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).
Read More Daril Dominates DerbyThe Western Canadian Baseball League will crown a new champion.
For the first time since 2021, when the Lethbridge Bulls hoisted the Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy, a team other than the Okotoks Dawgs will claim the WCBL championship.
It will be the Sylvan Lake Gulls battling the Regina Red Sox.
Read More WCBL Championship PreviewThey just kept pecking away.
After three years of heartbreak in losing to the Okotoks Dawgs in the Western Canadian Baseball League West Division Final, the Sylvan Lake Gulls emerged victorious in convincing fashion in 2025.
Read More New Pecking OrderNo team was hotter than the Sylvan Lake Gulls heading into the postseason.
The Lake Boys rattled off 10 straight wins and finished the 2024 regular season with a Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) record 44 victories as they entered the playoffs.
Then the Dawgs took over. What can the Gulls do to get past their biggest rivals?
Read More Sylvan Lake Gulls 2025 PreviewAfter guiding the Sylvan Lake Gulls to a regular-season wins record, Jason Chatwood has been named the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Coach of the Year.
The Gulls won 44 games during the season, improving their record to 143-65 since joining the Western Canadian Baseball League in 2021.
Read More Chatwood Named Coach of the YearIt was a banner year for the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
For the first time in franchise history, they won the WCBL regular season title, winning a record 44 games.
While they fell short in their quest for a WCBL championship, the team is optimistic about the road ahead.
Read More Flock TogetherWhen Nathan Flewelling squared up a Riley Burton pitch on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Gulls Field in Sylvan Lake, everyone in the crowd knew the baseball wasn’t coming back.
It was a big moment for the team and the first WCBL homer for the Innisfail native, who is considered one of the top MLB Draft-eligible Canadians heading into this summer.
Read More One Flew OverThe Sylvan Lake Gulls are a proven winner on the Western Canadian Baseball League circuit.
Over the last two summers, the squad has posted identical regular-season records of 38-18, and since joining the WCBL in 2021 the Gulls have not had a losing record.
Read More Sylvan Lake Gulls 2024 Season PreviewGuest writer Danny Rode breaks down the season ahead for the Sylvan Lake Gulls …
Read More 2022 Season Preview: Sylvan Lake GullsJason Chatwood grew up in a baseball family.
Now the head coach of the Sylvan Lake Gulls is bringing the game to his own family … and central Alberta.
Read More Soaring in Sylvan