Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast
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The Van De Keere name is synonymous with baseball in the Barrhead area, northwest of Edmonton. Keith was a standout pitcher with the Barrhead Blue Jays and was a member of the Canadian National Team before turning his attention to coaching and teaching. He was Baseball Alberta’s Ted Rudd Minor Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002 and was made a Baseball Alberta Life Member in 2011.
So it’s pretty easy to see why his son, Devery, would pick up a bat and excel at the sport. A star with his hometown teams as a youngster, he went onto Phoenix Junior College and Louisiana-Lafayette before being drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 48th round of the 2007 MLB Draft. After a couple of years with Idaho Falls in the Pioneer League, he went down his own path, traveling the world while playing and coaching.
Now 34, Van De Keere is in Vancouver and has his eyes set on wearing the maple leaf again. We chatted with him earlier this week about where he’s been, where he’s going and some of the lessons he’s learned along the way.
Episode 241: Ian Wilson, Halen Knoll & Dan Estey
Episode 240: Okotoks Claims 7th WCBL Championship
Episode 239: Okotoks in ”Best of the Ballparks,” Fort McMurray hosting Nationals & An Ambidextrous Pitcher
Episode 238: Baseball Alberta Champions, Medalists & Hosts
Episode 237: Ty Boudreau, Devin Benavides, Dylan Esquival & Logan Knight
Episode 236: WCBL All-Star Recap Part II
Episode 235: WCBL All-Star Recap Part I
Episode 234: Lou Pote, Torrin Vaselenak & Trent Lawson
Episode 233: Ian Wilson, Logan Grant & Jonah Weisner
Episode 232: Chance Wheatley, Eric Rataczak & Zach Stark
Episode 231: Jason Chatwood, Quinn Tocheniuk & Max Stagg
Episode 230: Mark Goodman, Kalem Haney & Connor Crowson
Episode 229: Matty Fung, Ryan Kucy and Adam Golby
Episode 228: A Few Familiar Faces
Episode 227: Welcome to the WCBL’s Opening Weekend
Episode 226: Dinos Win 2023 CCBC Championship
Episode 225: Jacob Honke
Episode 224: Marcus Coderre
Episode 223: Carter Claerhout
Episode 222: ”Lucy Tries Baseball”
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