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 102: Sylvan Lake Gulls Coach Jason Chatwood
Episode 101: Foothills Major Baseball Association
Episode 100: MLB is Back
Episode 99: Nolan Rattai
Episode 98: Tara Sliwkanich
Episode 97: Lou Pote
Episode 96: Willy Diaz & Kyler Charchun
Episode 95: Retro Swag
Episode 94: Black Lives Matter
Episode 93: The Future of RE/MAX Field
Episode 92: WCBL Season Swiped
Episode 91: Baseball Alberta's Tam Rosnau
Episode 90: Fort Mac Attack
Episode 89: Letters of Intent
Episode 88: WCBL Season Update
Episode 87: Cannons Retrospective Part 2
Episode 86: Cannons Retrospective Part 1
Episode 85: Jamie Campbell
Episode 84: Kelsey Lalor & Nicole Luchanski
Episode 83: "The Wax Pack" Author Brad Balukjian
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