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Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast
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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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Episode #400: Caleb Mercer, Avery Mullin & Adam Korte
2d ago00:48:18Tap to summarizePlenty of news around the baseball world as we enter the month of July. Then we get to know a trio of guests with ATHX Academy product Caleb Mercer (Fort McMurray), Baseball Alberta rising star Avery Mullin (Leduc) and we catch up with Saskatoon Berries hurler Adam Korte (Muenster). 5:50 - Caleb Mercer 19:46 - Avery Mullin 33:54 - Adam Korte
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Episode #399: Natalie Kerr, Jake Hiromoto & Wyatt Sadleir
1w ago00:50:32Tap to summarizeWe get you caught up on yet another busy week in the baseball news business before a trio of fantastic conversations. Baseball Alberta unveiled its 14U, 16U and 19U women's national events coming up later this summer and one familiar face is Airdrie's Natalie Kerr, who joins us to talk about her journey in the game. Then we head to the Western Canadian Baseball League to hear from one of the leading hitters in Swift Current 57's star Jake Hiromoto and one of the circuit's top pitchers in Okotoks Dawgs hurler Wyatt Sadleir. 7:39 - Natalie Kerr 21:33 - Jake Hiromoto 37:38 - Wyatt Sadleir
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Episode #398: Energy City Update + Justin Simard, Colton Bank, Johnny Vulcano & Simon Baker
2w ago00:39:34Tap to summarizeIt has been a crazy week with one major story dominating the headlines. We take a deep dive into all that has transpired as the Western Canadian Baseball League has granted approval to the Energy City Cactus Rats hosting home games for the rest of the season. We provide a lot of context and some lengthy clips from league president Kevin Kvame's news conference on Wednesday. After that, we hear from Regina Red Sox veterans Justin Simard and Colton Bank, Medicine Hat Mavericks infielder Johnny Vulcano, and we catch up with Cochrane's Simon Baker after his award-winning college season. 11:54 - Justin Simard 15:53 - Colton Bank 19:08 - Johnny Vulcano 27:37 - Simon Baker
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Episode #397: AJ Rogers, Thomas Soto, William Edwards, Rydell Adair & Kyrell Adair
3w ago00:43:43Tap to summarizeMore guests and more news! We have a jam-packed episode of the show as we get to know Dawgs Academy hurler AJ Rogers as he gets ready for a busy summer. He’s pitching in the MLB Draft League right now and is also getting ready for The Road to Okotoks. Then Ian Wilson kickstarts our season of “In The Dugout” with a quartet of guests: Thomas Soto and William Edwards of the Moose Jaw Miller Express and Rydell and Kyrell Adair of the Swift Current 57’s. We also have a bit of a mailbag segment to round out the show. 6:40 – AJ Rogers 20:03 – Thomas Soto 28:35 – William Edwards 33:06 – Rydell Adair 37:10 – Kyrell Adair 40:15 – Mailbag Questions
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Episode #396: Hudson Nikkel, Cale Harsch, Rhett Anderson & Owen Coumont
4w ago00:57:57Tap to summarizeSlowly but surely we're getting ourselves back into a regular cadence. And that includes putting the wraps on another busy week of news in the baseball world. Then we dive into The Road to Okotoks and last weekend's Prairie Qualifiers, which were rained out on the final Sunday. In the end, Baseball Canada opted to allow all four semi-final teams to get to the main event in July. We get to know a player from each of the teams on the latest edition of the show. Read "Next Stop: Okotoks" for more on the Prairie Qualifiers. 7:08 - Hudson Nikkel - Vauxhall Academy 19:10 - Cale Harsch - AHP Academy 30:34 - Rhett Anderson - Baseball Sask 44:23 - Owen Coumont - Gulls Prep
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Episode #395: A Look Back at the Rural Roots Baseball Classic
Jun 100:34:07Tap to summarizeWhat a Friday it was in Carnduff as the Western Canadian Baseball League came to the community and put on a show for the second-annual Rural Roots Baseball Classic. A massive tip of the cap to everyone involved in organizing yet another memorable day in celebrating the past, present and future of baseball in Carnduff and southeastern Saskatchewan. Last year’s inaugural event in Oyen was fantastic and this season’s was another spectacle with a packed house coming to see the Saskatoon Berries and Weyburn Beavers do battle. Check out the photo gallery here. 1:10 - Ian Wilson 13:05 - Ethan Murdoch 20:23 - Jackson Fox 23:30 - Garnet Hansen 27:14 - Blair Beck
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Episode #394: Sydney Barry, Addie Ziebart, Julianna Scott & Nicole Luchanski
May 2900:52:43Tap to summarizeWe put the wraps on a very busy week for baseball across the prairies by taking a look at the female game with some pretty exciting news over the last couple of weeks. We have a quartet of guests joining us to get through it all, including a new league in Calgary, a new academy in Saskatoon, an update from the Women's National Team, and a long-time national team member who made a special appearance in Lethbridge over the past week. 2:02 - Sydney Barry 10:55 - Addie Ziebart 19:27 - Julianna Scott 27:08 - Nicole Luchanski (via the Bullhorn in Lethbridge)
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Episode #393: The WCBL Report's Season Preview Show
May 2801:35:05Tap to summarizeWe’ve chatted with players and now it’s time to provide a little insight into how we see things shaping up around the Western Canadian Baseball League this summer. Joe and Ian are the special guests for the WCBL Report’s Season Preview Show, hosted by Clark Monroe. Thanks to the league and IKS Media for sharing the audio so that we can bring all our thoughts to you. Enjoy! Check out our one-stop-shop for all our written WCBL season preview stories here.
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Episode #392: WCBL West Division Season Preview Extravaganza
May 2700:39:15Tap to summarizeWelcome to part two of our WCBL Season Preview Extravaganza! After spending the last episode in the East Division, it's time to take a look at the West Division with a guest from each of the six teams and their expectations heading into the summer. 1:19 - Sylvan Lake Gulls - Kai Rempel 7:22 - Okotoks Dawgs - Brody Forno 12:39 - Lethbridge Bulls - Cardel Dick 19:32 - Brooks Bombers - Deri Steiert-Couture 25:01 - Fort McMurray Giants - Jordan Breen 30:13 - Energy City Cactus Rats - Hudson Kozicki
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Episode #391: WCBL East Division Season Preview Extravaganza
May 2600:37:02Tap to summarizeThe Western Canadian Baseball League season is upon us! As has become a new tradition here on the show, we've lined up quick check-ins from one player with each team to look ahead to the summer and what they're expecting out of their respective teams. Today, we focus on the East Division, while the West Division comes tomorrow. 1:09 - Regina Red Sox - Brady Bye 6:34 - Saskatoon Berries - Aidan Marien 12:34 - Medicine Hat Mavericks - Evan Morrison 18:13 - Moose Jaw Miller Express - Nathan Pisio 25:24 - Weyburn Beavers - Brayden Mayencourt 30:40 - Swift Current 57s - Hudson Unger
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