Top Newsmakers of 2024

It was a highly eventful year for the baseball scene in Alberta and Saskatchewan over these last 12 months.

Personal highs were reached, teams came out of nowhere to achieve fantastic results, and the game itself developed in new, exciting ways.

We count down our top-10 moments of 2024.

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2024 ADS All-College Team

In looking through the last five years of the ADS All-College Team rosters, there has always been a strong contingent of returning veterans year after year.

However, younger players have been knocking on the door every year and, this year, they broke through in a big way.

We present the fifth annual Alberta Dugout Stories All-College Team.

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1 Thru 9: Jake Brooks

It felt like it was only a matter of time before Jake Brooks was going to be able to make his commitment announcement.

After being a key part of the provincial and national champion Red Deer Braves, the dependable middle infielder is heading to Colby Community College in 2025.

We ask Brooks a series of questions as part of our 1 Thru 9 series.

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1 Thru 9: Braxton Bussing

He might not be the biggest guy in the room, but Braxton Bussing is happy to make up for it with his play.

The southpaw from Coronation’s journey has seen him with Neutral Hills Academy and now Badlands Academy.

Bussing has also committed to Minot State University.

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1 Thru 9: Hudson Kozicki

When he was speaking with prospective college programs, Hudson Kozicki said he had one goal: play baseball as long as he can.

The Sherwood Park native and Vauxhall Academy of Baseball alum has had been on the radar of post-secondary coaches for years, having pitched in some big moments throughout his young career.

Fresh off suiting up for the Team Alberta Bighorns at the Baseball Canada Cup in Fort McMurray, he got a call from the University of Mary.

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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.

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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.

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Always Moving

Inspiration was everywhere for Jimmy Dionne.

It was in the crowded stadiums, the roadtrips to new places, the talent of the Quebec Capitales players that Dionne had front-row seats to growing up as a son of one of the team’s coaches.

Canadian Baseball Network’s Melissa Verge has more on Dionne, who later took his talents to Dawgs Academy in Okotoks.

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