Abbotsford Junior Cardinals
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Abbotsford Junior Cardinals
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Written by BCBPL Admin
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Friday, 12 April 2013 15:29 |
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The BC Junior Premier Baseball League (14-16 year olds) will kick off the 2013 season on Saturday with doubleheaders scheduled at four parks. The defending provincial champions Victoria Jr Mariners will play in Nanaimo against the Nanaimo Jr Pirates to begin the defense of their title.
Games can be followed live online by clicking on Pointstreak's Game Live on the Schedule page.
Senior Premier Baseball League Update
Abbotsford Cardinals are off to a quick start having defeated Langley Blaze 4-3 on Tuesday and the Whalley Chiefs to 2-1 to go to a 4 W and 0 L. Against the Blaze, Cardinals winning pitcher Rajin Neger threw 6 strong innings allowing just one run and four hits. Cardinals LHP Jesse McGowen allowed just one run on 4 hits over 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win over the Chiefs. |
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Sunday, 25 March 2012 19:25 |
The 2012 Abbotsford Junior Cardinals look to continue their winning tradition at the junior level. The juniors won the league title in 2008 and 2009, followed by a second place finish in 2010. There will be 7 returning players.
On the mound, the Cardinals will have lots of depth in the starting rotation and bullpen. Right handed pitchers JJ Pankratz, Emilio Foden, Jordan Dobos, Liam Kano-McGregor, Josh Harder, Dakota Reimer, Josh Siemens, Alex Gibbons, Benji Wieler, Lefty Graham Wiebe have all shown well this spring. Behind the plate will be Joel Van Ee and Branden Gill.
Patrolling our outfield will be Jesse Braun, Jae Kim, and many of our other utility players. Our club is very versatile and players will be expected to bounce around from position to position throughout the year. Rounding out our infield will be returning player Matthew Revel, new addition Cam Wiens.
This year’s club will be blessed with speed. The club has just returned home from our Annual Arizona Spring Training trip where we enjoyed sunshine and baseball going 2-2-1. The team is anxious for the upcoming season and looks to continue their winning tradition and compete for another league title. |
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Saturday, 04 February 2012 00:35 |
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
The Abbotsford Cardinals Organization is run by a steering committee. The voting members are: GM, SR HEAD COACH, JR HEAD COACH, and 4 board members. The treasurer is an advisor reporting to the committee on financial matters and coordinating administrative matters. The committee represents the membership, families, and players. When there is an issue with in the organization, the committee can call a meeting of the committee or the membership as outlined in the Organization by-laws. More information can be found by this link at our website : http://www.abbotsfordcardinals.com/
CLUB NEWS
- Eric Sim, former catcher of the Cardinals Organization has been back home since October training and working with our players at Yale Academy, Sandlot Baseball, and our Junior and Premier Clubs. Eric leaves February, 5th for spring training. Good Luck Eric!
- Steven Federau (Colby Kansas) Max Chadsay (Muscatine CC) Brand Molnar (Prairie Baseball) are all enjoying the college baseball experience. We look forward to seeing them back home for summer.
- Our Junior and Senior teams have been practicing 3x a week since the beginning of January at our new indoor facility. During the winter months, our boys trained with the Yale Secondary Track Coach every Monday for 2 months. All players at the Yale Baseball Academy have been working with a personal trainer since the beginning of September. A partnership has been developed between Yale Secondary and the Abbotsford Cardinals. If you would like to train everyday during schools hours and receive credit, the Yale Academy is highly recommended. More information at www.sandlotbaseball.ca
- The Organization is looking forward to another trip to Scottsdale, AZ for Spring Training. Both clubs will play a respectable amount of games as we travel from March, 12th - 17th.
- The Senior Cardinals will open up with their first tournament of the year at the Best of the West in Kamloops. Our club will square off against Langley, Okotoks, and White Rock in Pool Play.
- Congratulations to Tyler Krahn who took advantage of the early signing period and has found his new home at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan
ADDITIONAL NEWS
#1. By Dan Kinvig - Abbotsford News
Published: December 29, 2011 1:00 PM
Updated: December 29, 2011 3:22 PM
With 2011 disappearing in the rear view mirror, The News ranks the 10 most memorable Abbotsford sporting performances of the year.
Receiving honourable mention in this weekends local paper www.abbynews.com was Brandon Todoruk of the Abbotsford Cardinals won the B.C. Premier Baseball League triple crown, leading the elite under-18 circuit in batting average (.404), runs batted in (32) and home runs (three, tied with five other players). Congratulation Brandon !
#2. 2011 PBL Scholarships Announced
The Executive Management Committee (EMC) of the Premier Baseball Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 PBL scholarships. After reviewing 11 applications $5100 has been awarded to 10 players from the PBL and CCBC. Congratulations to the following scholarship winners: Tyler Dobos (Abbotsford Cardinals) Sebastian Wong (University of BC)
#3. Abbotsford Cardinal Grad 2007 and UW-Parkside's Kirk Haviland was named a Western Major Baseball League Postseason All-Star after helping lead the Swift Current Indians to a 26-16 record and a Central Division championship. Haviland, a native of Merritt, British Columbia, earned a spot on the second team by batting .270 with team highs of six home runs and nine doubles. He also drove in 20 runs. "It's great to see Kirk play well and represent us in what is a very good summer league," said Parkside Head Coach, Joel Weaver. The Western Major Baseball League is Canada's pre-eminent summer collegiate baseball league. The WMBL is a wood bat league in the tradition of such outstanding American collegiate circuits as the Cape Cod League, the New England Collegiate League, the Coastal Plains League, the Northwoods League and in the nearby Pacific Northwest, the Pacific International League and the newly formed, West Coast Collegiate League
#4. In conjunction with the City and our community partners we are pleased to announce the upgrades for Delair park this comming season. As you can see from the image there will be grass behind the bleachers, shade trees, 3 pic-nic tables and a walking/bike path. There will be additional shade trees in front of the Training Facility to act as a buffer between the residences and the park. Additionally, the long term plan is to pave the gravel parking lot and put in angle parking to increase capacity at Delair. Over the coming months you will see some of our boys out assisting the city with fencing and general landscaping. When you see your Cardinals out there honk to show your support for our players giving back to the community.
