Evolution Staff
"Be who you needed when you were younger"
These are the words we live by. Meet our team.
Jordan Blundell
PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND HEAD COACH
BA. Intl Business
Jordan has 20+ years of experience at the College Baseball level. As a player, Jordan was named to the NAIA All-American Team(‘03), was selected to multiple All-Conference and All-Region Teams, played in the 2004 NAIA World Series and was inducted into the University of Jamestown Athletic Hall of Fame. Following his collegiate playing days Jordan played professionally with the Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League.
In 2005, Jordan became the Head Baseball Coach at Vancouver Island University, spending 12 years leading the Mariners Baseball program, winning a CCBC Championship in 2009 and having 2 players selected in the MLB Draft. While at Vancouver Island University, Jordan started a youth development program Vancouver Island Baseball Institute(VIBI) and was instrumental in the creation of the Dover Bay High School Baseball Academy. Over 100 players received scholarship offers during Jordan’s tenure in Nanaimo with VIU and VIBI.
Along with his Evolution Baseball programming duties, Jordan serves as the AGM and Head Coach of the Edmonton Prospects Baseball Club of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL).
Graeme Lehman
STRENGTH TRAINING DIRECTOR
PITCHING COORDINATOR
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We are extremely excited to introduce Graeme Lehman as our Strength Training Director. Graeme has extensive experience in Strength and Conditioning training having worked with the Chicago Cubs, College of Central Florida, Inside Performance in North Vancouver and Industry leader Tread Athletics.
Graeme’s experience extends past baseball, having trained high level Volleyball, Basketball and Football players.
Nick Salahub
PITCHING
COORDINATOR
BA. Intl Business
Still Writing His Thesis! More Info On Coach Nick Soon!
Mason French
PITCHING COACH/ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR
DBA Marketing
Mason was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and has been
involved in the Elite Edmonton baseball scene for over 10-years. His playing career was with the Edmonton Cardinals (SEEBA) where he primarily pitched, if he wasn’t pitching he was filling in anywhere except catching. In addition to several years of volunteering at all age levels, Mason has also been coaching alongside Jordan Blundell for
the past 2 Years with Evolution baseball.
For The 2022 Ball Season he will be the Assistant Coach/ Head Athletic Trainer for the Leduc BlackGold 47’s AAA13U Team. As if that wasn’t enough he also is the scorekeeper for the Edmonton Prospects baseball organization.
2021 Season- Assistant Coach & Pitching Coach for the 18U AA SJP team who had a record of 15-4.
Brad Molcak
IF COACH
HITTING DIRECTOR
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Brad grew up in Cardston, Alberta and was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 48th Round of the 1993 MLB draft.
Brad was a member of the Alberta Provincial Junior team for two years and helped lead the Fort Mcleod Royals to two consecutive American Legion Pacific Northwest Championships.
Brad played college baseball in Arizona for Yavapai CC and Pima CC and played a year for the Oyen Pronghorns of the SMBL, now the WCBL, where his team won the SMBL Championships.
Brad was instrumental in developing youth baseball players in the Drayton Valley and Leduc region over the years and joins the Evolution Baseball Program as an Infield and Hitting instructor.
Brandon Hunter
UTILITY COACH
HITTING INSTRUCTOR
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2020 moved with his family to Leduc, AB.
•13UAA Head Coach Black Gold 47’s 2021
•13UA Head Coach Leduc Giants 2022, Tier 1 Provincial Silver medalists
Coach Brandon was born and raised in Prince George BC where he began his baseball career.
•2001 Team BC invitee, Junior National Team.
•2002-2006 Thompson Rivers University as a P/OF. 2 CCBC championships.
•2007 trained in Woodinville, Washington at RIJO Baseball Academy as a P/OF/C. Also trained youth baseball players at RIJO Baseball Academy.
•2007 Okotoks Dawgs OF. WMBL Champions.
•2007-2008 Campbellsville University in Kentucky. NAIA All American honourable mention.
•2008 Okotoks Dawgs CF. WMBL Champions.
•2008-2009 Redcliffe Padres, Redcliffe Australia OF/1B
•2011-2019 Sr Mens baseball
•2013 Sr Mens BC player of the year
•2013 Sr Mens National Champion, MVP top hitter
•WORLD BASEBALL CHALLENGE: 2009 Prince George Axemen, 2011 Team Canada, 2013 Team Canada, 2016 Kamloops Sun Devils
•2013-2018 Started training youth baseball players in Prince George, BC
•2018-2020 Co-owner/trainer Northern Baseball Training in Prince George, BC
•11UAA Head Coach PGYBA 2019
Nelson Cabel
INFIELD/OUTFIELD
COACH
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- 8 years of AA baseball for Leduc/Beaumont
- Last 2 years of 18U won Tier 1 - went to Westerns
- 1 year of Junior AAA in St. Albert - went to Westerns
- St. Albert travel team who went to Cuba and to Texas twice
- 2 years Assistant Coach for Black Gold 47's 15U AA
- 1 year Head Coach Black Gold 47's 18U AA
