Okotok Dawgs alum Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) seems like a good bet to be selected in this year’s MLB draft after a strong season with the Southern Illinois Salukis. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Jonathan Hodgson recently caught up with Peters to talk about the promising young outfielder’s career path and his thoughts about the draft.
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“Nearly a year after last season was abruptly halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 NCAA Div. 1 baseball season kicks off this weekend. For Canadians Tyler Black (Toronto, Ont.) and Konner Piotto (Abbotsford, B.C.), it means a restart to their second seasons with Wright State University (Horizon League) where they have both stepped into leadership roles.”
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Longtime Abbotsford Cardinals coach Corey Eckstein is heading East to begin his new position as the Ontario Blue Jays’ director of player personnel, but he has established a bursary that will reward an Abbotsford Cardinals player each year.
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The legacy of Jonathan Cote will continue to impact the lives of others walking similar paths as his in a tangible way. Cote’s family recently announced the establishment of Angel 56 Foundation, created in honour of the former North Delta Blue Jays pitcher who passed away in 2018 from medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer, at age 22.
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The Okotoks Dawgs have re-signed four players from Mesa Community College in Arizona.
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Under the leadership of former Canadian Junior National Team member and Atlanta Braves draft pick, Lyall Foran, the Medicine Hat High School Baseball Institute is thriving. The high school club, which consists entirely of local players, has also become the first true high school team from Canada to travel to the United States to compete in the prestigious Mingo Bay Classic and San Diego Lions tournaments.
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There are many threads to former Canadian national team star Doug McPhail’s story, but the common thread never far from the center, has been baseball, including his newest chapter in Okotoks with the Dawgs Academy.
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The Okotoks Dawgs announced their first player signings for the 2019 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season on Monday. The club has secured commitments from junior college powerhouse Linn-Benton Community College in Oregon, including the re-signing of 2018 infielder Richard Mascarenas and right-handed pitcher Brock Townsend, as well as the addition of two newcomers, right-handed pitcher Daniel Ferrario and outfielder Jacob Melton.
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The Okotoks Dawgs are excited to share the news that Don Seaman, principal donor in the construction of Seaman Stadium and the Duvernay Fieldhouse, will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from his engineering alma mater, the University of Saskatchewan this summer.
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As he enters his third spring training and fourth professional season overall, former Okotoks Dawgs first baseman Bruce Yari (Waterloo, Ont.) still fondly remembers his time in Okotoks, and says his Dawgs experience has benefited him in his time as a Cincinnati Reds prospect.
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Okotoks, Alberta will step on to the national baseball stage this upcoming summer. The Okotoks Dawgs announced on Tuesday that Okotoks, Alberta has been named as the host city for the 2019 Baseball Canada National Women’s Championship, which will take place this July 4-7.
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He is as well-travelled as just about anybody over the course of his 10-year career in professional baseball, but Brazil is a new one for veteran infielder Wes Darvill (Richmond, BC). The 27-year-old has played 10 seasons in professional baseball and is a member of Canada’s Senior National Team for the Pan Am Games Qualification Tournament taking place this week in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) is entering spring training a year older, a year wiser, and with a renewed conviction to strive for greatness. The Canadian right-hander, who won’t turn 22 until August, is already gearing up for his second major league spring training with the Atlanta Braves. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Jonathan Hodgson recently spoke with Soroka about the young righty’s journey to the big leagues and his expectations for the 2019 season.
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The North Delta Blue Jays of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) have announced that they will retire jersey number 56 worn by their former left-hander Jonathan Cote who passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. The team will also erect a banner in his memory, and have established the Jonathan Cote / North Delta Blue Jays Scholarship.
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Adaptation has proven to be no problem for southpaw Conor Lillis-White (Etobicoke, Ont.) to this point in his career, and he’s facing more as he heads south to Arizona for his fourth spring training as a professional, but his first as a member of the Chicago Cubs organization.
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Okotoks Dawgs managing director John Ircandia is No. 15 on the 2018 CBN Most Influential Canadians in baseball list. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Jonathan Hodgson talks to Ircandia about his accomplishments and about his role in building the powerhouse Dawgs franchise.
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Calgary native Jordan Procyshen will strap on the catcher’s gear again this spring with new colours, as he announced on his personal twitter page on Wednesday that he has signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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UBC Thunderbirds and Okotoks Dawgs alum Conor Lillis-White (Toronto, Ont.) was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Canadian Baseball Network writer Jonathan Hodgson has the details.
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The Okotoks Dawgs announced their 2009 Hall of Fame class on Friday.
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Baseball fans have seen plenty of talented pitchers toe the rubber on the mound at Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, since its opening in 2007, but without a doubt, Andrew Kittredge stood out. In 2017, the now 28-year old right-hander became the second Dawgs alumnus to play in the major leagues when he got the call from the Tampa Bay Rays in July of that season.
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