“Daddy, can we go play baseball?”
Those were the first words from my daughter when I arrived home on Thursday afternoon. She’s not even three years old yet and she already had me wrapped around her finger, but those words made my heart even happier.
Joe McFarland looks at the real-world impact of National Girls in Baseball Week.
Read More OPINION: Celebrating National Girls in Baseball WeekHockey has one. So does basketball. Soccer as well. And now, it’s baseball’s turn.
The Women’s Pro Baseball League is set to take to the field in 2026 with six teams in the northeastern United States.
We get some Alberta perspective on the announcement from players and a long-time coach/organizer.
Read More See Her, Be Her SoonWhen Julianna Scott heard that Baseball Canada had named its Women’s National Team Selection Camp roster, her first thought was to find a post on Instagram and look for her friends and teammates.
She didn’t expect to see her name near the bottom of the first column in the official announcement.
Read More Scott’s Time to PopIt’s one thing to represent Canada in one sport.
But to do it in two sports, especially as close as baseball and softball can be when it comes to scheduling, is very difficult.
Baseball Canada Women’s National Team MVP Zoe Hicks was able to do both seamlessly in 2023.
Read More No Ordinary Zoe2023 was a banner year for baseball in Alberta, including all that we did at Alberta Dugout Stories.
So what’s next?
We gaze into our crystal ball to take a look at the stories that are on the top of our minds heading into 2024.
Read More Five Storylines We’re Watching in 2024Cydnie Moore must be looking forward to her next trip to the Maritimes to play baseball.
The Calgary product spent the summer winning bronze as a player at the Open Women’s National Championship in Nova Scotia and as a coach at the 16U Girls National Championship in Prince Edward Island.
They are experiences she hopes will help her inspire the next generation of baseball players in Alberta.
Read More Summer of BronzeWhether she’s tagging out runners at home plate or keeping pucks out of the net, Kaitlyn Ross is comfortable as the last line of defence for her teammates.
She’s proved that on the diamond and at the rink.
Read More Behind the MaskIn the blink of an eye, Madison Willan has somehow turned into one of the veterans of Baseball Canada’s Women’s National Team.
The multi-sport star was just getting her feet wet with the program when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
But with a young core of players coming up, the team is leaning on the Edmonton product as it looks towards the World Cup in 2024.
Read More Triple PlayAlberta’s best was on full display in November as Baseball Alberta presented its annual awards.
The event was held in-person for the first time since 2019, and also featured the Baseball Canada awards.
We take a look back at some of the highlights from the festivities.
Read More Celebrating Baseball Alberta’s Best in 2022Many young athletes have dreams of representing Canada on the international stage.
For four young Albertans, they took one big step towards that goal recently during Baseball Canada’s Women’s National Team Showcase.
They hope their performance was enough for them to get the call to the national team once an international event is once again organized.
Read More Fantastic Four