KFC World Cup of Softball
Thursday, July 16, 2009
(Oklahoma City, OK) – The Canadian Senior Women’s National Team, fresh off a second-place finish at the Canada Cup, will open their KFC World Cup of Softball 4 schedule against Italy on Thursday, July 4th (9:00pm, CDT). The event will take place from July 16th to 20th in Oklahoma City, OK, where Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States will compete. Also featured during the KFC World Cup of Softball will be the Men’s Slo-Pitch Border Battle game, which will consist of a one-game showdown between Canada and the United States. That game is scheduled for 3:00pm CDT on July 18th at Hall of Fame Stadium, immediately following the women’s Fast-Pitch game between Canada and the United States, where both teams will be wearing some pink to support breast cancer research.
Japan (1st), the United States (2nd), Australia (3rd), Canada (4th) and the Netherlands (8th) all competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the KFC World Cup of Softball 4 in Oklahoma City, OK from July 16-20 are:
| Athletes | Position | Number | Hometown |
| Jenna Caira | Pitcher | 20 | Toronto, ON |
| Erin Cumpstone | Catcher | 18 | Saskatoon, SK |
| Charlotte Dolan | Catcher | 28 | Coquitlam, BC |
| Kelsey Haberl | First Base | 5 | Burnaby, BC |
| Victoria Hayward | Outfield | 8 | Mountain View, California |
| Kylie Hovinga | Pitcher | 21 | La Vista, Nebraska |
| Sheena Lawrick | First Base | 4 | Calgary, AB |
| Danielle Lawrie | Pitcher | 13 | Langley, BC |
| Caitlin Lever | Center Field | 9 | Buffalo, New York |
| Marisa Litster | Pitcher | 23 | North Saanich, BC |
| Leah McIntosh | Pitcher | 44 | Whitby, ON |
| Melanie Matthews | Left Field | 12 | Surrey, BC |
| Evelyne Pare | Right Field | 26 | Ile-Perrot, QC |
| Jennifer Salling | Shortstop | 7 | Port Coquitlam, BC |
| Jessica Tieszen | Utility | 11 | Surrey, BC |
| Megan Timpf | Third Base | 14 | Port Dover, ON |
| Jennifer Yee | Second Base | 22 | North Delta, BC |
Coaching Staff
| Melissa Basilio | Assistant Coach | Pickering, ON |
| Jim Peterson | Assistant Coach | Des Moines, Washington |
| Kim Wright | Assistant Coach | Surrey, BC |
| Laurie Freebairn | Athletic Therapist | Maple Ridge, BC |
| Harvey Stevenson | Operations Manager | Saanichton, BC |
Team Canada Schedule:
| July 16 | Canada vs. Italy | 9:00pm CDT |
| July 17 | Canada vs. Australia | 2:00pm CDT |
| July 18 | Canada vs. USA | 12:00pm CDT |
| July 19 | Canada vs. Japan Canada vs. Netherlands |
2:30pm CDT 7:30pm CDT |
| July 20 | 5 vs. 6 3 vs. 4 1 vs. 2 |
12:30pm CDT 3:30pm CDT 8:00pm CDT |
Live scoring for all games will be available through USA Softball’s Gametracker. Team Canada game reports and a link to the Gametracker will also be available on the Softball Canada website at www.softball.ca.
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager - Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc@softball.ca
(613) 523-3386 ext 3105
www.softball.ca / www.BackSoftball.com