The wait will have to continue for now for baseball fans in Spruce Grove and around Parkland County to see the Energy City Cactus Rats live and in-person.
However, a long-awaited step has been taken as the Western Canadian Baseball League’s board of governors has voted unanimously to allow the team to play its home games at the under-construction Energy City Metro Ballpark for the remainder of the 2026 season.
Read More Spruce Grove Ballpark: A TimelineSkyler Stromsmoe has always said he was “more will than skill.”
Back on the family farm near Etzikom, he reflects on his nine-year minor league career and the opportunity to win medals with Baseball Canada.
The Western Canadian Baseball League hit another home run with its second annual Rural Roots Baseball Classic.
Carnduff did an outstanding job as host and now Joe McFarland shares a few thoughts on where it could go next.
Read More OPINION: What’s Next for the WCBL’s Rural Roots Classic?It all came down to the final weekend of the regular season.
The Canadian College Baseball Conference had playoff positioning and even a couple of spots left to figure out going into the final regular season weekend.
When the dust settled, Prairie Baseball Academy
Read More Celebrating the CCBC’s Best of 2026Mason Bristow stands out in a crowd.
Meeting for the first time in MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary, the 6-foot-4 utilityman towers over you when he stands up and delivers a firm handshake.
A product of the hometown Calgary Cubs, he’s now into his third season with the Dinos.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Mason BristowSt. Albert’s Brayden Morris has rewritten the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks record book.
An RBI single against the University of Calgary put him at the top of the all-time hits list.
However, he’s more focused on the team and capturing their first CCBC championship.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Brayden MorrisThey’re competitive, but Turner Zdunich says there is no sibling rivalry between he and his three brothers.
That being said, the High River native and Dawgs Academy alum may still be reveling in the fact that he has eclipsed his older brother, Tucker, in a couple of career milestones at Colby Community College.
Read More His Turn to ShineAt 6-foot-6 and 185 pounds, it’s no surprise that Sean Bavis is turning a lot of heads in his freshman season at Prairie Baseball Academy.
It isn’t just his size that’s doing the trick either, as the product of the Rockies – he has roots in Banff, Canmore, Cochrane and Calgary – has been fantastic on the mound as well.
Read More 7th Inning Stretch: Sean BavisHe has learned from some of the greatest baseball coaches Alberta has ever seen.
And for a moment on Opening Weekend of the Canadian College Baseball Conference season, University Baseball Club head coach Devery Van De Keere decided to channel one of his favourites: his father, Keith.
Read More Coaching a New FlockDon’t bother trying to remind University of Portland Pilots right-hander William Labonté that he’s a freshman, because he doesn’t care.
And it shows.
The former Okotoks Dawgs Academy pitcher is on everyone’s radar after his outstanding start.
Read More In The Pilot’s Seat