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Canadian Men’s Softball Team ready to challenge for XII ISF Men’s World Championship Title
(Saskatoon, SK) – The Canadian Senior Men’s National Team will be looking to challenge for top spot at the XII ISF World Championship, which will take place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from July 17th to 26th. New Zealand is the three-time defending world champions, having defeated Canada in the Championship game the last time the event was held in 2004, which was held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the XII ISF Men’s World Championship in Saskatoon, SK from July 17-26 are:
Athletes Number Home Town
1. Colin Abbott 20 St. John’s, NL
2. Craig Crawford 8 Markham, ON
3. Jody Eidt 22 Mitchell, ON
4. Jeff Ellsworth 19 St. Lawrence, PEI
5. Trevor Ethier 17 Saskatoon, SK
6. Ian Fehrman 14 Townsend, ON
7. Rob Giesbrecht 42 Landmark, MB
8. Dean Holoien 72 Melfort, SK
9. Dale Levy 30 St. Mary’s, ON
10. Todd Martin 51 Bracebridge, ON
11. Derek Mayson 29 North Vancouver, BC
12. Keith Mackintosh 9 Melfort, SK
13. Steve Mullaley 33 Freshwater, NL
14. Sean O’Brien 12 St. John’s, NL
15. Kevin Schellenberg 6 Squamish, BC
16. Nick Underhill 24 Campbell River, BC
17. Ryan Wolfe 77 Melbourne, ON
Staff
Mark Smith Head Coach Falmouth, NS
Ray Tilley Assistant Coach Woodstock, ON
Marty Kernaghan Assistant Coach Grafton, ON
Don Bates Assistant Coach Saskatoon, SK
Glen Boles Assistant Coach St. Catharines, ON
Adam Davies Athletic Therapist Ottawa, ON
Bruce Marshall Athletic Therapist Ottawa, ON
Barry Smith Statistician Dartmouth, NS
Harvey Stevenson Operations Manager Victoria, BC
Sixteen (16) teams will participate at the event, which will be split into two pools for round-robin play. Each team will play seven games against the other teams in their pool, as the top four teams from each pool will advance to the playoff round. The pool breakdown will be:
Pool A /Pool B
Botswana Argentina
Denmark Australia
Great Britain Canada
Japan Czech Republic
Mexico Indonesia
New Zealand Puerto Rico
Philippines South Africa
United States Venezuela
Team Canada Schedule:
July 17th – Canada vs. Argentina – 7:00pm (CDT)
July 18th – Canada vs. Czech Republic – 6:30pm (CDT)
July 19th – Canada vs. Australia – 3:30pm (CDT)
July 20th – Canada vs. Indonesia – 6:30pm (CDT)
July 21st – Canada vs. Venezuela – 6:30pm (CDT)
July 22nd – Canada vs. South Africa – 3:30pm (CDT)
July 23rd – Canada vs. Puerto Rico – 6:30pm (CDT)
July 24th – Playoff Round
July 25th – Playoff Round
July 26th – Bronze Medal Game – 12:00pm (CDT)
– Gold Medal Game – 3:00pm (CDT)
The XII ISF World Championship website can be found at www.2009worldmensfastpitch.com, while Team Canada game reports will be available on the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca).
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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