Year: 2010

Jets open the tournament with a convincing 13-3 victory!

 Vauxhall, AB –

The Vauxhall Academy of Baseball opened up the 4th Annual Haven Agencies Invitational Tournament with a 13-3 victory over the Lethbridge Elks.  Paul Schaak started on the mound going 5 innings allowing 6 hits, 3 runs, 3 BB’s and 8 K’s for the victory.  Chad Hodges threw a good inning of relief allowing 1 K and 1 BB. 

Offensively, the Jets were led by a big day from Brendan Hendriks who was 3 for 3 with 2 – 2 run HR’s and a single with 4 RBI’s, 4 runs scored and a stolen base.  Ben Douglas was 2 for 3 iwht a double, 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored. Kym Barthel was 1 for 4 with an RBI and run scored.  Luke Barry was 1 for 4 with a double and run scored.  Shane Zimmer was 2 for 4 with a HR, 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.  Matt Clark was 1 for 4 with a double and 2 RBI’s.  Marc St. Jean rounded out the offense with a single, RBI and run scored. 

The win pushes the Jets overall record to 25-7 and 1-0 in the tournament.  Next action is Friday night at 7 pm vs Calgary Cubs.

4th Annual Haven Agencies Invitational Tournament begin Thursday!

Vauxhall, AB –

The 4th Annual Haven Invitational Tournament begins this Thursday with teams from Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Great Falls and the Jets.   The tournament is proud to partner with Haven Agencies and Intact Insurance to provide a very well organized and supported tournament.  Below is the tournament draw for the weekend.

Jets 4th Annual Invitational Tournament

Presented by: Haven Agencies

Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada

Home Team                                                Visiting Team

Thursday May 20th, 2010

7:00 pm               V.A.B                                  vs                     Lethbridge Elks

Friday May 21st, 2010

1:00 pm               Medicine Hat Monarchs      vs                     Lethbridge Elks

4:00 pm               Calgary Cubs                       vs                    Great Falls

7:00 pm               Calgary Cubs                       vs                     V.A.B

Saturday May 22nd, 2010

10:00 am             V.A.B                                  vs              Medicine Hat Monarchs

1:00 pm               Medicine Hat Monarchs      vs                     Calgary Cubs

4:00 pm               Lethbridge Elks                   vs                     Great Falls

5:00 pm               BBQ (Players and Coaches are Free)

7:00 pm               Great Falls                           vs                     V.A.B

Sunday May 23rd, 2010

10:00 am             Lethbridge Elks                   vs                     Calgary Cubs

1:00 pm               Great Falls                           vs              Medicine Hat Monarchs

Championship Game

4:00 pm              #1 Seed                               vs                     #2 Seed

Jets finish up road trip with another big victory!

Bozeman, Montana –

The VAB Jets finished off the road trip with a convincing 10-0 victory.  The game was close until the bottom of the 4th inning when the Jets broke it open.  Brody McDonald started on the mound going 4 innings allowing 2 hits, 3 K’s and 1 BB.  Chad Hodges threw a great inning of relief striking out the side.

Offensively, the Jets displayed a balanced attack with 11 hits in total.  Greg Adams was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI’s.  Ben Douglas was 2 for 4 with an RBI.  Shane Zimmer was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI’s and a game inning 2 run HR.  Brendan Hendriks was 2 for 3 with an RBI and SB.  Brant Hittel, Matt Clark and Kym Barthel all pitched in with 1 hit each.

The Jets finished the road trip undefeated and outscored opponents 57 – 6.  The Jets overall record is now 23 – 7 overall and next action is in the Haven Agencies Tournament in Vauxhall with the opening game going Thursday at 7 pm vs Lethbridge Elks.

Jets continue to play well with a 11-1 victory!

Vauxhall, AB –

The VAB Jets pitched extremely well, played well defensively and had a balanced offensive attach.  Justin Davies threw very well going 5 innings allowing 1 hit, 1 run, 2 BB’s and 12 K’s.  He threw first pitch strike to 16 of 18 hitters he faced.

Offensively, the Jets saw 8 Jets all collect 1 hit each.  Kym Barthel was 1 for 2 with 2 RBI’s, 2 runs scored and 2 BB’s.  Luke Barry was 1 for 2 with an RBI, 3 runs scored and 2 BB’s.  Ben Douglas was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI’s.  Shane Zimmer was 1 for 4 with a double, RBI and run scored.  Brendan Hendriks was 1 for 3.  Chayse Marion was 1 for 3 with a run scored.  Marc St. Jean was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored.  Matt Clark was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

The victory pushes the Jets record to 23 – 7 overall.  The Jets face a very talent LHP from the Kalispel Lakers tomorrow at 10:00 am.

Jets continue offensive production with 20 hits!

The VAB Jets continued to really swing the bats with 20 hits and winning by a score of 21-1.  On the mound Taylor Simmonds started and went 3 innings allowing 1 hit, 1 run, 6 K’s and 5 BB’s for the win.  Greg Adams threw the final 2 innings allowing 1 hit, 2 K’s and 1 BB.

