Valero and Smith: Wearing the Maple Leaf

Story by: Dustin Saracini Photo credits: Amanda Fewer A pair of Dawgs exchanged their red and black colours for a different shade of red in March, suiting up for the Canadian Junior National Team as they hit the road to St. Petersburg, Fla. for spring training. The hours may have been strenuous, but for Cesar
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Game Day Tickets on sale April 1st!

Dawgs fans! Don’t miss out on the action this summer at Seaman Stadium!  With every game officially sold out last season, make sure to get your seats early. Individual game day tickets go on sale Sunday, April 1st online. Visit the Dawgs new and improved website at www.dawgsbaseball.ca to purchase your tickets online. GO DAWGS!
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Elliott: Dave Robb, Greg Hamilton inducted into Dawgs HOF

By Bob Elliott Canadian Baseball Network OKOTOKS, Alta. _ Earlier this year Dave Robb was inducted into the Okotoks Hall of Fame. Long before this winter, Robb was held in high regard. Not just in Mesa, Az. where he serves as a coach in the spring. And not just in this lovely burg south of
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Top Dawgs to watch for in 2018

Photo by: Amanda Fewer
When the calendar flips to June, Seaman Stadium will once again be your summer getaway. The field will play home to the sights and sounds of Dawgs baseball and will be the place where memories and relationships are forged forever on the field. Whether it is your favourite player hitting the game-winning home run, or
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Rapid fire with head coach Mitch Schmidt

There will be a fresh face pulling the strings in the Okotoks Dawgs dugout this year. Mitch Schmidt, who is in his 12th season with the Bellevue Bruins – a NAIA national champion organization – began his full-time coaching career in 1995 with Montana State University-Billings and Minot State University. Throughout Schmidt’s 22 years behind
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“Most Influential Canadians in Baseball”

Okotoks, AB – The Okotoks Dawgs and Dawgs Academy are proud to announce that Managing Director John Ircandia has not only made Bob Elliott’s “Most Influential Canadians in Baseball” list once again, but has also received a bump up the charts. This year, after an incredible record season in terms of on-field play and attendance,
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Integrity helps gets Dawg in the Hall

Story by Bruce Campbell – Okotoks Western Wheel Perseverance and an absolute love for baseball and teaching helped a long-time Dawg receive the organization’s highest honour. David Robb, who led the Dawgs to their first Western Major Baseball League title in 2004, was inducted into the Okotoks Dawgs Hall of Fame on Saturday at the
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Big Bear to roam the Dawgs’ dugout

A bear is now a top Dawg. Story by Bruce Campbell Mitch “Big Bear” Schmidt was introduced as the new head coach of the Okotoks Dawgs at the organization’s annual awards dinner and banquet on Saturday at the Foothills Centennial Centre. The Big Bear looks Teddy-like – a burly guy with a thick beard and
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Dawgs launch new website!

As head coach Mitch Schmidt (Bellevue, NEB) and his staff consisting of David Robb (Mesa, AZ), Andy Peterson, (OSU, OR) and Joe Sergent (Marlins, Dawgs Academy) are in the midst of fine-tuning the 2018 roster, the Dawgs operations team upgraded and modernized our off the field product by launching an all new website. The dynamic
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Dawgs “State of the Union” December 2017

HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO DAWGS FAMILY, FRIENDS & FANS Hi everyone, this is John Ircandia, founding and managing director of the Dawgs. On behalf of our Dawgs Summer Collegiate Club, our Dawgs Youth Academy, our administration, coaches, management, well, our entire “Dawgs team”, I wanted to wish you and yours the very best of the holiday
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