FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2010

Softball Canada Announces 2010 ISF XII Women's World Championship Roster

(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is very pleased to announce the list of seventeen (17) players who have been named to the Women's National Team for the 2010 ISF XII Women's World Championship. The roster includes eleven (11) players returning from the 2009 National Team and six (6) players who were selected from two Evaluation Camps held over the past month. The final Selection Camp was held this past week in Surrey, BC.

The athletes who will represent Canada at the ISF XII Women's World Championship in Caracas, Venezuela from June 23 to July 2 are:

Athletes
Tina Andreana (Oakville, ON)
Jenna Caira (Toronto, ON)
Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)
Corrine Doornberg (Langley, BC)
Heather Ebert (Rosthern, SK)
Victoria Hayward (Mountain View, Calif.)
Ashley Lanz (Winnipeg, MB)
Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)
Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)
Joanne (Joey) Lye (Toronto, ON)
Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)
Evelyne Pare (Ile-Perrot, QC)
Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)
Jillian Russell (London, ON)
Jennifer Salling (Langley, BC)
Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Mark Smith (Falmouth, NS)
Assistant Coach: Melissa Basilio (Pickering, ON)
Assistant Coach: Dave Paetkau (Abbotsford, BC)
Assistant Coach: Glenn Boles (St. Catharines, ON)
Assistant Coach: Rob Guenther (Victoria, BC)
Physiotherapist: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC)
Team Leader: Harvey Stevenson (Saanichton, BC)

The ISF XII Women's World Championship will begin on June 23rd, 2010. Team Canada will play its opening game on June 24th against Cuba (7:30pm EDT). The tournament website can be found at http://www.mundialsoftbol2010.org.ve/. Also visit the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca) for more team information.

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For more information, please contact:

Gilles LeBlanc
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc@softball.ca
613-523-3386 ext. 3105