Despite a rocky start to the year due to the pandemic, the Garretson Blue Jays Amateur Baseball Team has been playing hard. They will be competing in the Class B State Tournament on Friday, August 7. All games will be played in Mitchell at Caldwell Park, with Garretson slated to start play at 11:00 am versus the South Central Storm.
So far this year, the Blue Jays have played fourteen games, winning 8 and taking a loss for 6.
Districts were played in Akron, IA on Sunday, July 26 against the Larchwood Diamonds and Thursday, July 30 against Elk Point Colts. The Blue Jays were unsuccessful at rounding up a win against Larchwood, with a final score of 3-4, but resoundingly beat Elk Point with a score of 9-5, ushering the Blue Jays into the State Tournament.
The winner of August 7th’s game will play again on Monday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. There are 34 teams competing for the State Championship Title. In 2019, the Blue Jays were State Champion Runner Ups, and they are aiming to claim the Title this year.
This year’s team has been comprised of Nick Bonte (Out Field, Pitcher), Brady Bonte (Catcher), Jesse Brockhouse (Out Field, In Field, Pitcher), Nick Bruning (In Field, Out Field), Brett Fischer (In Field), Isaiah Mader (In Field, Pitcher), Micah Mader (In Field), Scott Splett (Out Field), Dustin Steckler (In Field, Pitcher), Brad Ulmer (Out Field), Aaron VanDeBerg (In Field, Pitcher), Darin VanDeBerg (Catcher), Austin Vanhove (Out Field, Pitcher), and Patrick Whetham (In Field, Pitcher).
