Month: March 2011

Jets open BOW with a 11-6 victory!

Kamloops, BC

On a beautiful morning the Jets opened the Best of the West Tournament with a 11-6 victory over the PBF Redbirds.  Mark Baigent started on the mound earning the victory going 4 2/3 innings allowing, 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 BB’s and 5 K’s.  Archie Davis finished the ball game going 1 1/3 innings allowing 1 hit, 2 runs, 1 BB. 

Offensively, the Jets were led by Greg Adams who was 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored, 3 RBI’s and a triple.  Matt Benn was 2 for 3 with an RBI and 2 runs scored.  Tyson Zarowny was 1 for 2, Tyler Kendall was 1 for 3 with 3 runs scored, Brendan Hendriks was 1 for 4 with a double and 2 runs scored, Jeremie Fagnan was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored and Travis Wallace was 1 for 4 with 2 RBI’s.  

The win pushes the Jets record to 1 – 0 in the BOW and 2 – 1 overall.  Next action is tomorrow vs Parksville Royals followed by a 2 pm tilt vs Langley Blaze. 

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Jets ready for BOW!

Vauxhall, AB –

The VAB will be making the trip across the Rocky Mountains to Kamloops, AB to compete in the 2011 Best of the West Tournament March 31st – April 3rd.  The Jets open the tournament with the following schedule:

Thursday March 31st – 9 am vs PBF Red Birds @ Norbrock Stadium

Friday April 1st – 9 am vs Parksville Royals @ Canada Games Field

Friday April 1st – 2 pm vs Langley Blaze @ Norbrock Stadium

Depending on the Jets record at the end of the round robin will determine when they play Saturday and Sunday.

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St. Jean committs to Loras College!

 
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OF – Marc St. Jean – Okotoks, AB –  becomes the 7th 2010/2011 VAB Jet to committ to a college baseball program.  St. Jean has received a scholarship to attend the NCAA Division 3 Loras College Duhawks in Dubuque, Iowa .  The Duhawks play in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.   For more information on the Duhawks: http://www.duhawks.com/sport/7/3.php.   

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Other Jets who have signed to US colleges
 
SS/2B – Tyler Kendall – Estevan, SK –  becomes the 6th 2010/2011 VAB Jet to committ to a college baseball program.  Kendall has committed to attend the California JC – Monterey Peninsula Lobos in Monterey, California.  The Lobos play in the Coast Conference and are currently 10-3 overall and 1-0 in Conference play.   For more information on the Lobos: http://www.mpc.edu/athletics/baseball/Pages/default.aspx.   

3B – Brendan Hendriks – Cochrane, AB –  becomes the 5th 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Hendriks has accepted a scholarship to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Midland College Chaps in Midland, Texas.  The Chaps play in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.   For more information on the Chaps: http://www.midland.edu/athletics/baseball/.  Hendriks will also be attending the second tryout camp with the Canadian Naitonal Junior Team in St. Pete, Florida February 24th – March 6th. 

Hendriks joins teammate Jeremie Fagnan as a Chap and becomes the 3rd player in Jets history to attend Midland College.  (Levi Westerlund 2009/2010).  (Adam Nelubowich 2007/2009 and Steven Inch 2007/2009 also committed to the Chaps but Nelubowich choose to attend Washington State University and Steven Inch choose to committ to the University of Kentucky and later signed with the Phillies)

OF – Jeremie Fagnan – Calgary, AB –  becomes the 4th 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Fagnan has accepted a scholarship to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Midland College Chaps in Midland, Texas.  The Chaps play in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.   For more information on the Chaps: http://www.midland.edu/athletics/baseball/

Fagnan becomes the 2nd player in Jets history to attend Midland College.  (Levi Westerlund 2009/2010).  (Adam Nelubowich 2007/2009 and Steven Inch 2007/2009 also committed to the Chaps but Nelubowich choose to attend Washington State University and Steven Inch choose to committ to the University of Kentucky and later signed with the Phillies)

RHP – Justin Davies – Hammonds Plains, NS  becomes the 3rd 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Davies has committed to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Volunteer State Community College Pioneers in Gallatin, Tennessee.  The Pioneers play in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA).  The Pioneers finished last season with a 27-13 record. 

