U16 Youth World Cup
Friday, August 07, 2009
(Prague, Czech Republic) – The Canadian Under-16 Women’s National Team will open its Easton Foundation Youth World Cup schedule on Monday when they will take on Italy (10:30am EDT). The event will run from August 10th to 16th in Prague, Czech Republic with 12 teams competing. The Easton Foundation Youth World Cup is organized by the International Softball Federation (ISF) and the Czech Softball Association in order to demonstrate the global appeal of the sport of softball for youth.
The countries participating at the Easton Foundation Youth World Cup include Canada, China, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Africa, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the Easton Foundation Youth World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic from August 10th to 16th are:
| Athletes | Position | Number | Hometown |
| Jaycee Affeldt |
P/3B |
6 |
Maple Ridge, BC |
| Miranda Castiglione |
SS |
18 |
Brampton, ON |
| Shannon Davidson |
2B/P |
2 |
Whitby, ON |
| Tarah Ettinger |
C/OF |
19 |
Plainfield, Illinois |
| Stephanie Gallant |
C/3B |
3 |
Ajax, ON |
| Jennifer Gilbert |
P/OF |
77 |
McKinney, Texas |
| Megan Gurski |
P/SS |
11 |
Saskatoon, SK |
| Renee Helmer |
SS/3B |
17 |
Oakville, ON |
| Karissa Hovinga |
P/1B |
20 |
La Vista, Nebraska |
| Shanice Ketting-Olivier |
OF/SS |
10 |
Surrey, BC |
| Courtney Kwasnitza |
C |
14 |
Stonewall, MB |
| Tessa Loewen |
2B/3B |
5 |
Abbotsford, BC |
| Nicole Miller |
1B/C |
26 |
Didsbury, AB |
| Kristy Noble |
SS/2B |
4 |
Uxbridge, ON |
| Melissa Palmer |
C/SS |
25 |
Mascouche, QC |
| Shanna Wilson |
P/1B |
23 |
Peterborough, ON |
| Olivia Zwick |
P/2B |
9 |
Surrey, BC |
Coaching Staff
| Tony Foti | Head Coach | Winnipeg, MB |
| Glenn Boles | Assistant Coach | St. Catharines, ON |
| Shan McDonald | Assistant Coach | Scarborough, ON |
| Darren Wharrie | Athletic Therapist | |
| Alison Bradley | Team Leader | Pinkerton, ON |
Team Canada Schedule:
August 10th - Canada vs. Italy (10:30am EDT)
August 11th - Canada vs. South Africa (9:30am EDT)
August 12th - Canada vs. Dominican Republic (4:00am EDT)
- Canada vs. Japan (10:30am EDT)
August 13th - Canada vs. Russia (10:00am EDT)
August 14th - Playoff Round
August 15th - Playoff Round
August 16th - Bronze medal game (5:00am EDT)
- Gold medal Game (11:00am EDT)
*Games in bold can be seen on live webcam at: http://89.24.132.153:850/view/index.shtml
Team Canada game reports will be available on the Softball Canada website at www.softball.ca. The official tournament website can be found at http://ywc.softball.cz/.
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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