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.
Read More Pote-ntial in CincyIt was Saturday night … a hot summer July night … the time for family night in the park.
And Brendan Luther had his family there.
It’s something the former Edmonton Prospect and Okotoks Dawg hadn’t enjoyed over the last few summers.
Read More Luther’s ‘Okotoks of Ontario’Following another early exit from the playoffs in 2018, the Okotoks Dawgs coaching staff met with founder John Ircandia.
They thought they were being fired.
Instead, they were given whatever they needed, and have been on an unprecedented championship run.
Read More Turning PointWhat do you do for an encore after completing the three-peat?
The Okotoks Dawgs are about to find out as they enter the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League season.
Read More Okotoks Dawgs 2025 PreviewConnor Crowson had always dreamed of hitting a big home run in his hometown Seaman Stadium.
Little did he know, the Okotoks native saved his best moment for the last of the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League season.
Read More Touch ‘Em All, CrowThey are the middle infield magicians and big-time batters for the Okotoks Dawgs.
Brendan Luther and Ricky Sanchez have become the lynchpins for the Dawgs, as they chase their third-straight Western Canadian Baseball League title.
Read More Dynamite Dawg DuoLongtime Okotoks Dawgs ace Graham Brunner will start the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game for the West Division.
It’s a decision that Dawgs manager Lou Pote and Dawgs pitching coach Joe Sergent made and told Brunner about after a July 18th 4-3 win over the Moose Jaw Miller Express.
Read More Brunner Named Starter for WCBL West SquadBob Elliott has released his list of the most influential Canadians in baseball, and the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) makes a number of appearances on the esteemed roll call.
The Hall-of-Fame journalist produced a list of 135 top names in the sport, with Alex Anthopoulos, general manager of the Atlanta Braves, at first overall; followed by Phillies skipper Rob Thomson in second; and Josh Naylor – slugger with the Cleveland Guardians – in the third spot.
Here’s a look at where WCBL personalities landed on the Canadian Baseball Network list …
Read More Making the ListLuring one of the most mild-mannered players in Major League Baseball (MLB) history to charge the mound is an unusual achievement, but it’s one that Lou Pote can celebrate.
The 6-foot-3 right-handed pitcher was with the Anaheim Angels in 2001 when he did the nearly impossible: he made Hall-of-Fame designated hitter (DH) Edgar Martinez mad … like, really mad.
It was the sixth inning of an early October game in Anaheim between the Angels and the Seattle Mariners, who finished that season with an American League (AL) record 116 wins.
Read More Potent PitchingThere’s a quiet confidence that exudes from Calgary’s Tyrese Johnson.
The long-time Dawgs Academy product wants to make an immediate impact with his new school, South Suburban College near Chicago.
We chatted with the young speedster about the decision to sign his letter of intent, what his summer has been like and more in this Q&A from Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast.
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