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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 194: Amar Mahmood
The countdown is on to the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Four cities will host the tournament from March 8th-21st. Canada will be in tough in Pool C with the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 193: Clayton Loranger
2022 will be remembered as the first season with the Edmonton Riverhawks of the West Coast League. In the ultra-competitive North Division, the Riverhawks made…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 192: Dawgs Claim 2022 WCBL Championship
For a sixth time in franchise history, the Okotoks Dawgs are the top dogs of the Western Canadian Baseball League. In front of a packed Seaman Stadium, the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 191: 2022 Canadian Little League Championships
What a week it was in Calgary for the Canadian Little League Championships. Not only was the weather fantastic, but the baseball was second-to-none as teams…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 190: Tyrelle Chadwick
This week, we take a look back at a great accomplishment by Dawgs Academy’s 18U Black squad. They headed south of the border for a few tournaments over the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 189: Drafted - Gavin Logan
What a year it’s been for Gavin Logan. The Oyen, Alberta product and Dawgs Academy grad took full advantage of being the starting catcher for Oregon State…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 188: WCBL All-Star Game Spectacular
Words probably can’t describe the feeling everyone had Saturday night after witnessing the Western Canadian Baseball League’s All-Star Game festivities in…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 187: Drafted - Matt Coutney
Three days. 30 teams. 20 rounds. 616 baseball prospects chosen in the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft. Among them, 15 Canadians including two from Alberta…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 186: Nathan Stark
It’s been a long couple of years without WCBL baseball in a trio of Alberta communities. Over the past few episodes, we’ve chatted with hometown athletes Dax…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 185: Sean Dunn
Talk about a homecoming for Sean Dunn. The Fort McMurray product has been chomping at the bit to get back onto the field with his hometown Giants in the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 184: Justin King
Justin King might be the king of self-awareness. As a young multi-sport athlete, he admits he realized one day he wasn’t the fastest skater, so he decided to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 183: Dax Wandler
It’s been a long road back to the diamond for Dax Wandler. The Brooks Bombers infielder last appeared in the Western Canadian Baseball League in 2019, hitting…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 182: Fisticuffs at Foothills
The Battle of Alberta might be one of the most heated rivalries in all of pro sports. The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers have hated each other from the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 181: JUCO World Series Champions
There have been plenty of great storylines about Alberta baseball products doing big things in US college programs this spring. One of those has been watching…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 180: Brendan Luther
No rest for the wicked if the wicked’s name is Brendan Luther. The Ontario product who now calls Western Canada home spent the spring at Okanagan College…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 179: Play Ball!
The 2022 Western Canadian Baseball League season is upon us! We've been showcasing the Alberta teams with previews on our website, and the architect who has…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 178: Cassie Matlock
Cassie Matlock has been willing to do anything and go anywhere to play softball. Growing up in Edmonton, there weren’t a ton of options for her, so she went…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 177: Noah Geekie
Athletic excellence is in the genes of the Geekie family. Three brothers – Morgan, Noah and Conor – grew up playing hockey in the winter and baseball in the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 176: Matt Coutney
There’s a new home run king at Old Dominion University and he’s from our province. Wetaskiwin’s Matt Coutney went yard twice against Florida Atlantic on April…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 175: Tom Poole
Like Erik Sabrowski, Aidan Huggins, Evan Wilde and several other Albertans over the last few years, Tom Poole is making a name for himself this spring with the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 174: Matt Wilkinson
There is plenty to get excited about in watching Alberta-born and trained athletes excel at major US programs. Matt Coutney is hitting everything he sees at…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 173: Cam Williams
We put the wraps on our Canadian College Baseball Conference preview episodes this week by chatting with University of Calgary Dinos bench boss Cam Williams…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 172: Jake Lanferman
We continue our look at the three Alberta-based teams from the Canadian College Baseball Conference this week and we’re going from the seasoned veteran in Todd…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 171: Todd Hubka
The Canadian College Baseball Conference kicks off its first spring season since 2019 this weekend. The 2020 season was turfed in the initial aftermath of the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastA Special Thank You
March 31 marks the anniversary of the debut of Alberta Dugout Stories. It was years in the making, thanks to several stops at Calgary pubs talking about…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 170: Gavin Logan
Gavin Logan is no stranger to the open road. Raised on a farm outside Oyen, he commuted to town as well as Consort to play his minor ball, before heading west…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 169: Brett Platts
We would be shocked if Brett Platts wasn’t nicknamed “Coffee.” Not only does enjoy the hot beverage a “lot” by his estimation, he would also need it with how…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 168: Jason Chatwood
Jason Chatwood has seemingly become Mr. Baseball in Central Alberta. He’s the lead instructor and coach at St. Joseph High School Academy in Red Deer, he does…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 167: Taylor Burns
Taylor Burns might be the most-active social media presence in Alberta baseball circles. Not only known for his takes on his beloved Edmonton Oilers, Burns has…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 166: Black History Month - ”Cool Papa” Bell & Dick Brookins
February marks Black History Month, and over the last few weeks, we’ve had social media posts about past stories on legendary baseball players who broke the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 165: Chris Reitsma