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Saturday, 09 April 2011 22:13 |
The 2011 Abbotsford Junior Cardinals look to continue their winning tradition at the junior level. The juniors won the league title in 2008 and 2009, followed by a second place finish in 2010. There will be lots of new faces on our squad this year with only 1 returning player coming back from last years squad.
On the mound, the Cardinals will have lots of depth in the starting rotation and bullpen. Right handed pitchers Daniel Koo, Carter Williams, Emilio Foden, Josh Dobos, Liam McGregor, and Kurtis Kostuk have all shown well this spring. We also have two craft lefty's, Rajin Neger and Jesse McGowan who will log a lot of innings this year. Behind the plate will be Johnny Gilroy and Riley Salter who will bring much added offense to this years club.
Patrolling our outfield will be Kurtis Kostuk, Jesse Braun, Josh Harder, and many of our other utility players. Our club is very versatile and players will be expected to bounce around from position to position throughout the year. Rounding out our infield will be returning player Colteton Besse, new additions JJ Pankratz and Matthew Revel.
This years club will not be blessed with speed, but should be able to drive in runs when the opportunity arises. The club has just returned home from our Annual Arizona Spring Training trip where we pounded out over 40 hits in 6 games. The team is anxious for the upcoming season and looks to continue their winning tradition and compete for another league title. |
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Monday, 13 July 2009 21:22 |
 Congratulations to the Abbotsford Junior Cardinals players and coaching staff for their 1st place finish, a repeat of last year! Coaches Brendon Osborn and Derek Florko are pleased with the teams spirit and the effort that the team gave throughout the season.
Now, as they enter into the Provincial Playoffs, they once again are well positioned and eagerly await the decision as to who they get to play in the playoffs. It should be an exciting few weeks and wish them all the best in their endeavors.
The schedule for the Final 8 and the BCJPBL Final 4 Championship will be posted after game results are in. [see BCJPBL Schedule] |
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 20:21 |
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The 2009 Jr Cardinals are looking forward to another successful year in the league. Under Coaching staff of Brendon Osborn and Derek Florko. With 33 players coming out in the fall there was much excitement and talent. With getting in the weight room three times a week and in the show barn in the winter the Cardinals are stronger than ever.
After a long winter the team went off to Florida to get a chance to play in the sun. Playing 6 Games and practicing every day the team worked on their skills and team bonding.
The pitching staff for the 2009 consists of many of the players, as they bring skills of not only hitting but pitching. We have quality starters and many solid relief pitchers. In this year will be RHP Joel Lamont, Tyler Dobos, Mark Kleingeltink, Steven Federau and Ryan Martin, all of which will play in other positions as well. The relief pitchers will consist of RHP Brand Molnar, RHP Nic Sheehan and LHP Adam Balliet.
Our outfield will consist of two way guys such as Tyler Krahn, and Max Chadsey.
Up the middle you will see two returning players at SS the leader of the JR Cardinals Tyler Koslowsky and at second base Carson Williams. Handling the hot corner is another returning player Darcy Mullen and Austen Zorba. While over at First the left handed Jordan Plouffe.
Behind the dish will be two very strong catcher Matt Dietzmann and Colin Currie.
With the hard work and dedication the team has shown, the results are just around the corner in the upcoming 2009 Season. |
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Saturday, 16 February 2008 01:00 |
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The Junior Cardinals have been working tremendously hard during the course of the off-season. They have just finished their 16-week stint with two personal trainers, twice a week, which has made a huge difference in some of our younger players. We have been training three times a week in our AG-REC building since January now, and are geared up for our upcoming season. We have 14 exhibition games scheduled before we get under way with 2008 campaign.
Our 40 game season will be accompanied by a Memorial Day Tournament in Lower Woodlands (Seattle) which is a World Series Qualifier. We will also attend the Can-Am Classic in Oliver and the Lynden Summer Classic down across the border. The Junior Cardinals have three returning players from last year and eleven newcomers. Our strong group of bantam players from last year will look to make an impact on our team right away. Our pitching staff will be led by the returnees of last year such as Robbie Brooks, Ryan Wernicke, and Jordan Dick. Added to our staff this year will be Matt Browne, a six foot two right-handed pitcher from Maple Ridge, and Luke Webster who was picked up by Ladner for the Bantam National Championships. Carter Sherban, a member of the Pacific Northwest Championship team will round out the staff with Brad Koenig and Darcy Mullen. Team BC member Bryan Aurthur, Jordan Dick, Jeff Boshman, and newcomer George Raymond will patrol the outfield this season. All signs show great instincts and above average speed in each of these players and will be one of our main strengths this season. Behind the dish is six foot one Matt Dieztmann and Carson Williams who will both share duties throughout the course of the year. Both have made big strides over the off-season and are working to be one of the better catching tandems in the league. Up the middle will be lead by Robbie Brooks, Darcee Mullen, and Tyler Koslowsky who will all share duties. Brad Koenig and Luke Webster will monitor third base and Ryan Wernicke and Carter Sherban will handle the duties at first. All four players can handle either corner and will be versatile throughout the course of the year. Our team is confident that through hard work, enthusiasm and commitment that we will make the playoffs and make a strong run for the provincial title.
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