Hitching a Ride to Okotoks

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.

From the Vault: Tristan Peters

He’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.

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The Dawgs’ Road to Home

It’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.

Next Stop: Okotoks

They may have preferred to settle their differences on the field, but the final four teams remaining in the Prairie Qualifiers for The Road to Okotoks got what they came for.

What started as 13 teams vying for three spots in the inaugural event in Okotoks later this summer turned into a battle of four.

First Stop on the Road to Okotoks

They have hit the road with the hopes of ending up in Okotoks this summer.

Baseball Canada’s inaugural “The Road to Okotoks” tournament, which will culminate with the Morneau Cup being handed out in the Alberta community in a few weeks, begins with Regional Qualifiers starting today.

Tugboat Traded

The Cleveland Guardians have netted a major return in exchange for Canadian pitching prospect Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson.

The left-handed pitcher, who trained at Dawgs Academy in Okotoks before starring for the Dawgs in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL), was dealt – along with their 29th overall competitive balance pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft – to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for two-time Gold Glove winning catcher Patrick Bailey on May 9th.

His Turn to Shine

They’re competitive, but Turner Zdunich says there is no sibling rivalry between he and his three brothers.

That being said, the High River native and Dawgs Academy alum may still be reveling in the fact that he has eclipsed his older brother, Tucker, in a couple of career milestones at Colby Community College.

In The Pilot’s Seat

Don’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.

Taking Note

Logan 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.

1 Thru 9: Tyson Kajmowicz

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.

His performance on the field has landed him a commitment with Weatherford College.