The Dawgs are pleased to announce the signing of 2 Canadian born,
Left Handed pitchers (Matt Ircandia, LHP, Fr, Washington
State University and Geoff Freeborn, LHP, Jr. Northern
Kentucky University), an import catcher, Mark Bomar
(Jr., Niagara University, New York) and another native Calgarian,
outfielder, Will Gardner (Fr., OF, Prairie Baseball
Academy, Lethbridge).
Matt
Ircandia, a 6’3”, 186 lb, LHP, is a
native Calgarian who starred with the Calgary Dawgs youth team,
played with Team Alberta and Canada’s Jr National Team. Ircandia
was drafted out of high school by the San Francisco Giants in the
June, 2002 Major League Draft but chose to accept a scholarship
to Washington State University, of the Pac 10 Conf. NCAA, Div 1.
WSU head coach Tim Mooney had this to say about Ircandia who has
been clocked at 88 mph: “Matt is a LHP with a very high ceiling…if
he continues to improve he could be one of the top guys in the Pac-10”.
Geoff
Freeborn, a 6’4”, 185 lb, LHP, is another
native Calgarian who is currently playing with Northern Kentucky
University of NCAA, Div 2. Geoff has starred with Team Alberta,
Team Canada’s Jr. National Team and is a member of the Great
Britain Sr. National Team for this year’s European Championship.
He played junior college baseball with Lassen College in California
and the College of Northern Idaho before accepting his scholarship
to Kentucky. In the past 2 summers Geoff has played with the Kelowna
Falcons of the PIL and the Melville Millionaires of the WMBL.
Mark
Bomar; is a 5’11”, 215 lb catcher who
hails from Austin, Texas. Mark played on the Texas State championship
team out of high school and brings that same desire to win to the
field every day. Mark is a senior on scholarship to Niagara University,
New York, Metro Atlantic Conference of NCAA, Div 1. “Mark
is an outstanding defensive catcher with a 1.87 pop to pop time
in throwing out runners attempting to steal 2nd. He also has significant
power potential at the plate and is lighting it up at fall workouts
at NU”.
Will
Gardner: currently playing with one of Canada’s
premier, college baseball programs, the Prairie Baseball Academy
and enrolled at Lethbridge Community College, Will is a 5’10”,
200 lb outfielder who played two seasons with the Calgary Dawgs
Youth Team and was part of Team Alberta’s entry in the Western
Canada Summer Games in August, 2000. Head Coach Blair Kubicek of
the PBA has described Will as one of his all-time hardest working
players who continues to show improvement each year. Hitting from
the right side Will brings right side power to an already strong
Dawgs’ outfield.
Again the Dawgs are excited to attract such high level left handed
pitchers to an already strong bullpen and feel the acquisition of
two more, quality position players will strengthen the team.
Matt
Ircandia, a 6’3”, 186 lb, LHP, is a
native Calgarian who starred with the Calgary Dawgs youth team,
played with Team Alberta and Canada’s Jr National Team. Ircandia
was drafted out of high school by the San Francisco Giants in the
June, 2002 Major League Draft but chose to accept a scholarship
to Washington State University, of the Pac 10 Conf. NCAA, Div 1.
WSU head coach Tim Mooney had this to say about Ircandia who has
been clocked at 88 mph: “Matt is a LHP with a very high ceiling…if
he continues to improve he could be one of the top guys in the Pac-10”.
Geoff
Freeborn, a 6’4”, 185 lb, LHP, is another
native Calgarian who is currently playing with Northern Kentucky
University of NCAA, Div 2. Geoff has starred with Team Alberta,
Team Canada’s Jr. National Team and is a member of the Great
Britain Sr. National Team for this year’s European Championship.
He played junior college baseball with Lassen College in California
and the College of Northern Idaho before accepting his scholarship
to Kentucky. In the past 2 summers Geoff has played with the Kelowna
Falcons of the PIL and the Melville Millionaires of the WMBL.
Mark
Bomar; is a 5’11”, 215 lb catcher who
hails from Austin, Texas. Mark played on the Texas State championship
team out of high school and brings that same desire to win to the
field every day. Mark is a senior on scholarship to Niagara University,
New York, Metro Atlantic Conference of NCAA, Div 1. “Mark
is an outstanding defensive catcher with a 1.87 pop to pop time
in throwing out runners attempting to steal 2nd. He also has significant
power potential at the plate and is lighting it up at fall workouts
at NU”.
Will
Gardner: currently playing with one of Canada’s
premier, college baseball programs, the Prairie Baseball Academy
and enrolled at Lethbridge Community College, Will is a 5’10”,
200 lb outfielder who played two seasons with the Calgary Dawgs
Youth Team and was part of Team Alberta’s entry in the Western
Canada Summer Games in August, 2000. Head Coach Blair Kubicek of
the PBA has described Will as one of his all-time hardest working
players who continues to show improvement each year. Hitting from
the right side Will brings right side power to an already strong
Dawgs’ outfield.