Morneau’s Cup Runneth Over

He’s a Canadian baseball legend and a former National League batting champ, but Justin Morneau did a double take when he was asked to be the face of an exciting new national championship tournament.

Greg Hamilton – Baseball Canada’s Director of National Teams and Head Coach of the Junior National Team – approached the two-time Silver Slugger Award winner to see if he would lend his name to the top prize being handed out at The Road to Okotoks event.

“My first thought is, did Larry Walker turn it down?” said Morneau …

Going Loco

It might be a while before “Dancin’ Dane” Tofteland is a nickname that sticks.

But don’t be surprised to see the Albertan from just outside Grande Prairie bust a move or two when he suits up in the brand new Banana Ball circuit next summer.

Pote-ntial in Cincy

Baseball runs in Owen Pote’s genes.

His father, Lou, pitched 219 2/3 innings in the big leagues and played all over the world – Japan, Mexico, China, and even Canada with the independent Edmonton Cracker-Cats and Edmonton Capitals.

And now, he’s looking to move up the ranks in the Cincinnati Reds system.

Coming Up Aces

When Gavin Logan was called in for a chat with Hillsboro Hops skipper Mark Reed in mid-June, he wasn’t entirely sure what to think.

The Oyen native and Okotoks Dawgs alum found himself embarking on a jet-setting journey to three different minor league teams in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.

OPINION: The Road to Okotoks

The road to Canadian baseball academy supremacy will go through Okotoks.

The idea of an academy national championship has been tossed around for years as programs want to show how they stack up against each from coast to coast to coast.

Joe McFarland takes a look at what has him excited for a national showcase in our own backyard.

Dawgs Hosting Canadian Academy Championship

The road to Canadian baseball academy supremacy will run through Okotoks.

Baseball Canada and Dawgs Academy have announced the launch of “The Road to Okotoks” national championship, which will see 16 elite academy teams compete for the Morneau Cup.

Rogers on the Rise

At 6-foot-8, AJ Rogers (Cole Harbour, N.S.) towers over almost everyone else at the 2025 Canadian Futures Showcase.

The young right-hander is imposing on the mound, but in recent years, he realized that he was a little too lanky and needed to add bulk to match his height.

1 Thru 9: Ethan Renaud

He’s not old enough to drive and yet Ethan Renaud already has baseball people across Canada talking.

The Dawgs Academy utility player will be one of the youngest players set to take part in the 2025 Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.

Year of the Dawgs

They are onto the scent of being the top high school program in North America.

After capturing an incredible record of 60 wins, five losses and one tie during the season, the Dawgs Academy 18U Black team in Okotoks has risen to new heights in the eyes of Perfect Game.

The U.S.-based organization has touted the Dawgs as the number two high school program on the continent in its annual end-of-season rankings.

Dream Come True

He’s been one of Canada’s highest-ranked prospects for a couple of years now.

Dawgs Academy product Tim Piasentin (Coquitlam, B.C.) is now joining “Canada’s Team” as the Toronto Blue Jays selected him in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft.