Chatwood to lead St. Joseph Baseball Academy
A highly decorated local baseball player has been hired to teach at the new St. Joseph Ball Academy in Red Deer.
Jason Chatwood grew up playing minor baseball in Innisfail and Red Deer and since 2003 has had several career highlights, including appearances in the Western Canada Summer Games, Canada Cup, World Baseball Challenge and Team Canada / MLB Top Prospects Camp. This in addition to numerous individual awards earned in college, university and the Western Major Baseball League with the Saskatoon Yellowjackets.
Currently, Chatwood is the Athletic Director and Physical Education Department Head at HJ Cody High School in Sylvan Lake and still a player, coach and President with the Red Deer Riggers Senior AAA baseball team.
Chatwood says there were a number of things that attracted him to the opportunity at St. Joseph.