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Daril’s Derby Desires

The target is squarely on the back of Daril Rodriguez and he’s more than okay with it.

The Red Deer native became the third-straight player with Alberta ties to claim the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby in 2025, belting 17 roundtrippers during two rounds to take the crown.

Showcasing with … Brooks Froese

He is one of the smallest players at the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase but he’s determined to show he has the biggest heart.

Red Deer’s Brooks Froese stands 5-foot-11 and weighs in at 152 pounds, which is just two pounds heavier than the lightest player at the showcase.

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 … Dayne Liske

Talk about starting a tournament off with a bang.

Dayne Liske made sure everyone could hear it when he clobbered a two-run shot to right field to extend the Gulls Prep lead to 5-0, which is how their matchup with Terriers Baseball would end in the opener of the Morneau Cup.

We take a look back at Day #3 of The Road to Okotoks.

The Sweet 16

Welcome to the fork in The Road to Okotoks.

After three Regional Qualifers were held in May, 16 teams have made the trek to Alberta for the start of the inaugural 19U national championship.

Gulls Prep’s Road to Okotoks

They have flown onto the game’s map in a big way in a short time and hope to swoop in to snag Baseball Canada’s biggest prize.

Started in 2024 as a partnership between the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Sylvan Lake Gulls and St. Joseph High School Baseball Academy, the Gulls 19U Prep team brings together the best high school baseball players from central Alberta.

They’re now ready for their biggest challenge: The Road to Okotoks and the Morneau Cup.

Hitching a Ride to Okotoks

We are just a couple of weeks away from The Road to Okotoks.

The inaugural Morneau Cup championship will see 16 teams duke it out over five days to settle some bets on the best academy program in the country.

We take a look at the results from the draft, the pools and schedule, and more leading up to the big event.

Next Stop: Okotoks

They may have preferred to settle their differences on the field, but the final four teams remaining in the Prairie Qualifiers for The Road to Okotoks got what they came for.

What started as 13 teams vying for three spots in the inaugural event in Okotoks later this summer turned into a battle of four.

Daril Dominates Derby

For a third straight year, a prospect from an Alberta academy has been crowned the Canadian Futures Showcase Home Run Derby champion.

It was Daril Rodriguez (Red Deer, Alta.), of St. Joseph’s Ball Academy, who dialed up the three-peat, belting 17 total home runs across two rounds (two minutes each, with a 30-second timeout available).