Creating responsible young men
Baseball team is off and running on 2015 campaign
By Matthew Vogtlin
Posted April 15, 2015
The Aitkin Gobbler baseball team has left the train station and will be chugging along this season! They have been working hard from selling sloppy joe tickets, to hard work in practices and in the weight room.’”The boys are excited to play. This is a great group, they like each other and love the game of baseball,” said coach Jeremy Janzen. Their first game was on April 9th at 4:30 in Deer River, where the Gobblers won 7-1. Aitkin defeated Mora 7-5 Monday and Ogilvie 17-0 Tuesday.
Aitkin hopes to do well this season after placing sixth in the state tournament last year. Even though losing last year’s captains Nathan Enstrom, Dan Bender, and Logan Quade, this year captains Jake Hyytinen, Nic Bordwell, Noah Swanson, and Jake Lynn hope to have an even better season. “I hope that everyone can come together as a team and be friends with everyone,” said senior captain Nic Bordwell. They have seven returning starters with many returning letterwinners. “We will be a young team, but have a group of educated baseball players,” said coach Janzen. Some days, pitchers and catchers have to practice for four hours, two in the morning and two at night, with the full team. That’s not all they have been doing, they have been working hard fundraising for the team and they sold over 900 sloppy joe tickets.
Aitkin’s big weapon is senior captain Jake Lynn. He clocked in at throwing over 90 miles per hour. “Being tall gives me an advantage over other pitchers because I have a longer stride and longer arms which makes me closer to the plate compared to other pitchers,” says Lynn. “My hope for the season is to become closer as a team, have fun, and become better young men.”
Coach Janzen said, “Our goals for the season are first and foremost to win at the game of life, letting the scoreboard take care of itself; to build relationships among players and coaches, while developing better baseball players and to have fun. My favorite things about coaching are the kids, building relationships, and watching the boys grow as baseball players and as individuals.”
The Gobblers are ready to start their season and hope to become better young men while doing so.
Posted April 15, 2015
The Aitkin Gobbler baseball team has left the train station and will be chugging along this season! They have been working hard from selling sloppy joe tickets, to hard work in practices and in the weight room.’”The boys are excited to play. This is a great group, they like each other and love the game of baseball,” said coach Jeremy Janzen. Their first game was on April 9th at 4:30 in Deer River, where the Gobblers won 7-1. Aitkin defeated Mora 7-5 Monday and Ogilvie 17-0 Tuesday.
Aitkin hopes to do well this season after placing sixth in the state tournament last year. Even though losing last year’s captains Nathan Enstrom, Dan Bender, and Logan Quade, this year captains Jake Hyytinen, Nic Bordwell, Noah Swanson, and Jake Lynn hope to have an even better season. “I hope that everyone can come together as a team and be friends with everyone,” said senior captain Nic Bordwell. They have seven returning starters with many returning letterwinners. “We will be a young team, but have a group of educated baseball players,” said coach Janzen. Some days, pitchers and catchers have to practice for four hours, two in the morning and two at night, with the full team. That’s not all they have been doing, they have been working hard fundraising for the team and they sold over 900 sloppy joe tickets.
Aitkin’s big weapon is senior captain Jake Lynn. He clocked in at throwing over 90 miles per hour. “Being tall gives me an advantage over other pitchers because I have a longer stride and longer arms which makes me closer to the plate compared to other pitchers,” says Lynn. “My hope for the season is to become closer as a team, have fun, and become better young men.”
Coach Janzen said, “Our goals for the season are first and foremost to win at the game of life, letting the scoreboard take care of itself; to build relationships among players and coaches, while developing better baseball players and to have fun. My favorite things about coaching are the kids, building relationships, and watching the boys grow as baseball players and as individuals.”
The Gobblers are ready to start their season and hope to become better young men while doing so.