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<BODY><div>Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</div><hr/><div><b>From: </b> "Softball Canada" <newsletter@softball.ca>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:39:13 -0500</div><div><b>To: </b>Al's Fastball News<Fastball@pmihrm.com></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Softball Canada Media Release / Communiqué de presse</div><div><br/></div>
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<P align='center'><FONT color='red'><B>2012 Men's Development Team Roster - AAU International Tournament</B></FONT></P>
<P>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
<BR>December 19, 2011
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<B>Softball Canada Announces 2012 Men's Development Team</B>
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(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.
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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.
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The athletes selected to the 2012 Developmental Team are:
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1. Tyson Barkman (Abbotsford, BC)
<BR>2. Ryan Boland (St. John's, NL)
<BR>3. Jeff Ellsworth (St. Lawrence, PEI)
<BR>4. Blair Ezekiel (Harbour Main, NL)
<BR>5. Jason Hill (St. John's, NL)
<BR>6. Adam Hiller (Elmira, ON)
<BR>7. Brandon Horn (Waterloo, ON)
<BR>8. Mark Johnson (Glencoe, ON)
<BR>9. Derek Mayson (North Vancouver, BC)
<BR>10. Brennan Pokoyoway (Saskatoon, SK)
<BR>11. Mathieu Roy (Saint-Gervais, QC)
<BR>12. Jason Sanford (Durham, NS)
<BR>13. Don Scott (Stratford, ON)
<BR>14. Jeremy Tracy (Waterville, NB)
<BR>15. Ben Wideman (Elmira, ON)
<BR>16. Brady Woods (Stonewall, MB)
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<B>Coaching Staff</B>
<BR>Head Coach: Don Bates (Saskatoon, SK)
<BR>Assistant Coach: Les Howey (Saskatoon, SK)
<BR>Assistant Coach: John Stuart (Vancouver, BC)
<BR>Assistant Coach: Glenn Boles (St. Catharines, ON)
<BR>Athletic Therapist: Adam Davies (Ottawa, ON)
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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.
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'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.'
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<B>AAU Tournament - Canadian Development Team Schedule</B>
<BR>January 26: Canada vs. Caguas (Puerto Rico) - 3:00pm EST
<BR>January 26: Canada vs. Cutro (USA) - 7:00pm EST
<BR>January 27: Canada vs. Los Venezolanos (Venezuela) - 3:00pm EST
<BR>January 28: Playoff Round
<BR>January 29: Playoff Round
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For more information, please contact:
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Gilles LeBlanc
<BR>Manager - Marketing and Communications
<BR>Softball Canada
<BR>(613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
<BR>gleblanc@softball.ca </P>
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