Elliott: Okotoks Dawgs 2018 summit resulted in changes ... and titles
“The G7 Leaders’ Summit was held in Alberta last week.
We saw the police presence at the airport, helicopters circling and extra security staying at the hotel. And maybe in a few years we’ll see how successful the meeting at nearby Kananaskis was.
The results came in a few years ago from the Okotoks Dawgs 2018 summit. The Edmonton Prospects had eliminated the Dawgs in the summer college league playoffs by a 2-1 score in the decisive game. That meant three Dawgs playoff exits courtesy of Edmonton in three strait summers.
Dawgs founding father John Ircandia called a meeting for the next morning Aug. 4, a Saturday. More than one coach wondered “could we be all fired?”
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Castaldo, Payano receive IBL's Player of the Week honours
Jordan Castaldo and Victor Payano have been named Intercounty Baseball League Player and Pitcher of the Week respectively.
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Clarke wins MLB's Play of the Week for record fourth consecutive week
Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) has won MLB’s Electric Play of the Week for a record fourth consecutive week after he made another diving play for the Athletics on June 20.
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Shushkewich: Cerkownyk put down proper fingers in Tigers Complex no-no
“History was made in the backfields of the Philadelphia Phillies’ spring training grounds on the weekend.
Tigers catcher Brady Cerkownyk was posing for post-game pictures after the seven-inning affair was in the books as his Detroit Tigers no-hit the Phillies in a Florida Complex League game.”
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Verge: Two-way player Dugdale a key to Blaze’s success
“The connection is magic.
That chemistry, combined with the talent of the 2025 Langley Blaze has helped power them to the best start they’ve had since the program's inception in 2001, said head coach Jamie Bodaly.”
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CBN Minor League Player of the Week — Matt Coutney
Parkland Twins and St. Francis Academy grad Matt Coutney (Wetaskiwin, Alta.) belted three home runs and topped all Canadians in the affiliated minor league ranks with a .941 slugging percentage and 1.525 OPS in six games for the Los Angeles Angels’ High-A Tri-City Dust Devils last week. For his efforts, he has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week (June 17 to June 22).
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Holyk shines for Titans in loss
The Ottawa Titans lost 7-2 to the New York Boulders on Sunday, despite a 2-for-3 performance from Tim Holyk (Victoria, B.C.).
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Dawgs lose to Bulls despite strong start by Gurr
The Okotoks Dawgs fell 7–2 to the Lethbridge Bulls on Sunday afternoon, managing a pair of late runs after being held scoreless through the first six innings.
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Cerny's four hits help propel Titans to victory
Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) had four hits to help lead the Ottawa Titans to a 13-10 win over the New York Boulders on Saturday night.
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McFarland: Pitching in WCBL Rural Roots Classic was homecoming for Benton
“It was a homecoming Max Benton didn’t think he would ever make.
The Lethbridge Bulls starting pitcher toed the rubber at Doug Lehman Field in Oyen for the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Rural Roots Classic, where he had done it many times before as a member of the Badlands Baseball Academy.
Sitting down Sylvan Lake’s Noah Konings, Simon Baker and Bryce Turner in order to start the game, it was as if he had never left.
Benton cruised the rest of the way, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out five in six innings to pick up the win in a 19-11 victory in front of 550 fans.”
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BWDIK: Brash, Clapp, Clarke, Naylor, O'Neill, Smith, Soroka, Stottlemyre
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Denzel Clarke, Josh Naylor, Matt Brash, Cade Smith and Todd Stottlemyre.
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Brudnicki: Clarke has been "electric" in centre field for Athletics
Superstar scribe Alexis Brudnicki, who is now a lawyer is Kansas City, makes her return to the Canadian Baseball Network with this feature article about Toronto Mets and Junior National Team alum Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) who has wowed almost everyone in Major League Baseball with his defense in centre field for the Athletics.
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Cerny, Sanford lead Titans to win
Canadians Victor Cerny (Winnipeg, Man.) and Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) helped lead the Ottawa Titans to an 11-8 win over the New York Boulders on Friday.
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Clark: UBC's Domingo heating up for Padres’ Lake Elsinore affiliate
“Canadian right-handed pitcher Vicarte “Vic” Domingo is in Lake Elsinore and excited to be a pro ball player.
Not too long ago, these dreams seemed unattainable to the Domingo (Vancouver, BC), 22.”
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Estey: Gold Bat honours to Sarnia's charge of the Hit Brigade
“The Sarnia Brigade came within a game of winning the Canadian Amateur Baseball Central Gold Bat Tournament in 2024, but fell short in the final to the eventual provincial champion Newmarket Hawks.
This year, a different year, the host club would not be denied as they won the Gold Bat title with a 5-2 win over the Windsor Stars in the tournament finale at Stan Slack Field at Errol Russell Park on Sunday afternoon. “
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Elliott: Remembering the good doctor, Doc Taylor
Bob Elliott pays tribute to former big league reliever, longtime Toronto Blue Jays doctor and his friend Ron Taylor.
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Elliott: Logan brothers enjoyed their Dawg day
Okotoks Dawgs catcher Chase Logan (Oyen, Alta.) got to celebrate his big brother Gavin’s promotion to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ triple-A Reno Aces in the Dawgs’ coaches room at Seaman Stadium after Wednesday’s game. Bob Elliott was there to document the scene.
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Goldeyes to host National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on Saturday
The Winnipeg Goldeyes, in partnership with Perimeter Aviation and Manitoba Blue Cross, will host National Indigenous Peoples Day on Saturday, June 21 at Blue Cross Park.
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Shushkewich: No sophomore slump for Guardians' Smith
After an outstanding rookie season in 2024, right-hander Cade Smith (Abbotsford, B.C.) has been superb again out of the bullpen for the Cleveland Guardians in 2025, writes the Canadian Baseball Network’s Tyson Shushkewich.
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Elliott: Dawgs Tucker climbed from Mount Pearl to Seaman Stadium mound
“The joint was jumping.
Speakers at Seaman Stadium were blasting “Heave Away” by The Fables, the Celtic rock band from St. John’s, Newfoundland, as reliever Chase Tucker took his warm-up tosses.
The Fort McMurray Giants had a man on third as Tucker (Mount Pearl, Nfld.), replaced Josh Mills and made his first pitch.
Tucker heaved it all the way to the backstop with the runner scoring easily from third.
Lord liftin’ as a Newfoundlander might say.”
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