“When he looks back on 2023, Tristan Peters says it was a good year, but he believes he can have an even better one.
The Winkler, Manitoba native seems poised for another jump in his professional baseball journey, potentially setting himself up for a Major League Baseball (MLB) call-up, after what can only be described as a whirlwind last 12 months.”
Read MoreJoe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look back at the ill-fated Canadian Baseball league 20 years after it folded.
Read MoreAlberta Dugout Stories shares their 2023 All-WCBL Team that includes a 26-man roster of standout players.
Read MoreAlberta Dugout Stories has unveiled their 2023 All-College Team.
Read MoreJoe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, summarizes the recent winners at Baseball Alberta’s annual awards banquet.
Read More“If you would have told Matt Lloyd about the trials and tribulations he would see in 2023, he might not have believed you.
Coming off an injury-shortened 2022 season with the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, the Dawgs Academy grad was hoping to continue to climb up the Cincinnati Reds’ depth chart.
However, he was released during Spring Training and ended up finding a home with the Sioux City Explorers of the independent American Association.
Instead of getting down on himself, Lloyd put together a great season with the Explorers and was a key member of Canada’s roster at the Pan Am Qualifier in Argentina.”
Read MoreCalgary’s Michael Soroka saw it all in his eight years in the Atlanta Braves organization. He’ll start a new chapter of his baseball career in the Windy City, after he was dealt to the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has more about Soroka’s baseball odyssey.
Read More“Levi Moon never thought he’d ever get bitten by the travel bug.
What started as a one-year experiment for the Red Deer native has turned into several seasons of jet-setting around Europe playing baseball.
After stops in Germany, Austria and Australia, he has spent the past two summers in Sweden with the Stockholm Monarchs.”
Read More“Harold Northcott still has it.
Nearly 30 years after first stepping onto the rubber at Eastern Oregon University, the Clive, Alberta native found himself pitching in relief at the Mountaineers Alumni Game.
And just like he did all those years ago, Northcott left opposing batters shaking their heads as he worked a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout, fly out and ground out.
The lefthander was back at his alma mater as he was being inducted into the EOU Athletics Hall of Fame, where he compiled an 18-9 record while earning the nickname “The Giant Killer” for big wins over PAC-10 schools like Washington State University and Eastern Washington University.”
Read MoreWhere was the first minor league affiliate of the National League champion Arizona Diamondbacks established? The answer is in Lethbridge, Alta., in 1996. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the story.
Read MoreThe Edmonton Prospects will be back in the Western Canadian Baseball League next summer, but they will at least begin the season playing in Sherwood Park rather than in their brand new park in Spruce Grove. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
Read More“Sitting in the stands of a hockey rink as a scout, Josh Burgmann says he’s really happy with how life has turned out.
It’s a far cry from his days as a baseball player, rising through the ranks of the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball to the University of Washington before being drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2019 and embarking on his professional career.”
Read More“He might not have realized it when the plans were first put in place, but Brett Getz will be bringing a Little League World Series vibe to the Blue Jays Academy Canadian Futures Showcase.
The Vauxhall Academy of Baseball product stayed in touch with several of his tournament teammates from across Canada when they played in Ottawa last year.
Instead of trading pins like they do in Williamsport, Getz says they will all come bearing gifts for each other in the form of swag from their hometowns when they arrive in Toronto for the Sept. 19-23 showcase at Rogers Centre.”
Read More“Cydnie Moore must be looking forward to her next trip to the Maritimes to play baseball.
She must also have to pack light, knowing she will likely be bringing back some hardware to lug around the airports.
The Calgary product has put the finishing touches on what turned into a great summer where she helped Alberta earn bronze as a player at the Open Women’s National Championship in Halifax and Upper Sackville, Nova Scotia and as a coach at the 16U Girls National Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.”
Read MoreEdmonton Riverhawks right-hander Halen Knoll (Edmonton, Alta.) has been named the West Coast League Pitcher of the Year. It was an honour that caught the young righty by surprise. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke with Knoll.
Read MoreWilliam Gardner, the Okotoks Dawgs’ vice president, director and pre-game ceremony host, called Dawgs fans “the greatest in all of baseball.” And those fans played a big role in the Dawgs’ home field, Seaman Stadium, being recently named top summer collegiate stadium by Ballpark Digest. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke with Gardner about the honour.
Read MoreThe Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game, hosted at Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs, was a huge success again this year. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look at what might be next for the WCBL’s Midsummer Classic.
Read MoreSixteen-year-old Sydney Barry (Fort McMurray, Alta.) started and turned in a fantastic 108-pitch performance as Alberta edged the hosts from Nova Scotia 5-4 to claim a bronze medal at the Women’s Nationals in Nova Scotia.
Read MoreJavier De Alejandro wanted to provide more than just a solid performance for his team.
The Lethbridge Bulls starter went into the July 19 matchup with the Brooks Bombers wanting to do something special for his dad, Juan, who was celebrating his birthday.
He did something special, indeed. He threw a no-hitter.
Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the story.
Read More“Logan Grant admits he’s not the best cook, so getting to play close to home for the first time in a few years has been a nice treat.
He grew up in the Dawgs Academy program in Okotoks before heading off to school at Bismarck State College and, most recently, Bellevue University.
After successful stints with the Sylvan Lake Gulls in 2021 and the Swift Current 57s in 2022, he’s back in the friendly confines of Seaman Stadium as part of the Okotoks Dawgs, a team he always wanted to play for.
“It’s unbelievable being able to be on this side of it,” Grant told Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast. “Watching those players growing up, it’s super-cool getting to do what they got to do.”
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