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Valley Junction Cubs




Manager - Luis Leon 
(515) 865-7722

Coach - Christian Quijano
(515) 314-3379
Cubs 2006 Pitcher of the Year - Bryan Leitzinger
 

Current Roster

                   
# Player Position B T AGE HT WT High School College
  Ben Alison OF/P R R 19 6'1" 210 Ankeny MidAmerica Nazarene
  Ryan Brouwer SS R R 20 6'0" 175 East Southwestern CC
  Alex Brown 2B/SS R R 21 6'0" 175 Ankeny Dordt
1 David Conrad P R R 21 5'11" 165 North Polk UNI
  Don Cox P R R 21 6'1" 195 Cantonsville Graceland
  Nic Dietrich C R R 23 6'2" 220 Mount Vernon Briar Cliff
  Troy Dubay C/INF R R 19 5'10" 205 Johnston Concordia
  Brian Ingledue CF L R 20 5'11" 165 Lincoln  
3 Zach Kinsey 1B L L 21 6'2" 175 Lincoln Grandview
6 Luis Leon UT R R 30 6'0" 170 Valley Iowa
11 Danny Manning OF/P R R 20 6'2" 205 Ankeny NIACC
  Garrett Manning OF/P R R 19 6'0" 200 Ankeny NIACC
  Jake Miksell C R R 21 6'2" 195 Ankeny Wartburg
  Eric Nordstrom P R R 20 6'3" 220 Valley Luther
  Christian Quijano P/1B S L 31 5'11" 190 Lincoln Iowa State
  Curtis Quijano 1B/3B R R 19 6'1" 225 Lincoln Iowa Central CC
  Thomas Rosin P R R 21 5'10" 190 Ankeny UNI
  Jacob Slings 1B/P L L 19 6'4" 215 SE Polk NW Missouri St
  Cory Slining P R R 30 6'2" 195 Valley Creighton
9 Benn Stockton OF R R 22 6'1" 195 Lincoln Grandview
  Tyler Wright P L L 24 6'2" 200 Dowling Graceland

 

VJ 2009 Schedule - (printable)  
Date Innings Time Away Home Location
JUNE          
Sunday, May 19 9 5:00 PM Cubs Slater Slater
Friday, June 5 9 7:00 PM Shockers Cubs Birdland
Sunday, June 7 DH 5:00 PM Cubs Slater Slater
Tuesday, June 9 9 7:00 PM Cubs Carroll Carroll
Wednesday, June 10 9 7:00 PM Titans Cubs Birdland
Sunday, June 14 DH 5:00 PM Tigers Cubs Birdland
Monday, June 15 9 7:00 PM Cubs Devils Birdland
Thursday, June 18 9 7:00 PM Cubs Aces Birdland
Saturday, June 20 DH 1:00 PM Devils Cubs Birdland
Monday, June 22 9 7:00 PM Shockers Cubs Birdland
Wednesday, June 24 9 7:00 PM Slater Cubs Birdland
Saturday, June 27 DH 1:00 PM Cubs Shockers Birdland
Tuesday, June 30 9 7:00 PM Cubs Tigers Birdland
JULY          
Thursday, July 2 9 7:00 PM Titans Cubs Birdland
Monday, July 6 9 7:00 PM Slater Cubs Birdland
Wednesday, July 8 9 7:00 PM Merchants              Cubs        TBD
Thursday, July 9 9 7:00 PM Merchants              Cubs        TBD
Friday, July 10 9 7:00 PM ALL-STAR GAME Birdland
Sunday, July 12 DH 1:00 PM Aces Cubs Birdland
Wednesday, July 15 9 7:00 PM Cubs Tigers Birdland
Saturday, July 18 DH 1:00 PM Cubs Titans Birdland
Monday, July 20 9 7:00 PM Cubs Devils Birdland
Thursday, July 23 9 7:00 PM Cubs Aces Birdland
DES MOINES SEMI-PRO BASEBALL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AT BIRDLAND
Friday, July 24 9 TBD TBD TBD Birdland
Saturday, July 25 9 TBD TBD TBD Birdland
Sunday, July 26 9 TBD TBD TBD Birdland
AUGUST          
IOWA AMATEUR BABEBALL ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT
Friday, July 31 7 TBD TBD TBD TBD
Saturday, August 1 7 TBD TBD TBD TBD
Sunday, August 2 7 TBD TBD TBD TBD
Friday, August 7 7 TBD TBD TBD TBD
Saturday, August 8 7 TBD TBD TBD TBD
Sunday, August 9 7 TBD TBD TBD TBD

 

 

Cubs 2006 Player of the Year - Benn Stockton

2009 Team Statistics

2009 High School Draftees

  • Kyler Morgan - Carlisle, Grandview - P
  • Curtis Quijano - Lincoln, Iowa Central - INF, OF
  • Troy Dubay - Johnston, Concordia - C
  • Andy Steinmatz - Valley, Scottsdale CC - P
  • Ben Alison - Ankeny, MidAmerica Nazarenne - UT
  • Phil Hotchkiss - Grandview Park Baptist - OF
  • Danny Strable - I-35, Iowa Central - P
  • Dylan Frascht - Van Meter, DMACC - P
  • Tyler Knowler - SE Polk - OF
  • Jacob Slings - SE Polk, NW Missouri State - P/UT

2008 STATE RESULTS:

  • Game 1 - vs. Watkins - Loss
  • Game 2 - vs. Marshalltown - Win
  • Game 3 - vs. Devils - Win
  • Game 4 - vs. Osage - Loss

 

 

CUBS 2008 PLAYER AWARDS:

PITCHER OF THE YEAR: SAM EATON

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LUIS LEON
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: ERIC NORDSTROM

2008 FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS
 


CUBS 2007 PLAYER AWARDS:

PITCHER OF THE YEAR: THOMAS ROSIN

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: ZACH KINSEY

2007 FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS

2007 STATE RESULTS:

  • Game 1 - vs. Norway - The Cubs scored first with a solo blast by Benn Stockton.  Norway got even with a solo shot.  Norway broke the 1-1 tie in the bottom of th 6th, pouring on 6 runs.  Final score: Norway 7, Cubs 1.  Cory Slining pitched great for the Cubs until that 6th inning.
  • Game 2 - vs. Stadium Club - Tyler Wright pitched 6 strong innings to get the Cubs first state win in the 2 year franchise history.  Rookie Kody McCauley picked up the save.  The Cubs erased a 4-3 deficit in the top of the 7th to get the win.  Team MVP Zach Kinsey had the game winning hit.
  • Game 3 - vs. Red Top - Coach Luis Leon hoped to upset his former team.  The Cubs came out ready to play, as they put 6 runs on the board in the top of the 2nd.  Cubs Pitcher of the Year Thomas Rosin started out on fire, with 4 k's in the first 2 frames.  The Red Top proved to be the better team as they dominated Cubs pitching starting in the bottom of the 3rd.  Final Score: Red Top 23, Cubs 6.  Former Iowa Hawkeye Chad Blackwell picked up the win, although his ERA is much higher now. 

2006 SEASON STATS

CUBS 2006 PLAYER AWARDS:

PITCHER OF THE YEAR: BRYAN LEITZINGER

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BENN STOCKTON

 

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