Sippel, Baytor and McMann to be inducted into ISF Hall of Fame

[Al Doran]

From: "Mat Gentès" <mgentes(at)softball.ca>
Subject: Sippel, Baytor and McMann to be inducted into ISF Hall of Fame



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sippel, Baytor and McMann to be inducted into ISF Hall of Fame
November 2nd, 2005

(Ottawa) Softball Canada is pleased to announce that Lori Sippel 
(Stratford, ON), Terry
Baytor (Brampton, ON) and Dale McMann (Prince George, BC) were all voted 
into the
International Softball Federation Hall of Fame. The vote took place at the 
ISF Congress
in Taiwan last weekend. The induction ceremony will take place on Canadian 
soil in 2006,
the location and date has not been determined yet.

Lori Sippel is arguably the most dominant softball pitcher in the history 
of Softball
Canada’s Women’s National Team program. Sippel joined the team in 1983 as a 
17 year old
and helped Canada defeat the USA for a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American 
Games. For
the next 15 years Sippel was the ace of Canada pitching staff including the 
Pan American
Games (1983, 1987, 1991), World Championships (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) and 
the Olympic
Games (1996). Sippel also dominated on mound with club and university teams 
throughout
the 80s and 90s. Sippel ended her career following the 1998 World 
Championships. In her
final performance, she was nearly perfect pitching a 1-hit 1-0 victory over 
Italy to
secure a spot for Canada in the 2000 Olympics. Sippel has already been 
inducted into
Softball Canada’s and the University of Nebraska’s Halls of Fame and has 
had her jersey
(#16) retired from both institutions. Sippel currently lives in Lincoln 
Nebraska and is
the associate coach of the Nebraska Huskers and is the Head Coach of the 
Canadian
Women’s National Softball Team.

Terry Baytor, born in Montréal, Quebec, was widely recognized as one of the 
most
successful softball coaches in the world. As Head Coach of Canada's Men's 
National Team,
he led his teams to gold medals at the 1992 World Championship and the 
1991, 1995 and
1999 Pan American Games. Terry also led the National Team to a World 
Championship Silver
Medal in 1996 and was assistant coach for two Pan American Games Gold 
Medals in 1983 and
1987. In 1992 he received the Coaching Association of Canada "Coach of the 
Year" award.
He was inducted into the Softball Canada Hall of Fame in 1997, as a member 
of the 1983
Pan Am Men's Team. He entered Softball Canada’s Hall of Fame as a coach in 
2001. In 2003
Terry's #18 jersey was retired by Softball Canada. Terry currently lives in 
Brampton,
Ontario and is a high school principal.

Dale McMann is the former president of Softball British Columbia 
(1986-1989) and
Softball Canada (1990-2001). While maintaining his Softball Canada 
Presidency, Dale ran
for the Executive Board of the International Softball Federation in 1993. 
He was elected
Vice-President North America, a position he still retains. Recognized for 
his insightful
ideas and ability to get things done, Dale has been given an ever 
increasing portfolio
of responsibilities. He has played a vital role in both the format and 
organization of
World Championships and Olympic Games, chairs the most influential and 
important ISF
outreach commission ­ the Development commission, played an integral role 
in the
establishment of the ISF headquarters in Florida and chairs or is a member 
of numerous
other commissions and task forces.

Softball Canada President Kevin Quinn comments on the inductees. "Softball 
Canada is
very proud to have these three outstanding individuals inducted as our 
representatives
in the ISF Hall of Fame.  They are great representatives of Softball Canada 
and are
truly deserving of this great honour."



For more information:
Ron Gallinger
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3101
rgallinger(at)softball.ca


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