From Dawg to Dragon, speedy Griffin excelling in first college season

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By Joe McFarland, Alberta Dugout Stories, March 15, 2025

Leo Griffin was undoubtedly going to play baseball.

With a family heavily involved in the game, the challenge was actually in deciding where on the field he wanted to play.

Playing the utility role throughout his youth baseball career, the Boucherville, Que., native moved with his family to Okotoks after his older brother joined the Dawgs Academy program.

Even then, the younger Griffin was torn on his position on the field, until deciding that his most dangerous skill, his speed, needed to be exploited.

His career took off with a move to the outfield and is now enjoying a breakout freshman campaign at Hutchinson Community College.

So much so that Griffin has already rewritten the school’s record books after stealing four bases in a game against Rose State College on Feb. 15, tying for third in Blue Dragons’ single-game history.

“It feels amazing for sure,” he told Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast. “I just keep doing myself and I’m going to keep playing the game how I’ve always played it.”

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