JCHS Alumni Game, Saturday, March 8th, 2014
The JCHS Baseball Team will host its annual Alumni game on Saturday March 8th. The activities will begin with registration and the batting cages opening at 11:30. The home run derby, which will be open to all players will begin at 12:00, with several different age divisions. Lunch will be provided to all alumni during the homerun derby. Once the homerun derby is over, the alumni game will begin. The format will be different than in years past with the A players and B players switching out every other inning. We will play until 4:30 with no set limit of innings. Each alumni present will be given a free ticket to the annual Diamond Club chili supper and auction being held the same day, with the doors opening at 4:30 and dinner starting at 5:00. There is no charge for alumni to participate in any of the day’s events. If you have any questions, please contact a member of the coaching staff or a current player.
The JCHS Baseball Diamond Club will host its annual Chili supper and Auction on Saturday, March 8 in the commons area of the school. The doors will open at 4:30 with dinner being served from 5:00 – 6:30. There will be both silent action items and a live auction. The speaker for the event will be former Tennessee Smokies player and current PGA Tour caddy Chico Fernandez. Fernandez played for the Smokies during the 1950s – 60s when the team was a member of the South Atlantic League. Fernandez arrived in the United States in 1952 from Cuba to pursue a baseball career. After finishing his baseball career, Fernandez began his 38 year career as a caddy on the PGA Tour, where as a caddie he has won on the tour six times. At the age of 80, he still caddies on occasion for the PGA and Senior PGA Tours. He continues to golf 2-3 times a week. This is a great time to come out and meet the new coaching staff for the Patriots. Tickets for the chili supper at $5.00 and can be purchased from any current Patriot baseball player or at the door the night of the event.
