1 Thru 9: Luke Schmitt

Luke Schmitt won’t be forgetting 2024 any time soon.

From winning provincial and national championships to claiming the Baseball Alberta Elite League Player of the Year Award, the Red Deer CarStar Braves hurler had an electric year.

It was capped off when he committed to Butler Community College.

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Off The Matt

Unlike a ball diamond’s basepaths, a journey in professional baseball is never a straight line.

No one knows that more than Matt Lloyd, who has endured more than his fair share of detours over the past few years as he looks to fulfill the dream of making it to the big leagues.

The Dawgs Academy alum is coming off a solid first season in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

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See Her, Be Her Soon

Hockey has one. So does basketball. Soccer as well. And now, it’s baseball’s turn.

The Women’s Pro Baseball League is set to take to the field in 2026 with six teams in the northeastern United States.

We get some Alberta perspective on the announcement from players and a long-time coach/organizer.

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1 Thru 9: Kingston Besuijen

Representing his home province will never get old for Kingston Besuijen.

While the Okotoks native has done it before, the Dawgs Academy product says it went to another level when he did it on home turf with Baseball Alberta at the 2024 Canada Cup in Fort McMurray.

We get to know Besuijen in the latest 1 Thru 9.

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1 Thru 9: Cohen Miller

It’s been an unorthodox ride for Cohen Miller.

The Webber Academy Wildcats two-way star has seen baseball in Alberta, Dubai and all points in between.

He was a guest on ADS: The Podcast earlier this year, leading to our latest 1 Thru 9.

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1 Thru 9: Jake Brooks

It felt like it was only a matter of time before Jake Brooks was going to be able to make his commitment announcement.

After being a key part of the provincial and national champion Red Deer Braves, the dependable middle infielder is heading to Colby Community College in 2025.

We ask Brooks a series of questions as part of our 1 Thru 9 series.

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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.

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1 Thru 9: Hudson Kozicki

When he was speaking with prospective college programs, Hudson Kozicki said he had one goal: play baseball as long as he can.

The Sherwood Park native and Vauxhall Academy of Baseball alum has had been on the radar of post-secondary coaches for years, having pitched in some big moments throughout his young career.

Fresh off suiting up for the Team Alberta Bighorns at the Baseball Canada Cup in Fort McMurray, he got a call from the University of Mary.

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