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$43,000 TOTAL PRIZE MONEY 1st - $18,000 / 2nd $9,000 3rd - 4th $4,000 ea. / 5th - 6th $2,000 ea Table of Contents Tickets 04..................Welcome to the GFI Tournament Passes 06..................Baseball at it’s Best Single.......................................................$115 07..................Mayors Message Family.......................................................$275 08..................Take me out to the ball game Senior.......................................................$100 10..................Burnaby Bulldogs / Caldwell Coyotes Passes available at Pharmasave 12..................Lewiston Idaho Truckers / Cincinatti Cobalts in Grand Forks, BC 14..................San Diego Stars / Seattle Studs Reserved Seating..............................$145 16..................Game Schedule Phone the GFI office 250-442-8323 17..................GFI Game Rules TF: 1-866-GFI GAME (1-866-434-4263) 18..................Trail Oriols / Reno Astros 20..................Mexican Stars / Chicago Prairie Gravel Single admission 22..................Prince George Axemen / Team Canada Adult.........................................................$6.50 24.................. GFI Location Map Student / Senior...................................$5.50 26..................Thank you Children 6 to 11 ...................................$4.00 28..................Welcome from our local MLA and MP Under 6 ...................................................FREE 30..................Autographs Debit,Visa Mastercard accepted at the park. contact us online @ www.grandforksbaseball.com e-mail [email protected] 2008 GFI Diamond Production: Beyond Graphix / Brian McAndrew,Ad Sales: Clear Image This 2008 GFI Diamond is published by the GFI Organizing Committee Media / Ted Morris,Photos by: Chris Hammett / Grand Forks Gazette, and Beyond Graphix.No portion of this publication may be reproduced Printed by: Mitchell Press, Burnaby BC. Special thanks to the Grand without the written consent of the GFI Committee and Beyond Forks Gazette for helping gather the pictures and information for the Graphix. teams. 4 GFI Coordinator On behalf of the Executive and the over 300 Volunteers I want to welcome you to the 28th Grand Forks International. This event would not be possible if it were not for all the sponsors and advertisers, the City of Grand Forks Council and Staff and of course you the fans that come out to support the great game of Baseball. If you are visiting our great city I invite you to take time to look around; spend some time in the great outdoors, visit the local stores, enjoy some Russian cuisine and enjoy the local hospi- tality of the citizens of Grand Forks and surrounding area. After missing a year I want to welcome the teams back and wish them luck as they play for the prize money. This would not be an International invent if it were not for our American Teams and players that come every year to support this tournament. I also want to recognize the past GFI Coordinators Gerry Foster & Larry Semenoff both who have set the standard for this Tournament. After missing a year it is my pleasure to say “Let’s Play Ball” President of Baseball Canada On behalf of the membership of Baseball Canada, I am pleased to welcome all ath- letes, sponsors, volunteers and guests to the 2008 edition of the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament. The Tournament Committee has put a great deal of time and effort into preparation for this event to ensure that your stay will be a very enjoyable one. I feel that all play- ers, coaches and officials will return home with many good memories of Grand Forks. I thank the Committee and the City of Grand Forks for hosting this prestigious event and wish the participants “Good Luck, Safe travel and a very rewarding and enjoyable baseball experience. Sincerely: Ray Carter, President Executive Director of Baseball BC It is with great pleasure that I welcome all participants to the 2008 Grand Forks Invitational Tournament. This event continues to be recognized as one of the premier baseball tournaments in North America. Congratulations to the local Organizing Committee for staging such a successfull event. May the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play prevail 6 8 9 10 Burnaby Bulldogs The Burnaby Bulldogs Baseball Club was established in 1976 and they play in the Pacific Metro Baseball League, one of Canada’s most competitive Senior Men’s Leagues.The Bulldogs, who will be at the GFI for the fifth time, are led by Head Coach Tim Fehr and Manager David Laing.This classy team were PMBL Champions in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005.They were BC Provincial winners from 2001 through 