Softball Canada – Ottawa, Ont. – Softball Canada is very pleased to announce the list of twenty-two (22) athletes who will advance to the second phase of the Women’s National Team selection process following a preliminary Selection Camp held in Fort Myers, Fla. last week. The final Selection Camp will take place from May 30th to June 10th in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

“The first phase of the selection process proved to be extremely competitive with our overall depth having improved significantly” stated Mark Smith, Softball Canada’s High-Performance Director and Women’s National Team Head Coach. “It is clear that the athletes are taking their preparation seriously. Congratulations to those who have advanced. The next phase will determine our final roster for the 2018 WSBC Women’s Softball World Championship.”

In 2018, Team Canada will compete at various events including the World Cup of Softball in Irvine, Calif. and the Canada Cup in Surrey, B.C. in preparation for the WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship that will take place August 2-12 in Chiba, Japan.

The athletes who will continue to the second phase of the selection process are:

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	HOMETOWN
Kara	Bilodeau	Cumming, Ga.
Kristen	Brown	Levittown, N.Y.
Jenna	Caira	Toronto, Ont.
Emma	Entzminger	Victoria, B.C.
Larissa	Franklin	Maple Ridge, B.C.
Kenzie	Friesen	Saskatoon, Sask.
Jennifer	Gilbert	Saskatoon, Sask.
Sara	Groenewegen	Surrey, B.C.
Victoria	Hayward	Toronto, Ont.
Karissa	Hovinga	Edmonton, Alta.
Kelsey	Jenkins	Delta, B.C.
Danielle	Lawrie	Langley, B.C.
Janet	Leung	Mississauga, Ont.
Joey	Lye	Toronto, Ont.
Sara	Plourde	Baker Lake, N.B.
Erika	Polidori	Brantford, Ont.
Kaleigh	Rafter	Guelph, Ont.
Victoria	Rumph	Mount Forest, Ont.
Jenn	Salling	Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Nicole	Schroeder	Yorba Linda, Calif.
Holly	Speers	Surrey, B.C.
Natalie	Wideman	Mississauga, Ont.

COACHING STAFF

 

POSITION	NAME	HOMETOWN
Head Coach	Mark Smith	Falmouth, N.S.
Assistant Coach/Manager	Melissa Basilio	Oshawa, Ont.
Assistant Coach	Russell Cooper	Tahiti Bay, NZL
Assistant Coach	Dave Paetkau	Abbotsford, B.C.
Performance Analyst	Glenn Boles	St. Catharines, Ont.
Performance Analyst	Hubie Basilio	Oshawa, Ont.
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Scott Willgress	Halifax, N.S.
Mental Performance Coach	Lauren Tashman	Pennington, N.J.
Team Leader / Pool Coach	Melissa Finley	London, 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