Dawgs re-sign Crowson, Luera, Sanchez

Slugger Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) will be returning to the Okotoks Dawgs in 2025. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs

November 7, 2024

Official Okotoks Dawgs News Release

The Okotoks Dawgs have re-signed three key members from their 2024 WCBL three-peat championship team.

Infielders Connor Crowson (Okotoks, Alta.) and Ricardo Sanchez, as well as right-hander Ashton Luera, are returning to the Dawgs.

Crowson, a homegrown Dawgs Academy product, was the hero in 2024 as he belted a walk-off home run in Game 3 of the WCBL finals to complete the three-peat. During the regular season, Crowson hit .383 with 14 doubles and nine home runs while tallying 55 RBIs.

Infielder Ricardo Sanchez will be returning to the Okotoks Dawgs in 2025. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs

Sanchez, another product of the Dawgs Academy, has been a Swiss army knife defensively and a table setter for the Dawgs since 2019. During the 2024 regular season, he hit .320 with six doubles and a home run while collecting 15 RBIs and scoring 24 runs in just 28 games.

Right-hander Ashton Luera will be returning to the Okotoks Dawgs in 2025. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs

Luera was lights out as the Dawgs closer in 2024. During the regular season, he posted a 1.47 ERA and struck out 47 batters in 24 1/3 innings in 25 appearances.