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Player of the year: (Jul 8/15) Nick Rypien
An exceptional teammate, ballplayer, and friend.

WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE TRAIL JAYS BASEBALL CLUB
Former Member of the North Idaho and Spokane American Legion Baseball Leagues

NEWS
Trail Daily Times: AAA Jays Alumni Hit One Out for KidSport
By Jim Bailey - July 8, 2015

The Trail AAA Jays baseball team may have gone down swinging, but its alumni's most recent gesture off the field may prove its biggest and most meaningful hit yet.

Although the Trail AAA Jays American Legion Baseball program's 2012 hiatus is looking permanent, the AAA Jays alumni continue to make a positive impact on the Greater Trail community and local ballplayers.

With the Greater Trail American Legion baseball teams transitioning to the Trail "A" and "AA" Orioles, the Jays alumni advisor, Eddie Ferraro, came up with a solution to help current and future Trail athletes. ...

Click here to read the article in its entirety on the Trail Daily Times' website.

INFORMATION
From 2005 to 2012, The Trail Jays Baseball Club was a summer American Legion baseball team comprised of players from J.L. Crowe Secondary School, Rossland Secondary School, L.V. Rogers Secondary School, Stanley Humphries Secondary School, Mount Sentinel Secondary School, and other West Kootenay high schools. The Jays were based out of the third base dugout of Butler Park in beautiful Trail, British Columbia.

The Trail Jays were part of the North Idaho American Legion Baseball League and the Spokane American Legion Baseball League, and competed in tournaments throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon against other summer club and American Legion teams. With support from local sponsors, the program and its parents and players also hosted numerous tournaments, including the North Idaho District Playoffs and the annual Trail Jays/Safety Net Security Midsummer Classic, hosting teams from throughout the Pacific Northwest. Three Jays players were drafted to the MLB and dozens of players graduated to play baseball, hockey, and other sports collegiately and professionally throughout the United States and Canada.

For more information on baseball in the Home of Champions, please see the following links:

Trail Minor Baseball - Little League

Trail Youth Baseball - High School, American Legion, and Men's League

Trail "AA" Orioles - Spokane American Legion Baseball League

Trail A.M. Ford Orioles - BC Senior Baseball Association

Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament - Annual Summer Baseball Tournament in Grand Forks, BC

KidSport Greater Trail - Community-based sport-funding program, "So that All Kids Can Play"

PAST RESULTS
All past results, including exhibition, league, and playoff games can be viewed on the Schedule button on the left hand menu. Player Rosters, Standings, and Awards from each year are also accessible from the left hand menu.

2012 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Kalispell Lakers Canadian Days Tournament – Kalispell, MT May 18-20
Trail Jays/Safety Net Security Midsummer Classic – Trail, B.C. June 29-July 2
4^th of July Wood Bat Tournament – Spokane, WA July 4-7
North Idaho District Tournament – Coeur d'Alene, ID July 27-29

2011 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Kalispell Lakers Canadian Days Tournament – Kalispell, MT May 20-22
Border Wars Tournament – Spokane, WA June 3-5
Okotoks J-Dawgs Mid-Summer Jamboree Tournament – Okotoks, AB June 24-26 (3rd place, 4-1 record)
4^th of July Wood Bat Tournament – Spokane, WA July 1-4
Trail Jays/Safety Net Security Midsummer Classic – Trail, BC July 7-10 (2nd place, 3-2 record)
North Idaho District Tournament – Trail, BC July 21-24

2010 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Kalispell Lakers Canadian Days Tournament - Kalispell, MT May 21-23
Okotoks J-Dawgs Mid-Summer Jamboree Tournament - Okotoks, AB June 25-28
4th of July Wood Bat Tournament - Spokane, WA July 2-4 (3-2 record)
Trail Jays/Safety Net Security Midsummer Classic - Trail, BC July 8-11 (Tournament Champion, 4-1 record)
North Idaho District Playoffs - Post Falls, ID July 23-25 (2-2 record)

2009 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Vauxhall Baseball Academy's Jet Invitational - Vauxhall, AB - May 15-18
Belgrade Bandits Tournament - Belgrade, MT - June 18-21 (2nd place, 4-1 record)
4th of July Wood Bat Tournament - Spokane, WA; CDA, ID - July 1-5 (4-1 record)
Trail Jays/Safety Net Security Midsummer Classic - Butler Park - July 9-12 (Tournament Champion, 5-0 record)
North Idaho District Playoffs - Coeur d'Alene, ID - July 23-26 (2nd place)
Idaho State Championship - Lewiston, ID - July 29-August 2 (5th place)

2008 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Kalispell Lakers Canadian Days Tournament – Kalispell, MT May 16-18 (Tournament Champion, 4-0)
Glacier Twins Memorial Day Tournament – Whitefish, MT May 23-26
Belgrade Bandits Tournament - Belgrade, MT - June 18-21
4th of July Wood Bat Tournament – Spokane, WA July 3-5
Trail Jays/Safety Net Security Midsummer Classic – Trail, BC July 10-13 (2nd place, 4-1 record)
North Idaho District Tournament – Lewiston, ID July 21-24

2007 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Kalispell Lakers Canadian Days Tournament – Kalispell, MT May 18-20
Glacier Twins Memorial Day Tournament – Whitefish, MT May 26-28
Spokane Dodgers Wood Bat Tournament – Spokane, WA June 27-30
4th of July Wood Bat Tournament – Spokane, WA July 5-7
Trail Jays/Safety Net Security Midsummer Classic – Trail, BC July 12-15 (Tournament Champion, 4-1)
North Idaho District Tournament – Sandpoint, ID July 26-28

"A ballplayer spends a good piece of his life gripping a baseball,
and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time."
- Jim Bouton

Photograph of Butler Park by Brian Findlow