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Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast
Celebrating Alberta’s past, present and future in baseball. Hear from the players, coaches, officials and others involved in the game, as well as the latest news and notes from around the sport in our province.
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Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #370: Greg Hamilton, Jordan Procyshen, Adam Macko & Matt Wilkinson
We now know who will represent Canada at the World Baseball Classic. All rosters were unveiled during a special broadcast last Thursday night. Led by manager…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #369: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2026
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled its Class of 2026 and it’s an excellent group to be celebrated on June 20th in St. Mary’s, Ontario…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #368: Tyler Hollick, Riley Wolbeck & Nathan Flewelling
With a busy couple of weeks coming up, we're getting this episode out a couple of days early. Hear from Tyler Hollick of the Okotoks Dawgs as they have plenty…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #367: Matt Coutney & Thomas Ireland
We head to the minor leagues for a pair of fantastic conversations this week. Hear from Wetaskiwin's Matt Coutney as he continues to make a name for himself in…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #366: Steve Hildebrand, Eric Hartman & Tyler Heineman
It's good to be back! The 2026 season of ADS: The Podcast gets underway in a big way with a trio of fantastic guests. We hear from Steve Hildebrand of the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast2026 Podcast Season Announcement
If you thought 2025 was a busy year for baseball in our provinces with all kinds of highlights, we have no doubt that 2026 will be even better. With a wide…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #365: The 2025 Season Finale
It's finally here! Thank you for your patience as Joe battled through a sickness recently, which led to a delay in the final episode of the 2025 season. He…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #364: Justin Morneau
He’s a man who really needs no introduction. Justin Morneau is a former MLB MVP, All-Star, Silver Slugger, Batting Champ and more. The New Westminster, B.C…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #363: Celebrating the 2025 Baseball Alberta Awards
It was a packed house at the Wyndham Edmonton Hotel and Conference Centre, as the best of the year were celebrated. From players and coaches to volunteers and…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #362: Madison Willan, Sydney Barry, Braidy Birdsall & Addie Ziebart
It was an historic week as the Women's Pro Baseball League held its first-ever draft to start putting rosters together for its inaugural season. A total of 120…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #361: Josh Mills, Taylor Schueller & Dane Tofteland
What a year it’s been for all three of our guests this week. Dawgs Academy hurler Josh Mills (Leduc) played for Alberta at the Canada Summer Games, the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #360: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Part 2
After unfortunately missing this year's special Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony, we circled back to bring you some conversations…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #359: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Part 1
After unfortunately missing this year's special Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony, we circled back to bring you some conversations…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #358: Celebrating the 2025 Baseball Sask Awards
Baseball Sask celebrated the best of 2025 with its annual awards banquet on Oct. 18 and we bring you a trio of the winners on this week's show. Hear from Male…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #357: Gavin Logan
it’s admittedly been a while since we last caught up with Oyen’s Gavin Logan. After being selected in the ninth round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Arizona…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #356: Garrett Hawkins
Garrett Hawkins may have had one of the more unforgettable 2025 seasons of anyone out there. Fresh off Tommy John surgery, which sidelined him for most of 2023…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #355: Celebrating the WCBL Awards
We're back after a week hiatus to bring you all the news and notes from the baseball world in Alberta as the season winds down. Then we take a look at the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #354: Tyler Hollick, Daril Rodriguez, Jayden Kane & Jaxson Smith Peterson
The baseball season might be winding down, but still plenty to talk about. We start with Wednesday’s big news from Baseball Canada that the inaugural Morneau…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #353: Shane Dawson, Jr.
