Jay Veniard
Jay Robert Veniard
Born: August 16, 1974
Syracuse, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 37 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: The Bolles School HS (Jacksonville, FL)
Career: 1995-2002
Jay Veniard compiled a career record of 30 wins and 48 losses and a 4.27 ERA in his 165-game pitching career with the Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Blue Jays, Hagerstown Suns, Dunedin Blue Jays, Knoxville Smokies, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Sioux Falls Canaries, St. Paul Saints, Somerset Patriots and Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Medicine Hat Blue Jays |
 Hagerstown Suns |
 Dunedin Blue Jays |
 Knoxville Smokies |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Binghamton Mets |
 Sioux Falls Canaries |
 Somerset Patriots |
 St. Paul Saints |
 Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.82 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 1995 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.71 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.0 | 67 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 280 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.04 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 63 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 270 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.03 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 187 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5.85 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75.3 | 97 | 59 | 49 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 369 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1.88 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.7 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 229 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.80 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.94 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.58 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.58 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.3 | 85 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 77 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 403 |
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.75 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 115.7 | 128 | 74 | 61 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 78 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 517 |
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.52 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 | 60 | 33 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 270 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.62 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 51 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 201 |
| 2002 | Ind | WL4 | Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.7 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 264 |
| Totals | 30 | 48 | .385 | 4.27 | 165 | 117 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 717.3 | 731 | 455 | 340 | 56 | 347 | 9 | 528 | 55 | 16 | 67 | 3212 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | R | PION | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | P | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1.455 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | P | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.125 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | P | 14 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.071 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | P | 17 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 1.294 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | P | 10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.900 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | P | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .182 |
| 1998 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | P | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .455 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 14 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1.286 |
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 20 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 1.350 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | P | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .538 | .583 |
| 2001 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | P | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .500 | .818 |
| 2002 | Ind | WL4 | Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox | P | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .727 |
| Totals | 165 | 29 | 143 | 34 | 4 | .835 | 1.042 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | Pioneer League | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1995 | R | Gulf Coast League | Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1996 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | TOR | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1997 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | TOR | ||
| 1998 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1998 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | TOR | ||
| 1999 | Ind | Northern League Central | Sioux Falls Canaries | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Northern League Central | Sioux Falls Canaries | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Northern League Central | St. Paul Saints | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Western League | Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox |
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