Davies becomes the 1st player in Jets history to attend Volunteer State.

C – Curtis Mazurkewich – Red Deer, AB becomes the 2nd 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Mazurkewich has committed to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Colby Community College Trojans in Colby, Kansas.  The Trojans play in the Kansas Jayhawk conference.  The Trojans finished in 5th place in the Western Division with a record of 29-27 overall. 

Mazurkewich becomes the 5th player in Jets history to attend Colby.

RHP – Chad Hodges – Medicine Hat, Alberta becomes the first 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Hodges has committed to attend the NCAA Division 1 – South Dakota State University Jack Rabbits in Brookings, SD.  The Jack Rabbits play in the Summitt Conference with the likes of national powerhouse Oral Roberts University.  The Jack Rabbits finished the 2010 campaign with a 39-21 record overall and 19-9 in the Summitt Conference good for a tie for 1st place with Oral Roberts.

Hodges becomes the 8th Jet to sign at an NCAA Division 1 program in the last 4 1/2 years.  Please check back soon for additional updates.

Jets split on day 1 of spring season!

Lethbridge, AB –

The Jets opened day 1 of the spring with a 4-3 comeback victory and a tight loss 5-3 to National Team pitcher Jake Hansen of the PBA.  The doubleheader was the first games played in all of Alberta and a cool and windy start to the 2011 spring season.

Game 1 saw Chad Hodges get the start on the mound and struggled a little bit after striking out the lead off hitter going 1 inning allow 1 hit, 3 runs,  4 BB’s and 2 K’s.   Mark Baigent thru a very solid 2 innings of relief allowing 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 K and 1 BB.  Tanner Spencer also thru 2 solid innings allowing 1 hit, 1 unearned run, 3 K’s and 0 BB’s.  Archie Davis threw the final 2 innings and earned the victory allowing 2 hits, 0 runs and 2 K’s.    Offensively, the Jets were led by Marc St. Jean who was 1 for 4 with a double, game tying RBI and run scored.  Jeremie Fagnan was 1 for 2 with a double, game winning RBI and a run scored.  Brendan Hendriks was 1 for 4 with a run scored.  Curtis Mazurkewich was 1 for 3 and Blair Balog was 1 for 2 with a double and run scored. 

Game 2 saw Zach Mayo get the start and took the loss going 2 innings allowing 2 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned run, 2 K’s and 3 BB’s.  Anthony McKinley threw 2 innings of solid relief allowing 0 hits, 1 run, 4 K’s and 2 BB’s.    Logan Seifrit threw 1 solid inning of scoreless baseball with 2 K’s.  Ben Dartnell threw 1 inning of relief allowing 1 hit, 1 run and 1 K.    Offensively, the Jets were led by Tyler Kendall who was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles.  Jeremie Fagnan was 2 for 3 with a double, RBI and run scored. 

The split opens the Jets season with a 1-1 record.  Next action is this coming weekend vs University of Calgary Dinos.  Stay tuned for changes to the schedule.

Kendall committs to Monterey Peninsula!

 
Vauxhall, AB –

SS/2B – Tyler Kendall – Estevan, SK –  becomes the 6th 2010/2011 VAB Jet to committ to a college baseball program.  Kendall has committed to attend the California JC – Monterey Peninsula Lobos in Monterey, California.  The Lobos play in the Coast Conference and are currently 10-3 overall and 1-0 in Conference play.   For more information on the Lobos: http://www.mpc.edu/athletics/baseball/Pages/default.aspx.   

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Other Jets who have signed to US colleges

3B – Brendan Hendriks – Cochrane, AB –  becomes the 5th 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Hendriks has accepted a scholarship to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Midland College Chaps in Midland, Texas.  The Chaps play in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.   For more information on the Chaps: http://www.midland.edu/athletics/baseball/.  Hendriks will also be attending the second tryout camp with the Canadian Naitonal Junior Team in St. Pete, Florida February 24th – March 6th. 