It's been a while since we've done a one-guest episode, but when a former Toronto Blue Jays prospect comes calling, especially when the current team is almost…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #352: Abby Szilagyi, Zach MacDonald & Mitchell Rauckman
The season might be winding down but there's still plenty to talk about and several athletes we want to introduce you to before the year is up. We get through…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #351: Ethan Renaud, Rogan Rivard & Reece Hemmerling
We take a look back at a busy week of news before hearing from another trio of great guests. We get to know Dawgs Academy utilityman Ethan Renaud (Okotoks) and…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #350: Sydney Klebanosky, Tyson Kajmowicz & Ethian Mayuk
We take a look back at another busy week of baseball as we look at some of the big pro storylines as well as the national championship season wrapping up. Then…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #349: Kevin Kvame, Dayne Liske & Nolan Dezotell
The summer college season has wrapped up and national champions are coming to a close, but that doesn't mean we don't have plenty to talk about around the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #348: WCBL Champions - The Regina Red Sox
The 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League championship was a baseball lover's dream as it had a little bit of everything from start to finish including lead…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #347: WCBL Championship Preview
For the first time in franchise history, the Sylvan Lake Gulls are heading to the Western Canadian Baseball League championship. After three years of…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #346: WCBL Division Finals Preview
And then there were four. The Western Canadian Baseball League first round is now complete and the division finals are set. For a fourth year in a row, the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #345: WCBL Playoff Preview, Jace Richardson & Addie Ziebart
Welcome to the Championship Season for baseball in Western Canada! We get through a dugout full of news before we chat with Ian Wilson to preview the first…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #344: Gabe Fink, Brady Bye & Mitch "Big Bear" Schmidt
We do the best we can in getting all caught up on the news from the past couple of weeks, including a couple of late-breaking MLB trades involving Calgary's…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #343: WCBL All-Star Game Extravaganza Part #2
As host of the broadcast during the Western Canadian Baseball League's mid-summer classic, it gave Joe McFarland the opportunity to chat with the movers and…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #342: WCBL All-Star Game Extravaganza Part #1
We take a look back at the 2025 WCBL All-Star Game at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks. Hear from new Home Run Derby champion Matt Rhoades of the Fort McMurray…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #341: Zane Skansi, Ethan Menard, Brooke Forslund & Stone Foster
We get back into our regular routine with plenty of news and notes off the top of the show. Then we go "In The Dugout" as Ian Wilson chats with WCBL All-Stars…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #340: Micah Dvorak, Blake Johnson, Carter Claerhout, Ryan Dauphinee & Rhys Whiteford
Joe's on vacation in B.C. this week, so we don't have the regular news and notes off the top of the show, but we still have five outstanding guests from Ian…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #339: Carter Roth, Kai Langford, Brett Getz, Ethan Webster & Calum Andersen
It has been a very busy couple of weeks in Alberta’s baseball world. We get through some of the big storylines before sitting down with a handful of guests…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #338: National Girls in Baseball Week
This is a special edition of the show as we are dedicating it entirely to Baseball Canada’s National Girls in Baseball Week. This is such a great opportunity…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #337: Regina Red Sox Announcement + Simon Baker, Brandon Paez & Easton Kitura
It was another week for baseball on the prairies, highlighted by a major announcement by the Regina Red Sox. We take a listen to what was said during last…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #336: Celebrating the WCBL's Rural Roots Classic
It was a fantastic weekend to celebrate the past, showcase the present and inspire the future of baseball in Oyen. The WCBL's first Rural Roots Baseball…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #335: Evan Morrison, Hunter Jones, Lou Anderson & Evan Wilde
Time to get back into our Thursday routine after a crazy few weeks with the CCBC World Series and our WCBL Season Preview Extravaganza(s). We get you all…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #334: WCBL West Division Season Preview Extravaganza
The Western Canadian Baseball League season is almost here! 12 teams will be vying for the right to hoist the Harry Hallis Trophy this summer and we wanted to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #333: WCBL East Division Season Preview Extravaganza