Offensively, the Jets were led by a huge day by Brendan Hendriks who was 5 for 5 with 6 RBI’s, 4 runs scored and 2 doubles.  Chayse Marion was 3 for 5 with 2 RBI’s and a double.  Marc St. Jean was 3 for 5 with an RBI and 2 runs scored.  Luke Barry, Greg Adams and Curtis Mazurkewich had 2 hits each.  Kym Barthel, Ben Douglas and Shane Zimmer each had 1 hit.

The Jets return to action tonight at 8 pm vs Bozeman Bucks.  The win pushes the Jets overall record to 22 – 7 overall.

Jets open Bozeman with a big win!

Bozeman, AB –

The VAB opened up the Bozeman Bucks Round Robin Tournament with a convincing victory over the host Bozeman Bucks by a score of 15 – 4.

On the mound Paul Schaak started and threw very well going 6 innings allowing 3 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs with 4 K’s and 3 BB’s.  Victor Caruso threw the 7th inning allowing 1 hit,  1 BB and 1 K.  Offensively, the Jets pounded out 16 hits in total.  Chayse Marion had a huge day going 3 for 4 with 2 HR’s, 8 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.  Ben Douglas also had a great day going 4 for 4 with 2 RBI’s with a double and 5 runs scored.  Luke Barry was 2 for 4 with 4 runs scored.  Marc St. Jean, Greg Adams, Matt Clark, Brant Hittel, Curtis Mazurkewich, Brendan Hendriks, Shane Zimmer all had 1 hit each.  Hendriks pitched in with 3 RBI’s and Adams added 2 RBI’s.

The Jets continue the road trip tomorrow against the Gallatin Valley Outlaws at 11:00 am and then against the Bozeman Bucks at 8:00 pm.  The Jets overall record is now 21 – 7.

Bozeman Round Robin Schedule Update!

Vauxhall, AB –

The following is the final schedule for the Jets at the Bozeman Bucks mini tournament.

Friday May 14th

Jets vs Bozeman Bucks – 7 pm

Saturday May 15th

Jets vs Galliton Valley Outlaws – 11am

Jets vs Bozeman Bucks – 7:30pm

Sunday May 16th

Jets vs Kalispel Lakers – 10:00 am

Jets take 2 from Great Falls Chargers!

The VAB Jets won both games on Graduation weekend by scores of 9-1 and 16-6.  Game 1 saw Paul Schaak start on the mound going 5 innings allowing 6 hits, 1 run, 4 K’s and 0 BB’s.  Taylor Simmonds threw 2 solid innings in relief allowing 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 K and 2 BB’s.  Offensively the Jets were led by Kym Barthel who was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored.  Luke Barry was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored.  Ben D0uglas was 1 for 4 with an RBI and run scored.  Shane Zimmer had a huge day going 2 for 2 with a 3 run HR and a Grand Slam.  Chayse Marion was 1 for 2 and Curtis Mazurkewich was 1 for 3.

Game 2 saw the Jets swing the balls very well again.  Justin Davies had a solid start on the mound going 3 innings allowing 1 hit, 1 unearned run with 6 K’s and a BB.  Brody McDonald threw 1 1/3 innings allowing 1 hit, 2 runs with 1 BB and 1 K.  Chad Hodges threw 1 inning allowing 3 hits, 3 runs with 5 BB’s.  Victor Caruso threw the final 1 2/3 innings allowing 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 K’s and a BB.  Offensively, the Jets were led by a couple huge games.  Kym Barthel was 4 for 4 with 2 – HR’s, double, 3 RBI’s and 3 runs scored.  Shane Zimmer was 3 for 4 with 2 more HR’s, 4 RBI’s and 2 runs scored (on the day Zimmer had 4 HR’s and 11 RBI’s).  Ben Douglas was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI’s and a run scored.  Brendan Hendriks, Curtis Mazurkewich, Marc St. Jean and Greg Adams all chipped in with a hit each.

The 2 wins pushes the Jets record to 20 – 7 overall.  Next action is next Friday night in Bozeman vs Bozeman Bucks.  The schedule has changed with the Jets playing Friday night, 2 Saturday, 1 Sunday.  Stay tuned to the website for an updated schedule.

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2 More Jets headed to college baseball – making 9 in total!

