Peanuts & Cracker-Cats

It was all about winning and Stubby Clapp didn’t want it any other way.

The versatile infielder and outfielder from Windsor, Ontario had played at the NCAA Division 1 level. He had rode the buses in the minor leagues. Clapp even made it to The Show in 2001, when he suited up for the St. Louis Cardinals for 23 games.

Wedged into that full and varied playing career was a stop in Edmonton …

Hamilton to the Hall

It was the Greg Hamilton those of us in the Canadian baseball community have come to know and respect so deeply.

Fresh off being named a 2025 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Hamilton, who in his leadership role with Baseball Canada has overseen the most successful era in national teams history, participated in the Hall’s media call on Wednesday afternoon.

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.

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.

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.

Inspirational Clapp Honoured by Baseball Canada

Stubby Clapp didn’t do a back flip on stage at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet on Saturday night.

But you get the feeling that if the 51-year-old baseball legend could still do one, he would have.

That’s the kind of joy and pride Clapp felt being at being inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence.

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.

The Twelve Days of Baseball Christmas

As we celebrate the holiday season, we present a very special Alberta baseball-style edition of the 12 Days of Christmas!

Celebrating Baseball Alberta’s Best of 2024

It will go down as a year many around Baseball Alberta won’t soon forget.

From the new “Bighorns” moniker to surging registrations to the MLB debut of alum Erik Sabrowski, the organization says it was a pivotal year.

We take a look back at what was accomplished and what’s next following the annual Baseball Alberta Awards.

Taye at the Plate

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.