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March 31, 2023

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Jeff Duda
Monday, 27 March 2023 / Published in News

Alumni Spotlight Featuring Chase Tucker & Jayden Wakeham

This week’s Dawgs Academy Alumni Spotlight features Chase Tucker and Jayden Wakeham.

Chase Tucker – RHP, College of Saint Rose (NCAA Division II)

Tucker has recently made the switch from catcher to pitcher and has hit the ground running. In 3 appearances, including 2 games started, Tucker has pitched 14 innings while striking out 14 to just 5 walks with a stingy 1.29 ERA.

Keep it going, Chase!

Jayden Wakeham – Catcher, Northern Kentucky University (NCAA Division I)

Wakeham enters his fifth and final season with the NKU Norse. In 18 games, including 15 starts, Wakeham is batting .345 with 4 doubles, 2 home runs and 15 RBI with 10 runs scored.

Finish strong, Jayden!

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Jeff Duda
Monday, 20 March 2023 / Published in News

Alumni Spotlight Featuring Connor Crowson and Seth Thompson

This week’s Dawgs Academy Alumni Spotlight features Connor Crowson and Seth Thompson.

Connor Crowson – INF, Bossier Parish Community College

Playing in his second year with the Cavaliers, Crowson hasn’t skipped a beat coming off of a solid freshman season. In 22 games played, Crowson is batting .338 with 24 hits including 6 doubles, 1 home run and 18 RBI. Keep it going, Connor!

Seth Thompson – RHP, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Thompson has been lights out for the ‘Yotes in 2023, working out of the backend of the bullpen. In 9 appearances, Thompson has logged 9.2 innings pitched while striking out 11 and holding batters to a stingy .065 batting average. Great job, Seth!

GO DAWGS!

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Jeff Duda
Monday, 06 March 2023 / Published in News

Alumni Spotlight Featuring Tyrese Johnson & Brendan Logan

This week’s Dawgs Academy Alumni Spotlight features Tyrese Johnson (OF, Central Arizona College) and Brendan Logan (RHP, University of British Columbia).

Tyrese Johnson – OF, Central Arizona College

After playing an integral role in the Vaqueros 2022 JUCO World Series Championship, Johnson has picked up right where he left off. In 22 games played, Johnson is hitting .347 with 5 doubles and 6 RBIs while scoring 13 runs and swiping 4 bags. Keep it up, Ty!

Brendan Logan – RHP, University of British Columbia

Logan is back with a clean bill of health for the Thunderbirds in 2023. So far, Logan has made 5 appearances. In those 5 appearances, Logan has logged 6.2 innings pitched while tallying 7 strikeouts with a stingy 1.35 era. Great to see Brendan back on the mound competing again!

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Jeff Duda
Monday, 27 February 2023 / Published in News

Alumni Spotlight Featuring Micah McDowell & Noah Geekie

This week’s Dawgs Academy Alumni Spotlight features Micah McDowell (OF, Oregon State University) and Noah Geekie (LHP, Emporia State University).

Micah McDowell – Outfield, Oregon State University

McDowell is now in his senior year and has gotten off to a good start for the perennial powerhouse Oregon State University Beavers. In 5 games played, McDowell is batting .458 with 2 doubles and 6 RBI while scoring 7 runs and stealing 2 bases. Look for McDowell to keep things rolling for the Beavers as they look to make their way back to Omaha for the College World Series.

Noah Geekie – LHP, Emporia State University

Geekie enters his senior year for the Emporia State University Hornets with more of a focus on pitching in 2023. In 4 games started, Geekie has logged 21 innings pitched while racking up 25 strikeouts to just 4 walks while going 2-2 on the season so far! Look for Noah to keep it going as he looks to anchor the pitching staff in 2023!

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Jeff Duda
Monday, 20 February 2023 / Published in News

Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Yusypchuk & Ricardo Sanchez

This week’s Dawgs Academy Alumni Spotlight features Andrew Yusypchuk (RHP, Chandler-Gilbert CC; Southern Illinois University commit) and Ricardo Sanchez (INF, Barton CC; Lamar University commit).

