The Western Canadian Baseball League, in collaboration with the Wild TV Group of Companies, is excited to announce the 2024 WCBL Game of the Week schedule.

The broadcast schedule is filled with outstanding weekly matchups, rivalry games and specialty telecasts that include Father's Day, Canada Day, Independence Day, Heritage Day and WCBL All-Star Game & Home Run Derby coverage.

"I'm thrilled to bring the excitement of Western Canadian Baseball League games to TV for the first time. This is an historic moment for baseball fans in the region, and we can't wait to share the action, drama, and joy of the game with a wider audience. Let's play ball!" said Wild TV Group of Companies President Ryan Kohler.

Over the course of the WCBL season, viewers can tune in for high-end baseball action every Thursday night on Wild TV's sister channels, RFD-TV and the Water Network. Here's a look at the schedule:

• Thursday, May 30th, 7 pm, Edmonton Prospects at Sylvan Lake Gulls
• Thursday, June 6th, 7 pm, Brooks Bombers at Lethbridge Bulls
• Thursday, June 13th, 7 pm, Medicine Hat Mavericks at Saskatoon Berries
• Sunday, June 16th, 2 pm, Regina Red Sox at Sylvan Lake Gulls
• Thursday, June 20th, 7 pm, Okotoks Dawgs at Fort McMurray Giants
• Thursday, June 27th, 7 pm, Regina Red Sox at Saskatoon Berries
• Monday, July 1st, 7:30 pm, Sylvan Lake Gulls at Lethbridge Bulls
• Thursday, July 4th, 7 pm, Weyburn Beavers at Swift Current 57's
• Thursday, July 11th, 7 pm, Swift Current 57's at Regina Red Sox
• Thursday, July 18th, 7 pm, Saskatoon Berries at Sylvan Lake Gulls
• Saturday, July 20th, WCBL All-Star Game & Home Run Derby at Seaman Stadium
• Thursday, July 25th, 7 pm, Moose Jaw Miller Express at Lethbridge Bulls
• Thursday, August 1st, 7 pm, Fort McMurray Giants at Okotoks Dawgs
• Monday, August 5th, 1 pm, Moose Jaw Miller Express at Saskatoon Berries
• Thursday, August 8th, TBD, Opening Round of WCBL Playoffs

"Having the WCBL on linear TV with RFD-TV and the Water Network as part of the Wild TV Network is very exciting and progressive for the WCBL and its growing fan base," said Mark Stiles, the WCBL's Managing Director of Corporate Partnerships & Marketing.

"Excellent collaboration with our streaming partner HomeTeam Live and Wild TV made this possible. We look forward to showcasing our excellent level of play across Canada."

ABOUT WILD TV Inc.

Wild TV Inc. is entering its 20th year of operation. The station is rated the number one outdoor programming provider in Canada by Numeris. With over 175,000 hours aired to date, Wild TV partners with Canada's most prominent television carriers, including Shaw Communications, Shaw Direct, Shaw BlueCurve, Bell, Bell Fibe, Rogers, Telus, Videotron, Cogeco, MTS, Sasktel, and Eastlink, as well as to all CCSA members. Wild TV is available 24/7 to Canadian households and available to a growing number of European countries. Wild TV also offers the new Wild TV+ streaming service. Available worldwide and launched in the fall of 2022, it features more than 10,000 on-demand episodes as well as the ability to stream the Network live. Wild TV+ provides outdoor enthusiasts with the only industry app-user experience where both species and regions categorize content for easy navigation. In addition, Wild TV+ is also set to become the home of the most extensive, curated and sorted video library of hunting tips in the industry.

For more information, go to wildtv.ca. To learn more about Wild TV's streaming service, visit Wild TV+.

ABOUT THE WESTERN CANADIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE (WCBL)

The WCBL is Canada's premier summer collegiate baseball league. The WCBL boasts a long-standing tradition of creating a showcase for top Canadian prospects, while at the same time offering American college players the opportunity to hone their skills in front of enthusiastic baseball fans in towns and cities throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan.

In 2024, the wood-bat league will welcome back the Edmonton Prospects as well as a new expansion franchise, the Saskatoon Berries. The Okotoks Dawgs are the defending WCBL champions, coming off back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023.

The WCBL experienced record-breaking attendance in 2023, with 305,425 fans attending 275 regular-season games and another 40,370 spectators showing up to 16 postseason contests.

WCBL rosters include elite college players from across North America and league alumni have gone on to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) and in other professional baseball leagues.

For more information, please contact:

Mark Stiles
Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships and Marketing
Western Canadian Baseball League
[email protected], 403-651-7732