Softball Canada announces 2006 Senior Men's National Team

[Al's Fastball News]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 23, 2006

 

Softball Canada announces 2006 Senior Men's National Team

 

(Ottawa, ON) - Softball Canada is pleased to announce the 2006
Senior Men's National Team roster.  Seventeen (17) of Canada's
best male softball players have been selected to represent Canada
and compete at the VII Pan American Championships in Hermosillo,
Mexico from September 29thto October 9th.

 

The VII Pan Am Championships are a qualifier for the XII ISF
World Championships in 2009 in Saskatoon.  

 

The athletes who have been chosen to represent Canada at the
VII Pan American Championships are:

 

Frank Cox, Owen Sound, ON 
Jeff Ellsworth, Alberton, PEI 
Ian Fehrman, Haggersville, ON 
Rob Giesbrecht, Landmark, MB 
Rob Gray, Toronto, ON 
Keith MacKintosh, Saskatoon, SK 
5. Pat MacKintosh, Saskatoon, SK 
Tim Macumber, Newport, NS 
Derek Mayson, North Vancouver, BC 
Scott Newitt, Vancouver, BC 
Sean O’Brien, Kitchener, ON 
Rob O’Brien, Elora, ON 
Kevin Schellenberg, Squamish, BC 
Chris Shewfelt, Stoney Creek, ON 
Rick Smith, Duncan, BC 
Nick Underhill, Campbell River, BC 
Ryan Wolfe, London, ON
 

Team Staff

 

Team Leader - Harvey Stevenson, Victoria, BC

Head Coach - Mark Smith, Falmouth, NS

Assistant Coach - Ray Tilley, Woodstock, ON

Assistant Coach - Marty Kernaghan, Grafton, ON

Assistant Coach - Don Bates, Saskatoon, SK

Athletic Therapist - Bruce Marshall, Ottawa, ON

Statistician - Barry Smith, Dartmouth, NS 

 

"Our coaching staff is very excited about our team" stated Mark
Smith, Head Coach of the Senior Men's National Team.  "Arriving
at a final roster was a difficult task due to how well the athletes
performed throughout the season.  On behalf of our staff I want
to thank all pool athletes for their hard work and commitment
to our program the past year and we look forward to working with
them in future. We have selected an excellent group of athletes,
but of equal importance an exceptional group of people.  Now
the hard work begins. We can’t wait to come together next month
to prepare for the event."

 

Softball Canada is the National Sport Governing Body for the
development and regulation of softball in Canada.  Its broad
objectives are to promote, encourage and develop mass participation
and international excellence in softball.

 

-SC-

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Rick Picard
Director, Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
(613) 523-3386 ext 3106
rpicard(at)softball.ca

 


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