Getting a call from Baseball Canada’s Greg Hamilton is a pretty good reason to be late for class.
Already running behind, Dawgs Academy catcher Taye Thierman had to flout the province’s new cell phone policy to get the news that he would be joining the Junior National Team roster.
Read More Taye at the PlateDon’t cry because it’s over – smile because it happened.
We take a look back at the phenomenal regular season and playoff performance of Erik Sabrowski.
After getting called up to the Cleveland Guardians at the end of August, the St. Albert Minor Baseball and Absolute Human Performance grad was lights out.
Read More October SurpriseThe Candyman can.
He proved that in San Francisco and in Cleveland and in Toronto, too.
But before Candido Maldonado brought his can-do attitude to those Major League Baseball (MLB) markets, he established a name for himself in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Read More Candy CrushMiguel Tetreault couldn’t help but smile as he glanced around Legacy Dodge Field in Fort McMurray in Team Alberta’s first game of the 2024 Baseball Canada Cup.
The starting shortstop was living every Canadian baseball player’s dream of representing their province on home turf.
He’s elevated his game to perform at the Canadian Futures Showcase and is now in line to join Cloud County Community College.
Read More Steady As He GoesCalgary baseball fans just couldn’t wait to see the rising star outfielder suit up for the home team.
And in the spring of 1989, that wish came true, even if it didn’t quite seem like it at the time.
While season ticket holders of the Cannons were eagerly awaiting the arrival of future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., the Seattle Mariners – the parent club of the Triple-A Calgary team – sent up-and-coming Jay Buhner to Foothills Stadium instead.
Read More Bone RattlingAfter seeing all that Western Canada has to offer, Max Poirier is ready for something different.
Born in Saskatchewan, raised in B.C. and now trained in Alberta, the Dawgs Academy product has now committed to the University of Miami.
He’s coming off a stellar year where he played for the Baseball Canada Junior National Team and starred at the Canadian Futures Showcase.
Read More Max VelocityIt makes sense that a guy named “Tugboat” would have a lot of ‘ships.
Championships, that is.
Matt Wilkinson – a lefty pitcher from Ladner, British Columbia who trained at Dawgs Academy in Okotoks – has now won championship titles in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and as a professional in the Midwest League.
Read More The Good Ship Win-a-LotNo pressure.
We just want you to replace Hall-of-Fame first baseman Rod Carew.
This was the looming expectation for Wally Joyner as he went about his business in 1985.
Read More Joyn the ClubThe Medicine Hat Major ‘AAA’ Mavs came within one win of doing something only two other Alberta teams had done before.
Had they beaten Whalley in the Little League Canada championship game, they would have headed to Williamsport for the Little League World Series.
Despite the setback, it was a summer to remember for the Mavs.
Read More Mavs Make HayThe Western Canadian Baseball League has named Kris Hartley as the top umpire on the summer collegiate circuit.
“Officiating has played, and still does play, a major role in my life with my involvement in various roles,” said Hartley, who volunteers much of his time to help educate aspiring officials.
Read More Hartley Named WCBL Umpire of the Year