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Long Time Coming

It’s been a good while since Alberta has brought home a medal from the Baseball Canada Cup.

So long, in fact, that most of the players suiting up in the 2026 edition of the tournament weren’t even in kindergarten when it happened.

Parkland Pandemonium

With the Baseball Alberta Elite League championship hanging in the balance, Garet Ostapchuk needed to take a deep breath.

The Parkland Twins utilityman admits stepping out of the batter’s box was a move to refocus on the moment: the score was tied 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth and teammate Dzeo McNaughton was standing on second base representing the winning run.

His single propelled the Twins to the Baseball Canada 18U Nationals in Fort McMurray later this summer.

Armed for Vengeance

Things didn’t go the way the Team Alberta Bighorns 19U Women’s Team hoped on home soil in 2025.

Hosting the national championships at Webber Academy just outside Calgary, they went winless.

This year, they will head to Saskatoon with several veterans including Airdrie’s Natalie Kerr.

Where There’s a Will

Will Zielinski was sitting in his living room with family by his side watching the picks pass in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.

He knew there was a chance he could be selected and was certainly hoping to be.

Matt Betts of Canadian Baseball Network has more on Zielinski’s story.

OPINION: Praise for The Road to Okotoks

“I can’t believe I’m in baseball heaven in Okotoks.”

When former Minnesota Twins legend and Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Justin Morneau says something like that, you stand up and take notice.

Joe McFarland writes about what he heard from visitors and more, and looks ahead to what the future might have in store.

Power and Precision

The best teams are able to find the right balance between run production and run prevention.

The Okotoks Dawgs are one of those teams, with no better example than the glove of infielder Kadyn Armitage (Surrey, BC) and the bat of Louis-Charles Larouche (Montreal, Que.).

Matt Betts of Canadian Baseball Network has more on the pair.

Dawgs Capture Morneau Cup

The Morneau Cup will reside in Okotoks.

A seven-run bottom of the third inning powered the hosts to an 11-5 victory over the Sylvan Lake Gulls Prep in the championship game of the 19U Baseball Canada Road to Okotoks national championship tournament on Sunday afternoon at Seaman Stadium.

On The Road with … Greg Hamilton

Baseball Canada’s Greg Hamilton says he had high expectations going into The Road to Okotoks.

With the Morneau Cup championship approaching, he says they’ve been met and exceeded.

We chat with Hamilton about his impressions and take a look back at all of Saturday’s action.

On The Road with … Sam Davis

When you give up five runs in the first inning of a baseball game, it would be easy to just admit it isn’t your day.

But when your team evens it up by the time you go back out for the second inning, those feelings go away pretty quickly.

Such was the case for AHP Renegades hurler Sam Davis as he took to the bump on Thursday against the Etobicoke Rangers at The Road to Okotoks.

On The Road with … Will Zielinski

Will Zielinski can lay claim to something no one else can at The Road to Okotoks.

The Victoria native and Vauxhall Academy two-way standout was among the 12 Canadians taken in last weekend’s Major League Baseball Draft, as he was chosen in the 20th round by the Detroit Tigers.

He’s our focus as we wrap up Day #2 from the Morneau Cup championship.