Information courtesy of Cesar Rodriguez:
2008 So Cal A-1 Bomber’s Roster
1. Boom, Chad INF
2. Box, Darren C/OF
3. Butler, Mike INF
4. Devine, Nate OF/INF
5. Kimura, Dave OF
6. Leonardo, Eduardo OF
7. Mata, Lucas P
8. Mata, Manuel INF/OF
9. Morales, Joe INF
10. O’Brien, Rob P/INF
11. Parra, Raymundo INF/OF
12. Pinocchio, Steve INF
13. Porto, Jason OF
14. Rodriguez, Landy C/INF
15. Sandback, Darrell INF/OF
16. Waverick, Kris C/OF
Staff:
Kelly McGiffin – Head Coach Ralph Trejo Sr. – Sponsor
Rob Shick – Coach Bob Piddock – Sponsor
Doug Chase – Coach
Cesar Rodriguez – Coach Ralph Trejo Jr. – GM
Editor’s notes: The Bombers had an outstanding 2007 season, winning the prestigious Monkton tournament, and going on to knock off Broken Bow and advance to the ISC World Tournament final, falling only to the eventual World Champions, The Farm Tavern of Madison, Wisconsin.
Skipper Kelly McGiffin and his coaching staff of Rob Schick and Doug Chase will all be returning in 2008, lending stability to the program, despite the large number of roster moves.
The 2008 additions of pitcher Rob O’Brien and Team USA player Chad Boom certainly catch your eye, but so does the absence of a number of players from the 2007 roster. Three-fourths of the pitching staff (Peeples, Whitten, and Tilley) is gone, but ace Lucas Mata, who took them to the next level at Monkton and last year’s World Tournament will be back, joined by Rob O’Brien, who pitched in last year’s World Tournament with the Orillia Riversharks.
Whitten is headed to Horse Lake Thunder, and we hear that Peeps will be with that oft-rumored-yet-to-be confirmed squad, while no info on Darryl Tilley. Eduardo Leonard adds a solid stick in the middle of the order. But the losses of LaLonde, second-team all-world catcher Ghostkeeper, and Potskin will surely be felt.
Additions to 2008 squad:
Boom, Chad INF
Kimura, Dave OF
Leonardo, Eduardo OF
Mata, Manuel INF/OF
Morales, Joe INF
O’Brien, Rob P/INF
Sandback, Darrell INF/OF
Waverick, Kris C/OF
Not returning from the 2007 Bombers:
Mendibles, Albert 6 IF Prescott Valley, AZ
Crawford, Greg 9 OF Calgary, AB
Ghostkeeper, Chad 10 C-OF Prince George, BC
Lalonde, Adam 11 OF Mt. Pleasant, MI
Potskin, Evan 15 OF Prince George, BC
Evely, Geoff 20 IF St.John’s, Nfld
Whitten, Sean 27 P Calgary, AB
Tilley, Darrell 34 P Edmonton, AB
Santillano. Marc 45 INF Stockton, CA
Peeples, Tony 99 P San Miguel, CA
(Last year’s) 2007 So Cal Bombers World Tournament Roster – Second Place at ISC World
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Casa Trejo So Cal Bombers
1 Pinocchio, Steve 5 IF Merced, CA
2 Mendibles, Albert 6 IF Prescott Valley, AZ
3 Butler, Mike 7 IF Sonora, CA
4 Porto, Jason 8 OF Elk Grove, CA
5 Crawford, Greg 9 OF Calgary, AB
6 Ghostkeeper, Chad 10 C-OF Prince George, BC
7 Lalonde, Adam 11 OF Mt. Pleasant, MI
8 Potskin, Evan 15 OF Prince George, BC
9 Parra, Raymundo 16 UT Ensenada, Baja, Mexico
10 Evely, Geoff 20 IF St.John’s, Nfld
11 Devine, Nate 22 OF Merced, CA
12 Box, Darren 23 C-OF Edmonton, AB
13 Rodriguez, Landy 24 IF-C West Haverstraw, NY
14 Whitten, Sean 27 P Calgary, AB
15 Tilley, Darrell 34 P Edmonton, AB
16 Mata, Lucas 42 P Ensenada, Baja, Mexico
17 Santillano. Marc 45 INF Stockton, CA
18 Peeples, Tony 99 P San Miguel, CA
McGiffin, Kelly 21 Mgr
Shick, Rob 19 Coach
Chase, Doug 2 Coach