Baseball Clinics Baseball Breakfast
Give-A-Ways Hospitality Areas
Hospital Visits Future expansion

9TH INNING MINISTRY
SCORES A RUN OF WEEK-LONG EVENTS SURROUNDING COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2008

Omaha, NE - June 14 - 25, 2008
- A lineup of free baseball clinics, a rousing Baseball Breakfast with guest speaker, hospitality areas, free give-a-ways, Bible studies and hospital visits by recognized baseball players will fill the bases from June 14 - 25.

Free Baseball Clinics for boys and girls between the ages of 7-14 will be held with no pre-registration required. Come along to enjoy observing these clinics instructed by Brian Hommel, formerly Brewer, Kent Bottenfield, former St. Louis Cardinal, Eric Christopherson, 1990 first round draft choice for San Francisco Giants, and Bob Herold, former major league player and current head coach for the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Omaha, Nebraska
Tuesday, June 10
9:00 - 11:30 am
132nd & Q Street Softball Fields Map
(behind Hobby Lobby)
or
1:00 - 3:30 pm
132nd & Q Street Softball Fields Map

Papillion, Nebraska
Wednesday, June 11
9:00 - 11:30 am
Papio Bay Baseball Field
(815 E. Halleck) Map

Lincoln, Nebraska
Thursday, June 12
9:00 - 11:30 am
Optimist Youth Sports Complex Center
(5300 S Folsom St.) Map


All clinics have instruction by:

Russ Ortiz (current All-Star pitcher - San Francisco Giants)
Jeff Bajenaru (formerly with the White Sox)
Brian Hommel
(formerly with the Brewers)
Bob Herold (former major league player and now University of Nebraska at Omaha head baseball coach)

Hotline number for additional information: 402.334.9518

Throughout the College World Series, 9th-Inning will be active in the Omaha community, incorporating volunteer CWS players and coaches in several events and utilizing area volunteers to organize these events. In the years to come, this ministry is expecting and planning to expand their services at the College World Series Championships with the areas of ministry affecting life changing decisions for God.

Click here to contact the executive committee

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9th-INNING HOSTS BREAKFAST FEATURING COLLEGE WORLD SERIES PLAYERS AND COACHES AT HOLIDAY INN CENTRAL
Omaha, NE - June 14, 2008 - Open to the public, featured speaker will be former professional baseball player and current head baseball coach for the University of Nebraska at Omaha,
Bob Herold and includes College World Series and Professional players and coaches. Special videos will be shown and John Knicely from WOWT TV will be the Master of Ceremony.

Sponsors are encouraged to sponsor tables for kids, students, friends and neighbors…focus is outreach.

The Holiday Inn Central in Omaha, NE at 72nd and Grover will host the breakfast on Saturday, June 14 from 8am to 10am.

Call Cindy at Westside Church at 402.496.7833 or the 9th Inning Ministry Hotline at 402.334.9518 for tickets.

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HOSPITAL VISITATION
Omaha, NE - June 2008 -
Hospital visits will be a huge hit with children and youth patients in local hospitals planned at UNMC, as professional and College World Series players visit them and autograph baseball cards, baseballs and life-changing pamphlets.

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9TH-INNING SPONSORS HOSPITALITY TENTS TO PASS OUT BOTTLED WATER, AND SPORTS MAGAZINES NEXT TO ROSENBLATT STADIUM
Omaha, NE - June 2008 - During the College World Series week of June 14 – 25, 2008, the 9th Inning Ministry will give out a whopping 70,000 bottles of free ice-cold water along with sports magazines, baseball testimonial cards and pamphlets explaining how to have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

These give-a-ways will be offered in various locations around the stadium, concerts following games, at the clinics, breakfast, Old Market area, and around the city. Over 750 volunteers participate each year handing out cold water.

1) West of Rosenblatt on 13th St.
2) N.W. of Rosenblatt on 13th St.
3) South of Rosenblatt across from Zestos.
4) & 5) Locations near the Henry Doorly Zoo, and
6) Two blocks north of Rosenblatt on 10th St.

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FUTURE EXPANSION:
Omaha, NE - May 2008- In the years to come, this ministry is expecting and planning to expand their services at the College World Series Championships with the areas of ministry affecting life changing decisions for God.

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