Calling for Cohen

It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, Cohen Achen was putting the wraps on an exceptional collegiate career at Lindsey Wilson College and was getting ready to play summer baseball with the Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors.

The Calgary native was instead drafted by the Baltimore Orioles and is now in cruise control moving up the team’s depth charts.

2024 ADS All-College Team

In looking through the last five years of the ADS All-College Team rosters, there has always been a strong contingent of returning veterans year after year.

However, younger players have been knocking on the door every year and, this year, they broke through in a big way.

We present the fifth annual Alberta Dugout Stories All-College Team.

OPINION: Alberta’s Big MLB Draft Presence

The MLB Draft Class of 2024 was a big one for Alberta.

With five Albertans being named and a few others with connections to our province, it was the biggest contingent since 2011, despite being half the size.

Joe McFarland says this should be a sign of things to come.

2023 ADS All-College Team

Pardon the pun, but Alberta once again hit it out of the park in the college baseball ranks in 2023.

We take a look at the outstanding performances we saw this year and wrap it all up with our annual All-College Team.

2022 ADS All-College Team

Alberta’s collegiate athletes provided baseball fans with a plethora of memories in 2022.

From record-breaking performances to breath-taking pitching outings, the list of accomplishments is something to be proud of for everyone involved.

We take a look back at those performances and name our 2022 ADS All-College Team here.

2021 ADS All-College Team

As the baseball season winds to a close, we take a look back at some of the top performances by Alberta athletes in US College programs.

It’s our second annual “All-College Team”, where we have gone through stats reports and boxscores to find the top performers at each position.

Some are newcomers, while others were on the team last year. All are worthy candidates to be celebrated for their achievements in 2021.

Achen For More

Cohen Achen has faced more adversity than most college athletes could imagine dealing with.

Just one week before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Calgary-born pitcher was hit in the face by a comebacker while he was on the mound for Big Bend College.

His comeback attempt was temporarily put on hold when he couldn’t cross the border, but when he joined Lindsey Wilson College, the young fireballer found his stride and was rewarded for his efforts.

Now, he’s looking to make an even bigger impact with the Blue Raiders.