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Jets come out flat and lose 2 to Treasure Valley, Oregon!

Boise, Idaho –

TheVAB Jets came out flat and battled from behind most of the day losing 7-0 and12-8 to Treasure Valley Junior College from Oregon.  Game 1 saw Luke Whelpton start on the mound going 4 innings allowing 5 hits, 3 runs, 2 K’s and 6 K’s. Nick Stobbe threw the final 3 innings allowing 5 hits, 4 runs, 1 K and 5 BB’s.

Offensively, the Jets were led by Dan Moro whowas 1 for 3. Jager Toffan was 1 for 3.  Konner Lutz was 1 for 2 and Jason Field was 1 for 2 to round out the offense. 

Game 2 saw some more offense but the Jets could not hold TVCC late in the game.  Luc Hebert started on the mound going 4 innings allowing 4 hits, 1 runs, 1 earned run, 1 K and 3 K’s.  Jesse Borden went 2 innings allowing 8 hits, 9 runs, 7 eared runs, 1 K and 5 BB. 

Offensively, the Jets were led by Anthony McKinley who was 3 for 3 with a big 2 run HR, double, 5 RBI’s and 2 runs scored.  JagerToffan was1 for 3 with a doule, run scored and RBI.  Devon Thomas was1 for3 with an RBI.  Mitch McGeein was 1 for 3 with a double and 2 runs scored.  Jose Calderon rounded out the offense going 1 for 4 with a run scored. 

The 2 loses puts the Jets record this fall to 8-8-1 overall.  The Jets have now played 11 of their 17 games vs college baseball teams.  Next action is tomorrow in Boise vs a very tough College of Southern Idaho team.  Former Jet Ben Douglas (2008/2009) will be suited up for the Eagles

Jets Pick Up First Win of Vegas Trip!

Las Vegas –

It took a fourth try but the Jets recorded their first win of their Vegas/Phoenix trip this afternoon against Valley HS from right in Las Vegas. The final score would end up being 9-7. After a few close losses left the Jets in a rut, they responded and found a way to win today. Zach Mayo started for the Jets and pitched really well throwing 5 strong innings, taking the win. He constantly got ahead of hitters and showed command of three solid pitches. The runs he allowed would come in the 4th with three quick hits scoring 2 runs and in the 5th inning a few errors attributed to 4 unearned runs but Mayo beared down and finished the inning on his own. Archie Davis would follow and battle through 2 tough innings mired by a few errors, but hang on to record the save.

On the other side of the ball, the Jets put together 10 hits and would take 8 free bases on 6 hit batsmen and 2 walks for their 9 runs. Blair Balog led the way with a big 4 for 4 day highlighted by a bunt base hit that kickstarted the Jets offense and an RBI double later in the game. Tyler Kendall (Estevan, SK) had a classic Southeast Royals Kendall game getting hit in each of his first three at bats to raise his team leading total. The Jets continue to pound out hits game in and game out with 10 this game.

The Jets stand at 1-2 for the Bishop Gorman Easter Classic and wrap up the tournament tomorrow afternoon at 1pm against Bishop Gorman’s #2 team at Hadland Park. The game will be a rematch of the 13-13 tie of Wednesday’s game. Keep following on Twitter @VABjets.

VAB 9 Valley HS 7
Mayo: 5 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Davis: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Zarowny 2-4 2 RBI; Adams 1-3 RBI; Fagnan 1-3 3B, 2 RBI; Benn 0-3 RBI; Kendall 0-1 3 HBP; Mazurkewich 0-3; McGeein 0-3 BB; Balog 4-4 3 runs, 2B, RBI; St. Jean 2-4 RBI

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.

Fagnan accepts scholarship to Midland, Texas!

Vauxhall, AB –

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)

4 – 2010/2011 Jets Invited to Team Canada!

Vauxhall, AB –

The Vauxhall Academy is proud to announce that 4 Jets have been selected to tryout for the Canadian National Junior Program.  24 selections were announced by Head Coach – Greg Hamilton at the Baseball Canada Cup in Kinderley, SK.  The 4 selections now makes an amazing 18 Jets being selected to tryout for Team Canada in the past 5 years.