Andrew Yusypchuk – RHP, Chandler-Gilbert CC (Southern Illinois University commit)
 
Yusypchuk has gotten off to a solid start for the ‘Yotes. In 4 starts, Yusypchuk is 2-0 (W-L), and has logged 22.1 innings pitched while striking out 22 batters and only walking 4. Look for Yusypchuk to continue spearheading the rotation for the ‘Yotes as they hope to make a run deep into the playoffs this season.

Ricardo Sanchez, INF Barton CC (Lamar University commit)
 
Sanchez had an incredible freshman season with the Barton Cougars in 2022 where he hit .442 with 35 doubles, 5 triples, 9 home runs, and 90 runs batted in in 59 games. So far in 2023, Sanchez has picked up right where he left off – in 7 games played, Sanchez is hitting .458 with 11 hits, including 3 doubles, 1 home run and 16 RBI already. Look for Sanchez to continue to lead the Cougars as they look to make a run in 2023.

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Jeff Duda
Friday, 17 February 2023 / Published in News

Dawgs Academy Alumni on NCAA Division 1 Opening Weekend Rosters

The Dawgs Academy have a long-standing tradition of providing their athletes with opportunities to play baseball at the college level. Currently, the Dawgs Academy has 68 athletes on active rosters across all levels of college baseball including 17 NCAA Division 1 athletes with another 3 players currently at junior colleges who have committed to play Division 1 baseball starting in the Fall of 2023.

With the 2023 NCAA Division 1 season opening this weekend, we wanted to wish our Dawgs the best of luck in 2023.

Go Dawgs!

Andrew Johnston – San Jose State University

Bennett Freiter – North Dakota State University

Boston Warkentin – University of Washington

Cesar Valero – Sacramento State University

Cody Hendriks – Cal State University Bakersfield

Cole Tucker – Niagara University

Ethan Francis – Northwestern State University

Jackson Fraser – Northern Kentucky University

Jayden Wakeham – Northern Kentucky University

Jordan Lussier – Illinois State University

Logan Rumberg – George Mason University

Martin Ding – Northern Kentucky University

Matt Grabmann – University of Oregon

Max Hartman – Washington State University

Micah McDowell – Oregon State University

Simon Lusignan – Stetson University

Tyrelle Chadwick – Illinois State University

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Jeff Duda
Monday, 13 February 2023 / Published in News

Alumni Spotlight- Matt Wilkinson & Ryder Hancock

The college baseball season is underway and the Dawgs are well-represented across almost every level of college baseball with 67 alumni on active college rosters for 2023.

This week’s alumni spotlight features former academy standouts- Matt Wilkinson (LHP, Central Arizona) and Ryder Hancock (OF, Chandler-Gilbert).

Matt Wilkinson (LHP, Central Arizona College, Arizona State University commit)

Affectionately known as Tugboat, Wilkinson has started the season off hot for the defending NJCAA D1 World Series Champions- Central Arizona Vaqueros. In 3 starts, Tug has pitched 18 innings with a stingy 1.00 era while averaging 13 K/9. Dominant!

Ryder Hancock (OF, Chandler-Gilbert Community College)

Currently in his freshman year for the ‘Yotes, Hancock has made an impact early on in 2023. In 8 games played, Hancock is batting .385 with 1 home run, 6 RBI and 8 stolen bases. Look for Ryder to continue making an impact as the season progresses.

Great job, DAWGS!

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Jeff Duda
Wednesday, 08 February 2023 / Published in News

Spooner Commits to NCAA D1 St. John’s University

The Dawgs Academy would like to congratulate 2025 catcher, Declan Spooner, on his recent commitment to NCAA D1 program- St. John’s University in Queens, NY.

Spooner recently joined the Dawgs at the start of the 2023 Fall and was one of the impact players on the Dawgs’ Fall College Tour this past October!

Congratulations, Declan!

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Jeff Duda
Tuesday, 07 February 2023 / Published in News

Ceklic Commits to Dakota State University

Congratulations to Okotoks Native & Dawgs Academy 2023 C. Infielder Ned Ceklic on his commitment to Dakota State University, an NAIA program in Madison, South Dakota.

Well-deserved, Ned!

