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OFFICIAL BASEBALL OF BASEBALL CANADA ROMLCAN 65CC 80CC RUSSELL MARTIN ©Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation (NYSE: JAH) 1-800-RAWLINGS · RAWLINGS.COM Supporters, Sponsors and Family, As a staff we wanted to take a moment to reach out and say welcome to the Great Lake Canadians Family. We are proud of the many successes that we have achieved in our first two years of operation and look forward to continued success as we enter our third year. Our players have put our program on the map and established the Great Lake Canadians as one of the most prestigious baseball programs in the country. A leading highlight of this past year was seeing our first two players selected in the Major League Baseball Amateur player draft. Miles Gordon was selected in the 4th round by the Cincinnati Reds and Nick Hamilton was chosen in the 11th round by the Boston Red Sox. Along with these pro signings, sending all eighteen senior players from our first two graduating classes off on scholarships was an equally fulfilling highlight. Due to the increased popularity of the Great Lake Program and the talented players involved, we have chosen to expand and add a fourth and fifth team to our program for the 2016 season at the 14U and 16U levels. Our main strength as a program is that we have access to very knowledgeable staff members, all of whom have impressive credentials. The availability of these highly qualified coaches allows this expansion to occur. Even as we grow we will continue to focus on what we believe is the most important component of amateur sports which is player development. With access to the top indoor facility in Canada, along with a staff which has a combined total of over 50 years of professional baseball experience, we pride ourselves on being the gold standard for player development in the country. Heading into year three, our goals as a staff and as a program remain simple; continue to develop elite players while working with them and their families to find the best fit for post secondary opportunities in the game. Communication between players, families and staff will continue to be paramount as we pride ourselves on truly having an open door policy. Along these same lines, we will also continue to impress upon our players the importance of education. School comes hand in hand with athletics. Players are to be accountable in the classroom and must hold their end of the bargain at all times, without exception. To close, we thank all of you for choosing to be a part of our passion, The Great Lake Canadians. We promise that as a staff we will continue to put the best interest of each individual player first and foremost in any decision we make. The Great Lake Canadians will no doubt continue to be respected on the field, but as importantly we will be respected for the way we all carry ourselves off the field as well. Staff will hold players accountable for all of their actions. We look forward to being a part of helping all players attain their lifelong goals in the game of baseball as they continue to develop within the Great Lake Canadians program. Yours in Baseball, The Great Lake Canadians Staff Ontario’s Top Amatuer Programs To Form New League For 2016 Five top amateur youth baseball organizations have joined forces to form the Canadian Premier Baseball League the Miami (CPBL). The Ontario Blue Jays, Great Lake Canadians, Marlins, OF Miles Toronto Mets, Team Ontario and the Ontario Nationals Gordon (Oakville, ON) are considered by many in the baseball community to from the Great Lake Canadians be the top programs in Ontario by any measure and who was selected in the 4th Round by the Cincinnati have decided to form this new entity in an effort to raise Reds and OF Tristan Pompey (Milton, ON) of the Toronto the level of competition and to offer their players better Mets who was drafted by the Minnesota Twins and is the opportunities. The CPBL will offer the highest level of younger brother of OF Dalton Pompey, who is considered baseball at the 16 & under and 18 & under age groups one of the top prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays while also affording their members the opportunity to organization. 