1 Thru 9: Ethan Renaud

He’s not old enough to drive and yet Ethan Renaud already has baseball people across Canada talking.

The Dawgs Academy utility player will be one of the youngest players set to take part in the 2025 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.

1 Thru 9: Gabe Fink

He’s been lauded as one of the premiere prospects in Canada set to graduate from high school in 2027.

But Gabe Fink is taking it all in stride, working hard every day to refine his skills.

The AHP Academy product is the latest to be featured in our 1 Thru 9 series, looking at up-and-coming talent across the province.

Dream Come True

He’s been one of Canada’s highest-ranked prospects for a couple of years now.

Dawgs Academy product Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, B.C.) is now joining “Canada’s Team” as the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft.

7th Inning Stretch: Simon Baker

Simon Baker and the Sylvan Lake Gulls walked into the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League season with one thing on their mind: win a championship.

After a record-breaking 44-win season in 2024, the team was upended by the eventual champion Okotoks Dawgs in their third-straight West Division final.

1 Thru 9: Langdyn Cummins

He might not be the biggest player on the field, but Langdyn Cummins is always doing something to make a big difference.

The 5-foot-9, 155-pound shortstop and outfielder is also very patient in waiting for the right opportunity to come his way, as witnessed by his performance at the 2024 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.

1 Thru 9: Austin Collins

The pipeline from Dawgs Academy in Okotoks to junior college powerhouse Central Arizona College continues to be fed well.

The same school that brought Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson and Tyrese Johnson in recent years has landed another top Dawgs product in Austin Collins.

Going Blue

For someone who didn’t like baseball at first, Quincy Jenkins is doing pretty well for himself.

Born in Chicago, he remembers being in the car with his parents at nearby Northwestern University when another sport caught his eye.

After stops in St. Albert and with Dawgs Academy, the multi-tooled shortstop has committed to the University of Michigan.

Steady As He Goes

Miguel Tetreault couldn’t help but smile as he glanced around Legacy Dodge Field in Fort McMurray in Team Alberta’s first game of the 2024 Baseball Canada Cup.

The starting shortstop was living every Canadian baseball player’s dream of representing their province on home turf.

He’s elevated his game to perform at the Canadian Futures Showcase and is now in line to join Cloud County Community College.

Max Velocity

After seeing all that Western Canada has to offer, Max Poirier is ready for something different.

Born in Saskatchewan, raised in B.C. and now trained in Alberta, the Dawgs Academy product has now committed to the University of Miami.

He’s coming off a stellar year where he played for the Baseball Canada Junior National Team and starred at the Canadian Futures Showcase.

Piasentin Power

Tim Piasentin put on a show at the Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby.

The Dawgs Academy product blasted a total of 22 homers in four rounds to take the title belt.

Canadian Baseball Network’s Trevor Fitzpatrick has the story.