Western Major Baseball League     

Western Major Baseball League

The Western Major Baseball League

History of the WMBL

Regina Red Sox captured their first WMBL title in 2011 downing the Okotoks Dawgs three games to one in the final series.  During the regular season Regina, the Eastern Division champs, had the best winning percentage with a 32-10 won-lost record. Okotoks, the Western Division champs, and Medicine Hat, the Western runners-up, tied for the most wins, each with 34. The teams in each division finished in the same order as in 2010.

Jesse SawyerJesse Sawyer (left) of the Lethbridge Bulls was selected as the league's Most Valuable Player. Sawyer led the loop with 18 home runs and 50 RBI.  The homers set a single-season record for the WMBL. The Calgary native, who attended South Dakota State University, finished with a .351 batting average.

Bryan Abrey, of the Medicine Hat Mavericks, captured the batting crown with a .423 average. Abrey, from Vancouver, had been selected as the 2010 Outstanding Canadian in the league. Reliever Chad Jones of Swift Current Indians was named Top Pitcher.  He compiled a 6-2 record with an ERA of 1.06 in 22 games.

2011 Final Standings :

East
W
L
GB
  Central
W
L
GB
  West
W
L
GB
Regina
32
10
  Swift Current
26
16
  Okotoks
34
12
 
Melville
20
22
12.0
  Moose Jaw
17
24
8.5
  Medicine Hat
34
16
2.0
 
Weyburn
16
25
15.5
  Saskatoon
14
28
12.0
  Lethbridge
23
25
12.0
 
Yorkton
14
26
17.0
            Edmonton
10
36
24.0
 
                         

2010

The Swift Current Indians are the new champions of the WMBL! Swift Current captured the 2010 title August 14th with a 7-2 win over Regina, sweeping the best-of-three series. They won the opener 7-1. Rain forced the league to switch from a best-of-five final to a best-of-three series.

During the regular season, the defending champion Okotoks Dawgs again had the best record, with 31 victories. Regina first sacker Mitch MacDonald won the Triple Crown leading the league in batting average, .476, home runs, 8, and runs batted in, 48.

2010 Final Standings :

East
W
L
GB
  Central
W
L
GB
  West
W
L
GB
Regina
29
13
  Swift Current
30
12
  Okotoks
31
18
 
Melville
25
17
4.0
  Moose Jaw
19
23
11.0
  Medicine Hat
25
23
05.5
 
Weyburn
17
25
12.0
  Saskatoon
12
29
17.5
  Lethbridge
26
24
05.5
 
Yorkton
13
27
15.0
            Edmonton
15
31
14.5
 
                         

The Okotoks Dawgs finished with the best overall record in the regular 2009 season and topped all contenders in the playoffs to capture their third straight WMBL championship. 

2009 Final Standings :

East
W
L
GB
  Central
W
L
GB
  West
W
L
GB
Melville
26
14
  Swift Current
27
13
  Okotoks
32
13
 
Regina
21
18
4.5
  Moose Jaw
15
25
12.0
  Lethbridge
25
21
07.5
 
Yorkton
20
20
6.0
  Saskatoon
15
25
12.0
  Medicine Hat
20
26
12.5
 
Weyburn
12
28
14.0
            Edmonton
18
28
12.5
 
                         

Edmonton Prospects Lethbridge Bulls Medicine Hat Mavericks Melville Millionaires
Moose Jaw Miller Express Okotoks Dawgs Regina Red Sox Saskatoon Yellow Jackets
Swift Current Indians Weyburn Beavers Yorkton Cardinals