2014 saw OF Gareth Morgan (Toronto, ON) branch out and offer their programs to talented younger from the Ontario Blue Jays selected in the 2nd Round by players. Other high calibre teams from across Ontario the Seattle Mariners as the top high school player from will be considered for acceptance into the CPBL for its Canada while the nation’s top college player selected was inaugural season and beyond. RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (Goderich, ON) who was a graduate In addition to offering the top competition in Ontario, the of the Ontario Nationals. CPBL will be hosting a National Championship beginning In addition to the success of the players in the Major in 2016 with invitations being extended to top programs League Baseball Draft, the CPBL member teams have across the nation. This is an effort to unite the top teams had extraordinary success placing players in college and in Canada regardless of their league or affiliations. As watching their alumni succeed at that level. Notably this well, the CPBL fully expects to become a destination for year Toronto Mets graduate Connor Panas (Toronto, ON) American teams wishing to come north of the border for was MAAC Championship MVP and an ABCA/Rawlings top competition as the league will sponsor the CPBL Can- All-American while at Canisius College. As well, Ontario Am Classic tournament in its inaugural year. Blue Jays graduate SS Daniel Pinero (Toronto, ON) led The members of the CPBL represent the premier programs the University of Virginia Cavaliers to their 2nd straight in Ontario. The past two seasons these members have College World Series where he has started every game accounted for 11 out of the 12 high school players drafted in Omaha for them the last two seasons as a freshman in Ontario as well as 18 out of the 21 players selected and sophomore. overall from Ontario including alumni players in college. In The CPBL members are also very well represented when it 2014 every single player drafted from Ontario in the Major comes to Team Canada. This season 19 of the 22 players League Baseball Draft played for one of the original CPBL from Ontario to appear on the Junior National Team have member franchises. Notably the drafted players this year come from member organizations while during the 2014 include 1B Josh Naylor (Mississauga, ON) from the Ontario season, 21 out 24 Ontario players belonged to the original Blue Jays who was chosen in the 1st Round this year by CPBL member teams. For more information on the CPBL or the member teams please visit www.cpbl.ca or contact the individual organizations listed below. Great Lake Canadians OntarioOntario BlBlue Ja Jaysys Ontario Nationals Team Ontario TorontoT t MeM tst 25 Midpark Crescent 3350 Wolfedale Road 106 Joseph Street 48 Kersey Crescent 1510 Birchmount Road #162 London, ON N6N 0A7 Mississauga, ON L5C 1W4 Lucan, ON N0M 2J0 Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3W3 Scarborough, ON M1P 2G6 (519) 494-0064 (416) 606-4771 (519) 495-0600 (416) 725-4112 (416) 316-1329 www.greatlakecanadians.com www.ontariobluejays.com www.ontarionationals.com www.teamontariobaseball.com www.torontomets.ca GREAT LAKE CANADIANS DEVELOPMENTALSTAFF Adam Stern Chris Robinson Adam Arnold Director of Player Development Director of Baseball Operations Pitching Coordinator & Strength & 18U Manager [email protected] and Conditioning Coordinator • MLB player (2005-2010) Red Sox, • MLB Player San Diego Padres 2013 [email protected] Brewers, Orioles • 9yrs professional baseball experience • 5 yrs professional baseball experience • 10 yrs professional baseball experience • Olympian • 2007 41st round draft pick • 2 x Olympian • 13x Canadian National Team Member Milwaukee Brewers • 8 yrs Canadian National Team Member • Starting catcher 2013 World Baseball • Developed National Team Pitchers: • 2006, 2009 World Baseball Classic Classic Michael Brettell, Tyler Whitbread, Team Member • 2005 3rd round draft pick Detroit Tigers Austin Shields • 2001 3rd round draft pick Atlanta Braves • Catching Instructor Canadian Junior • 2014 GLC 18U Manager • Scout Boston Red Sox National Team • Hitting/Outfield Instructor Canadian Junior National Team Jeff Helps Brock Kjeldgaard Shane Davis 17U Manager 16U Manager 15U Manager [email protected] • 8 yrs professional baseball experience • 2 yrs professional baseball experience • 5 yrs professional baseball experience • 2005 34th round draft pick Milwaukee • 2011 42nd Round Draft pick of the • 3 yrs Div 1 Central Michigan University Brewers Toronto Blue Jays • 2015 GLC 16U Manager • 2 yrs Canadian National Team Member • 2005 Junior National Team Member • 2 x Pan Am Games Gold Medalist • 4 yrs Canisius College Div 1, 2008 (11’ & 15’) Freshman All-American Brad McElroy Kirk Barclay Derek Bloomfield 14U Manager 18U Coach/Catching Instructor Infield/Hitting Instructor • 5 yrs professional baseball experience • 2 Years Anderson University/Huntington • Played at Hill College in Texas • 2008 25th round draft pick Toronto Univeristy NAIA • Signed with Cook County Blue Jays • Head Eastern Canada Scout - Cheetahs (Frontier League) • 2 yrs UNC Charlotte Div 1 Kansas City Royals • 18 yrs coaching experience • 23 Years Coaching Experience • Associate Scout Kansas City Royals Tom Arnold Jamie Romak Mike Ambrose 15U Coach Infield/Hitting Instructor Infield/Hitting Instructor • 30 yrs coaching experience • MLB INF/OF Los Angeles Dodgers • 2 Yrs Professional Experience • Long time St. Thomas Elgin • 11yrs professional baseball experience (Pittsburgh Pirates) player & Coach • 4 yrs Canadian National Team Member • 2 yrs UNC Charlotte Div.