Western Major Baseball League

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The Western Major Baseball League or WMBL is a summer collegiate baseball league. The league can trace its roots back to 1948, as it has gone by many names over the years, including the Alberta-Saskatchewan Baseball league, Western Canadian Baseball League and Saskatchewan Baseball League before settling on its current name in 2000.

The WMBL is a wood bat league along the lines of such American collegiate circuits as the Cape Cod League, the New England Collegiate Baseball League, the Coastal Plains League, the Northwoods League, the Pacific International League and the West Coast Collegiate League. It is officially classified as semi-pro

The current WMBL champions are the Okotoks Dawgs.

[edit] Member teams

The WMBL is comprised of eleven teams in three divisions. The 2007 season saw the return of the Dawgs franchise, now based out of Okotoks, Alberta; however, the Red Deer Generals ceased operations prior to the season. The 2008 season saw the Sherwood Park Dukes joining the WMBL, while the St. Albert Big River Prospects took a leave of absence.

Team	Centre	2007 Record	Finish
East Division
Yorkton Cardinals	Yorkton, Saskatchewan	21-15	1st
Melville Millionaires	Melville, Saskatchewan	18-17	2nd
Regina Red Sox	Regina, Saskatchewan	14-22	3rd
Weyburn Beavers	Weyburn, Saskatchewan	11-25	4th
Central Division
Swift Current Indians	Swift Current, Saskatchewan	25-11	1st
Moose Jaw Miller Express	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	13-23	2nd
Saskatoon Yellow Jackets	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	11-24	3rd
West Division
Lethbridge Bulls	Lethbridge, Alberta	31-11	1st
Okotoks Dawgs	Okotoks, Alberta	28-14	2nd
Medicine Hat Mavericks	Medicine Hat, Alberta	15-27	4th
Sherwood Park Dukes	Sherwood Park, Alberta	--	--