Vauxhall Jets announce 2019 award winners

Carlin Dick. Photo: Vauxhall Academy Jets.

March 2, 2020

From the Vauxhall Academy Jets website

The Vauxhall Academy of Baseball held their 14th annual awards banquet on Saturday night at the Vauxhall Community Hall.

Shaun Haney served as the emcee and he conducted a memorable Q & A with former Toronto Blue Jays great Rance Mulliniks. The California native, who spent parts of 16 seasons in the big leagues, shared stories and provided insight into the Blue Jays teams he suited up with over his lengthy career.

Several awards and scholarships were handed out highlighted by the Reno Lizzi Scholarships presented by Barbara & Yukio Kitagawa.

The Award winners are listed below:

Reno Lizzi Scholarship – Carlin Dick

Reno Lizzi Underclassman – Jackson Clemett and Hunter Porter

Coaches Award (newly named Blaine Burbank Coaches Award) – Ty Wevers

Sports Connection Scholarships – Ben Adams and Max Grant

The Jets also welcomed their seventh and eighth inductees to the Vauxhall Academy Wall of Excellence.

2006/2007 David Reiniger

2013/2016 Josh Burgmann (accepting on Josh’s behalf his girlfriend Taylor Holst)