Day 1 of Softball Canada's Senior Men's National Team Selection Camp

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Received: 5/19/06 9:10:32 PM 
From:  "Rick Picard" <rpicard(at)softball.ca> 
  
Subject:  Day 1 of Softball Canada's Senior Men's National Team
Selection Camp  
    

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 19, 2006

 

Day 1 of Softball Canada's Senior Men's National Team Selection
Camp

 

(Kitchener, ON)  - Softball Canada's Senior Men's National Team
opened their selection camp at Peter Hallman Ball Yard in Kitchener,
Ontario.  Thirty of Canada's best softball athletes took part
in two inter-squad games in their bid to be selected to the 2006
Senior Men's National Team who will compete at the VII Pan American
Championships in Hermosillo, Mexico from September 29th to October
9th.

 

The two inter-squad games consisted of a modified five inning
softball game.  In order to evaluate defensive situations, runners
were automatically added to the bases in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th
inning.

 

Hitting was the strength of the athletes in day one as eight
homeruns were hit in only ten innings of play.  Ryan Wolfe (Melbourne,
Ontario), Pat Graham (Ontario), Sean O'Brien (St. John's Newfoundland),
Dale Levy (Ontario), Derek Mayson, Scott Newitt (British Columbia)
all connected for homeruns and Darren Box (Edmonton, Alberta)
connected for two.

 

"Today was a very offensive day" admitted Mark Smith, Senior
Men's National Team Head Coach.  "It is great to see the bats
going so well this early in the year.  This can only mean good
things for Team Canada."

 

The hitting continued with Ian Fehrman (Ontario) going 2 for
3 with a triple, Scott Newitt (British Columbia) going 2 for
2, Bill Simmons (Ontario) going 2 for 3 and Keith Mackintosh
(Saskatchewan) going 4 for 4 with 3 RBI's.

 

Both Rick Smith (Duncan, British Columbia) and Frank Cox (Ontario)
recorded wins in the circle as Paul Koert (Ontario) and Gerald
Muizelaar (Shubenacadia, Nova Scotia) recorded a loss.

 

The camp will continue on Saturday May 20thwith 3 inter-squad
games and Sunday May 21st with another 3 inter-squad games. 
The final roster of the team will be announced no later than
August 23rd, 2006.

 

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For more information, please contact:

 

Rick Picard

Director, Marketing and Communications

Softball Canada

rpicard at softball.ca

(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
 

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