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Softball Canada Announces 2018 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool

December 16, 2017

Ottawa, ON - - Softball Canada Announces 2018 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool


The following is a media release issued by Softball Canada.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15th, 2017
 

Softball Canada Announces
2018 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool

 

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Ottawa, Ont. - Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of forty-three (43) athletes who have been named to the 2018 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool. Although the team will not compete in any events in 2018, a development camp will take place this June in Ontario. The coaching staff will be scouting various club team events throughout 2018 ending with the Men’s Canadian Championship in St. Croix, Nova Scotia. Shortly after the Canadians are completed, the roster for the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship will be released. The 2019 World Championship will take place in Prague/Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic from June 13-23.

Team Canada head coach John Stuart (Langley, B.C.) and assistant coaches John Hill (St. John’s, N.L.) and Les Howey (Conception Bay, N.L.) will return to the team for the two-year cycle culminating with the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship.

In 2017, the Men’s National Team won a bronze medal at the 2017 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon and finished sixth at the WBSC Americas Pan American Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The athletes who have been named to the 2018 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool are:
 

FIRST NAME LAST NAME HOMETOWN
Bryan Abrey Richmond, B.C.
Brayden Arcand Morinville, Alta.
Keagan Arcand Morinville, Alta.
Adam Alexander Walkerton, Ont.
Ryan Boland St. John's, N.L.
Shane Boland St. John's, N.L.
Patrick Burns Saskatoon, Sask.
Sean Cleary Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle Cowick Sooke, B.C.
Jeff Ellsworth St. Lawrence, P.E.I.
Blair Ezekiel Harbour Main, N.L.
Bradley Ezekiel Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle Ezekiel Holyrood, N.L.
Ryan French Cambridge, Ont.
Jason Hill St. John's, N.L.
Brandon Horn Waterloo, Ont.
Blake Hunter Nanaimo, B.C.
Mark Johnson Glencoe, Ont.
Travis Jones Neyaashiinigmiing, Ont.
Caleb Keeshig Port Elgin, Ont.
Brett Larson Irma, Alta.
Scott Lieph Sooke, B.C.
Jeff Lyons Appin, Ont.
Derek Mayson North Vancouver, B.C.
Devon McCullough Saskatoon, Sask.
Steve Mullaley Freshwater, N.L.
Scott Nehaj Maple Ridge, B.C.
Evan Normand Calgary, Alta.
Jeremy O'Reilly Placentia, N.L.
Brandon Parsons Irma, Alta.
Tyler Pauli Mitchell, Ont.
Tyler Randerson New Hamburg, Ont.
Mathieu Roy Saint-Gervais, Que.
Bryn Redhead Leduc, Alta.
Kevin Schellenberg Squamish, B.C.
Justin Schofield Grand Pre, N.S.
Ty Sebastian Brussels, Ont.
Andy Skelton Scarborough, Ont.
Blake Underwood Port Elgin, Ont.
Colin Walsh Petty Harbour, N.L.
Kris Walushka Victoria, B.C.
Ben Wideman Fergus, Ont.
Brady Woods Stonewall, Man.


Athletes named to the Men’s National Team Athlete Pool are eligible to be invited to Men’s National Team training, development and selection camps. Athletes may be added or removed from the National Team Athlete Pool at any time at the Head Coach’s discretion.


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For more information, please contact:

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