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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.
Episodes
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 77: Black History Month
They were legends of the game, all went to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and all made stops in Alberta. This episode of Alberta Dugout Stories…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 76: Alberta Girls Baseball
The women's baseball program has been a point of pride in recent years in Alberta. With a handful of players representing the province on the national team…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 75: Landen Bourassa
He didn't go to an academy in Alberta, but Landen Bourassa made a name for himself south of the border anyways. The Lethbridge-born pitcher is getting ready…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 74: Adam Macko & LaRon Smith
The baseball season is getting closer! We're less than a week away until pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training. We thought we'd catch up with a…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 73: Alberta's "Mr. Baseball"
Blair Kubicek moved to Lethbridge in 1995 with the goal to help get the Prairie Baseball Academy off the ground. He ended up coaching the team for 15 years…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 72: Emerson Frostad
Emerson Frostad's journey in baseball took him to places a kid who grows up in a hockey-dominated world could have only dreamed of. From his days with the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 71: Devery Van De Keere
The Van De Keere name is synonymous with baseball in the Barrhead area, northwest of Edmonton. Keith was a standout pitcher with the Barrhead Blue Jays and was…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 70: 2020 Vision
With 2019 in the rearview mirror, Ian and Joe sit down to talk about some of the stories that stick out in their minds from the last year and look ahead to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 69: State of Alberta's Game 2019
What a year it was for baseball in Alberta. From the all-star performance of Calgary's Mike Soroka to the top-notch talent making names for themselves at the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 68: Chris Shaw
Even before his professional baseball career began, Chris Shaw was no stranger to visiting places unknown. He started following his dream in high school by…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 67: Strive For Success
We first chatted with Drayton Valley's Shane Dawson about a year ago when he welcomed Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen to his new Strive Baseball Program…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 66: Mike Frostad
Mike Frostad has had a unique vantage point from his perch in the dugout over the years. The Calgary native spent 22 years with the Toronto Blue Jays…
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Episode 65: Baseball Alberta Players of the Year
What a weekend it was in Edmonton as Baseball Alberta held its annual general meeting and convention, which included the year-end awards highlighting the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 64: Status Reports in Sylvan Lake & Brooks
A couple of major pieces of news came out of the recent Western Canadian Baseball League annual general meeting. One was that Sylvan Lake was getting a…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 63: Mike Soroka & Bruce Walton
A whirlwind winter at home is in store for Calgary’s Mike Soroka. The Atlanta Braves all-star isn’t just waiting to find out if he will be named the National…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 62: WCBL State of the Union
The Western Canadian Baseball League's annual general meeting generated quite a number of storylines heading into what promises to be a busy off-season. We sit…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 61: Making Their Pro Debuts
What a summer it was for many baseball players who saw their dream of turning pro come true. For two former Dawgs Academy products, it might have come a little…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 60: Shari Of All Trades
She has traveled all over the world to work on some of the biggest baseball productions. Edmonton's Shari Reiniger joins us to talk about her journeys in the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 59: Soroka, Sabrowski & Black Sox
Joe and Ian get together again to chat about all that's been going on lately involving Atlanta Braves rising star and Calgary's own Mike Soroka as well as some…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 58: Les McTavish & Max Grant
Imagine: being in high school, flying across the country to play at THE Major League Baseball stadium in Canada: Rogers Centre. Or for some of us, it’s still…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 57: Dedicated
The baseball community in our province wouldn't be what it is without the amazing work done by so many. From the players and coaches to the staff members…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 56: Tyler Hollick, Andrew Yusypchuk & Matt Wilkinson
What a year it has been for Dawgs Academy. After posting a 60-12 record including four major tournament wins, the 18U Black squad was named the third-best 18U…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 55: A Decade After The Vipers Win Golden League Title
On September 12, 2009, the Calgary Vipers became the first team from the city to claim a professional baseball championship. We chat with Medicine Hat-born…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 54: Back To School
From elementary and high school to college and university, the kids are back in school. For many Alberta-born athletes, they have headed to their respective…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 53: Alberta's Little League World Series Squads
Two Alberta squads had summers to remember as they represented our province and country at their respective Little League World Series events. We chat with…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 52: Sherwood Park Spectacular
It will be baseball for a great cause in Sherwood Park over the next few days, as the World's Longest Game will be held in support of Cure Cancer Foundation…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 51: Dawgs Claim WCBL Championship
It has been a long time coming for the Okotoks Dawgs. After a decade of success but no Western Canadian Baseball League championship to show for it, the club…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 50: 7th Inning Stretch Part 2
We have visited with several Western Canadian Baseball League stars over the summer for our 7th Inning Stretch features, but we haven't been able to share…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 49: Little League World Series Assignments
Every January, umpires from across the globe hope to hear their names called for Little League World Series assignments. Over 90 officials will be asked to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 48: Blue Jays Academy Super Camps
Over the last few years, Blue Jays Academy has hosted Super Camps powered by Honda for kids between the ages 9 and 16 across the country. It’s a chance for the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 47: "Edgar: An Autobiography"
