Abby Surosky,Conklin Raiders, has committed to the Univ. of Delaware

California Grapettes Commitments

Alexa Rivera, SS,3rd, to Pacific

Tiare Jennings, OF,2ns, to New Mexico State

Lea Cavestany, P,SS, to Oregon State

 

CANADA OLYMPIC ROSTER

(Ottawa, ON) – Softball Canada is pleased to announce the fifteen (15)
players who have been selected to represent their country at the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing, China next August.

Head Coach Lori Sippel commented “The final selection decisions were
difficult. We have increased the depth of our program and the competition
for positions on the team was a reflection of that. I would like to thank
all the players who put themselves on the line for a spot on the roster;
we will be a better team for their efforts.”

The Canadian team is currently ranked fifth in the World based on their
finish at last year’s ISF World Championships, but over the past summer,
they have shown that they can compete with the teams ahead of them in the
world rankings. The red and white played very solid games in 2007,
registering wins against Japan (2nd), Australia (3rd) and China (4th), and
they expect to be in the thick of the battle for a podium finish in
Beijing. Podium finishes in 2007 included a Bronze at the World Cup,
Silver at the Pan-American Games, Silver at the China Cup and Gold at the
Universiade.

Coach Sippel added “Now our focus is squarely on August 12, 2008 and the
start of the Olympic tournament. We are putting together an excellent
preparation program and I know that our players are committed to being at
their best for the Olympics.”

The Olympians listed below will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada in late
January to begin centralized training and play several games against NCAA
competition. They will then travel to Australia in March where they will
continue their training at the site of the 2000 Olympic Games in
Blacktown, Australia and will play against the Australian and Japanese
national teams. April and May are set aside for specialized training
before the team re-groups in early June. The exact schedule from that
point on is in the process of being finalized but will include the Canada
Cup in Surrey, BC from July 12-20.

The following athletes have been selected by the coaching staff to
represent Canada at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China:

Danielle Lawrie, P – Langley, BC (Univ. of Washington)
Jennifer Salling, SS – Port Coquitlam, BC (Univ. of Oregon)
Robin Mackin, P – Newmarket, ON (Fresno State Univ.)
Kaleigh Rafter, C/1B/3B – Guelph, ON  (Univ. Detroit Mercy)
Caitlin Lever, OF – Amherst, New York (Chicago Bandits)
Jennifer Yee, 2B – North Delta, BC (Georgia Tech)
Alison Bradley, OF – Pinkerton, ON
Lauren Bay Regula, P – Trail, BC
Melanie Matthews, OF – Surrey, BC
Dione Meier, P – Saskatoon, SK
Erin Cumpstone, C – Saskatoon, SK
Noémie Marin, Ut – Acton-Vale, QC
Sheena Lawrick, 1B – Calgary, AB
Erin McLean, 3B – Whitby, ON
Megan Timpf, 2B/SS– Port Dover, ON
 

SCORES HOTSHOTS TOURNAMENT

sat	kiwanis
times	sw		nw		ne		se
	lil saints gold	2	beach girls gold	0	desert thunder gold	0	mizuno pride	3
	hotshots gold	6	worth firecrackers	13	outlaws gold	6	ev pride	0
	worth firecrackers	10	az desert thunder gold	3	az desert heat	2
	lil saints gold	2	beach girls gold	0	suncats	8
	mizuno pride	3	worth firecrackers	1	saints sanders	2
	beach girls gold	1	arizona storm-beach	6	desert thunder tony	20
	hotshots gold	3	worth firecrackers	8	az liberty	8	americans 16 thomas	0
	az desert thunder gold	1	mizuno pride	0	suncats	5	desert thunder tony	3
	mizuno pride	1	az desert thunder gold	2	az liberty	2	americans 16 thomas	2
	hot shots gold	8	lil saints gold	0	desert thunder tony	9	suncats	11
sat	tempe sport
times	1		2		3		4
	sundancers	8	impulse	1	lil saints 18u	4	az heatwave	5
	az storm neuman	0	storm beach	10	killer b	7	saints sanders	3
	impulse	8	lil saints 18u	2	az ladyOutlaws blue	6	americans 16 thomas	6
	sundancers	3	storm beach	10	killer b	6	saints sanders	3
	storm beach	3	az storm neuman	0	storm gold	2	az liberty	7
	sundancers	1	impulse	8	road runners	5	lil saints 16=benford	0
	sundancers	8	strike force	4	ev pride	2	hotshots sunderhouse	6
	lil saints 18u	5	storm gold	11	az ladyOutlaws blue	2	sugar and spikes	0
	road runners	2	americans	9	storm gold	4	hotshots sunderhouse	4
	az outlaws gold	6	strike force	1	ev pride	8	az heatwave	0
	sundancers	0	americans	1	az heatwave	3	az desert heat	0
	az outlaws gold	9	road runners	1	sugar and spikes	7	lil saints 16=benford	9
	ev pride	3	americans	7	az desert heat	5	hotshots sunderhouse	3
	strike force	4	az ladyOutlaws blue	6	sugar and spikes	10	lil saints 16=benford	3
Sunday	kiwanis
	sw		nw		ne		se
	sundancers	4	americans	6	mizuno pride	7	beach girls gold	1
	strike force	1	ev pride	1	lil saints gold	2	hotshots gold	5