|
|
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21st, 2013
Softball Canada Announces 2013 Senior Women’s National Team Roster
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of players who will represent their country as members of the Senior Women’s National Team at a pair of events this summer. The athletes below will compete at the US World Cup of Softball VIII from July 11-14 in Oklahoma City, OK and the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship from July 16-22 in Surrey, BC. Additional players may be added to the roster prior to these events. The coaching staff reserves the right to add or remove athletes from this list at any time.  Following these two events, the coaching staff will select a final roster of 17 players to represent Canada at the VIII Women’s Pan American Championship, scheduled for August 10-18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The athletes who have been selected to represent Team Canada this summer are:
Athletes
| Meagan Baird |
Ajax, ON |
| Jenna Caira |
Toronto, ON |
| Marina Demore |
Richmond, BC |
| Heather Ebert |
Rosthern, SK |
| Larissa Franklin |
Maple Ridge, BC |
| Jennifer Gilbert |
Saskatoon, SK |
| Kelsey Haberl |
Burnaby, BC |
| Victoria Hayward |
Toronto, ON |
| Brittany Hicks |
Dundas, ON |
| Sara Hopwood |
Richmond, BC |
| Caitlin Lever |
Buffalo, NY |
| Joey Lye |
Toronto, ON |
| Sara Plourde |
Bristol, CT |
| Erika Polidori |
Brantford, ON |
| Victoria Rumph |
Mount Forest, ON |
| Megan Timpf |
Port Dover, ON |
| Natalie Wideman |
Mississauga, ON |
Â
Coaching Staff
| Head Coach |
Mark Smith |
Falmouth, NS |
| Assistant Coach |
Dave Paetkau |
Abbotsford, BC |
| Assistant Coach |
Alison Bradley |
Pinkerton, ON |
| Assistant Coach |
Glenn Boles |
St. Catharines, ON |
| Assistant Coach |
Ken Leavoy |
Vancouver, BC |
| Assistant Coach |
Erin Cumpstone |
Saskatoon, SK |
| Assistant Coach |
Rob Guenter |
Victoria, BC |
| Team Leader |
Lisa Down |
Saskatoon, SK |
| Physiotherapist |
Laurie Freebairn |
Maple Ridge, BC |
| Athletic Therapist |
Natalie Ghobrial |
Vancouver, BC |
Â
US World Cup of Softball VIII – Team Canada Schedule
| July 11 |
Canada vs. United States |
7:00pm CDT* |
| July 12 |
Canada vs. Puerto Rico |
11:30am CDT |
| July 12 |
Canada vs. Japan |
2:00pm CDT |
| July 13 |
Canada vs. Australia |
3:00pm CDT |
| July 14 |
Placement Games |
TBD* |
*The Canada vs. USA game will air on TSN at 2:00pm EDT on Friday, July 12. The Gold medal game will air at 2:00pm EDT on Monday, July 15. Â
Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship Schedule
| July 16 |
Canada vs. Nanjing (China) |
6:30pm PDT |
| July 17 |
Canada vs. Australia |
7:00pm PDT |
| July 18 |
Canada vs. Japan |
6:30pm PDT |
| July 19 |
Canada vs. Venezuela |
1:00pm PDT |
| July 19 |
Canada vs. United States |
6:30pm PDT |
| July 20 |
Playoff Round |
TBD |
| July 21 |
Playoff Round |
TBD |
| July 22 |
Medal Round |
TBD |
-SC- For more information, please contact: Gilles LeBlanc Manager - Marketing and Communications Softball Canada (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 gleblanc@softball.ca |
|
|
|
|
|