This weekend, former Calgary Cannons and Seattle Mariners great Edgar Martinez will take his place amongst baseball's best ever in Cooperstown. The National…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 46: Baseball Canada's Women's Invitationals Wrap-Up
What a couple of weeks it was in Okotoks for the Baseball Canada Women's Invitational Championships. Mother Nature had a few different pitches up her sleeve…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 45: The Pioneers - Calgary Cardinals
If Russ Parker's middle name isn't "Persistent", maybe he should look at changing it. After having been in discussions about bringing an affiliated team to…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 44: WCBL All-Star Game Wrap-Up
Mother Nature tried to rain on their parade, but the Western Canadian Baseball League's All-Star Game went off without much of a hitch in Edmonton over the…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 43: Baseball Canada Women's Invitationals & WCBL All-Star Game
Assuming Mother Nature doesn't rain on our parades, a couple of major events are slated for this weekend in our province. Okotoks will be home to the Baseball…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 42: The Pioneers - Medicine Hat A's/Blue Jays
Before the 1975 Pioneer League season had even started, officials were sniffing around at possible locations for expansion. Medicine Hat quickly became a…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 41: Joe Sergent & Ellie Jespersen
After a three-year stop with the Calgary Vipers, Joe Sergent decided to make a life in the area. Over the last three years, he has been a coach with the Dawgs…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 40: The Pioneers - Lethbridge Expos
Southern Alberta's love affair with baseball hit a fever pitch in the 1970's. After years of our own circuits and big league players barnstorming through…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 39: 7th Inning Stretch
Over the last week, we launched a brand new feature on our website called "7th Inning Stretch". It's a chance for Western Canadian Baseball League fans to get…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 38: The Champions
The dream for all athletes is to win a championship. In the case of two young baseball players from our province, that dream has been recognized recently…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 37: MLB Draft Review Part 2
Four Albertans were selected in last week's MLB Draft while several others with ties to this province were also picked. We continue our discussions with some…
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Episode 36: MLB Draft Review Part 1
A total of four Albertans were taken in the 2019 MLB Draft as were several players with Alberta connections. In part one of our two-part look at some of those…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 35: M-M-M-M-Mike Soroka
He has been all the rage around Major League Baseball this season. Calgary's Mike Soroka has been achieving great things with the Atlanta Braves, setting…
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Episode 34: Okotoks Dawgs & Edmonton Prospects
It probably comes as no surprise that there is no shortage of words from two teams involved in one of the Western Canadian Baseball League's biggest rivalries…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 33: Looking Ahead to the 2019 MLB Draft
2019 could be another good year for Alberta baseball talent being selected in the Major League Baseball draft. Dawgs Academy product Cesar Valero has been…
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Episode 32: Lethbridge Bulls & Brooks Bombers
The Western Canadian Baseball League season is just a couple of weeks away now. We continue our previews of Alberta's six organizations with two in the sunny…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 31: Kyran Weemaels & Davis Pratt
As the US college baseball season winds down, we wanted to throw another spotlight on some of the great stories happening courtesy of Alberta's baseball…
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Episode 30: Medicine Hat Mavericks & Fort McMurray Giants
We are getting closer and closer to the start of the Western Canadian Baseball League season. Over the next few weeks, we'll be bringing you two episodes a…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 29: Ty Wagar & Myles Creran
The Canadian College Baseball Conference playoffs are this weekend and the three Alberta teams are hoping to bring home the title. It will likely be an…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 28: Dylan Borman & Jacob Bouzide
What a week it's been for Alberta's baseball products. From Calgary's Mike Soroka starting strong for the Atlanta Braves to a viral walk-off home run from…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 27: Andrew Case Retires & Matt Quartel
Andrew Case first garnered attention for a no-hitter at the inaugural T12 tournament, signing with the Toronto Blue Jays. We hear about that story and more…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 26: The Closers
When you're a reliever, you never know when you're going to get the call to come in from the bullpen. A few Alberta baseball products are making names for…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 25: Amanda Fewer & J.T. Patterson
Baseball is a patient game. Not just for the players but also for photographers looking to snap that perfect image. Amanda Fewer's collection has captured the…
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Episode 24: The Out of Towners
The US college baseball season is well underway and we've been keeping tabs on some of the young Alberta-born talent who are making waves. But there are some…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 23: Scott Richmond & All Things ADS Lately
He has seen and played baseball all over the world. Former Edmonton Cracker-Cat and Toronto Blue Jay Scott Richmond talks about his time in Alberta as well as…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 22: Canadian College Baseball Conference
It might be hard to believe, but a new baseball season is just about to get started up here in western Canada. The Canadian College Baseball Conference will…
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Episode 21: Ayden Makarus & TJ Bennett
We start things off talking to one of two Alberta products who will be heading to Florida for the Baseball Canada Junior National Spring Training Camp. Dawgs…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 20: Iggy's Baseball Connections & St. Joseph Baseball Academy
Jarome Iginla was a world-class hockey player, but he also carried a big stick on the baseball diamond. Ian Wilson chats with childhood friend Bill Russell…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 19: Bob Elliott
He has garnered the respect of everyone in the Canadian baseball world. We sat down with the highly-acclaimed baseball writer Bob Elliott to talk about how he…
Alberta Dugout Stories: The PodcastEpisode 18: Clayton Keyes & St. Francis Xavier Baseball Academy
Dawgs Academy product Clayton Keyes has garnered many headlines over the last few years after being drafted by Toronto in 2016 and Arizona in 2017. He's hoping…