Brandon Newell
Coach Newell is a native of Bellingham, Washington rejoining the Dawgs for his third tenure as a coach in the organization. He was All Pac 10 as a RHP/3B while at the University of Washington and was drafted by the New York Mets where he played from 1993-96, once being named Minor League Pitcher of the Year. He coached with the Dawgs from 2000-2003 producing numerous NCAA standouts and MLB draft picks in the process. Coach Newell also served as head coach of the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League through 2008 and has spent the past 10 years as a area scout for the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Brett Thomas
Coach Thomas is a former WMBL MVP and 2 time 1st Team All Star (Catcher) leading the Collegiate Dawgs to 3 successive championships. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where he played in the Pac-10 conference. Coach Thomas works year-round in the Academy Program, specializing with the catchers at all levels. He served as Head Coach on Academy J Dawgs’ teams that captured the 2010 Arizona Fall Showcase Championship in Peoria, AZ, the 2011 Alberta Midget Championship and a silver medal at the Canadian National Championship.

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Allan Cox
Coach Cox played collegiately as a middle infielder at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Before joining the Dawgs, he was a hitting coach at the Big League Experience baseball camp, was head coach of the Regina Red Sox of the WMBL and had a tenure coaching at his alma mater in Kentucky. The California native was part of the Dawgs’ club that captured the Arizona Fall Showcase in Peoria, AZ and served as head coach of the Bantam Dawgs who are “back to back” Alberta Provincial Championships and recently won the silver medal at the Canadian National Bantam Championship.

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Tanner Osberg
Coach Osberg returns to the Dawgs’ Coaching Staff as Pitching Coordinator. He played with the Dawgs Youth Teams in the late 1990s, from which he was drafted as a RHP by the New York Mets. Coach Osberg also enjoyed a stint with Team Canada. He played in the Mets organization for a number of years rising to the AAA level. He was a head coach of the Red Deer Generals in the WMBL and will serve as Pitching Coordinator in the Dawgs Baseball Academy.

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Scott Smith
Coach Smith played for Team Alberta in the Canadian Summer Games in 1984 before playing collegiately at Allan Hancock College in
California. While with Hancock he was 2nd Team All Conference. He has coached with Team Alberta and is in his third season with the Dawgs Youth Academy. He served as Head Coach of the 2011 Dawgs’ Midget Red club and will be primarily coaching with the Bantam Dawgs during the 2011/12 Season.

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Mike Wilson
Coach Wilson is a Certified Strength Trainer with a degree in Human Kinetics from UBC. He will be leading the Dawgs Strength and
Conditioning Program this off season. He played Division 1 Baseball in Australia, with the National Baseball Institute and for Team Manitoba at the Canada Summer Games. He has coached at Big League Experience and in the BC Premier League.

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Jeff Duda
Coach Duda played (RHP) with Canada’s Junior National Team and collegiately at Central Arizona, Lewis Clark State College and
Campbellsville KY before joining the Dawgs. He was WMBL First Team All-Star over 3 championships seasons and was twice named “Dawgs Pitcher of the Year.” Dada captured a championship in 2011 playing with the Quebec City Capitals of the Can-Am Professional League. He has spent the past 2 off-seasons working with J Dawgs’ pitchers.

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Jim Henderson
Coach Henderson played youth baseball from age 11 with the Dawgs earning a scholarship to Midland College, TX then to the University of Tennessee (Wes). He was drafted as a RHP by the Montreal Expos in 2003. He played with the Expos, Nationals and Cubs and is currently with the Milwaukee Brewers AAA affiliate. He was a member of Canada’s Junior National Team and is currently a member of Team Canada for the 2011 World Championships. He serves as a Pitching and Outfield Coach with the Dawgs during his off-season.

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Emerson Frostad
Coach Frostad played his youth baseball with the Dawgs. He played with Canada’s National Teams, including the JNT and Canada’s Olympic Team. He went from the Dawgs to Lewis Clark State College, ID where he was part of 2 NAIA National Championships. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round of the 2003 MLB Draft and rose to the AAA level with the Rangers. He is currently with the Houston Astros where he played at the AAA in Oklahoma. In the off-season he coaches Dawgs Academy hitters and catchers.

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Matt Ircandia
Coach Ircandia played college baseball (LHP) at Niagara University and Washington State University. He was drafted as a LHP by the San Francisco Giants in the 2002 MLB draft and enjoyed stints with Canada’s Junior National Team, the Bellingham Bells and the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League. He spent 2 seasons as Head Coach and Pitching Coach in the Italian Professional League leading Pesaro to a series B Italian Professional League championship.

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Don Mcleod
Coach McLeod was a standout player in the predecessor to the WMBL. He has coached for over 30 years and was coach/mentor to numerous Dawgs’ youth players who went on to enjoy considerable success at the professional and collegiate levels. Coach McLeod was pitching coach as future MLB draft picks, Jim Henderson, James Avery, Tanner Osberg, Emerson Frostad, Jeff MacDonald, Aric van Galen and Matt Ircandia came through the Dawgs’ Youth Program.

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David Robb
Coach Robb played at Cal State Fullerton and has coached for over 30 years at all levels. He coached professionally with the Visalia Oaks, the A level affiliate of the Oakland A’s as well as in the Italian Professional League. He has coached at the collegiate level with Mesa CC and earned a trip to NCAA, Junior College, JUCO World Series. Coach Robb also coached the Summer Collegiate Dawgs to a WMBL Championship in 2004, winning Coach of the Year Honors. Coach Robb has also coached the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League as well as Team Alberta at the Canada Cup and internationally with both the Sr. and Jr. Canadian National Team.

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Lyndsey Clapperton
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