Kauffman, Machej homer in Dawgs’ 11-1 rout of Mavericks

The Okotoks Dawgs downed the Medicine Hat Mavericks 11-1 on Wednesday night. Photo: Okotoks Dawgs

July 15, 2026

By Rhett Vasseur

Okotoks Dawgs

Okotoks, Alta. – The Okotoks Dawgs put on a show on Wednesday night in front of a packed Seaman Stadium crowd of 6,233 fans when they defeated the Medicine Hat Mavericks 11-1.

It was a game the Dawgs led most of the way after an eight-run third inning.

The Opening Ceremonies for The Road to Okotoks tournament were held before the game, where each of the 16 teams were introduced to the crowd.

The Dawgs’ offence was led by Landon Kauffman (Vancouver, B.C.) who had a home run and two RBIs.

Jacob Wrubleski (Okotoks, Alta.) came up big as well, going 3-for-4 with a run scored.

Matt Evans (Tillsonburg, Ont.) also came through with a pair of hits to drive in two runs, while Eric Machej (Edmonton, Alta.) clubbed a pinch-hit home run in his first game of the season for the Dawgs.

On the mound, Tyson Willis started and went six strong innings, allowing just one run and striking out three. Logan Rumberg (Saskatoon, Sask.) came on to work a scoreless seventh.

Lincoln Berg then closed out the contest by fanning two batters while pitching a scoreless ninth.

With the win, the division-leading Dawgs improved to 27-10 on the year.

The Dawgs will now head out on the road to take on the Sylvan Lake Gulls on Thursday.