Turning Point

Following another early exit from the playoffs in 2018, the Okotoks Dawgs coaching staff met with founder John Ircandia.

They thought they were being fired.

Instead, they were given whatever they needed, and have been on an unprecedented championship run.

Dawg Day for Logan Brothers

It was a good old fashioned baseball night.

While Chase Logan was performing well for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Okotoks Dawgs, his brother, Gavin, was being promoted to Triple-A in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.

Wild Rose Country

This really is Wild Rose country.

It says so on every license plate in the province.

And it has said so for years at Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, with the Rose family – the latest being long-time infielder Aidan.

WCBL Players to Watch

They are the unleashers of long balls, the ground ball vacuums, the base burglars and the strikeout artists that fans get excited to see every summer.

With the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season upon us, it’s time to take a closer look at some of the returning veteran players who have brought us to our feet in previous years.

These top hitters, elite pitchers and gold glovers are worth keeping an eye on when you head to WCBL games in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Melton Makes MLB Debut

Outfielder Jacob Melton, a former player with the Okotoks Dawgs, is now officially a major leaguer.

The No. 2 prospect of the Houston Astros was called up over the weekend and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut on Sunday, June 1st in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

2025 WCBL Season Preview

Baseball heroics are on deck.

The last time we saw the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) in action, Connor Crowson was stumbling around the bases of Seaman Stadium and arriving at home plate to a championship celebration in front of 6,341 screaming fans.

It was Crowson’s solo home run in the bottom of the ninth that served as a walk-off tiebreaker against the Moose Jaw Miller Express and delivered a three-peat title to the Okotoks Dawgs. The hometown hero made the final play of the WCBL postseason a decisive and memorable one in the 6-5 triumph.

Who will play the role of hero in 2025?

Return of the Mak

Ayden Makarus thought he was done with baseball.

More than two years after quitting the game to get on with his post-baseball life, the Dawgs Academy alum has returned with a vengeance at Bellevue University.

Hart of a Family

Baseball can bring families together, whether it’s weekend baseball tournaments, driving to different events across the country or playing catch in the yard on a Sunday afternoon.

That’s the exact case for Max and Eric Hartman.

Tyson Shushkewich of Canadian Baseball Network has more on their journeys.

Okotoks Dawgs 2025 Preview

What do you do for an encore after completing the three-peat?

The Okotoks Dawgs are about to find out as they enter the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League season.

Nash Smash Fever

When Nash Crowell stepped into the batter’s box for his first at-bat of a weekend series against Bryan College, he had no idea history was about to unfold.

Even after he took an offering from Ben Zyburt over the fence and started his home run trot, the gravity of breaking a record didn’t cross the Dawgs Academy alum’s mind.