Hendriks joins teammate Jeremie Fagnan as a Chap and becomes the 3rd player in Jets history to attend Midland College.  (Levi Westerlund 2009/2010).  (Adam Nelubowich 2007/2009 and Steven Inch 2007/2009 also committed to the Chaps but Nelubowich choose to attend Washington State University and Steven Inch choose to committ to the University of Kentucky and later signed with the Phillies)

OF – Jeremie Fagnan – Calgary, AB –  becomes the 4th 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Fagnan has accepted a scholarship to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Midland College Chaps in Midland, Texas.  The Chaps play in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.   For more information on the Chaps: http://www.midland.edu/athletics/baseball/

Fagnan becomes the 2nd player in Jets history to attend Midland College.  (Levi Westerlund 2009/2010).  (Adam Nelubowich 2007/2009 and Steven Inch 2007/2009 also committed to the Chaps but Nelubowich choose to attend Washington State University and Steven Inch choose to committ to the University of Kentucky and later signed with the Phillies)

RHP – Justin Davies – Hammonds Plains, NS  becomes the 3rd 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Davies has committed to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Volunteer State Community College Pioneers in Gallatin, Tennessee.  The Pioneers play in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA).  The Pioneers finished last season with a 27-13 record. 

Davies becomes the 1st player in Jets history to attend Volunteer State.

C – Curtis Mazurkewich – Red Deer, AB becomes the 2nd 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Mazurkewich has committed to attend the NJCAA Division 1 – Colby Community College Trojans in Colby, Kansas.  The Trojans play in the Kansas Jayhawk conference.  The Trojans finished in 5th place in the Western Division with a record of 29-27 overall. 

Mazurkewich becomes the 5th player in Jets history to attend Colby.

RHP – Chad Hodges – Medicine Hat, Alberta becomes the first 2010/2011 VAB Jet to accept a scholarship.  Hodges has committed to attend the NCAA Division 1 – South Dakota State University Jack Rabbits in Brookings, SD.  The Jack Rabbits play in the Summitt Conference with the likes of national powerhouse Oral Roberts University.  The Jack Rabbits finished the 2010 campaign with a 39-21 record overall and 19-9 in the Summitt Conference good for a tie for 1st place with Oral Roberts.

Hodges becomes the 8th Jet to sign at an NCAA Division 1 program in the last 4 1/2 years.  Please check back soon for additional updates.

Weekend games vs PBA rescheduled!

Vauxhall, AB –

Due the inclement weather the weekend series vs PBA has been rescheduled.  Saturday’s DH has been cancelled and Sunday’s DH has been rescheduled for Monday March 14th – 1 pm (DH) at Lloyd Nolan Yard in Lethbridge.  Please stay tuned for an adjustments to further weekend series.

5th Annual Awards Scholarship Fundraising Dinner!

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The 5th Annual Awards/Scholarship Fundraising Dinner (March 5th, 2011) will be highlighted by Featured Speaker Bruce Hurst – 15 year MLB pitcher and former American League All-star.  Global Sports Anchor – Marty Baceda will keep the banquet moving for the 5th straight year as our MC.  10 Scholarships and Awards will be handed out throughout the evening – led by the pretigious Reno Lizzi Scholarship – $2000.00 and a gold ring.  A full listing of the scholarship winners will be announced after the banquet. 

The evening also includes a silent auction and live auction.  Some of the big ticket items will included:

12 ticket luxery suite – Flames/Oilers

Signed and Framed – GSP picture

Signed and Framed – Willie Mays picture

Signed and Framed – Bobby Orr picture, stick and puck

Signed and Game Worn – Joey Votto WBC Jersey

Signed – Jerome Iginla – Heritage Classic Jersey

Kimberley, BC Ski Condo

Heritage Classic Collector Stick signed by the entire 2011 team

Ovechkin signed jersey

Larry Walker signed baseball

These items are to just list a few and over 80 silent auction items will be on hand, 7 live auction items and a men’s and women’s draw.  If you have interest in a full list of items or want to place a bid on an item please contact Coach McTavish and in the subject line – 2011 Auction bid.  [email protected]

A limited number of tickets are still available for the event so please contact Academy secretary – Shannon Mossey – [email protected] for details.