Vauxhall, AB –

The VAB Jets started the day off with one of our weakest efforts losing 9-8 to Medicine Hat before bouncing back with a great game winning 8-0 over Great Falls.

Game 1 saw Connor Green get the start going 4 2/3 innings allowing 6 hits, 9 runs, 6 earned runs with 5 BB’s and 5 K’s.  Ty Penner finished things off going 2 1/3 innings allowing 2 hits with 3 K’s.

Offensively, the Jets were led by Liam Vulcano going 2 for 4.  Cooper Jones was 3 for 5 with an RBI.  Brett Mercier was 1 for 4 with an RBI.  Jared Binsfeld was 2 for 5 with an RBI.  Kaiden Cardoso was 1 for 4 with an RBI and Matt Gough was 1 for 2.

Game 2 saw Ben Erwin dominate going 7 innings allowing 1 hit with 2 BB’s and 11 K’s.  Offensively, the Jets had 12 hits from 6 different players.  Liam Vulcano was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Cooper Jones was 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI.  Brett Mercier was 1 for 2 with a double and an RBI.  Jared Binsfeld was 3 for 4 with a double and 3 RBI’s.  Ty Penner was 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI.  Matt Gough rounded out the offense going 1 for 2 with an RBI.

Other action from the day:

Medicine Hat 5 Lethbridge 4

Great Falls 8 Calgary 6

Sunday:

Lethbridge meets Calgary at 10 am

Great Falls meets Medicine Hat at 1 pm

Finals 4 pm.

Jeremie Fagnon was the winner of the 1st Alumni Homerun derby battling teammate and good buddy Brendan Hendriks in the final.