Vauxhall, AB –

2 More Jets have made committments to play college baseball in the fall of 2010 – overall this makes 9 Jets so far!   Douglas and Barthel join 7 other Jets who have committed to schools so far.  See below for details:

1B – Ben Douglas – Moose Jaw, SK – has committed to attend  NJCAA Division 1 College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles in Twin Falls, Idaho.  Douglas will join teammate Schaak as well as 6 former Jets who are currently playing with the Golden Eagles (Morrill (2007-2008, Anderson 2007-2008, Craswell 2008, Paquin 2008, Bilodeau 2008-2009, Vavra 2008-2009).  The Golden Eagles play in the very challenging Scenic West Conference.  For more details on CSI: http://athletics.csi.edu/news/2009/11/4/BB_1104093045.aspx?path=baseball

SS – Kym Barthel – Lethbridge, AB – has committed to attend NAIA National Ranked – LSUS in Shreveport, LA.  The Pilots play in a very challenging Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.  The Pilots are currently ranked #12 in the Nation.  For more details on LSUS: http://www.lsus.edu/baseball/

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LHP – Taylor Simmonds – St. Albert, AB – has committed to attend  NCAA Division 2 powerhouse Wayne State College Wildcats in Wayne, Nebraska.    The Wildcats play in the very tough Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.  For more details on WSC: http://www.wscwildcats.com/index.aspx?tab=baseball&path=baseball

C/OF – Luke Barry – Swift Current, SK – has committed to attend Canadian College Powerhouse – Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs in Lethbridge, AB.  The Dawgs play in a very tough Canadian College Baseball Conference.  The Dawgs have won the League Championships 5 years in a row.  For more details on PBA: www.prairiebaseball.com

OF – Matt Clark – Woodstock, NB – has committed to attend NCAA Division 2 Concord University Mountain Lions in Athens, West Vigina.  The Moutain Lions play in the very tough West Virgina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.  For more details on Concord University Baseball: http://www.cumountainlions.com/index.aspx?tab=baseball&path=baseball

RHP – Levi Westerlund – Oyen, AB – has committed to attend  NJCAA Division 1 Midland College Chaps in Midland, Texas.    The Chaps play in the very tough Western Junior College Athletic Conference.  For more details on Midland: http://www.midland.edu/athletics/baseball/

LHP – Paul Schaak – Winkler, MB – has committed to attend  NJCAA Division 1 College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles in Twin Falls, Idaho.  Schaak follows 6 other Jets who are currently playing with the Golden Eagles (Morrill (2007-2008, Anderson 2007-2008, Craswell 2008, Paquin 2008, Bilodeau 2008-2009, Vavra 2008-2009).  The Golden Eagles play in the very challenging Scenic West Conference.  For more details on CSI: http://athletics.csi.edu/news/2009/11/4/BB_1104093045.aspx?path=baseball

RHP – Derek Grubel – Lethbridge, AB – signed a National Letter of Intent with the NJCAA Division 1 Muscatine Community College Cardinals in Muscatine, Iowa.  The Cardinals play in the very challenging ICACC conference.  For more details on Muscatine College: http://www.eicc.edu/athletics/mcc_baseball/index.html.

The 2009-2010 college committment campaign starts off with a bang as 2nd year standout Shane Zimmer has committed to Canisius College Griffins in Buffalo, NY.  Zimmer is just coming back from ACL surgery last May. 

OF – Shane Zimmer – St. Albert, AB – signed a National Letter of Intent with the NCAA Division 1 Canisius College Griffs in Buffalo, NY.  The Griffs play in the MAAC conference.  For more details on Canisius College: http://www.gogriffs.com

Jets take 2 games from the Dawgs!

Vauxhall, AB –

The Jets won both games vs the Okotoks Dawgs on a cool and windy day in Vauxhall.  Game 1 saw the Jets come out on top by a score of 6-3.  Paul Schaak started on the mound going 3 innings allowing 1 hit, 1 run, 3 K’s and 3 BB’s.  Chad Hodges threw 1 2/3 innings allowing 1 hit, 1 run, 2 K’s and 4 BB’s.  Levi Westerlund threw the next 2 innings allowing 0 hits, 1 run, 2 K’s and 4 BB’s.  Victor Caruso earned the save going 1/3 of an inning getting the Dawgs to pop up with the bases loaded in the top of the 7th of inning.  Offensively, the Jets were led by Kym Barthel who was 2 for 3 with a run scored.  Ben Douglas was 1 for 4 with a run scored.  Shane Zimmer was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored.  Brendan Hendriks was 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI.  Brant Hittel was 1 for 2 with a double and 2 RBI’s. 

Game 2 saw a very well pitched game by both clubs.  The Jets won by a score of 1-0  in the bottom of the 8th on a Dawgs error.  Brody McDonald started on the mound throwing the ball well going 3 innings allowing 3 hits with 5 K’s and 2 BB’s.  Taylor Simmonds threw the next 3 innings allowing 0 hits with 6 K’s and 3 BB’s.  Justin Davies earned the victory going 2 innings allowing 0 hits with 5 K’s and 2 BB’s.  Offensively the Jets were led by Kym Barthel who was 1 for 3.  Ben Douglas was also 1 for 3.  Brendan Hendriks was also 1 for 3 and scored the winning run.  Nick Koh rounded out the offense also going 1 for 3. 

The win pushes the Jets overall record to 18 – 7.  Next action is next Saturday May 7th in Vauxhall vs the Great Falls Chargers.