“This really is Wild Rose country.
It says so on every license plate in the province.
And it has said so for years at Seaman Stadium, home of the Okotoks Dawgs.
Aidan Rose plays second base for the Okotoks Dawgs in the Western Canadian Baseball League. And before that Rose (Calgary, Alta.) joined the Dawgs Academy at age 12 from the Rocky Mountain Little League. So, this season with the college team represents his 11th in a Dawgs uniform.”
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League announced their Player and Pitcher of the Week honours on Tuesday.
Read MoreThe Intercounty Baseball League’s Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will honour longtime major league executive Doug Melvin prior to their game tonight against the London Majors.
Read More“Time sure flies when you’re having fun.
Elemer Jerkovits has found a home behind the plate and all around the diamond as an umpire in Saskatchewan for 50 years.
As he suited up to be a field umpire in the Regina Red Sox home opener against the Swift Current 57’s on May 29, the Regina native was overcome with the feeling of gratitude.”
Read MoreSeven players with Canadian connections are among the 322 invited to the MLB draft combine June 17-21 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.
Read MoreRegina-based Queen City Sports & Entertainment Group has signed a deal to acquire 100% of the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Regina Red Sox.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs cruised to an 8-3 win over the Energy City Cactus Rats on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs registered a 3-2 walk-off win over the Energy City Cactus Rats on Saturday at Seaman Stadium.
Read More“Four of the top eight performers at the Perfect Game Canadian National Championship Tour in 18U and 16U divisions wore Ontario Blue Jays uniforms.
The successful event was staged at Royal Field and Field of Dreams Park in Thames Centre, as well as various other parks in the London area.”
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs lost 5-4 to the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Friday night.
Read More“Never underestimate the value of the willingness to compete in sport.
You can add the current St. Charles College team to the list of potential testimonials.
While the Cardinals have arguably taken more talented teams to OFSAA Regional playdowns in years gone by, it wasn’t until last week that an SCC squad battled their way through Stage I to take their place in the final four.”
Read MoreThe Terriers 16U team went 6-0 en route to winning the Perfect Game All Prospects World Series in Cincinnati, Ohio over the weekend.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Moose Jaw Miller Express 11-9 on Thursday night.
Read MoreToronto Maple Leafs slugger Marcus Knecht (Toronto, Ont.) has been named Intercounty Baseball League Batter of the Week, while Chatham Barnstormers closer Garret Day (Chatham, Ont.) has been named the IBL’s co-Pitcher of the Week.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs lost 12-11 to the Moose Jaw Miller Express in 10 innings on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs defeated the Sylvan Lake Gulls 5-2 at Seaman Stadium on Tuesday.
Read More“Twelve-year-old Newfoundlander Cailen Angnatok has yet to hit a home run.
But the bat, ball and glove he went home with thanks to an equipment drive for their small northern community, will mean he’s that much closer to crushing one out of the park.
“Do you think you're going to hit a home run someday?” asked his physical education teacher Matthew Mercer, who contacted vice president of the Paradise Minor Baseball Association, Susan Pennell, about setting up the drive.
“Yeah,” Cailen replied, a student at Jens Haven Memorial School.
The equipment will benefit Cailen and many other kids in the community of Nain, with some of the gear being kept at the school for kids from kindergarten to Grade 12 to use, and the rest going home with them so they can practice baseball on their own. “
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs edged the Energy City Cactus Rats 5-4 in Western Canadian Baseball League action on Sunday.
Read MoreWith a one-run lead in the bottom of the sixth, the Brewers Langley Blaze’s Keenan Parker stepped in and blasted a grand slam to shut the door on the host Great Lake Canadians in an eventual 8-3 win. With the victory, the Blaze captured the first Perfect Game Canadian Championship Tour title.
Read More“When they galloped onto Saskatchewan's baseball scene, you did not want to lock horns with Oyen.
The Pronghorns, the lone Alberta representative in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League (SMBL), joined the six-team circuit in 1993 and came ready to play.
Doug Lehman - who now has a ball diamond named after him in Oyen - and Doug Jones, who is currently the mayor of the town, were among those who helped give the team its start in the SMBL.”
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