1 Thru 9: Austin Collins

The pipeline from Dawgs Academy in Okotoks to junior college powerhouse Central Arizona College continues to be fed well.

The same school that brought Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson and Tyrese Johnson in recent years has landed another top Dawgs product in Austin Collins.

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Going Blue

For someone who didn’t like baseball at first, Quincy Jenkins is doing pretty well for himself.

Born in Chicago, he remembers being in the car with his parents at nearby Northwestern University when another sport caught his eye.

After stops in St. Albert and with Dawgs Academy, the multi-tooled shortstop has committed to the University of Michigan.

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Steady As He Goes

Miguel Tetreault couldn’t help but smile as he glanced around Legacy Dodge Field in Fort McMurray in Team Alberta’s first game of the 2024 Baseball Canada Cup.

The starting shortstop was living every Canadian baseball player’s dream of representing their province on home turf.

He’s elevated his game to perform at the Canadian Futures Showcase and is now in line to join Cloud County Community College.

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Max Velocity

After seeing all that Western Canada has to offer, Max Poirier is ready for something different.

Born in Saskatchewan, raised in B.C. and now trained in Alberta, the Dawgs Academy product has now committed to the University of Miami.

He’s coming off a stellar year where he played for the Baseball Canada Junior National Team and starred at the Canadian Futures Showcase.

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Piasentin Power

Tim Piasentin put on a show at the Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby.

The Dawgs Academy product blasted a total of 22 homers in four rounds to take the title belt.

Canadian Baseball Network’s Trevor Fitzpatrick has the story.

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Five-Tool Kitura

Easton Kitura still has a couple of years before he graduates high school.

The Spruce Grove native is still considered one of the best Canadian prospects eligible for the 2026 MLB Draft.

The Parkland Twins and Vauxhall Academy product is looking to turn more heads at the Canadian Futures Showcase.

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Dom-inating Performance

It has been a whirlwind few months for Dominik Morgan.

The Sherwood Park native suited up for Baseball Canada’s Junior National Team and the Sylvan Lake Gulls, and will soon join the Canadian Futures Showcase and PBR West Coast Games.

The AHP Academy product is happy to keep taking those phone calls.

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Kauff to the Races

To say that Landon Kauffman had a memorable summer might be an understatement.

The Dawgs Academy product became a contributing member of the Dawgs’ summer collegiate team that won its third-straight Western Canadian Baseball League title.

And now he has his sights set on making an impact at the Canadian Futures Showcase.

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Benny the Bear

Everywhere he goes, Benito Bonilla is turning heads.

If not for his 6-foot-4, 230-pound frame, the 18-year-old Missouri State commit is doing it with his baseball bat.

The Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs product is hoping to hear his name called in this summer’s MLB Draft.

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Sun Devil’s in the Details

William Labonte still has a couple of years left in high school.

But the Montreal-born product has already made an impact everywhere he’s gone, including Dawgs Academy in Okotoks.

Reporter Zach Worden has more on the Arizona State University commit’s appearance at the Canadian Futures Showcase.

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