Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast

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Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast

Host Joe McFarland chats with players, coaches, fans, volunteers and others involved in the sport in our province. While the focus is on their personal journeys, we also talk about some of the headlines and issues surrounding baseball in Alberta.

  1. Episode 312: The 2024 Season Finale

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    Episode 312: The 2024 Season Finale

    It’s hard to believe that we are putting the wraps on yet another season of #ADSPodcast. Thank YOU for checking us out, whether it was one episode or all 50+ this season. Our Ian Wilson stops by for a recap of the recent Western Canadian Baseball League Annual General Meeting, then we hear from Saskatoon Berries president Steve Hildebrand and new Swift Current 57s president Jamie LeBlanc. Then Ian returns as we look back at our favourite stories of 2024 and what’s exciting us heading into 2025.  3:38 - Ian Wilson on WCBL AGM 18:04 - Steve Hildebrand 26:02 - Jamie LeBlanc 32:27 - Ian Wilson on 2024 highlights and 2025 look-ahead

    51 min

  2. DEC 6

    Episode 311: ADS/SDS All-College Teams w/ Connor Crowson, Tom Poole & Payton McHarg

    It’s a big day with a new show and brand new stories on both of our websites to celebrate the unveiling of the fifth annual ADS All-College Team and the first annual SDS All-College Team. After the news headlines, we look quickly at each of the rosters, then are joined by Connor Crowson (Okotoks) of the University of Montevallo, Tom Poole (Calgary) of Dallas Baptist University and Payton McHarg (Saskatoon) of Washburn University. 3:28 - Connor Crowson 16:20 - Tom Poole 30:11 - Payton McHarg

    52 min

  3. NOV 29

    Episode 310: Baseball Alberta Awards w/ Danielle Moffat, Luke Schmitt & Kaitlyn Ross

    Awards season in baseball around Alberta rolled into high gear recently with a pair of major galas last weekend. We looked back at the Little League Alberta event earlier this week, and now we head to the Baseball Alberta festivities in Edmonton. We start things off with executive director Danielle Moffat, who says it was another banner year for baseball in the province. Then we get to know Baseball Alberta Elite League Player of the Year Luke Schmitt and catch up with Women’s Open Player of the Year Kaitlyn Ross. 3:17 - Danielle Moffat 17:13 - Luke Schmitt 32:15 - Kaitlyn Ross

    51 min

  4. NOV 25

    Episode 309: Little League Alberta Awards Banquet w/ Kevin Kvame & Katie Reyes

    It’s awards season in Alberta’s baseball world with two major events held this past weekend by Baseball Alberta and Little League Alberta. We will wrap-up the Baseball Alberta awards later this week, but we open things up with the Little League Alberta awards. Our Joe McFarland hosted a session on traditional and social media before serving as emcee for the banquet. After it was all over, he sat down for a ”state of the union” with president Kevin Kvame then continued his fireside chat with former Little League World Series competitor and current Vancouver Canadians athletic therapist Katie Reyes. 1:27 - Kevin Kvame 12:15 - Katie Reyes

    32 min

  5. NOV 21

    Episode 308: Tristan Peters & Tyler Herron

    We open up the show with a look at the news headlines, including Joe’s pick for the new Edmonton Prospects name, which you can enter their contest here. Then he chats with a pair of Tampa Bay Rays prospects: Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters and Grande Prairie Minor Baseball and St. Albert Minor Baseball alum Tyler Herron. 5:06 - Tristan Peters 22:21 - Tyler Herron

    45 min

  6. NOV 14

    Episode 307: Erik Sabrowski

    Erik Sabrowski really needs no introduction. The Edmonton native’s journey to the majors has been well-documented, and we’ve been lucky enough to follow him for quite some time. This year, it went to another level as he got the call-up to the big leagues, became a big piece of the Cleveland Guardians bullpen during their run to the playoffs, and made some impressive appearances in the ALDS and ALCS. The St. Albert Minor Baseball, Absolute Human Performance and Edmonton Prospects alum is back home now and received a hero’s welcome in Edmonton, including getting to see his beloved Oilers play a few games and even being part of Wednesday’s Sportsnet broadcast with Gene Principe. It’s been a big year and it’ll get even bigger for the 27-year-old as he’s set to get married in just a few days. We talked about it all in this fantastic conversation.

    35 min

  7. NOV 7

    Episode 306: WCBL Rural Roots + Update on Spruce Grove

    News from the baseball world is slowing down a bit, but we still have a few things to pass along. Then we go a little deeper into last week’s unveiling of the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League schedule. Joe explains why he loves the idea of the WCBL Rural Roots Game, then sits down with Pat Cassidy of the Edmonton Prospects to talk about the latest on the new Myshak Metro Ballpark in Spruce Grove and an upcoming name change.

    29 min

  8. OCT 31

    Episode 305: Hudson Kozicki, Braxton Bussing & Jack Lines

    Happy Halloween! Big congrats to the Los Angeles Dodgers on winning the World Series (take a look back at the Dodgers’ history in Alberta with the Pioneer League’s Lethbridge Dodgers here). After we get through the rest of the news from a busy week, we sit down with Vauxhall Academy’s Hudson Kozicki (Sherwood Park) and Badlands Academy’s Braxton Bussing (Coronation) to talk about their respective college commitments. Then we catch up with Dawgs Academy alum Jack Lines about getting drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 12th round of this past summer’s MLB Draft. 3:42 - Hudson Kozicki 19:26 - Braxton Bussing 28:52 - Jack Lines

    47 min
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Host Joe McFarland chats with players, coaches, fans, volunteers and others involved in the sport in our province. While the focus is on their personal journeys, we also talk about some of the headlines and issues surrounding baseball in Alberta.

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