Grade 12 – 3B – Brendan Hendriks (Cochrane, AB)

Grade 11 – RHP – Tanner Spencer (Craik, SK)

Grade 11 – RHP – Logan Seifert (Spruce Grove, AB)

Grade 11 – RHP – Anthony McKinley (Dartmouth, NS)

A special congrats also goes out to Team Alberta on a 3rd place finish.  Team Alberta lost a tight one in the semi-final vs Ontario but went onto shutout Quebec in the Bronze Medal game.

3 More Jets Heading to play College Baseball!

Vauxhall, AB –

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

4th Annual Awards/Scholarship Great Success!

Vauxhall, AB –

The 4th Annual Awards/Scholarship Dinner was a great success again!  MC – Marty Baceda from Global Sports in Lethbridge and Featured Speaker “Denis Boucher” put on a great show with stories and a strong message to the Jets student-athletes.  With the Honorable Premier Ed Stelmach in attendance and a packed hall of 320 plus people with the evening raising close to $20,000.00.  The evening was highlighted with a cheque presentation from Premier Stelmach and MLA – Little Bow – Barry McFarland to assist in the building of the new Community Facility (consisting of the a dormitory, state of the weight room, state of video room, lockerroom, manager’s suite, athletic therapy room, players lounge and much more).  Thank you for all who attending the banquet, donated auction items and supported the program by buying raffle tickets and auction items. 

The banquet also consisted of many annual awards/scholarships being handed out:

Reno Lizzi Scholarship – $2000.00 plus a gold ring – Shane Zimmer

Reno Lizzi “Inch by Inch Award” – $1000.00 – Taylor Simmonds

Reno Lizzi Underclassman Awards – $1000.00 – Brendan Hendriks & Chad Hodges

Jet of the Year Scholarship – sponsored by Don Groves – $1000.00 – Luke Barry

Wanda Stober Scholarship – $1000.00 – Ben Dartnell

Fitting into VHS – Kym Barthel

Leadership and Dedication Scholarship – sponsor by Scotiabank – Matt Clark – $500.00

Sport Connection Scholarship – Greg Adams & Ben Douglas – $500.00/each

Coaches Award – sponsor by Doug Jones & Creative Awards –  Brody McDonald – $500.00

Congrats to all the Award Winners on a great evening.  Go Jets and see you around Jets Stadium

For photos and videos from the night please go to Youtube.com and search Vauxhall Academy of Baseball.

Jets Start Weekend With Two Wins

The Jets took 2 games in their first meeting with Okotoks this fall.  In game 1 the Jets saw Justin Davies earn the victory on the mound going 4 innings allowing 1 run, 2 BB’s and 8 K’s.  Victor Caruso and Brody McDonald threw the final 3 innings as the Jets cruised to a 12-4 victory.  Offensively, the Jets exploded for arguably their best performance to date, scoring 12 runs on 15 hits, including 9 extra base hits.  The Jets were led by Brendan Hendriks who was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles, a homerun, and 5 RBI’s.  Kym Barthel was a homerun shy of the cycle in a 4 for 5 effort.  Brant Hittel, Ben Douglas and Curtis Mazerkuwich also played a big role in the win as they combined for 6 of the Jets’ 15 hits.  Blair Balog and Luke Barry also chipped in with a hit a piece.

Game 2 saw the Jets win by a score of 5-1.  Taylor Simmonds earned the victory on the mound allowing only 2 hits over his 6 innings of work.  Blair Balog only needed 11 pitches in the seventh to seal the 16th win of the fall for the Jets.   Offensively, the Jets only collected 3 hits as a team.  Brant Hittel had the big hit for the Jets as he collected 2 RBI’s in his first inning homerun.  Kym Barthel and Levi Westerlund rounded out the offence collecting a hit each.

The Jets will play 2 more against the Dawgs tomorrow in Vauxhall.  Game Time 1:00 p.m