontario with a tie game and went three scoreless to win us the game. So that was a really cool experience. It was loud on the field and just a great time all around.
5. What does a tournament like that do for your confidence in terms of showing you can play with some of the best in Canada?
Yeah, it gave me a good amount of confidence. I was just happy I did good going into the Canadian Futures Showcase with a lot of confidence here.
6. What did it mean to you to represent Alberta at a big tournament like that?
It meant a lot. It was heartbreaking losing in the quarters. I really wanted to move on. We learned a lot as a team and tried our best. It was a good competition.
7. What went through your mind when you got the invite to go to the Canadian Futures Showcase?
My first initial look at the list when it came out on Aug. 18 was that I didn’t see my name, so I was worried. Then I looked again and saw it on the second time. My family was pretty excited for me. This is a big stepping stone in my future for sure.
8. Was it something you had circled on your calendar for a while?
Yeah, I think from the start of my first day in Okotoks last year was kind of my goal going into this year was like, “I gotta make Futures.”
9. For those young kids wanting to get to where you’re at now, what would be your go-to piece of advice or words of wisdom you’d like to impart upon them?
Probably just keep working. There’s always someone out there working harder than you, so try to be the hardest worker you can be.
