FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30th, 2014 Â
Team Canada to Play Exhibition Series in Southern Ontario
(Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Women’s National Team will play a series of exhibition games against the Stratford Brakettes club team and the Puerto Rican National Team in Southern Ontario from August 3-8. This event will be Team Canada’s final tune-up before travelling to Haarlem, Netherlands to compete at the International Softball Federation (ISF) XIV Women’s World Championship, which will take place from August 15-24.  Team Canada will play a pair of doubleheaders against the Brakettes on August 3rd and 4th at the Old Fairgrounds in Brampton, ON. The Brakettes are a long-standing club team from Stratford, CT that has competed in several exhibition games against Canada in the past. Following this four-game exhibition series, Canada will then host Puerto Rico for exhibition games on August 7th and 8th in Mississauga and Brampton before both teams travel to the Netherlands for the ISF World Championship. The games in Mississauga will take place at Meadowvale North Sports Park.  Tickets for all games will be available at the gate at the cost of $5.00 per person. Athletes under the age of 18 wearing their softball jersey will be admitted for free.
Exhibition Series Schedule
Date |
Game |
Location |
Time |
August 3 |
Canada vs. Stratford Brakettes |
Brampton, ON |
5:00pm EDT |
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Canada vs. Stratford Brakettes |
Brampton, ON |
7:00pm EDT |
August 4Â |
Canada vs. Stratford Brakettes |
Brampton, ON |
12:00pm EDT |
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Canada vs. Stratford Brakettes |
Brampton, ON |
2:00pm EDT |
August 7Â |
Canada vs. Puerto Rico |
Mississauga, ON |
6:30pm EDT |
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Canada vs. Puerto Rico |
Mississauga, ON |
8:30pm EDT |
August 8 |
Canada vs. Puerto Rico |
Brampton, ON |
6:30pm EDT |
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Canada vs. Puerto Rico |
Brampton, ON |
8:30pm EDT |
Team Canada Roster
Number |
Name |
Hometown |
29 |
Jenna Caira |
Toronto, ON |
26 |
Larissa Franklin |
Maple Ridge, BC |
25 |
Jenny Gilbert |
Saskatoon, SK |
17 |
Sara Groenewegen |
Surrey, BC |
4 |
Megan Gurski |
Dalmeny, SK |
8 |
Victoria Hayward |
Toronto, ON |
77 |
Sara Hopwood |
Richmond, BC |
6 |
Karissa Hovinga |
Edmonton, AB |
9 |
Caitlin Lever |
Buffalo, NY |
5 |
Joey Lye |
Toronto, ON |
15 |
Sara Plourde |
Fredericton, NB |
7 |
Erika Polidori |
Brantford, ON |
55 |
Kaleigh Rafter |
Guelph, ON |
12 |
Victoria Rumph |
Mount Forest, ON |
2 |
Brooke Seneshen |
Winnipeg, MB |
13 |
Carey-Leigh Thomas |
Ohsweken, ON |
14 |
Megan Timpf |
Port Dover, ON |
20 |
Natalie Wideman |
Mississauga, ON |
22 |
Jennifer Yee |
North Delta, BCÂ |
Coaching Staff
Position |
Name |
Hometown |
Head Coach |
Mark Smith |
Falmouth, NS |
Assistant Coach |
Melissa Basilio |
Pickering, ON |
Assistant Coach |
Glenn Boles |
St. Catharines, ON |
Assistant Coach |
Rob Guenter |
Victoria, BC |
Assistant Coach |
Dave Paetkau |
Abbotsford, BC |
Assistant Coach |
Ken Leavoy |
Vancouver, BC |
Team Leader |
Lisa Down |
Saskatoon, SK |
WNT Manager |
Alison Bradley |
Pinkerton, ON |
Osteopathic Manual Practitioner |
Don Griffis |
Vancouver, BC |
 -SC-  For more information, please contact:  Alison Bradley Manager – Women’s National Teams Softball Canada abradley@softall.ca
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