Mission Statement

Developing body, mind, and spirit for the betterment of the community through enforcing teamwork, sportsmanship, leadership, and positive community citizenship.

Team Direction

The Westchase Express Baseball Club is dedicated to encouraging and building our youth members into positive community role models.  Established in December 2008, the Westchase Express is a recognized 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the life lessons of baseball to players of all ages.  For each player, the coaching staff works to provide a demanding environment where they are taught on how to balance their competitiveness with sportsmanship; and teamwork with leadership under the trials and tribulations taught through the experience of the game.  

Board Of Directors:

President/Director of Operations - Robert Vannieuwenhuyzen

Vice President/Director of Baseball Operations - Alphonso Reyna

Treasurer/Director of Marketing/Business Operations - Antonio Rios

Secretary/Vice-Director of Baseball Operations - Marcus "Duke" Hardy

Voting Member Officers - Aric Walton, Robert Riggs, Troy Losoya

Coaching Staffs:

General Manager- Robert Vannieuwenhuyzen

Head Coach - Ricky "Terrell" Jones (TSU Grad)

Bench Coach - Brandon "Blu" Mikell (TSU Grad)

Position Coach - Troy Losoya (Ranger JC)

If you are interested in playing ball competitively, or having your kids be taught by experienced professionals, or personally interested in coaching programs, or if you are just interested in learning how you can becoming a sponsor you can contact us at RobertVann@WestchaseExpress.com.

Thanks to SBM Offshore for becoming a supporter of the Westchase Express Baseball Club.  SBM's dedication to giving back to the local communities for which they are a part is just one example of how they are community and industry leaders.  It is supporters such as SBM Offshore that allows our program to be affordable and competitive.

New in 2012 will be the Cougar Den Live Cast program.  Follow all of your favorite WC Cougar players at http://baseball.iscorecentral.com/WestchaseExpress and get live play-by-play webcasts or mobile casts of the 2012 Summer Collegiate games.  You can also request email notifications of every game by sending an email to RobertVann34@msn.com or RobertVann@westchaseexpress.com.  You can also click on the picture and it will send you to the Cougar Den Live Cast website where you can get up to date statistics and data on all of your favorite players. 

WHATS NEW??

The Westchase Express Baseball Club since 2010 has seen several successful tournaments results, a overall winning record against the regional powerhouses, and saw more than 200 ball players ranging from high school to collegiate to former minor leaguers over the past 3 years.   

2010 Record - 52-24-3 

• NBC Collegiate Summer League Third Place Regular Season   
• Oklahoma Memorial Tournament Runner-Ups  
• Houston 4th of July Tournament Champions   
• Houston Coastal League Fall Playoff Runner-Ups
• Houston Coastal League Winter Regular Season & Playoff Runner-Ups 

2011 Record - 62-27-4

• Houston Coastal League Spring Playoff Runner-Ups
• Houston NBC Collegiate Summer League Regular Season Runner-Ups
• Inaugural Season - Houston Collegiate Summer League/Stan Musial Third Place Finish
• Houston 4th of July Tournament Champions
• AABC SW Plains Regional Tournament Third Place Finish 

Early commitments are being accepted with more details on deadlines for committing to be found on the WCE Newsletter web page.   

For any questions please send an email to either: RobertVann@WestchaseExpress.com

                                                                      RobertVann34@msn.com

Buy Tickets for 2012 Cougar Cards

Westchase Express Baseball Club - 2012 Cougar Card

The Westchase Express Baseball Club will be holding its 1st Annual Discount Card fundraiser (2012 Cougar Card) beginning May 18th and running through the entire summer.  The Cougar Card highlights 15 local Houston businesses whom have offered up discount specials that are valid from 5/2012 through 5/2013.  In addition to the 10-13 businesses, you will receive access to more than 300,000 businesses that are also providing discounts nationwide through www.XtramanDiscounts.com.  And if that wasn't enough, you will receive a $25.00 coupon for the restaurant of your choice, by going online and typing in your card number and then selecting the restaurant you wish.

The price of the 2012 Cougar Card is just $20.00, of which the Westchase Express Baseball Club will receive $14 to help cover uniforms, league & tournament fees, umpires, facility rentals, travel & lodging, and other direct costs.  At this rate, just the $25.00 coupon pays for itself and more.  Our summer goal is to sell at least 1,000 cards. 

If you would like to purchase a 2012 Cougar Card, you can contact me at RobertVann34@msn.com or RobertVann@WestchaseExpress.com, or call me at 713-553-0943, or just go to the W.C.E. Newsletter page and go to the bottom and order online.  The cards will be mailed within 3-4 business days from the verification of the purchase.

If wish to donate and to offer help you can email the address above, call 713-553-0943, go to "Donate Items", or go to "Contact & Requests".

CLICK HERE TO DONATE 

TO DONATE - WESTCHASE EXPRESS 2012 SUMMER COLLEGIATE PROGRAM

To donate to the 2012 Westchase Express Summer Collegiate Program click on the Cougar link.  This link will allow you to donate to our summer program which plays more than 50 games from late-May to mid-August and travels for tournaments in Oklahoma, Ohio, and either Kansas or Florida.  When giving to the summer program you will allow players to participate in one of the fastest growing programs in the Houston area while at the same time making it affordable.  The average cost per player runs about $1600 for league / tournament fees, fields, equipment, uniforms, travel and lodging.  100% of all donations will go directly to supporting the operational costs of the summer program, with any remaining donations being used for fall and winter teams. 

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

TO DONATE - SOUTH OHIO VALLEY 4TH OF JULY COLLEGIATE WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT

This year the Westchase Express Cougars are invited to participate in the 2012 South Ohio Valley 4th of July Collegiate Wood Bat Tournament located in Cincinnati, Ohio from July 4th through July 8th. Anticipated costs for travel, lodging and meals requires that we ask for assistance from potential donors such as you. Your assistance will allow for the Westchase Express Cougars to play a guaranteed 4 games of 9-innings against 15 other college eligible staffed teams from Kentucky, Tennesee, Ohio, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and Illinios. 100% of all collected donations are tax deferrable and used to cover operational costs only.

Since the Westchase Express is a non-profit organization you can help by using any of the sponsor or affiliate links to buy apparel, sports memorobilia, or sunglasses; or you can schedule flights, hotels, and car rentals on any of the links below.  With each purchase the Westchase Express receives a donation in support of the teams travel, lodging, and operating cost.  It is only through programs like these that the Westchase Express can provide the opportunities to the players. 

Thanks again for your support - Robert VanNieuwenhuyzen