FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2012

Softball Canada Announces Team Canada Roster for Oklahoma City

(Surrey, BC) Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of players who will represent the Canadian Women's National Team at the Title IX 40th Anniversary Celebration Game against the United States (June 23 at 6:00pm CDT) and the 2012 US World Cup of Softball VII (June 27 to July 2), which will both take place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The US World Cup of Softball VII will feature six national teams who will be competing in a single round robin, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico and the United States. The top two teams from the round robin will advance to the Gold medal games, while the third and fourth place teams will square off for Bronze, and the fifth and sixth place team will also play each other.

The athletes who will represent Team Canada at these events in Oklahoma City are:

Athletes
Jordan Beck (Vancouver, BC)
Jenna Caira (Toronto, ON)
Jocelyn Cater (Delta, BC)
Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)
Marina Demore (Richmond, BC)
Heather Ebert (Rosthern, SK)
Jennifer Gilbert (Saskatoon, SK)
Kelsey Haberl (Burnaby, BC)
Victoria Hayward (Toronto, ON)
Karissa Hovinga (Edmonton, AB)
Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)
Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, NY)
Joey Lye (Toronto, ON)
Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)
Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)
Madison Schreyer (Winnipeg, MB)
Carey-Leigh Thomas (Ohsweken, ON)
Megan Timpf (Port Dover, ON)
Natalie Wideman (Mississauga, ON)
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)
Team Leader: Alison Bradley (Pinkerton, ON)
Physiotherapist: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC)

Title IX 40th Anniversary Celebration Game

June 23: Canada vs. United States (6:00pm CDT) - TSN2 at 11:00pm CDT

US World Cup of Softball - Team Canada Schedule

June 28: Canada vs. Netherlands (11:30am CDT)
June 29: Canada vs. Australia (11:30am CDT)
June 30: Canada vs. United States (6:00pm CDT) - TSN2 on July 2 at 2:00pm CDT
July 1: Canada vs. Puerto Rico (5:00pm CDT)
July 1: Canada vs. Brazil (7:30pm CDT)
July 2: Placement Games - Gold medal game LIVE on TSN2 at 8:00pm CDT

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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