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From: "Softball Canada" <newsletter at softball.ca>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:39:13 
To: Al's Fastball News<Fastball at pmihrm.com>
subject:Softball Canada Media Release / Communiqué de presse
2012 Men's Development Team Roster - AAU International Tournament 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
December 19, 2011 

 Softball Canada Announces 2012 Men's Development Team 

 (Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of players who have been invited to compete at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) International Men's Fast Pitch tournament with the Canadian Men's Development Team. The event will take place from January 26-29, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 

 At last year's AAU tournament, the Canadian Development Team swept its round-robin games and kept rolling by winning four playoff games before losing 9-5 in the gold medal game against Chicago/New York. 

 The athletes selected to the 2012 Developmental Team are: 

 1. Tyson Barkman (Abbotsford, BC) 
2. Ryan Boland (St. John's, NL) 
3. Jeff Ellsworth (St. Lawrence, PEI) 
4. Blair Ezekiel (Harbour Main, NL) 
5. Jason Hill (St. John's, NL) 
6. Adam Hiller (Elmira, ON) 
7. Brandon Horn (Waterloo, ON) 
8. Mark Johnson (Glencoe, ON) 
9. Derek Mayson (North Vancouver, BC) 
10. Brennan Pokoyoway (Saskatoon, SK) 
11. Mathieu Roy (Saint-Gervais, QC) 
12. Jason Sanford (Durham, NS) 
13. Don Scott (Stratford, ON) 
14. Jeremy Tracy (Waterville, NB) 
15. Ben Wideman (Elmira, ON) 
16. Brady Woods (Stonewall, MB) 

 Coaching Staff 
Head Coach: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK) 
Assistant Coach: Les Howey (Saskatoon, SK) 
Assistant Coach: John Stuart (Vancouver, BC) 
Assistant Coach: Glenn Boles (St. Catharines, ON) 
Athletic Therapist: Adam Davies (Ottawa, ON) 

 Jeff Ellsworth and Derek Mayson are veterans of the Men's National Team program, and helped Canada win a Bronze medal at the 2009 ISF Men's World Championship in Saskatoon, SK. In addition, Tyson Barkman and Mathieu Roy are former Junior Men's National Team members, earning a Bronze medal at the 2005 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Summerside, PEI. 

 'This Developmental Team roster features many new faces as we begin our preparations for the 2012 Pan American Qualifier and the ISF World Championship to be held in March, 2013' said Harvey Stevenson, Operations Manager for Softball Canada's National Teams. 'The AAU Tournament will allow our younger players to experience international softball and how it feels to represent Canada in a highly competitive event.' 

 AAU Tournament - Canadian Development Team Schedule 
January 26: Canada vs. Caguas (Puerto Rico) - 3:00pm EST 
January 26: Canada vs. Cutro (USA) - 7:00pm EST 
January 27: Canada vs. Los Venezolanos (Venezuela) - 3:00pm EST	 
January 28: Playoff Round 
January 29: Playoff Round 

 -SC- 

 For more information, please contact: 

 Gilles LeBlanc 
Manager - Marketing and Communications 
Softball Canada 
(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 
gleblanc at softball.ca 
 
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