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2020 Men's National Team Athlete Pool

October 28, 2019

Ottawa, ON - - 2020 Men's National Team Athlete Pool


The following is a media release issued by Softball Canada.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 28th, 2019
 

Softball Canada Names 2020
Men’s National Team Athlete Pool

 

Ottawa, Ont. – Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of forty-four (44) athletes who have been named to the 2020 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool.
 
The Canadian Men’s National Team won a bronze medal at the 2019 WBSC World Championship this summer in the Czech Republic. A WBSC Americas Men’s Pan American Championship is expected to take place in 2020 ahead of the 2021 WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup. Locations and dates for both those events have not been determined yet.
 
The Athlete Pool includes fifteen (15) players from the 2019 World Championship Team after the announcement that Jeff Ellsworth (St. Lawrence, P.E.I.) and Steve Mullaley (Freshwater, N.L.) retired from international competition. The list also includes a total of eight (8) new members to the Athlete Pool.

The athletes who have been named to the 2020 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool are:
 
FIRST NAME LAST NAME HOMETOWN
Bryan Abrey Richmond, B.C.
Adam Alexander Walkerton, Ont.
Brayden Arcand Morinville, Alta.
Keagan Arcand Morinville, Alta.
Ryan Boland St. John's, N.L.
Shane Boland St. John's, N.L.
Quinten Bruce* Grand Valley, Ont.
Patrick Burns Saskatoon, Sask.
Sean Cleary Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle Cowick Sooke, B.C.
Blair Ezekiel Harbour Main, N.L.
Bradley Ezekiel Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle Ezekiel Holyrood, N.L.
Joran Graham* Cobden, Ont.
Brendan Hagerman* Napanee, Ont.
Greg Hammell New Hamburg, Ont.
Jason Hill St. John's, N.L.
Blake Hunter Nanaimo, B.C.
Cory Jones* Leduc, Alta.
Travis Jones Neyaashiinigmiing, Ont.
Peter Kavanagh* St. John's, N.L.
Caleb Keeshig Port Elgin, Ont.
Brett Larson Irma, Alta.
Isaac Lefebvre St-Léonard-d'Aston, Que.
Scott Lieph Sooke, B.C.
Jeff Lyons Appin, Ont.
Riley Manion* Napanee, Ont.
Derek Mayson North Vancouver, B.C.
Devon McCullough Saskatoon, Sask.
Evan Normand Calgary, Alta.
Steven Normand Calgary, Alta.
Brandon Parsons Irma, Alta.
Tyler Pauli Mitchell, Ont.
Zach Pierce Saskatoon, Sask.
Nick Pittman* Placentia, N.L.
Nicholas Potskin* Prince George, B.C.
Tyler Randerson New Hamburg, Ont.
Mathieu Roy Saint-Gervais, Que.
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.

BOLD = Athletes who competed at the 2019 World Championship
* = New members to the Men’s National Team Athlete Pool
 
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 coaching staff’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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