The Okotoks Dawgs Academy team is heading south next month.
That would be the No. 3 ranked travel team in North America and the No. 1 ranked team in Canada by the Perfect Game Scouting Service.
Their fall ball schedule takes them into Utah, Washington and Oregon. They will play six games against Division I competition including five against Power 5 schools.
Read MoreFormer Etobicoke Rangers coach Bobby Hunter has passed away at the age of 72.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Guelph Royals beat the Hamilton Cardinals 16-8 on Tuesday night to keep their season alive. The Cardinals lead the best three-of-five series 2-1.
Read MoreJust like his dad, former big leaguer Ray Chadwick, Okotoks Dawgs Academy right-hander Tyrelle Chadwick (Kamloops, B.C.) is opening some eyes on the mound. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently spoke with the younger Chadwick.
Read MoreAfter finishing 19 games back of the Guelph Royals in the regular season, the Hamilton Cardinals will have the chance to eliminate the Royals from their IBL quarter-final with a win on Tuesday.
Read MoreBob Elliott recently caught up with pitchers Zak Szabo (Whitby, Ont.) and Matteo Pare (LaSalle, Ont.) at the JNT’s Selection camp for the WBSC U-18 World Cup, which will take place in Sarasota, Fla. from September 9 to September 18.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to storm back for a 7-6 win over the Barrie Baycats and sweep the best-of-five quarter-final Sunday afternoon at Christie Pits.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s top seed is off to the semifinal. The London Majors completed a sweep of the last-place Brantford Red Sox with a 23-4 win Sunday night at Labatt Park.
Read MoreMontreal Expos fan George Funnell Jr., who was an inspiration to many, passed away on Thursday at the age 68. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers Funnell Jr. in this article.
Read MoreOntario Terriers left-hander Luca Alagheband has committed to Harvard.
Read MoreClayton Loranger put together an All-Star season with his hometown West Coast League Edmonton Riverhawks. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with the young leadoff hitter to reflect on the campaign.
Read MoreManitoba baseball legend and 2008 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Gladwyn Scott passed away on Thursday at the age of 90.
Read MoreRobert Mullen’s one-out infield single scored Jakob Newton to give the London Majors a walk-off, 4-3 home win Thursday over Guelph and the IBL pennant and top seed entering playoffs.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s London Majors beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 on Tuesday to force a one-game playoff with the Guelph Royals for first place. The Majors will play the Royals tonight at Labatt Park in London, Ont.
Read MoreNine Ontario Terriers players are headed to the Canadian Futures Showcase that will take place in Ottawa from September 20 to September 24.
Read MoreFormer UBC Thunderbirds RHP Adam Maier (North Vancouver, BC), a seventh-round pick of the Atlanta Braves, and ex-Langley Blaze RHP Jacob Zibin (Langley, BC), a 10th-round selection of the Cleveland Guardians, each received $1.2 million signing bonuses to top all Canadian 2022 MLB draft picks.
Read MoreThe Etobicoke Rangers ran the table as they captured the 2022 COBA Major League playoff title at Greg Cranker Field at the 9th Line Sports Complex in Mississauga.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s regular season is going to extra innings. Welland and Guelph each finished the season with 31-11 records after winning Sunday afternoon, creating a two-way tie atop the standings. London could join them with a win Monday night in Toronto. The Majors and Maple Leafs were rained out Sunday.
Read MoreJoey Votto’s march toward 2,000 games played in the majors has been stalled by season-ending rotator-cuff surgery, but this is an occasion to pay tribute to one of the people who helped get him to where he is now — his Etobicoke Rangers coach Bob Smyth. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with Smyth.
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, summarizes what just might have been the greatest season in the history of the highly successful Okotoks Dawgs.
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