Softball Canada – Ottawa, Ont. – Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of thirty-seven (37) athletes who will be attending the Men’s National Team Development Camp this weekend (June 8-10) in Innerkip, Ont. The athletes are all members of the [/mnt/rosters.htm]Men’s National Team Athlete Pool.

The Development Camp will include physical and positional testing and a series of intersquad games scheduled on Friday and Saturday. The athletes will be divided among three teams and will play a total of six games at Innerkip Park. Game times are 4:00pm, 6:00pm and 8:00pm on Friday June 8 and 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm on Saturday June 9. Intersquad games are open to the public at no charge.

The Men’s National Team Coaching Staff will have the opportunity to see most members of the athlete pool who will be vying for spots on Team Canada at the upcoming 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in the Czech Republic. The coaching staff will be naming the roster for the 2019 World Championship team following Softball Canada’s [/mens]Men’s Canadian Championship that will take place August 29 to September 2 in St, Croix, N.S.

Team Canada is coming off a Bronze medal performance at the previous WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship held in Whitehorse in 2017 after winning Gold in Saskatoon in 2015. No tournaments are planned for the team in 2018.

The athletes participating at the 2018 Men’s National Team Development Camp are:

ATHLETES

 

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	HOMETOWN
Bryan	Abrey	Richmond, B.C.
Brayden	Arcand	Morinville, Alta.
Keagan	Arcand	Morinville, Alta.
Ryan	Boland	St. John’s, N.L.
Shane	Boland	St. John’s N.L.
Patrick	Burns	Saskatoon, Sask.
Kyle	Cowick	Sooke, B.C.
Jeff	Ellsworth	St. Lawrence, P.E.I.
Blair	Ezekiel	Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle	Ezekiel	Holyrood, N.L.
Ryan	French	Cambridge, Ont.
Jason	Hill	St. John’s, N.L.
Brandon	Horn	Waterloo, Ont.
Blake	Hunter	Nanaimo, B.C.
Mark	Johnson	Glencoe, Ont.
Travis	Jones	Neyaashiinigmiing, Ont.
Caleb	Keeshig	Port Elgin, Ont.
Brett	Larson	Irma, Alta.
Jeff	Lyons	Appin, Ont.
Derek	Mayson	North Vancouver, B.C.
Steve	Mullaley	Freshwater, N.L.
Evan	Normand	Calgary, Alta.
Jeremy	O’Reilly	Placentia, N.L.
Brandon	Parsons	Irma, Alta.
Tyler	Pauli	Mitchell, Ont.
Tyler	Randerson	New Hamburg, Ont.
Bryn	Redhead	Leduc, Alta.
Mathieu	Roy	St-Gervais, Que.
Kevin	Schellenberg	Squamish, B.C.
Justin	Schofield	Grand Pre, N.S.
Ty	Sebastian	Brussels, Ont.
Andy	Skelton	Scarborough, Ont.
Blake	Underwood	Port Elgin, Ont.
Colin	Walsh	Petty Harbour, N.L.
Kris	Walushka	Victoria, B.C.
Ben	Wideman	Fergus, Ont.
Brady	Woods	Stonewall, Man.

COACHING STAFF

 

POSITION	NAME	HOMETOWN
Head Coach	John Stuart	Langley, B.C.
Assistant Coach	Doug Allin	Peachland, B.C.
Assistant Coach	John Hill	St. John’s, N.L.
Assistant Coach	Les Howey	Conception Bay, N.L.
Athletic Therapist	Jordy Burgess	Ottawa, Ont.
Athletic Therapist	Adam Davies	Ottawa, Ont.
Manager – MNT	Mike Branchaud	Ottawa, Ont.

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For more information, please contact:

Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Marketing & Communications
Softball Canada
p: (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 | m: (613) 795-1996
w: www.softball.ca | e: gleblanc@softball.ca