SoftballCompetition Set to Begin on Sunday at Canada Summer Games

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Received: 8/14/2009 4:03:51 PM 
From:  "Gilles LeBlanc" <gleblanc at softball.ca> 


Subject:  Softball_Competition_Set_to_Begin_on_Sunday_at_Canada_Summ


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August14th, 2009

 

SoftballCompetition Set to Begin on Sunday at Canada Summer Games

 

(Summerside,PEI) – The top young female softball players from
our country are ready tocompete at the 2009 Canada Summer Games,
with games scheduled from Sunday,August 16th to Saturday, August
22nd. Representativesfrom each of Canada’s ten provinces will
play for the chance to earn a medal atthe event, in which softball
has been included since 1969. The women’s gamewill attract fans
from all over Prince Edward Island and throughout Canada. 

 

Themain venue for softball will be VIV Field in Summerside, while
games will alsobe played at satellite locations, including Lions
Club Field in Kensington,Alberton Memorial Field, École Evangeline
Fields in Abram-Village, and O’LearySoftball Field. 

 

Inthe preliminary round, each team will play each other province
once for a totalof nine games. The top four teams will advance
to the elimination round, as thetwo top teams will earn “double-life”
in the Page playoff system. The Bronzemedal game will be played
at 6:00pm ADT on Friday, August 21stwhile the Gold medal game
will take place at 10:00am ADT on Saturday, August 22nd.

 

Twopreliminary round games are scheduled to air on TSN2 and RIS,
as Manitoba willtake on Quebec at 1:00pm EDT on Monday, August
17th and Ontario willface British Columbia at 1:00pm EDT on Thursday
August 20th. Thegame between Manitoba and Quebec can also be
seen on replay on RDS at 11:00pmEDT on August 17th. The opening
Ceremonies will also air at noon EDTon Saturday, August 15th
on TSN2 and RIS, with a replay on RDS atmidnight and 9:00am EDT
on Sunday, August 16th. The full TSN/RDS/RIStelevision schedule
for the Canada Summer Games can be seen at http://www.softball.ca/files/CanadaGamesTVSchedule.pdf.

 

Thetournament schedule, scores and daily recaps will be available
both on theCanada Games website (http://www.2009canadagames.ca/and
the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca).The Softball Canada
website also has a page entirely dedicated to the 2009Canada
Summer Games, which can be accessed through the “Canadian Championship”section
of the left menu. The direct link is: http://www.softball.ca/page.asp?id=217

 

Fouryears ago, British Columbia defeated Ontario 1-0 to earn
their second softballGold medal, while Alberta took home the
Bronze at the Canada Summer Games inRegina, Saskatchewan.

 

-SC-

 

Formore information, please contact:

 

GillesLeBlanc

Manager– Marketing and Communications

SoftballCanada

(613)797-7171

gleblanc at softball.ca

 

 

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