“I have the time to give back, and with all the support and stuff that has happened with our family, why wouldn’t I give back.”
Those are the words from Austin Strantz as he kept score, engaged with the players, and managed the penalty box this past weekend for We Love to Play’s weekly gathering. Strantz’s name was at the top of The JP4 Foundation’s volunteer list this past weekend.
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Jordan and Pippin, Batman and Robin, PB and J. Some things just work well together! Another comparable pairing is a partnership the Minnesota Blizzard and The Miracle League have formed.The Miracle League provides children with special needs the opportunity to play baseball as a team member in an organized league.For the second time this year, The JP4 Foundation connected the Miracle League wit...
The JP4 Foundation understands that our baseball community expands further than our Blizzard families.Blizzard Baseball, Complete Game, and Great Lake Baseball are holding a fundraiser for a family that lost their home to a fire recently. With the help of our good friends at Complete Game and Great Lakes Baseball Academy we are having a “HIT-A-THON” on Saturday January 7th from 3:00pm-6:00pm t...
The Condordia-St.Paul Golden Bears have added a set of twins to their 2017-2018 roster. These twins don’t go by Minnie and Paul and won’t be playing their home games at Target Field (yet).Ross and Ryan Bastyr are joining the Golden Bears next season after both signed their National Letter of Intent early last week. Although twins and living under the same roof, the recruiting process was a litt...
The JP4 Foundation is happy to announce a partnership with the Miracle League.The partnership will start in November and will consist of the Minnesota Blizzard stepping away from practice a few times during the winter months to host the Miracle League for a few games.Brandy Eckman, director for Miracle League of Blaine, talked about what this partnership would mean.“A partnership with the Minne...
The JP4 Foundation took some time over the long MEA weekend and sat down with longtime Blizzard player, Charlie ‘Bubba’ Horton.Bubba is currently a 2017 Minnesota Gopher commit. Bubba stands tall on the mound at 6’3” with great velocity from the left-side and a swing-and-miss type slider. Adam Barta, Blizzard Baseball Academy owner, knows Bubba has what it takes to play ball professionally.“Bub...
Michael Thomas is entering his third year as a Blizzard player. A junior at Washburn High School, Thomas is doing all he can to get ready to make an impact for the Blizzard this year. A firm believer in Kaizin (Blizzard Big 5), Thomas believes in everyday improvements to reach an ultimate goal.“I’ll be the first person to tell you that there are still many things I struggle with as a catcher,” ...
“Bear.”Schreiber answered without hesitation.He continued.“They are big, yet fast, a good combo. They also have big arms so that would help a lot.”The excitement and promptness Schreiber used when answering the ice-breaking question are the same characteristics 9u Gold coach, Derrick Pfeffer, used to describe Mason Schreiber.“Mason is always excited to be at the ball field, during warm-ups, his...
Ben Healy can be found wearing his shark tooth necklace every night to bed before a big game.“My only superstition I have is my necklace,” Healy said. “The first night I wore it to bed I had a pretty good game the next morning. After that, I just wore it when I needed a little extra.”It is a necklace that traveled from Mexico that seems to give Ben the extra edge he needs before heading out to ...
