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Before the start of the 2024 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season this weekend, the Okotoks Dawgs want to make history again.
“Everybody’s out to beat you, especially when you’re back-to-back champions,” insider Eric Machej said.
The Dawgs are aiming to win a third straight WCBL championship, having claimed the 2022 and 2023 titles.
Eighteen players return from last year’s team, and pitcher Graham Brunner said this will be the key to their success.
“If you come back to those returning guys that we have, it’s nice to have the same culture and also show up ready to play and know what we have to do to win every best game we can.”
Pitcher Brody Forno was part of the last two championships, and said the whole team was focused on three-peat.
“I think it continues to build expectations and you want to win more, once you get that one (you want) the next one and the next one.”
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The team has eight WCBL championships to its name, and was the last club to win three in a row back in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons.
“I watched the championships when I was younger. I think ’08 I was here, six years old, watching those games. And I was one of those kids trying to ask for an autograph, so it’s really cool to be that guy now,” said Okotoks native and infielder Connor Crowson.
The Dawgs play their season opener on Friday at the newly renovated Seaman Stadium against the Brooks Bombers.
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