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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!

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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!

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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.

Weekend Schedule Changes!

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The DH in Okotoks scheduled for Friday April 30th, 2010 has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions.  The Saturday May 1st DH in Vauxhall will be decided Friday afternoon whether the field will be playable or not.

3 More Jets Heading to play College Baseball!

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3 More Jets have made committments to play college baseball in the fall of 2010 – overall this makes 7 Jets so far!   Simmonds, Barry and Clark join 4 other Jets who have committed to schools so far.  See below for details:

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

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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 split with PBA!

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The VAB split a DH at home vs PBA Jr Dawgs.  Game 1 saw the Jets lose by a score of 10-6 and won game 2 by a score of 8-1 to take the weekend series 3-1 and overall series 6-1. 

Game 1 was a tale of free passes – the Jets walked or hit 15 batters and proved to be costly.  Taylor Simmonds started on the mound going 3 innings allowing 3 hits, 5 earned run, 6 K’s and 9 BB’s.  Chad Hodges threw well in relief going 3 innings allowing 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 BB and 1 K.  Victor Caruso threw the final inning allowing 1 hit, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 K and 5 BB’s.  Offensively, the Jets were ledy by Luke Barry who was 1 for 4 with an SB.  Brendan Hendriks was 1 for 3 with a grand slam HR.  Greg Adams was 1 for 3 with an RBI.  Brant Hittel was 1 for 4.  Matt Clark and Nick Koh also pitched in with a hit each. 

Game 2 saw a dominate start on the mound for Jets LHP Brody McDonald.  He threw 7 innings allowing 4 hits, 1 run, 8 K’s and 4 BB’s.  Offensively, the Jets were led by Luke Barry who was 1 for 3 with a double and RBI.  Ben Douglas had a huge day going 4 for 4 with a double, 2 HR’s, 3 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.  Greg Adam was 1 for 4 with an RBI.  Curtis Mazurkewich was 1 for 3 with a double and RBI.  Brant Hittel was 1 for 3 with an SB and 2 runs scored.  Nick Koh was 1 for 3 with an RBI. 

The split pushes the Jets overall record to 16-6.  Next action is Friday April 30th against the Okotoks Dawgs Academy.  Gametime is a 4 pm (DH) at the beautiful Seaman Stadium.

Jets take the DH vs Dawgs!

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The VAB Jets swept a DH from the PBA Dawgs JV on Saturday.  The Jets were up 8-1 going into the 6th and the Dawgs rallied late.  Game 1 saw Paul Schaak start on the mound and going 6 innings earning the victory giving up 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 6 K’s and 2 BB’s.  Victor Caruso threw the final inning allowing 2 hits, 3 runs, 2 BB’s and 2 K’s.  Offensively, the Jets were led by Kym Barthel who was 1 for 3 with an SB and run scored.  Luke Barry was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI’s and run scored.  Ben Douglas was 2 for 4 with a double and RBI.  Brendan Hendriks was 1 for 2.  Matt Clark was 1 for 3 with a HR and 2 runs scored.  Blair Balg was 1 for 2 with a run scored. 

Game 2 saw the Jets down 7-1 in the 5th inning before Ben Douglas tied the game with a solo HR in the bottom of the 7th and scored the winning run in extra innings (bottom of the 9th).  Justin Davies started on the mound going 4 innings allowing 4 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 7 K’s and 3 BB’s.  Ben Douglas earned the victor going 5 innings allowing 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 6 K’s and 0 BB’s.  Offensively, the Jets were led by Ben Douglas who was 2 for 5 with a HR and 2 runs scored.  Shane Zimmer was 3 for 4 with a HR, 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored.  Brendan Hendriks was 1 for 5 with a run scored.  Greg Adams 3 for 5 with a HR, 3 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.  Matt Clark was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI’s and Nick Koh was 1 for 3 with an RBI. 

The 2 wins pushes the Jets record 15 – 6 overall.  Next action tomorrow against the same PBA Dawgs at 1 pm at Jets Stadium.

Bozeman Round Robin Tournament Schedule Announced!

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The round robin tournament schedule May 14-16th, 2010 has been announced.  The tournament is in Bozeman, Montana at Heros Park (Home of the Bozeman Bucks).

Friday May 14

5:00 pm – VAB vs Gallatin Valley Outlaws

7:30 pm – VAB vs Bozeman Bucks

Saturday May 15

5:00 pm – VAB vs Kalispel Lakers

7:30 pm – VAB vs Bozeman Bucks

Sunday May 16

10:00 am – VAB vs Kalispel Lakers

Jets take to from the Cardinals!

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The VAB Jets won 2 games against the Edmonton Cardinals in Cochrane, AB by scores of 7-3 and 21-1.  Game 1 saw a well played game on both sides with the score close until the Jets broke it open in the bottom of the 8th.  Paul Schaak started on the mound going 5 innings allowing 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned runs, 9 K’s and 1 BB.  Justin Davies threw well in relief going 3 innings allowing 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 K’s and 1 BB.  Victor Caruso slammed the door again threw a great 9 inning with 3 K’s.  Offensively, the Jets were led by Brant Hittel who was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored.  Ben Douglas was 2 for 4 with a big HR, 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.  Brendan Hendriks was 3 for 4 with a HR, 3 RBI’s and a run scored.  Matt Clark was 1 for 4. 

Game 2 saw the Jets score early and often against a younger group from the Cardinals.  Brody McDonald started on the mound going 4 innings, 2 hits, 1 unearned run, 7 K’s and 1 BB.  Chad Hodges threw 1 inning with 2 K’s and 1 BB.  Blair Balog threw the final 2 innings allowing 1 hit, 3 K’s and 0 BB’s.  Offensively, the Jets were led by Greg Adams who was 2 for 5 with a 2 run HR, 3 RBI’s and 3 runs scored.  Ben Douglas was 2 for 6 with a 3 run HR, 3 RBI’s and 3 runs scored.  Shane Zimmer was 2 for 3 with 2 HR’s, 3 RBI’s and 3 runs scored.  Brendan Hendriks was 3 for 5 with a 3 run HR, 4 RBI’s, 2 runs scored and a double.  Marc St. Jean was 2 for 4 with a double, 2 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.  Kym Barthel, Curtis Mazurkewich, Luke Barry and Nick Koh all pitched in with a hit each.

The 2 wins pushes the Jets overall record to 13-6 overall.  Next action is next weekend in Vauxhall @ Jets Stadium vs Prairie Baseball Academy.

Special thanks to Myron Hendriks and Ron Van Kuelen for organizing and working on the Rodeo Grounds to get the field ready.