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2017 Junior Women’s National Softball Team Selection Camp

May 26, 2017

Ottawa, ON - - 2017 Junior Women’s National Softball Team Selection Camp


The following is a media release issued by Softball Canada.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26th, 2017
 

2017 Junior Women’s National
Softball Team Selection Camp


(Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Junior Women’s National Team will hold a Selection Camp May 29 to June 3 in Cloverdale, B.C. with thirty-three (33) athletes from the Junior Women’s National Team Athlete Pool invited to compete for a spot on the 2017 roster.
 
Following the Selection Camp, the coaching staff will select a group of seventeen (17) athletes to compete for Team Canada in the upcoming season. The team will regroup in Surrey, B.C. to compete in Elite Division of the Canada Cup from July 8-16 before heading to Clearwater, Florida to play in the WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship from July 24-30.
 
Team Canada matched its all-time best finish of fourth at the previous Junior Women’s World Championship held in Oklahoma City, OK in 2015. The United States won the Gold medal, with Japan taking Silver and Puerto Rico earning Bronze.

The athletes who will be attending the Junior Women’s National Team Selection Camp from May 29 to June 3 in Cloverdale, B.C. are:
 
First Name Last Name Hometown
Emma Adams Rockwood, Ont.
Brianna Aguilar-Beaucage Fort McMurray, Alta.
Jaime Barta Portage La Prairie, Man.
Sarah Benn Oakville, Ont.
Kara Bilodeau Cumming, GA
Amy Claydon Cambridge, Ont.
Danielle de Ruiter Surrey, B.C.
Eleanor Demchenko Saskatoon, Sask.
Carmen Eilertsen Victoria, B.C.
Shaina Eyre Pitt Meadows, B.C.
Hannah Finkelstein Richmond, B.C.
Abbey Fortin Langley, B.C.
Hayley Grice Surrey, B.C.
Melanie Groenewegen Surrey, B.C.
Zoe Hicks Boissevain, Man.
Alexis Huggart Treherne, Man.
Katie Humhej Surrey, B.C.
Amanda Janes Brampton, Ont.
Rebecca Jones Toronto, Ont.
Isabella Kennedy Brentwood Bay, B.C.
Cassie Matlock Edmonton, Alta.
Cameryn Maykut Winnipeg, Man.
Grace Messmer Surrey, B.C.
Becki Monaghan Spruce Grove, Alta.
Elizabeth Murphy Maple Ridge, B.C.
Maria Palmegiani Surrey, B.C.
Nicole Rivait Oakville, Ont.
Amber Schneider Stonewall, Man.
Brooke Turkalj St. Jacobs, Ont.
Mia Valcke St. Marys, Ont.
Kim Vibert Regina, Sask.
Desirae Villanueva Surrey, B.C.
Allyse Volpe Toronto, Ont.


Athletes returning from the 2015 Junior Women's National Team
 

Coaching Staff

 
Position Name Hometown
Head Coach Keith Mackintosh Melfort, Sask.
Assistant Coach Trevor Ethier Saskatoon, Sask.
Assistant Coach Rob Guenter Victoria, B.C.
Assistant Coach Haylee O'Neill Oakville, Man.
Athletic Therapist Nikki Antonopoulos Caledon, Ont.
Team Manager Tiffany Jordan Guelph, Ont.

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For more information, please contact:

Gilles LeBlanc
Manager - Marketing & Communications
Softball Canada
p: (613) 523-3386 poste 3105 | m: (613) 795-1996
w: www.softball.ca | e: gleblanc@softball.ca

 

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