<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network</div><hr/><div><b>From: </b> TIMOTHY LYON <timlyon@earthlink.net>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Thu, 5 Jul 2012 11:43:58 -0600</div><div><b>To: </b>Al Doran<fastball@pmihrm.com></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Fwd: USA Softball Junior Men's FP team to conduct selection camp in Michigan</div><div><br/></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>TIMOTHY LYON</div><div>Head Coach</div><div>USA Softball Jr Men's</div><div>National Team</div><div>801-244-7477</div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Julie Bartel" <<a href="mailto:jbartel@softball.org">jbartel@softball.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 5, 2012 11:42:43 AM MDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Julie Bartel" <<a href="mailto:jbartel@softball.org">jbartel@softball.org</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>USA Softball Junior Men's FP team to conduct selection camp in Michigan</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">July 5, 2012</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">USA Softball Junior Men’s FP team to conduct selection camp in Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">The USA Softball Junior Men’s Fast Pitch National Team will be conducting a selection camp in conjunction with an exhibition tour of Michigan from Saturday, July 14 through Sunday, July 22 the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today. Twenty-one young men from across the United States will travel to Michigan to participate in the selection camp in preparation for the 2012 International Softball Federation (ISF) Junior Men’s World Championship (Under-19) to be held November 1 -10 in Parana, Argentina.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">“The coaching staff is looking forward to our trip to Michigan,” said head coach Tim Lyon. “It is important for us to play as many games as possible. This should be a great test for our players. We really started to come together as a group in Utah and the ten days in Michigan should further advance the process.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">Starting on July 14-15, the team will travel to Frankenmuth, Mich., to compete in the 11th Annual Pete Schwab Memorial Tournament held in Frankenmuth’s Heritage Park. Sixteen teams from across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Ontario are scheduled to compete in the event.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">The Midland Parks and Recreation Department will welcome the USA Junior Team for weekday practices starting Monday, July 16. Camp instruction will take place in Midland’s Emerson Park. Midland, Mich. will serve as a central point during their stay in Michigan for lodging and meals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">On Tuesday, July 17, the USA Junior team will travel to Port Huron, Mich., to compete in a doubleheader against Huron Wellness and the Port Huron league All-star team. Games will be played starting at 6:30 pm in Pine Grove Park underneath the Blue Water International Bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">The next evening, on Wednesday, July 18, the team will travel to Coldwater, Mich. to compete against the Lightning, Thunder, and the Coldwater league All-Stars. Games will start at 6:30 p.m. in Waterworks<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">Park. The evening will be hosted by the Coldwater Softball Association.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">On Thursday, July 19, the team will travel to Munger, Mich., to compete against the Munger Vols. Prior to the game, a scrimmage of 16-under players from the Munger and Reese Development programs will take<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">place. The 16-under exhibition will start at 6 p.m., while Munger vs. the USA Junior team will begin at 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">The Midland Explorer Booster Club welcomes the team to Emerson Park starting Friday, July 20 for a 12-team tournament which includes both the Midland Explorers and the Junior Explorers (Under-21). Games<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">will begin on Friday evening and conclude on Sunday afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">Concessions will be available at all Michigan events. Schedules for the Michigan tournaments and exhibition information can be found at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.michiganfp.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">www.michiganfp.com</span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as the event approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">Following the camps in Michigan, the 17 members of the 2012 Junior Men’s National Team will be announced on August 7.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">The USA Junior National Team coaches and staff are also looking for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; ">prospective</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>members of both the 2014 and 2016 Junior National teams. While in Michigan, coaches will be scouting area players with 1995-1998 birthdays for consideration for the 2014 and 2016 selection pools.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; font-weight: normal; ">About ASA</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Softball<br><br>The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.asasoftball.com/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">http://www.asasoftball.com/</span></a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; font-weight: normal; ">About USA Softball</span></strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won nine World Championship titles including the last seven consecutive as well as claimed five World Cup of Softball titles. 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