Kelowna, BC – 

The VAB Jets split in Kelowna, BC vs Okanagan College losing 14-4 and winning against Okanagan A’s 13-5.  Both games were much tighter into the later innings.  The game was 5-3 thru 5 innings before ending lop sided.  In Game 1 Garrett Hawkings started going 3 innings allowing 5 hits, 5 runs with 4 BB’s and 1 K.  Matt Wiggins threw 2 1/3 innings allowing 3 hits, 4 runs with 2 BB’s and 1 K.  Evan O’Toole finished things off going 1 1/3 innings allowing 2 hits, 5 runs, 4 earned runs. Walks were certainly a major part in the loss. Offensively, the Jets were led by Liam Vulcano who was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a double.  Owen Harms was 1 for 4.  Damiano Palmegiani was 1 for 4 with a 3 run HR.  Cooper Jones was 1 for 4 and Josh Malainey rounded out the offense going 2 for 2.

Game 2 saw the Jets win by a score of 13-5 over the Okanagan A’s.  The score was 6-5 thru 6 innings when the Jets scored 7 runs in the top of the 7th.  Chase Florendine started on the mound going 4 2/3 innings allowing 2 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs with 2 BB and 4 K’s.  Jared Arnold threw 1 1/3 innings allowing 0 hits, 1 run with 3 BB’s.  Owen Harms finished things off going 1 inning allowing 3 BB’s and 1 K.  Offensively, the Jets were led by Liam Vulcano who was 1 for 4 with 2 RBI’s and a double.  Damiano Palmegiani was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI’s.  Martin Vincelli-Simard was 1 for 3 with a solo HR.  Kaiden Cardoso was 2 for 4 with 3 RBI’s.  John Vulcano was 1 for 4 with an RBI.  Shane Campbell was 2 for 3 with an RBI and Evan O’Toole was 2 for 3 with an RBI.

The Jets will match up with the same 2 teams at 9 am Sunday.