The John Bapst JV Baseball Team defeated the George Stevens Academy Eagles on Tuesday, 14-2 in a 5 inning 'mercy rule' game. Max Andrews got the win on the mound going 4 innings, allowing 1 earned run, and striking out 8. Jordan Charpentier pitched a 1-2-3 fifth inning. Offensively, JB exploded for 7 runs in the 4th inning and 7 more in the 5th. Keith Nelson had 2 singles and 2 rbi's, Max Andrews had a double and 2 rbi's, and Andrew Babbitt had 2 hits and 3 rbi's.
Congratulations to the Crusaders!
TC

Last week's game vs. Mattanawcook Academy will be played on Monday, May 18th at Husson University...4:30 start.
The Junior Varsity team will head to Lincoln on the same day to play MA.
TC

There weren't many hits on the day, but the John Bapst Crusaders rode the backs of their pitchers and took advantage of some walks and errors to sweep Presque Isle, 6-4 and 6-2.
Matt Storgaard started game one and Jason McBurnie came on in the 3rd inning to pitch 5 innings of 2 hit, shutout baseball to preserve the Bapst win. Jason had 6 strikeouts for his 2nd win of the season.
Offensively, JB only mustered 4 hits. Casey Hull was 1 for 3 with 2 walks, 3 stolen bases, and 3 runs scored. Chase Huckstein was 1 for 3 with a stolen base. Nick Pooler was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and an rbi. Shane Hass was 1 for 3 with a stolen base and rbi. Ryan Carr and Bill Wetherbee also scored for JB.
In game 2, Chris Hammond pitched a complete game with 7 strikeouts to pick up his first win of the season. Both runs scored by PI were unearned.
Offensively for JB- Casey Hull 1 for 2, 2 runs, 1 rbi and 2 SB. Chase Huckstein tripled and had 3 rbi's and a run scored. Nick Pooler was on base all day long; he singled, was hit by a pitch, walked, and had an rbi. Matt Duplisea had a nice double, was hit by a pitch, and scored. Shane Hass and Adam Leadbetter also scored for JB.
The Crusaders are now 3-0.
Here's the BDN recap: http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/104599.html

Miles Gagnon's single in the bottom of the 6th inning tied the game at 3 and then Casey Hull drove Gagnon home with the game winning rbi to lead the Crusaders to their home-opening win.

Nick Christie went 4 innings, giving up 5 hits, 1 ER, and struck out 6. Jason McBurnie came on to shut the door by going the final 3 innings giving up just one hit and no runs to pick up the win on the mound.
Offensively for Bapst: Casey Hull- 2 for 4, double, SB, rbi; Ryan Carr-1 for 3, SF/rbi, SB; Chase Huckstein- 1 for 2, BB, Rbi, SB, great CF defense!; Nick Pooler- 1 for 2, BB; Bill Wetherbee- 1 for 3, triple; Adam Leadbetter- scored tying run; Miles Gagnon- 1 for 2, SB, game tying rbi, 2 runs scored.
Team Dinner on Friday at 6:00 for JV and Varsity teams. (Auditorium)

Today's home game (Mansfield) vs. Central is on! 4:30 start. Players should be there by 3:00.
No Weenie Wagon for Sat. double header w/PI at Husson. We'll talk today at the game and discuss how to go about feeding the two teams.
TC

Today's rescheduled game vs. Matt. Acad. has been postponed. New date to be announced.
Varsity practice today at 2:00 in JB gym.
Home game tomorrow (TH) at Mansfield at 4:30 vs. Central.
T-Shirt order going in at noon. Thanks.
TChristie

Today's game vs. Mattanawcook Acad. has been postponed due to the cold, wind, and rain.
The game will be played on Wed. at 12:00 noon. The boys should be at Mansfield for BP at 10:30.
JV game will not be played.
Our next baseball boosters meeting will be on Monday, May 4, 6:00 p.m. at JBMHS.
Team dinner is Friday, April 24th at 6:00 in JB Auditorium. Pot Luck...Becky Wetherbee is coordinating.
Varsity-Home game vs. Central-Th. April 23 at Mansfield, 4:30 start.
TChristie

The JV and Varsity teams swept Calais on Saturday. JV's won 8-3 ish? not sure of final score.
The varsity continues to improve especially in the pitching department...Chris Hammond, Casey Hull, Chase Huckstein, Derek Smith, and Jason McBurnie combined to shutout the Blue Devils, 12-0.
Season opener is Tuesday at Mansfield vs. Mattanawcook 4:30.

Another nice win on a cold, blustery day as the JBapst Baseball team defeated MDI, 3-2. Nick Christie and Matt Storgaard combined to pick up the win and save. Chris Hammond and Casey Hull made some nice fielding plays and both contributed with their bats. Chase Huckstein made a great catch in LF as well.
JB vs. Calais on Sat. right after the 5:00 JV game. Good luck!

Thank you to everyone who attended tonight's meeting. It was a great turnout. Our boys should feel good about the support they receive from parents. (perhaps when they grow older and we remind them)

Minutes from tonight's meeting will be forwarded later. Here is a quick rundown...

T-shirt orders will go in next Friday. Please email myself or Teri Carr with # of shirts you'd like and sizes.

Karen Charpentier is officially our Secretary.

Kim McBurnie will be texting varsity players w/info. from coach as she gets it.

Lauren Romain will be experimenting with texting and attempt to begin communicating with players as she gets news from Coach Cole.

We have a team dinner scheduled for Friday, April 24th at 6:00 p.m. at JB Audit. Waiting to hear if that time is confirmed from Coaches. (Both JV and Varsity teams invited...Becky Wetherbee is taking names for dishes, etc.)

Tom will contact NESCOM about an announcer for home games at Husson. Teri is checking on how much we paid last year.

Extra hats will go on sale for $20 when available. First come, first serve. Contact TChristie to get on list.

TChristie will check on coats.

Discussion on future uniforms to not have names. Have school keep them and reissue each year. This would cut parent costs down.

Anyone who has not yet paid for uniform or hat should do so ASAP. (Teri Carr or Mr. Sinclair)

Frank Hass is going to set up a baseball blog on his "Friends of John Bapst Football" website. Great place to discuss games (in a positive manner of course!) Coach Graham and Cole could also blog too!

Bangor Redemption Ctr. by Tri-City Pizza has an open account for BSB cans and bottles. Just drop them off and tell them who they go to.

Weenie Wagon at JB lunch is a "go." Either Fri., May 15 or Fri. May 22. Trying to hit a 2 lunch day. Sell hamb./ hotdogs, chips, and drinks. Price to be determined. Hoping to get items donated to make a bigger profit. Thank you Scott Leadbetter the "Wagonmaster" for volunteering his wagon and time.

Attached is a contact list of all players, parents, emails, cells, etc. Hope you'll all find it useful if needed.

Download Varsity List
Download JV List

JV game on Sat. 5:00 at Mansfield vs. Calais, followed by varsity game. Best of luck to both teams.
I'll be there for both games if you want to write a check or chat.

Thanks.
Tom Christie