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McFarland: Dawgs aim to be good hosts and serious contenders at Road to Okotoks

“The game of baseball in Canada has come a long way since Tyler Hollick was a Dawgs Academy outfielder.

In fact, the current president of baseball operations says the current 18U Black squad would “wax” the Dawgs teams he played for 15 years ago.

It’s why he’s excited to see them put in the national spotlight with the upcoming The Road to Okotoks – the inaugural 16-team academy national championship culminating with the Morneau Cup being handed to the winners.

With the friendly amenities at Seaman Stadium and Tourmaline Field, Hollick says the Dawgs want to create something similar to the College World Series in Omaha or, as some people have started putting it, the “Memorial Cup of Baseball.”

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Betts: Abbotsford Cardinals a program on the rise heading into Road to Okotoks

“The Abbotsford Cardinals believe they can compete with the best programs in the country.

And what better opportunity to prove it than the Road to Okotoks national championship?

“Over the last few years, our program has grown significantly in numbers, as well as overall talent and performance,” Cardinals Director of Baseball Operations Max Ishikawa said.”

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