The caption on Evan Wilde’s Instagram post thanking Niagara University after his final season said it all.
“Started as a pitcher, finished as … not a pitcher.”
In what felt like the blink of an eye, the 6-foot-7, 225-pound hurler-turned-infielder was on his way back home reflecting on a memorable end to his collegiate career.
Read More Wilde RideYou have to think that baseball people in Calgary look at Okotoks and wonder “what if?”
What if the city had backed the Dawgs instead of forcing them out?
With Foothills Stadium being torn down, it leaves a giant void in the city’s baseball landscape.
Read More OPINION: The Nightmare in CalgaryWhat will Erik Sabrowski do for an encore? Can Michael Soroka find his way as a starter in Washington? And can the Okotoks Dawgs repeat the four-peat?
We look ahead to what promises to be another fantastic year of baseball coverage from an Alberta perspective.
Read More Five Storylines We’re Watching in 2025It 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.
Read More Top Newsmakers of 20242023 was a banner year for baseball in Alberta, including all that we did at Alberta Dugout Stories.
So what’s next?
We gaze into our crystal ball to take a look at the stories that are on the top of our minds heading into 2024.
Read More Five Storylines We’re Watching in 2024Pardon the pun, but Alberta once again hit it out of the park in the college baseball ranks in 2023.
We take a look at the outstanding performances we saw this year and wrap it all up with our annual All-College Team.
Read More 2023 ADS All-College TeamAlberta baseball fans packed the park during the summer of 2023, smashing attendance records along the way.
Ballpark Digest has the receipts, which show the Okotoks Dawgs having the third-highest attendance across all summer collegiate leagues and teams.
We take a look at all the numbers and how each Alberta market fared.
Read More Ballpark BlitzComing off a fantastic 2022 season, it was hard to believe that Halen Knoll would be able to find a way to beat it.
Instead, the 23-year-old Edmonton product thrived with the hometown Riverhawks, winning the West Coast League’s Pitcher of the Year Award.
Read More All Halen the KingIt was a long time coming for the Edmonton Riverhawks in 2022, after their debut in the West Coast League was delayed by the pandemic.
They persevered and nearly completed a run to the playoffs in the summer.
The Riverhawks loaded up in the offseason, feeling they have some unfinished business to take care of.
Read More Spreading Their WingsEvery 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 Is