Seattle Mariners will hold its 3nd Annual Mariners Cup at Safeco Field from August 13-15, 2008

Mariners Cup Alumni
Player	Yr Drafted	Round	Team
BJ Garbe	1999	1st round	MIN
Jason Stumm	1999	1st round	CHW
Gerik Baxter	1999	1st round	SD
Ty Howington	1999	1st round	CIN
Jason Repko	1999	1st round	LAD
Tripper Johnson	2000	1st round	BAL
Grady Sizemore	2000	3rd round	Expos
Andy Sisco	2001	2nd round	CHI
Alhaji Turay	2001	2nd round	NYM
Jeremy Bonderman	2002	1st round	OAK
Rory Shortell	2002	3rd round	HOU
KC Herren	2004	2nd round	TEX
Matt Tuiasosopo	2004	3rd round	SEA
Trevor Crowe	2005	1st round	CLE
Travis Buck	2005	1st round	OAK
Nick Hundley	2005	3rd round	SD
Jacoby Ellsbury	2005	1st round	BOS
Trevor Crow	2005	1st round	BOS
Travis Snider	2006	1st round	TOR
Stephen Englund	2006	2nd round	WAS
Travis Mattair	2007	2nd round	PHI

What is the Mariners Cup?

• The Mariners Cup is an exciting baseball tournament, where a select group of high school baseball players from the Northwest will compete at a high level of competition against the San Francisco Giants, and Mariners USA Scout Teams.
• All teams will wear their Major League Baseball team uniform and be coached by members of their respected scouting department.
• The Mariners Cup is a three-game series held August 13-15, 2008. Games on August 13th will be played at Everett Memorial Stadium, home of the Everett Aqua Sox, the Seattle Mariners short season club. Games on August 14th-15th will be played at Safeco Field. Tickets to the series will be available for purchase at the games.
• Playing at Safeco Field and wearing big league uniforms will be a chance of a lifetime for these top high school baseball prospects.

Who Can Play In The Mariners Cup?

• You must be a high school student who will graduate in either 2009 or 2010
• Everyone must attend a tryout. Tryouts will be held in various locations throughout the Northwest in June 2008. We will update this information once we have the specific tryout dates.

How Is The Mariners Cup Team Chosen?

• Mariners' personnel will choose the team and conduct the tryouts.

Why Should You Tryout For The Mariners Cup Team?

• 79 high school players who played for the Northwest Mariners scout team have been drafted over the past eight years.
• Professional scouts and college recruiters will all attend the Mariners Cup.

Staff Members:

• Jim Fitzgerald - Director of the Mariners Cup
• Phil Geisler - On Field Coordinator
• Dana Papasedero - Manager of the NW Mariners Team
• Myron Pines - Manager of the Southern CA Mariners Team

The Seattle Mariners will hold tryout camps June 8, 9 and 26, 2008. The purpose of these camps is to acquire free-agent players for the upcoming minor league short season as well to identify players and compile roster information for its 3rd Annual Mariners Cup team who competes at Safeco Field, August 13th-15th. This team represents outstanding high school underclassmen (2009, 2010 graduates) from the Northwest. The Seattle Mariners Scouting Staff will select 25 members for the 2008 Mariners Cup Team.

• Players from ages 16-22 (no exceptions) are invited to attend.
• There is no charge to attend the tryout camps. Attend one camp only.
• Please bring a copy of your summer team schedule.
• The Mariners will supply bats and baseballs. You supply all baseball gear.
• Players will register upon arrival.
• The camps will proceed rain or shine.

The camps will be held at the following locations - please arrive 1/2 hour early:

Monday, June 9, 2008 at 4:00 PM - Everett Memorial Stadium, Everett, WA
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 4:00PM - Cheney Stadium, Tacoma, WA
Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 4:00 PM - Mt. Hood Community College, Mt Hood, OR

There will also be Mariners Cup Team Selection personnel at this Major League Scouting Bureau Tryout:

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 8:30 AM - La Pierre Field, Kennewick, WA

If you need further information please contact:
Jim Fitzgerald, 206-346-4443 or e-mail jfitzgerald@mariners.com
Dana Papasedero, 206-346-4714 or e-mail dpapasedero@hotmail.com