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Chaffey Baseball celebrates its THIRTIETH year of baseball excellence
in the Pacific Northwest. Since 1980, young men have enjoyed
high quality instruction and high-caliber competition as
part of the Chaffey Baseball System.
The Chaffey squad enjoys a well-organized program that
engages in a full sixty-plus game schedule,
including many travel opportunities to nationally ranked
tournaments. Home games are played at the same outstanding
facilities enjoyed by the University of Washington Huskies.
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Our typical Chaffey ball player is a college-bound student/athlete
who represents the best talent in their high school,
district or area. We pride ourselves in attracting self-motivated
young men who have proven they can excel in their academic
studies, on the baseball diamond, and in life. In fact,
over the past ten years, the team's average grade
point is 3.5.
Our
Mission is simple: provide the highest level of quality
instruction and baseball for dedicated and committed
young men. Our goal is to maximize a young man's personal
and athletic potential, for future success in any endeavor
they choose.
In
its thirty years, Chaffey Baseball has consistently
been a perennial baseball power. We're proud
to have most of our athletes continue playing
baseball at the college level. These young men
receive outstanding educations that lead to quality
lives. Many have returned to play an important supportive
role in the Chaffey family.
A
good number of today's outstanding collegiate players
have found their roots in Chaffey baseball. Most recently,
Willie Bloomquist won a national championship while
on scholarship for Arizona State, was a member of the
USA National team, and is now part of the Seattle Mariners
professional baseball system---and there are more! View
our complete list of college scholarship athletes
and understand why we're confident that Chaffey Baseball
produces winners!
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Jim Stewart |
Coach
Stewart has been coaching since 1967 and has been
involved at the highest levels, for all ages. Besides
his involvement with the Chaffey program, he has:
- Coached the Seattle Mariner's "Area Code" teams for six years and overseen the Mariner's Fall Baseball program for the past seven.
- Coached the National Amateur All-Star Baseball Team representing High School all-star players from across the country for three years.
- For eleven years he has taken teams (16 and under) to Europe to compete against teams from the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Taken teams (16 & under) to Europe to compete against teams from the Netherlands and Belgium for eleven years.
- Served as a Scout for the Seattle Mariners for 10 years.
A graduate from
Seattle University with a degree in Education,
Jim has been married for 34 years to wife Patty,
and has two children: Robbie, graduated in Engineering at the University
of Washington, and Shannon, graduated from Western Washington in Accounting. |
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Dave Wainhouse |
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Dave Wainhouse is a former major league pitcher and now the owner of the Washington Baseball Academy.
Wainhouse, a first-round draft choice in 1988,
played 13 years of professional baseball. Dave
brings years of experience to the Chaffey Baseball
Club program, having played for Jim Leyland (Pittsburgh
Pirates/Colorado Rockies), Felipe Alou (Montreal
Expos), Tony LaRussa (St. Louis Cardinals), Don
Baylor (Colorado Rockies) and Lou Pinella (Seattle
Mariners). In the minor leagues, Dave recorded
over 100 saves, was named to the Triple-A
All Star team three times and was the Triple-A
Rolaids Reliever of the Year in 1999. Wainhouse
was also a member of the 1988 Canadian Olympic
team and played his collegiate career for Washington
State University.
Dave was also named the pitching coach for Seattle University with their inaugral season in 2010.
Dave now resides in Kent with his wife Marci and their two children, Joe and Ava. |
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Ray Atkinson |
Ray Atkinson has been working with baseball players for the past 10 years, currently owns the Ranger Hitting Academy and running the hitting program for the Husky Baseball Summer Camps, which is opening a new facility in Woodinville (in December).
Ray attended Rick's College in Idaho as a freshman where he played shortstop; He transferred to Lewis & Clark State College and started at 3rd base. He attended the NAIA World Series in 86 and winning an NAIA World Series Championship in 1987. He was named ALL LEAGUE and REGION as a junior and senior at LCSC as a 3rd baseman.
Ray then played Mens' Fastpitch Softball for the next 10 years winning the World Championship three times. He played one year with Pay N Pak, six years with SeaFirst, and his last three years out of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Ray made the Mens' National Team SEVEN straight years, playing in Mexico, Japan, Philipines, New Zealand, Argentina, Panama, Brazil, and Cuba.
Ray resides in Bothell with Tracy, his wife of 21 years and their three children: Cody (attends and plays baseball at LCSC); Tyler and Jessie who both attend Bothell High School. |
If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact us
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