The 2015 provincial ‘C’ champion Jarvie
Jaguars, back row, left to right: coach Albert Burchett, Bell de Vries,
Dana Guhle, Abby Giles, Haley Burchett, Jaz Dettman, Katie Lockwood and
assistant coach Jennifer Burchett. Front row: Abigail Doke, Kaitlyn
Comeau, Madison Hanlan, Lexi Wiese and Rachel Jolliffe. (Supplied)
The Jarvie Jaguars are the Alberta Fastball Under 19 Girls
‘C’ Provincial Champions after a stunning July 5 win over the East
Central Kaos in Leduc.The triumph was a fitting end to a very
successful season where the Jaguars ranked fourth overall, Jaguars head
coach Albert Burchett said.
“We had a good tournament and we had a good year actually,” Burchett said, “It was very satisfying to end up the way we did.”
The Jaguars started the tournament off with a four-game round robin, where they crushed the Kaos 13-5.
“They were firing on all cylinders right away,” Burchett said.
The Jags were able to follow that momentum all the way to the two playoff games, where they first defeated the Lacombe Matrix 5-0 and then faced the Kaos a second time in a barn burner of a final, scoring a come-from-behind 9-6 win.
“That last game there, it was tied 3-3 going into the sixth inning.” Burchett said,
“Then we managed to score six runs. They came back with three at the top of the seventh.
“Defensively they were right on. Some timely hits and some good aggressive base running made all the difference. Lots of great catches in the outfield and the infield was nice and solid.”
The players brought a lot of heart to the field too. One player, Belle DeVries, injured her knee in the third game of the round robin and was unable to run, but was able to pinch hit in the championship game.
“She came in to pinch hit in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases loaded and she got a double,” Burchett said. “She was able to tough it out and come in and get a key at bat and keep us going that inning.”
The Jags plan to bask in their victory and line themselves up to take the provincial ‘B’ title next year.
“By the sounds of it just about all of our girls are returning for next year.”
Looking back on their campaign, Burchett said he couldn’t be happier with his team.
“We’ve played in four different tournaments this year. It’s a big commitment and we have a great group of parents who support their kids and great group of kids who support each other,” he said.
“It’s a great group of kids and I love coaching them.”
“We had a good tournament and we had a good year actually,” Burchett said, “It was very satisfying to end up the way we did.”
The Jaguars started the tournament off with a four-game round robin, where they crushed the Kaos 13-5.
“They were firing on all cylinders right away,” Burchett said.
The Jags were able to follow that momentum all the way to the two playoff games, where they first defeated the Lacombe Matrix 5-0 and then faced the Kaos a second time in a barn burner of a final, scoring a come-from-behind 9-6 win.
“That last game there, it was tied 3-3 going into the sixth inning.” Burchett said,
“Then we managed to score six runs. They came back with three at the top of the seventh.
“Defensively they were right on. Some timely hits and some good aggressive base running made all the difference. Lots of great catches in the outfield and the infield was nice and solid.”
The players brought a lot of heart to the field too. One player, Belle DeVries, injured her knee in the third game of the round robin and was unable to run, but was able to pinch hit in the championship game.
“She came in to pinch hit in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases loaded and she got a double,” Burchett said. “She was able to tough it out and come in and get a key at bat and keep us going that inning.”
The Jags plan to bask in their victory and line themselves up to take the provincial ‘B’ title next year.
“By the sounds of it just about all of our girls are returning for next year.”
Looking back on their campaign, Burchett said he couldn’t be happier with his team.
“We’ve played in four different tournaments this year. It’s a big commitment and we have a great group of parents who support their kids and great group of kids who support each other,” he said.
“It’s a great group of kids and I love coaching them.”
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