Stepping onto the mound at Rogers Field at Nat Bailey Park in Vancouver, Jake Trask had two things on his mind.
Throw strikes and do it for his home province.
The New Minas, Nova Scotia native proceeded to make his competition uncomfortable in the batter’s box at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Up to the TraskHe is one of the smallest players at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase but he’s determined to show he has the biggest heart.
Red Deer’s Brooks Froese stands 5-foot-11 and weighs in at 152 pounds, which is just two pounds heavier than the lightest player at the showcase.
Read More Showcasing with … Brooks FroeseHe’s built a lot of what you see in Alberta’s baseball scene today.
From Prairie Baseball Academy and Vauxhall Academy to the Okotoks Dawgs and Badlands Academy in Oyen, Blair Kubicek’s fingerprints are all over it.
He’s been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s Coach of the Year.
Read More ‘Coach Kubi’ Recognized by CBNNate Hallihan is feeling no pressure heading to the 2026 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
He might be the only New Brunswick product to get the invite, but he’ll be joined by an old friend in Dawgs coach and former MLB slugger Matt Stairs.
Read More Nate the GreatOpportunity has come knocking and Jack Bello has the door wide open.
The Richmond, B.C. native has been a stalwart with Dawgs Academy, even getting into a few games with the WCBL’s Dawgs.
And now he’s ready to suit up at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Jack BelloWhat a year it’s been for Matt Wilkinson.
From representing Canada at the World Baseball Classic to moving up the minor league depth charts, “Tugboat” was even traded from Cleveland to San Francisco.
And now, the Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum has made his MLB debut.
Read More Tugboat Docks in the Bay“I can’t believe I’m in baseball heaven in Okotoks.”
When former Minnesota Twins legend and Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Justin Morneau says something like that, you stand up and take notice.
Joe McFarland writes about what he heard from visitors and more, and looks ahead to what the future might have in store.
Read More OPINION: Praise for The Road to OkotoksThe best teams are able to find the right balance between run production and run prevention.
The Okotoks Dawgs are one of those teams, with no better example than the glove of infielder Kadyn Armitage (Surrey, BC) and the bat of Louis-Charles Larouche (Montreal, Que.).
Matt Betts of Canadian Baseball Network has more on the pair.
Read More Power and PrecisionThe Morneau Cup will reside in Okotoks.
A seven-run bottom of the third inning powered the hosts to an 11-5 victory over the Sylvan Lake Gulls Prep in the championship game of the 19U Baseball Canada Road to Okotoks national championship tournament on Sunday afternoon at Seaman Stadium.
Read More Dawgs Capture Morneau CupOn a hot summer day, a cold ice shower was just what the doctor ordered for Louis-Charles Larouche.
It was a deserving gift for the Dawgs Academy slugger after he put on what can only be described as a clinic at the first-ever Morneau Cup Home Run Derby.
Read More A Dawg’s Day