july2009

CanadianWomen’s Softball Team Set to Open Canada Cup Schedule Tomorrow

July 3, 2009

Surrey, BC

CanadianWomen’s Softball Team Set to Open Canada Cup Schedule Tomorrow
 
(Surrey,BC) – The Canadian Senior Women’s National Team will open its 2009 seasontomorrow when they will play Venezuela at the 15th Annual Canada CupInternational Women’s Fast-Pitch Tournament (3:30pm, PDT). The Canada Cup isalways a very successful event, and this year’s draw will see one division withNational Teams only, while the other will be made up of several club teamsvying for one of three spots in the playoff round. In the first pool, thenational teams from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States andVenezuela will compete in a double round-robin format. All five countriesparticipated at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.  
 
Theathletes who will represent Canada at the Canada Cup in Surrey, BC from July4-12 are:
 
Athletes                                 Position          Number           Home Town
JennaCaira                            Pitcher           20                   Toronto, ON
ErinCumpstone                     Catcher          18                   Saskatoon, SK
CharlotteDolan                     Catcher          28                   Coquitlam, BC
TarahEttinger                       Catcher          19                   Halifax, NS
KelseyHaberl                        1st Base          5                     Burnaby, BC
VictoriaHayward                  Outfield         8                     Mountain View, California
KylieHovinga                       Pitcher           21                   Omaha, Nebraska
SheenaLawrick                     1st Base          4                     Calgary, AB
DanielleLawrie                     Pitcher            13                   Langley, BC
CaitlinLever                         Center Field   9                     Buffalo, New York
MarisaLitster                        Pitcher           23                   Sidney, BC
LeahMcIntosh                       Pitcher           44                   Whitby, ON
MelanieMatthews                 Left Field       12                   Surrey, BC
EvelynePare                          Right Field     26                   Ile-Perrot, QC
KaleighRafter                        Catcher          55                   Guelph, ON
JenniferSalling                     Short Stop      7                     Port Coquitlam, BC
JessicaTieszen                      Utility            11                   Surrey, BC
MeganTimpf                         3rd Base          14                   Port Dover, ON
JenniferYee                          2nd Base         22                   North Delta, BC
 
CoachingStaff
MarkSmith                           HeadCoach                           Falmouth, NS
MelissaBasilio                      AssistantCoach                     Pickering, ON
JimPeterson                          AssistantCoach                     Des Moines, Washington
KimWright                           AssistantCoach                     Surrey, BC
LaurieFreebairn                    AthleticTherapist                 Maple Ridge, BC
HarveyStevenson                  Operations Manager             Saanichton, BC
 
TeamCanada Schedule:
 
July4th            -Canada vs. Venezuela – 3:30pm (PDT)
July5th            -Canada vs. Netherlands – 1:00pm (PDT)
                       - Canada vs. Australia – 6:30pm (PDT)
July6th            -Canada vs. United States – 6:30pm (PDT)
July7th            -Canada vs. Venezuela – 3:30pm (PDT)
- Canada vs.Netherlands – 8:30pm (PDT)
July8th            -Canada vs. Australia – 6:30pm (PDT)
July9th            -Canada vs. United States – 6:30pm (PDT)
July10 -11      - Playoff Round
July12th          - Bronze MedalGame – 1:30pm (PDT)
                       - Gold Medal Game – 6:30pm (PDT)
 
TheCanada Cup website can be found at www.canadacup.comTeam Canada game reports will also be posted on the Softball Canada website at www.softball.ca.
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