2oo9 Triton Grad Burke Seifrit is happy to be a part of the pitching staff for the No. 1 ranked JUCO in the US.  

#1 College of Southern Nevada (2009 record: 35-20)

Sports Illustrated coverboy Bryce Harper makes this a must-see team for scouts, but the Coyotes are hardly a one-man operation. They have a potential dominating pitching staff with Georgia-bound RHP Joe Robinson (6-2, 1.99), sophomore LHP Chasen Shreve (7-0, 3.31), sophomore RHP Donn Roach (Arizona transfer) and sophomore LHP Bryan Harper (Bryce’s older brother and a Cal State Northridge transfer) as starters, and fireballing sophomore RHP Tyler Hanks (0-3, 5.40) as the closer. The staff is so deep and so talented that last year’s top winner and strikeout leader, sophomore RHP Gabe Weidenaar (8-3, 2.79), has been relegated to a filler role. Hanks’ fastball can touch 97 mph, Robinson’s 95, Roach’s 94. Sophomore 1B-OF Marvin Campbell (.324-5-45 with wood), the team’s RBI leader in 2009, and sophomore OF Trevor Kirk (.363-0-27, 28 SB), the team’s top hitter, provide plenty of support in the Coyotes batting order for the immensely-gifted Harper, who makes the historic transition this spring from high-school sophomore to junior-college freshman–with the eyes of the scouting world watching his every move.

The Tritons Baseball Club wishes to pass along our best wishes to  former Tritons’ assistant Miki Kawahara and his wife Tricia, who are now  proud parents with the arrival of their daughter Avery very early this morning in Calgary.

Both mother and Avery Kawahara are doing great after a long weekend of work. Our best wishes to both parents with this the birth of their first child.

Former  Triton standout  Chad Stang was selected in the 8th round of Major League Baseball Draft today.

Stang who won a PBL batting title in 2007, parlayed that outstanding year with a scholarship to Midland Community College in Midland Texas. Over the past two years at Midland, Stang has continued to develop as a real offensive threat with his bat and his speed, culminating with his   LOI signing earlier this year  to NCAA powerhouse Louisiana State University , where he was expected to start for the Tigers this fall.

We wish to congratulate Chad and his proud parents Greg and Kim along with the entire Stang  family on this momentous occasion. Needless to say the future looks very bright for Chad, we wish him continued success with this new stage in his career.

The Tritons Baseball Club also wish to extend our congratulations to current Langley Blaze members Wes Darvill who was selected today in the 5th round by the Cubs and Mike Monster in the 25th by Cincinnati. Three other PBL grads were taken earlier including James Paxton from  Delta who was a Supplementary pick of the Blue Jays.

Former Tritons standout  and PBL star Kevin Atkinson was named Mountain WestConference Player of the Week today. Atkinson, from Surrey, B.C. batted .615 (16-for-26) from the plate, with three home runs, one double, nine RBI and 13 runs scored, as the Lobos went 6-0 last week, including a two-game sweep at No. 3 Texas A&M.

In a 10-6 win vs. the third-ranked Aggies, Brownstein went 4-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base. In the Lobos’ 9-6, game two win, he went 3-for-5 with one double, two runs scored and one RBI. For the series, Atkinson hit .700 (7-for-10) and tallied four runs scored, and three RBI. (more…)

Former Triton grad RHP, Leon Boyd gets the save for the Netherlands as they upset the heavily favoured Dominican Republic .

Playing in San Juan P.R. the Netherlands pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Baseball Classic history on Saturday when it defeated the Dominican Republic, 3-2, in the first game of Pool D…..more

Former Triton standout Chad Stang currently attending Midland Community College in Texas has accepted a scholarship to Louisiana State in Baton Rouge where he will play for Tigers starting next September. LSU has been a regular participant in the NCAA Tournament and has been a regular contender to win the College World Series.

Chad Stang won a PBL batting title in 2007 with the Tritons along with a selection to the Canadian National Junior Team. Stang is coming off a good 2008 season with the Chaparrals hitting .324 with nine home runs and 48 RBI. In addition Stang was ranked by Baseball America as one of the  top prospects in the New York College League playing for the  Glenn Falls Golden Eagles this past summer.

Stang said he expects to compete for the starting center fielder job with the Tigers next year.

The Trions Baseball Club wishes to congratulate Chad, Greg and Kim and the entire Stang family on this outstanding accomplishment.

White Rock Triton’s RHP, Mitch Hodge has fulfilled a childhood dream today being selected 126th overall by the Kansas City Royals in today’s MLB Amateur Draft.

Hodge was the third player from the Canadian National Junior Team taken today. RHP, Phillip Aumont from Quebec taken 11th overall by Seattle and Langley Blaze standout RHP Kyle Lotzkar, 53rd overall by the Reds were taken in the first round and supplemental round respectively.

Congratulations to all and their families for this tremendous accomplishment.

The draft will conclude Friday. For more up to date information on the draft….click here

Former Triton Kevin Atkinson was named to the 2007 NJCAA All Tournament Team at the 2007 NJCAA World Series completed this past weekend. Atkinson’s New Mexico Thunderbirds lost to Chipola CC of Florida in the series final. Atkinson finished with a . 423 ba and 8 rbi fo the tournament

Congatulations also go out to former PBL standouts Drew Parker and JR Robinson both named to the same Tournament Team. Parker was also named Tournament MVP with 2 wins and 2 saves for Chipola 2007 World Series Champions. Robinson ( New Mexico) went 1-0.

In other post season news,  2006 Triton grad Mike Sloback was named to the WJCAC All-Star team that will compete against the east side of Region V next October. 

Sloback saw time a shortstop, second base and designated hitter for the NMMI Broncos.    As a freshman, Sloback .315 in 35 games. 

• Former White Rock Tritons hitting star 1B Kevin Atkinson is 10th overall in National Junior College hitting stats. Kevin, a former BCPBL batting champ, is batting .480 with 75 RBI (2nd in JUCO nationwide) while playing as a Junior for New Mexico Junior College.

This week NMJC is rated #1 in NJCAA Division I Baseball.

LF Ian MacMaster (freshman) singled and drove in a run for the 20th-ranked Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions in a 10-5 triumph Indiana Wesleyan in Point Loma Spring Break Classic at Carroll B. Land Field in San Diego, Calif. … MacMaster singled and stole a base in a 6-4 loss against Indiana Wesleyan.

        RHP, Chris Davis (freshman, Richmond, BC) pitched a scoreless inning for the George Washington Colonials in a 7-1 loss to the Florida Gators before 2,638 fans at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Davis didn’t allow a hit, walking one. …

• SS Mike Sloback (freshman, Surrey, BC) doubled and knocked in two runs as the New Mexico Military Broncos lost 4-3 to the Midland Chaparrals at Roswell, NM. … 2B Sloback singled in a 10-0 loss to Midland. … Sloback singled in an 11-0 loss to Midland

• Matt Wiksyk (sophomore Surrey, BC) had a pinch-hit, two-run double for the Cisco Wranglers in a 4-1 win over the Weatherford Coyotes at Cisco, Tx. Wiksyk delivered in the sixth inning. …

   RHP, Sean Sargent (senior, Langley, BC) pitched five scoreless in a 6-0 win over the Pacific Boxers in front of 101 fans at Joe Etzel Field in Portland, Ore. Sargent allowed two hits, striking out three as he went to 1-0.