Bombing Into Brooks

The Brooks Bombers are turning to Kyle MacKinnon to turn their team into a contender in 2018, their third season on the WMBL circuit.

A Walk To Remember

Patience paid off for the Red Deer Riggers. Not just in getting back to Alberta Senior AAA supremacy, but at the plate in the Canadian Championships’ bronze medal game.

15 Years Later: Blue Jays Fly Away From Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat baseball fans were heartbroken to hear their beloved Blue Jays were flying south. But the pain was short-lived, as less than a year later, a championship team was crowned in the southeast Alberta city.

Little League, Big Stage

The Little League World Series, which brings together the world’s best 11- to 13-year-old baseball players, took place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania from Aug. 17-27.

Calgarian Brad Johnston had the honour of being selected as one of the umpires for the event.

Alberta Dugout Stories caught up with Johnston mid-tournament to learn more about his experience at the LLWS.

Q&A with Prospect Derek Shedden

The Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) championship rematch between the Edmonton Prospects and Swift Current 57’s will go to a winner-take-all deciding Game 5 tonight at Mitchell Field.

One of the players who helped make this series go the distance is Edmonton’s left fielder Derek Shedden, whose desperate diving catch put an end to Game 3 and allowed Prospects fans to breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Ian Wilson caught up with Shedden this week.

Small Ball, Big Opportunity

No detail is too small for Ray Brown.

The head coach of the Edmonton Prospects has carved out a lengthy career in baseball by simply working hard and paying attention.

And now he’s hoping that attention to detail will get his ball club their first ever Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) title.

The Big Sabrowski

When it comes to the Edmonton Prospects, Erik Sabrowski has been “The Dude” all season. He really ties the team together.

The fresh-faced Edmontonian batted .339 in 35 Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) regular season games this summer, collecting three home runs, 20 RBI and 21 runs.