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Okotoks Dawgs 2024 Season Preview

Let the big Dawg eat.

These are the words that adorn the back of the sign that welcomes fans of the Okotoks Dawgs to Seaman Stadium. They serve as a reminder of the club’s appetite for winning.

And if the last few years are any indication, the Dawgs have been well fed.

Okotoks enters the 2024 season as the back-to-back defending Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) champions and the team has won three of the last four WCBL titles.

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Wrub-bing It In

Jacob Wrubleski has had a freshman season to remember at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.

The catcher has put himself into the school’s top-10 performances in home runs, RBI and runs scored.

The Dawgs Academy will be looking for more with the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Okotoks Dawgs this summer.

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Hartman a Hit at WSU

Max Hartman is no stranger to success on the baseball field.

From St. Alberta Minor Baseball up through Dawgs Academy and the Baseball Canada Junior National Team, he has always been a sought after commodity.

Hartman is proving why in his sophomore season at Washington State University.

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Galvin Honoured with CBN/Dawgs Scholarship

Mac Galvin has continued to make a name for himself at every turn in baseball.

The Dawgs Academy grad and Skagit Valley College Cardinals has received plenty of praise over the years.

Galvin added to it recently by being named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Network Okotoks Dawgs scholarship.

Making the List

Bob 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 …

Field of Seams

They’re having a ball in the Western Canadian Baseball League.

Good thing, too, because baseballs are a vital piece of equipment for the WCBL. You literally cannot play the game without them.

The league, with a dozen teams in Alberta and Saskatchewan, welcomes a new official baseball supplier this year.

Swiping Right

What Ben Hoshizaki is doing to his Chandler-Gilbert Community College opponents is a crime.

His base-stealing prowess through the first few weeks of the National Junior College Athletic Association season can only be described as pure larceny.

The Dawgs Academy grad has already swiped 28 bases through the team’s first 25 games.

McDowell Mojo

He’s polite, mild mannered and a seemingly all-around nice guy.

Micah McDowell is at his best on the diamond, however, when he taps into his nasty side.

Heavy is the Bat

When he looks back on 2023, Tristan Peters says it was a good year, but he believes he can have a better year.

The Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum is entering his fourth professional baseball season.

His hope is to start the year with the Tampa Bay Rays’ Triple-A affiliate and end the year with the MLB squad.

Ascending to the Throne

It’s been an interesting ride for Justin King.

The Lloydminster product and Dawgs Academy alum is coming off a great year in Double-A with the Milwaukee Brewers and also won a championship in the Arizona Fall League.

He is now looking toward 2024 with dreams of getting to the next level.