The Southeast Valley Jaguars baseball program had a full schedule JV Reserve team for the first time in several years in 2026. The Jaguars took advantage, compiling a 8-4 record.

The team was primarily geared for freshmen, but with only seven 9th graders out, the team relied on some upperclassmen to round out game day. Also, with 24 players out in grades 9-12, all of the Freshman got to play JV as well, providing the entire roster the opportunity to play in more than 20 games this year.

Thirteen of the 24 man 9-12 SV roster played at least 1 inning of JVR baseball this year, as some players filled in for injuries and absences. But typically, the roster was 10 players, with the 7 Freshmen, Sophomores Colby Peterson and Caden Cramer, and Junior Riley Fawcett.

“Very few schools in our conference support a full time JVR schedule,” said Coach Roger Fritz. “This is great for our Southeast Valley student-athletes, of all skill levels, to give them a chance to participate in high school athletics and create fun memories. There was a lot of playing time to be had. I’m glad our school does this.”

To get more games, the Jaguars stepped out of conference and scheduled home and home meetings with Roland-Story, Humboldt and Nevada, and hosted Boone for 1 game. In those out of conference games against the larger schools, the Jaguars went 5-3. In conference, the team went 3-1.  

Caden Cramer led the team with the bat, hitting .650 on the year. Cramer generally played 1st and 3rd base for the Jags JVR, leaving his pitching talent for the JV team.

August Akins had the next highest batting average, hitting .550. He was the team’s primary 1st baseman, and was in the top 3 of innings pitched.

Ethan Martin finished 3rd in batting average. He was near or at the top all year, but cooled off a bit at the end to finish with a still great .480 average. Martin split time pitching JV and JVR, and when not doing that, held down the shortstop and third base position.

Colton Bachel finished the year hitting .375, and generally played 2nd base. He also pitched in a few games, collecting the win in the year’s last game at Humboldt.

Tucker Ollinger was a big innings eater on the mound. He was not a big strikeout pitcher, but threw outs, as he got teams to hit the ball to his teammates. He finished with a .280 batting average.

Josiah Hefley was the starting catcher, but missed about half the season due to an off-field injury. Jackson Bintz moved in from the outfield to take over catching duties for the team, in a great team first attitude. Carter Lloyd played all 3 outfield positions, winning our team-voted Gold Glove award for his play in the grass.

Colby Peterson didn’t have the greatest year on the bat, as his hit balls all seemed to be right at defenders. But his defense was outstanding, making several great plays in Center Field, Shortstop, and 3rd Base. Riley Fawcett gave baseball a try for the first time since elementary school, and played a good outfield despite a 6 year absence from the game. His bat started a bit slow, but had a 3 game hitting streak towards the end of the season.

Congrats on a great season to the JVR Jaguars!