FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27th, 2012

2012 Senior Women's National Team Selection Camp

(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is pleased to announce that the Senior Women's National Team coaching staff has extended invitations to 26 Senior Women's National Team pool athletes to attend a Selection Camp which will take place from June 15 to 22 in Oklahoma City, OK.

'We are pleased to be finalizing selection camp plans and expect a very competitive camp in June' stated Senior Women's National Team Head Coach Mark Smith. 'We have a strong veteran core returning and a number of young players who are capable of challenging for positions on the Senior roster.'

The 2012 Senior Women's National Team will compete at the US World Cup of Softball VII (June 28 to July 2 in Oklahoma City), the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship (July 4-9 in Surrey, BC) and the ISF XIII Women's World Championship, which will take place from July 13-22 in Whitehorse, YK.

The athletes who have been invited to the 2012 Women's National Team Selection Camp are:

1. Kelsey Bryant (Surrey, BC)
2. Jenna Caira (Toronto, ON)
3. Jocelyn Cater (Delta, BC)
4. Paige Collings (Delta, BC)
5. Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)
6. Marina Demore (Richmond, BC)
7. Corrine Doornberg (Langley, BC)
8. Heather Ebert (Rosthern, SK)
9. Jennifer Gilbert (Saskatoon, SK)
10. Kelsey Haberl (Burnaby, BC)
11. Victoria Hayward (Toronto, ON)
12. Karissa Hovinga (Edmonton, AB)
13. Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)
14. Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, NY)
15. Danielle Lopez (Barrie, ON)
16. Joey Lye (Toronto, ON)
17. Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)
18. Sarah Phillips (Mississauga, ON)
19. Erika Polidori (Brantford, ON)
20. Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)
21. Jillian Russell (London, ON)
22. Madison Schreyer (Winnipeg, MB)
23. Carey-Leigh Thomas (Ohsweken, ON)
24. Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)
25. Natalie Wideman (Mississauga, ON)
26. Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)

The coaching staff reserves the right to add or remove athletes from this list at any time.

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For more information, please contact:

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