 

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Jeff Duda
Monday, 06 February 2023 / Published in News

Dawgs Named Among Canadian Baseball Network’s Top 100 Most Influential Canadians in Baseball

The Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Club and the Dawgs Baseball Academy (the “Dawgs”) are proud to announce that founding and managing director, John Ircandia, has been ranked as the 15th Most Influential Canadian in Baseball by the Canadian Baseball Network (“CBN”).

The annual rankings are a “Who’s Who” in the sport and include current and former Major League owners, executives, players, scouts and broadcasters. Manager of the 2022 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies, Rob Thomson rose to the #1 ranking followed by Atlanta Braves General Manager, Alex Anthopoulos, Blue Jays closer, Jordan Romano and Blue Jays owner, Edward Rogers of Rogers Communications coming in at #4. Among the other notables recognized were Jays’ broadcaster, Dan Shulman, Farhan Zaidi, GM of the San Francisco Giants, Hall of Famer, Fergie Jenkins, Dodgers star, Freddie Freeman, Team Canada guru, Greg Hamilton and TSN sportswriter, Scott Mitchell. Former Dawgs and college standout, Vincent Ircandia, now CEO of rising sports analytic firm, StellarAlgo Corp., was recognized as 65th on the prestigious list.

In listing John Ircandia, the CBN noted that as reported by Ballpark Digest the collegiate Dawgs finished 2022 with the 3rd highest attendance in all of summer collegiate baseball with average attendance of 4216 per game and a total of 113,825 for the season. Remarkably, the Dawgs also welcomed their 1 Millionth fan to Dawgs Baseball at Seaman Stadium. On the field, the club broke the WCBL record for regular season wins and capped 2022 with their 7th WCBL Championship. Other highlights cited were the WCBL All-star game hosted by the Dawgs which attracted an over capacity crowd of 6001 fans and the club’s annual Breast Cancer Fundraiser which saw the Dawgs bring total monies raised for that worthy cause to over $500,000.

In addition to the summer collegiate club, the Dawgs operate a highly successful youth baseball academy. The top 18U Dawgs team was ranked 3rd among elite travel teams in the United States by Perfect Game. Dawgs Academy graduates once again earned scholarships to such prestigious NCAA, Division 1 programs as Oregon State, University of Oregon, Washington State, University of Washington, University of Tennessee, Gonzaga and the University of Utah.

On the professional front, former Dawgs included Jim Henderson (Calgary, AB) who parlayed his professional career with the Brewers and Mets into a pitching coach position with Milwaukee, Alejo Lopez who in 2022 batted .262 in 56 games with the Cincinnati Reds and Andrew Kittredge who posted a 4-1 record with 3.15 ERA with the Tampa Bay Rays. Outfielder Tristan Peters went from being a WCBL All-star with the Dawgs to a draft selection by the Brewers and most recently an invitation to Big League camp with Tampa Bay. Dawgs were also featured in the 2022 MLB draft led by Oregon State’s Jacob Melton who was selected in the 2nd round by the Houston Astros and Gavin Logan (Oyen, AB) who was taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 9th round.

For the second consecutive year, the CBN also recognized Vincent Ircandia, currently founder and CEO of sports business analytics firm, StellarAlgo Corp. Ircandia is the former Vice President of Business Operations with the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers. StellarAlgo has recently been in the news for adding the NBA to an impressive client list that includes the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, a number of NBA, NFL, NHL teams as well as the US Open Tennis Championships. (See story at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/basektball- stellaralgo-new-deal-partnership-1.6726813)

Another former Dawgs player, Sammie Starr now Assistant Coach of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds was also recognized. Sammie enjoyed a stellar playing career in the Baltimore Orioles organization before assuming his current coaching career with UBC.

Scott Mitchell, who did an outstanding job as sports editor of the Calgary Herald and has moved on to be the leading reporter of the Blue Jays with TSN, came in at #99 on the prestigious list.

Dawgs congratulate all on this well-earned recognition. For further information contact:

Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Club
Attention: Tyler Hollick, General Manager
Attention: Jeff Duda, Media Relations Manager
Phone: 403.262.3294
Email: office@dawgsbaseball.ca

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