Ty Parker (Jasper) and Josh Clark (Buna) play for Oklahoma Ambassadors

[jasper]

Ty Parker from Jasper and Josh Clark from Buna are two locals playing for the Oklahoma Ambassadors.  The Ambassadors host baseball clinics where after the clinic the teams shares the message of Jesus Christ with the campers.  Their elite baseball teams compete at the highest level and afterwards they witness to the opposing team.  They also have a mission trip planned to Nicaragua where they will use baseball to spread the gospel. 

It makes me proud to say I am from an area where two young men can take their baseball skills and their love for Christ and spread it across the world. 

I included the website where you can personally check out the organization.  It is a story worth reading. 

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[bkatdog]

The boys are having a blast and playing with some great players and great individuals. One pitcher from Kansas was the 2009 Player of the Year in Kansas,6'7" Levi Schlick.  They are playing their home games at Southern Nazerene Univ. Ballpark with tournaments in Missouri, Nebraska ,Texas, and all over Oklahoma. Next week is in Lincoln Nebraska with the oppurtunity to watch 3 CWS games in Omaha during slack time. The head coach is Lee Tunnell, a former MLB pitcher that is also on part time leave from the Brewers as their minor league pitching coordinator. Other coaches are local high school coaches that love the Lord and graduate assistants with college baseball experience. The Justin Sullivan Memorial Tournament later this summer will be started at Bricktown Ballpark , the Rangers Triple A Team and probably finished  at OU like last year. The team goes through an eight week bible study program centered around the Justin Sullivan Life Story, an excellent student, (valdictorian),catcher, (All state, Oklahoma POY ) and Christian.

[liftedpowerstroke]

Is Josey Parker in on this?    thats one heck of a ball player... too bad his shoulder didn't hold up...

[BHSCougars]

Great Kiddos playing a great sport for a great cause.....

[sportsallday]

That's awsome!!..

[MMSLB]

Great job guys!!

[bkatdog]

Slow day on the baseball forum today. Ty is Josey Parker's first cousin . Ty and Josh got to meet the ASU baseball team last night after the game and gave out forty baseball bracelets and briefly told the Justin Sullivan life story. We may see some on the ASU arms tonight in the dugout. They missed qualifying for their Lincoln BB tournament finals by a few runs but will get to see the Texas /ASU game tonight from the outfield stands. Back to OKC after the Texas/ASU game and then off to Missouri for next weekends tournament.

[bkatdog]

  The OKC Ambassadors are finishing up their summer with a week of baseball in Saltillo Mexico. There is only one team now since some of the players had to get ready for football workouts. Josh Clark and Ty Parker were team leaders in more ways than one. Josh hit above .360 and led the teams in stolen bases and walks.  Ty batted at .417 and was tied in homeruns with 5. Final stats will be posted on the team website later this summer.  The team is 2-0 in Mexico with a 5-4 first game victory and won today 21-0 over a University Team in a surburb of Satillo.  Not to be outdone, they get to play a tough team tomorrow that " has never been beat" that has five members of the Mexican National Team as members and will get to play on Mexican Television on a " better field ".  The team is still doing free baseball clinics daily with a mission . They have seen over 200 decisions for Christ since crossing the border. The boys have had a wonderful summer, playing quality baseball,seeing a lot of college and pro scouts, and making a lot of new and lasting friendships.