“Does Alberta punch above its weight when it comes to baseball in Canada?”
It’s a question our Joe McFarland posed on social media recently after what should be considered another successful year in our province.
But are we doing enough to celebrate it?
Read More OPINION: Baseball’s Opportunity in AlbertaWhen the players, coaches and assorted baseball observers assembled for scout day at the Canadian Futures Showcase, Nathan Flewelling hit perhaps the longest home run of the outing.
It was a hard-struck ball that smacked off the face of Schneider’s Porch in the 200 level of Rogers Centre.
That was just the beginning of Flewelling’s long-ball exploits this week in Toronto.
Selected for Saturday’s Home Run Derby, the Innisfail, Alberta native cracked 11 total dingers over two rounds to secure the event’s championship belt.
Read More Nathan NukesAlberta baseball fans packed the park during the summer of 2023, smashing attendance records along the way.
Ballpark Digest has the receipts, which show the Okotoks Dawgs having the third-highest attendance across all summer collegiate leagues and teams.
We take a look at all the numbers and how each Alberta market fared.
Read More Ballpark BlitzThe Final Four of the WCBL playoffs will see the Dawgs battle the Gulls, while the Mavs take on the Miller Express.
Learn more about Round 2 of the Western Canadian Baseball League postseason …
Read More 2023 WCBL Division Finals PreviewThe sprint marathon that is the Western Canadian Baseball League regular season has come to an end and now the games really matter.
We take a look at all four first-round playoff matchups from around the league and some of the “best of show” performances from each of the teams.
Read More 2023 WCBL Postseason PreviewIt was a long-ball competition that truly knocked it out of the park.
The 2023 edition of the Western Canadian Baseball League Home Run Derby featured a competitive field of participants, a special scene between father and son, and that key ingredient of plenty of dingers.
With the help of his dad, Hank Dodson of the Sylvan Lake Gulls was crowned the champion.
Read More Hammerin’ Hank Shines in Derby DelightLogan Grant admits he’s not the best cook, so getting to play close to home for the first time in a few years has been a nice treat.
After seasons with the Sylvan Lake Gulls and Swift Current 57s, the Dawgs Academy product is playing for the Okotoks Dawgs this summer.
And he’s relishing in the opportunity with an All-Star performance so far.
Read More Grant ApprovedMatty Fung admits the rivalry between his Sylvan Lake Gulls and the Okotoks Dawgs is only heating up.
We chat with the Foster City, California product after his hot start to the season for the latest “1 Thru 9.”
Read More 1 Thru 9: Matty FungA look around the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Opening Week in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Read More WCBL Opening Weekend Photo GalleryIt’s not easy to excel in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division I.
Seventy-five of the league’s hitters finished the season with a batting average of .400 or higher, a stat that makes the year Tyler Boudreau had on the mound even more impressive.
Canadian Baseball Network’s Trevor Fitzpatrick has more on the Sylvan Lake Gulls hurler.
Read More Boudreau So Good