The Western Canadian Baseball League season is almost here! 12 teams will be vying for the right to hoist the Harry Hallis Trophy this summer and we wanted to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #332: Coyotes Claim CCBC Championship
For the first time since 2022, the Okanagan College Coyotes are Canadian College Baseball Conference champions. After finishing second in the circuit during…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #331: Ray Brown
He really needs no introduction. The native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Ray Brown was drafted in the 60th round of the 1969 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #330: Preston Tocheniuk, Adam Rowland & Chris Menard
It was another big week for baseball in Alberta. We give you updates on Michael Soroka, Matt Lloyd, Cohen Achen, the college ranks and much more. Then we sit…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #329: Jaden Babiuk, Reece Helland & Kam Sparrowhawk
Plenty of news coming from MLB, MILB, CCBC, US college ranks, WCBL and Baseball Alberta this week, so we recap it all. Then we catch up with Valley City State…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #328: Brett Potter, Brendan Clelland & Ayden Makarus
We take a look back at a busy week in the baseball world around Alberta including a big promotion for Calgary's Cohen Achen. Then we sit down with University…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #327: Nash Crowell, Nate Garth & Adam Beamin
For the second-straight week, we start the show off with a record-breaker. Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs slugger Nash Crowell is now the home run king at…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #326: Logan Grant, Ben Prediger & Solomon Searle
What a week it was for Dawgs Academy grad and Okotoks Dawgs standout Logan Grant (Chestermere) as he hit home run #45 of his career at Bellevue University to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #325: Matthew Ridsdale & Alex Jensen
We put the wraps on a really busy week of baseball action at virtually every level, then sit down for a chat with Edmonton Collegiate Hawks hurler Matthew…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #324: The MLB Opening Day Spectacular
It's here! It's finally here! MLB Opening Day is today (Thursday) so we take the opportunity to talk to some of our insiders about the Alberta products down…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #323: The 2025 CCBC Season Preview Extravaganza
It's Opening Weekend for the Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) season and it also marks the circuit's 25th anniversary. Just like last year, we have…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #322: Ryan Kwasnycia, Kai Rempel & Leo Griffin
We have a trio of US college freshmen who are looking to make big first impressions. Ryan Kwasnissia of AHP Academy and Stony Plain is at Pratt Community…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #321: The Return of Jamie Campbell
Our guest this week really doesn’t need an introduction. Jamie Campbell has been the host of Blue Jays Central on Sportsnet for years now. He’s also a former…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode #320: Remembering Foothills Stadium
It's been a long time coming, but Foothills Stadium is finally being torn down. The home of the Calgary Cardinals, Expos, Cannons, Outlaws, Vipers, Bucks…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 319: Indian Head Rockets & Amber Valley Baseball Team
We commemorate Black History Month by paying tribute to two Western Canadian teams known for their skill, style and swagger. The Indian Head Rockets and Amber…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 318: Austin Collins, Willis Simair & Mike Steed
We make our way through a lengthy list of news items then welcome a trio of great guests to the show. We start things off with Dawgs Academy hurler and Central…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 317: The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025
We're proud to bring you a very special edition of the show this week as we celebrate the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025. Toronto Blue Jays…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 316: Kingston Besuijen, Tanner Morrow & Tanner Spencer
It's been a busy week for baseball in Alberta, so plenty of storylines to pass your way in the news. Then we have a trio of great conversations to get you into…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 315: A Tribute to New PBA Hall of Famer Todd Hubka
This is a special edition of the show that we are dropping on this Tuesday as, over the weekend, Prairie Baseball Academy held its annual banquet and…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 314: Stubby Clapp
He is a Canadian baseball legend and the first base coach of the St. Louis Cardinals. We are, of course, talking about Stubby Clapp. A true “Mr. Hustle” for…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 313: Matt Lloyd, Adam Macko & Matt Coutney
Welcome to the start of the 2025 podcast season! As always, we start off with some of the big news items from the past few weeks, then we head to the minor…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast2025 Podcast Season Announcement
We are excited to announce the first official episode of the 2025 baseball season will be hitting the airwaves on January 23! 2024 was an outstanding year and…