He was the first Canadian to be selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft, taken 34th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the 1996 Draft…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 164: Luxon Glor
Luxon Glor has been named an All-American multiple times, he’s broken school and conference records at the University of Mary and has been named a conference…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 163: Jim Henderson
It has been a meteoric rise up the coaching ranks for Calgary’s Jim Henderson. A 26th round draft pick of the Montreal Expos back in 2003, the hard-throwing…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 162: Alejo Lopez
Alejo Lopez made history last summer as being the first position player from Dawgs Academy in Okotoks to make it to the big leagues. The Mexico City native…
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2022 Podcast Season Announcement
It's the news many of you have been waiting for! The new season of Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast will begin... Sorry, you'll have to listen to find out…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 161: 2021 Year in Review
That's it. That's all. See ya later, 2021! It was definitely a time. We have now arrived at the season finale of Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast. It's a…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 160: Keith Comstock
Keith Comstock was a fifth round pick of the California Angels back in 1976. He went onto spend 16 years in pro baseball, including six in the majors. Near the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 159: Ethan Elias
Many coaches and mentors in Alberta's baseball community, including Ethan Elias, believe that success breeds success. After being drafted by the Chicago Cubs…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 158: Mike Frostad
Calling the last few weeks a "whirlwind" might be an understatement for Mike Frostad. It started with unexpected playoff run by his Atlanta Braves that…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 157: Celebrating Jimmy Rattlesnake
In an era where fans packed ballparks by the thousands to watch games and tournaments, Jimmy Rattlesnake was a headliner. His reputation was second-to-none…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 156: Greg Morrison
Greg Morrison has seen baseball in Medicine Hat from almost every angle imaginable. From a young player in the American Legion to winning a Pioneer League…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 155: Dane Tofteland
Dane Tofteland has had quite the adventurous last few years in baseball. After setting records despite several injuries in his time with Indiana State…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 154: Jordan Procyshen
Jordan Procyshen admits the last few years have been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride. The Calgary product was a 14th round pick of the Boston Red Sox in…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 153: ”Going The Distance” Author Willie Steele
With the baseball season coming to an end here in Alberta, we thought we’d switch things up on this episode to bring on someone we’ve wanted to chat with for a…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 152: Carson Hindmarsh
Much like our last few podcast guests, Carson Hindmarsh has had himself a busy summer. Aside from starring with the Okotoks Dawgs Black during the WCBL season…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 151: Matt Grabmann
Matt Grabmann has become a world traveler in his short baseball career. Just this summer, he went from Dawgs Black in the Western Canadian Baseball League to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 150: Boston Warkentin
Boston Warkentin was among a handful of Okotoks Dawgs players recently named to Baseball Canada's Junior National Team which took on the US in a best-of-seven…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 149: Max Hartman
Many athletes dream of the day they are able to represent their country on the world stage. St. Albert's Max Hartman was able to do that recently when he was…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 148: Cody Hendriks
Cody Hendriks has certainly seen his share of baseball stadiums, airports, and quarantines over the past year. But traveling is nothing new for the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 147: Helaina Appleyard & Hayley Lalor
Fresh off their trip to Quebec for the Baseball Canada Women's National Team showcase, Helaina Appleyard and Hayley Lalor join us on this week's episode of the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 146: Lethbridge Bulls Capture WCBL Championship
For the first time since 2015, the Lethbridge Bulls have captured the Western Canadian Baseball League title. It was quite the ride for the Bulls, who finished…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 145: Baseball Day in Canada
You couldn’t have asked for a better day of baseball on Saturday in Okotoks, as the Western Canadian Baseball League held “Baseball Day in Canada.” Not only…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 144: Kyle Froehlich
Kyle Froehlich has been as consistent as they come for the Sylvan Lake Gulls this summer, and he’s doing it as a two-way threat. At the plate, the Nipawin…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 143: Ty Penner
Many players around the Western Canadian Baseball League are getting the chance to play in the stadiums they grew up watching baseball games in. Such is the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 142: Jackson Fraser
The NJCAA Division II final series between LSU-Eunice and Western Oklahoma was one for the ages. It also included a pair of players with ties to Alberta. We…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 141: Alejandro Cazorla Granados & Conor Bronson
As the Western Canadian Baseball League season winds along, we wanted to give you a chance to get to know some of the players who have been entertaining us…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 140: 2021 MLB Draft Review
Many eyes were on the 2021 MLB Draft this week as young baseball players hoped to hear their names called over the 20 rounds. In the end, 17 Canadians were…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 139: Cleary Simpson & Tucker Zdunich
One of the big storylines heading into the Western Canadian Baseball League season was about how it would be an "All-Canadian" summer. It was viewed as an…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 138: Carlin Dick
At 5'8" and 215 pounds, Carlin Dick isn't the most imposing player on the Lethbridge Bulls roster. But fans are definitely taking notice as he's opened up the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 137: Cole Tucker
Cole Tucker figures to be a prominent piece of the Dawgs Red squad during the 2021 Western Canadian Baseball League season. The native of Mount Pearl…