Every time Brady Kobitowich makes his way to the mound, he looks down at his wrist to remind him of what’s most important.
He then kisses the simple tattoo design of three lines, with each line representing his mother, grandmother and grandfather.
After a successful two years with Cloud County, he’s become a jack-of-all-trades with the Niagara University Purple Eagles.
Read More Where The Heart IsErik Sabrowski wasn’t overly surprised when he saw his name come up in the recent MLB Rule 5 Draft.
Battling arm injuries the last three years – including a second Tommy John Surgery this fall – the Cleveland Guardians took him from the San Diego Padres with the 11th overall pick.
The Edmonton-area product is hoping to use all he’s learned over the past few years to make a big jump in 2023.
Read More Cleveland Calling“Play ball!”
It’s back. Spring training for Major League Baseball (MLB) has cranked up again and college baseball south of the border is in full swing.
It feels really good to type those words. And to show some love to those from our province taking part, we wanted to highlight some of their accomplishments.
Read More Box Score BeautiesOver the last year, we have asked a simple question of our guests on Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast.
“What does the game of baseball mean to you?”
It has resulted in some of the most heartfelt, genuine answers, which we wanted to gather together in one place as we celebrate the game of baseball.
Read More Love Letters to BaseballIt wasn’t planned, but Tylor Jans managed to pack a spring worth of college baseball highlights into a matter of days.
From a strong start to the season with Cloud County College to the abrupt end with the COVID-19 pandemic to signing his Letter of Intent with the University of Louisiana Monroe, it’s safe to say March 2020 is a month the Edmonton native won’t soon forget.
We talked about that and more in a recent conversation on Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast.
Read More Ready For The Warhawks“My goals for T12 this year are to be able to really compete among all the best players in the country.”
With a little more experience under his belt, Edmonton’s Andrew Yusypchuk is hoping to make more of a name for himself at Tournament 12 in Toronto.
The Dawgs Academy product is the latest to answer our questions for our 7th Inning Stretch profiles.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Andrew YusypchukNo matter where he pitches – or how he’s throwing – you can always count on Taran Oulton to log a lot of innings.
The Calgary-born lefty, who trained at Prospects Academy in St. Albert, recently wrapped up his senior year at William Woods University (WWU), where he set a new school record for complete games in a season.
Since returning to the Edmonton Prospects of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) for yet another summer season, Oulton has remained busy.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Taran OultonIt’s hard to tell if the Edmonton Prospects have been regular-season underachievers or playoff overachievers the last few years.
The Prospects were a .500 team in the regular season from 2016 to 2018, and they appeared in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) finals in back-to-back years in that time. Last summer they upset the Okotoks Dawgs before the Medicine Hat Mavericks ended their playoff run.
They seem to get hot at a good time of year, but their inconsistent campaigns leave fans wanting more.
Which version of the Prospects will show up in 2019? Can a new coaching staff bring regular-season success to the club? These are just a couple of questions facing the team heading into the season.
Read More Edmonton Prospects Season PreviewIt was a long road from the initial concept of the Edmonton Collegiate Trappers to actually becoming a franchise in the Canadian College Baseball Conference.
From folding to being a probationary team to finally taking part in real games in 2019, Ty Wagar was there every step of the way.
The senior reflected on his time with the Trappers in Episode #29 of Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast and here is that Q&A.
Read More From Student To TeacherTaylor Burns is a baseball coach and strength & conditioning coach who has impacted the lives of countless athletes in Alberta.
He is the owner and founder of Absolute Human Performance (AHP), a training facility in Edmonton.
Taylor was kind enough to write this story for us to help us celebrate all the amazing moms out there on this Mother’s Day. We thank him for his contribution – both here and in the sporting world – and we offer a big thanks to all the mothers who give us so much, so frequently.
Read More Mom’s The Word