Outfielder Zane Skansi is no stranger to playing north of the border.
For three of his four summer ball seasons through his college career, the Gig Harbor, Wash., native has come up north to stay sharp in the college offseason.
Trevor Fitzpatrick has more on Skansi’s story in Okotoks with the Dawgs.
Read More Nail GunYou weren’t going to wipe the smile off Brody Forno’s face after the Western Canadian Baseball League’s All-Star Game.
It also wasn’t going to wipe clean his jersey after a head-first slide into home to score the West Division’s final run in a 10-3 loss to the East Division at a rain-drenched Seaman Stadium in Okotoks.
Read More Off to the RacesDespite an excellent first half of the Western Canadian Baseball League season, right-hander Seth Gurr won’t be attending the All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks on Saturday.
A freak injury has forced him to the sidelines despite his 2.65 ERA on the year.
Read More On The ShelfSaskatoon, the floor is yours.
After four years of hosting the stars of the Western Canadian Baseball League, the Okotoks Dawgs have passed the All-Star Game torch onto Saskatchewan’s largest city.
Read More OPINION: Passing the All-Star TorchThe East Division picked up its second-straight win at the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game with a 10-3 rain-shortened victory Saturday.
Saskatoon Berries slugger Ethan Menard was named the game’s MVP.
Read More Menard’s Berry Good DayFor the second year in a row, a Fort McMurray Giants slugger has taken home the golden bat at the WCBL Home Run Derby.
After Peyton McDowall did the honours in 2024, Matt Rhoades followed through during a soggy Saturday afternoon in Okotoks.
Read More The Rhoades ShowThe field has been set for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s 2025 Home Run Derby.
The event – part of the All-Star Game festivities taking place on Saturday, July 19th at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks – gets underway at 5 p.m. and it will feature a dozen long-ball launchers, one from each WCBL team.
Here’s a closer look at the 12 participants …
Read More Long Ball Launchers Ready for DerbyBack for a third Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Weekend in a row, Canadian baseball legend Matt Stairs couldn’t wait to once again share his knowledge of the game with young athletes in and around Okotoks.
Canadian Baseball Network’s Kevin Glew caught up with him for a chat about his career and more.
Read More Stairs’ Case for Hitting SuccessFrom blistering bats to boisterous crowds to blazing temperatures, the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game was a smashing success.
A record crowd of 6,064 baseball fans showed up to Seaman Stadium in Okotoks on Saturday, July 20th to take in the festivities.
Read More 2024 ASG & HR Derby Photo Gallery