Feels Like Home

It was a homecoming Max Benton didn’t think he would ever make.

The Lethbridge Bulls starting pitcher toed the rubber at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Rural Roots Classic, where he had done it many times before as a member of the Badlands Baseball Academy.

7th Inning Stretch: Aidan Maxwell

There’s no place like home for Aidan Maxwell.

The Brooks native and Badlands Academy alum grew up playing and watching games at Elks Field, looking for an opportunity to suit up for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Bombers at some point in his collegiate career.

And now he’s living that dream this summer.

7th Inning Stretch: Jake Roggensack

Jake Roggensack is hoping to be a bigger piece of the puzzle for the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks in 2025.

The hard-hitting infielder is looking to help guide the team to their first Canadian College Baseball Conference title.

1 Thru 9: Braxton Bussing

He might not be the biggest guy in the room, but Braxton Bussing is happy to make up for it with his play.

The southpaw from Coronation’s journey has seen him with Neutral Hills Academy and now Badlands Academy.

Bussing has also committed to Minot State University.

To The Moon and Back

It was supposed to be a one year trip across the pond to try playing baseball internationally.

Instead, Red Deer Minor Baseball product Levi Moon has turned into six years and counting.

The Badlands Academy and Prairie Baseball Academy alum admits he’s been bitten by the travel bug.

Dome Sweet Dome

It’s hard not getting butterflies in your stomach as you step onto the turf at Rogers Centre.

It will be up to Alberta’s coaches like Allen Cox and Les McTavish to keep them all at bay as the annual T12 tournament kicks off.

We chatted with them ahead of the showcase in Toronto.