In his last hurrah with the Lethbridge Bulls, corner infielder Torrin Vaselenak is pushing his game to new levels.
He’s already punched out a dozen homers during the 2023 WCBL season and recently suited up with the West Division’s All-Star team.
Vaselenak is the subject of this edition of “1 Thru 9” …
Read More 1 Thru 9: Torrin VaselenakThe Okotoks Dawgs can take a bow.
After hosting two successful Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Games in 2022 and 2023, could it be time for them to pass the torch?
Joe McFarland wades into the possible locations as well as ways to expand the game and festivities.
Read More OPINION: What’s next for the WCBL’s Mid-Summer Classic?Javier De Alejandro wanted to provide more than just a solid performance for his team.
The Lethbridge Bulls starter went into the July 19 matchup with the Brooks Bombers wanting to do something special for his dad, Juan, who was celebrating his birthday.
He ended up putting together a no-hitter in a 7-0 win.
Read More A Near-Perfect Birthday PresentKalem Haney has seen baseball at virtually every level in Lethbridge.
From Little League right through to the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Lethbridge Bulls, he’s also seen a championship and a season without the playoffs.
The Vauxhall Academy grad is the latest to be featured in our “1 Thru 9” series.
Read More 1 Thru 9: Kalem HaneyIt would have been easy for Demitri Shakotko to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Instead of chasing the hockey dream, he went after baseball by heading to Vauxhall Academy of Baseball.
After a successful first season with Cloud County Community College, he hopes to suit up in the city his dad played junior hockey in with the Lethbridge Bulls.
Read More Pinky PromiseA look around the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Opening Week in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Read More WCBL Opening Weekend Photo GalleryKyle Bloor first headed to Colby Community College thinking he would be trying to earn a spot as a catcher.
But with a log-jam behind the plate, the Lethbridge product tried his hand at pitching, and never looked back.
Now with Tennessee Wesleyan University, Bloor was named to the 2023 All-Appalachian Athletic Conference First Team.
Read More Mask To MoundThere’s no place like home … or, better yet, home openers.
The Western Canadian Baseball League’s 2023 season is rapidly approaching and ballparks in Alberta and Saskatchewan will soon open their gates to throngs of summer seekers.
Our Ian Wilson takes a look at some of the marquee dates on the calendar.
Read More Home Opener HighlightsWith the 2023 Major League Baseball season now underway, it was only a matter of time before each organization started setting up its affiliate rosters for the coming year.
While things can and will change, we thought we’d scour as many minor league rosters for Alberta connections to get you updated on where everyone is.
Read More Alberta’s 2023 Pro ConnectionsIt’s impossible to blame Adam Macko for his reaction to getting a random early morning call from a number he didn’t recognize.
Like many others, he just let it ring.
However, the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball product later found out it was a call to inform him he had been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, and would be reunited with his old Vauxhall teammate, Damiano Palmegiani.
Read More Flying Together Again