2004. THE TEAMS * THE TEAMS Caldwell Coyotes The Coyotes were 36 – 20 in the 2006 season under Head Coach Shawn Humberger, who will be entering his ninth year as skipper of the team.This will be the ‘yotes sixth consecutive trip to the GFI. 11 12 Lewiston, Idaho Truckers Can you say national champions fifteen times? The Lewis-Clark State Warriors made it number 15 in the last 24 sea- sons in 2007, when they defeated Spring Arbor University 9-2 in the title game. The Truckers will again be led by acclaimed head coach Ed Cheff, who will look to lead the always competitive Truckers to GFI glory once again. THE TEAMS * THE TEAMS Cincinnati Cobalts The creed of the Cincinnati Cobalts is simple,“God gave us only so many years to play this great game, don’t waste them playing softball.” These players, determined to not waste their playing days, compete at the highest level available to amateur baseball players including the Roy Hobbs World Series, AABC Regionals, MABL World Series and the NABF World Series. Titles over their 22 year history include: Quatman Trophy Winners,TriState League Champions, CRC Suburban League Champions, CRC City Champions, AABC State Champions, Roy Hobbs AAA World Series Champions, Cincinnati RH League Champions in 2005 and 2006, and 2006 CRC City Champs and 2006 NABF Regional Champions. The Cobalts had a stellar 2006 season, doing what no other Cincinnati Semi-Pro team has ever done, winning the Roy Hobbs Title, the CRC Championship, and the NABF Regional Tournament Cham- pionship. They spent 2007 rebuilding their team after many veterans retired and were unable to repeat their perform- ance of 2006.They look to be in fine form (11-2 as of printing) in 2008 and we look forward to having them! 13 14 San Diego Stars The defending Champion Stars will be back to Grand Forks in 2008! “The Stars come out at night!”This fine team from San Diego uses that as a team motto and they have certainly enjoyed some shining moments at the GFI. This fine team from San Diego has been to the GFI 11 times, made it to the final five times, and taken the prize twice, in 2004 and 2006. Mickey and his Stars will look to defend their title in 2008 and try to make it back to back Championships. THE TEAMS * THE TEAMS Seattle Studs Six time GFI champions and one of the outstanding semi-pro teams in the United States, the Studs will once again take aim at another Grand Forks trophy. Over the years the Studs have showcased some very special tal- ent in their lineup. Two examples in recent years are Brent Lillibridge and Tim Lincecum. Lincecum, who was drafted number 10 overall in 2006 year’s major league draft by San Francisco Giants, received the 2006 Golden Spikes Award, which goes to the top amateur player in the United States. 15 16 Wednesday, August 27th 1:00pm ....Game 1 * ______________________________ vs* _________________________________ 4:00pm ....Game 2 * _____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 7:00........Opening Ceremonies 8:00pm .... Game 3 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ Thursday August 28th 8:00...........Game 4 * _____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 11:00.........Game 5 * _____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 2:00...........Game 6 * _____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 5:00...........Game 7 * _____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 8:00...........Game 8 * _____________________________ vs* _________________________________ Friday. August 29th 8:00...........Game 9 * _____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 11:00.........Game 10 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 2:00...........Game 11 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 5:00...........Game 12 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 8:00...........Game 13 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ Saturday August 30th 8:00...........Game 14 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 11:00.........Game 15 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 2:00...........Game 16 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 5:00...........Game 17 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ 8:00...........Game 18 * ____________________________ vs* _________________________________ Sunday, August 30th Money Round 10:30.........Game 19 (#1 Seed________________________vs #8 Seed _________________________) 1:30...........Game 20 (#2 Seed________________________vs #7 Seed _________________________) 4:30...........Game 21 (#3 Seed________________________vs #6 Seed _________________________) 7:30...........Game 22 (#4 Seed________________________vs #5 Seed _________________________) Monday September