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Alissa Haber Breaks RBI Record – now at 19
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Women’s ISF World Championships Website
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Click logo for Women’s ISF World Championships Website
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2010 Women’s ISF World Championships – Live TV from Venezuela
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Editor’s note: Games come and go. Check the schedule on the ISF site and then look here for live coverage.
USA Women Beat CZ, Medal round tomorrow
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010An update from Jennie Finch Daigle:
“We picked up a Win against Czech Republic today for our last pool play game! Now let the games begin! Medal rounds start tomorrow!”
and another update:
Party in the Lobby.. Venezuela beat China tonight with a walk off bomb!!! Riots, here in Caracas!!! This is like the soccer World Cup… its crazy!
Canadian Women Ready to Challenge at ISF World
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Update: June 23, 2010 – we have bumped this one back to the top, to note a schedule correction, posted below. (scroll down)
ISF XII Women’s World Championship
June 23-July 2, 2010
Caracas, Venezuela
Women’s National Softball Team ready to challenge for ISF XII Women’s World Championship Title
(Caracas, Venezuela) The Canadian Senior Women’s National Team will be looking to challenge for top spot at the ISF XII Women’s
World Championship, which will take place in Caracas, Venezuela from June 23rd to July 2nd. The United States have won the last
seven Women’s World Championships, but the level of talent across the world has increased to narrow the gap, and Japan comes into
the event as the 2008 Olympic Games Gold medalists.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the ISF XII Women’s World Championship in Caracas, Venezuela are:
Athletes
#17 Tina Andreana (Oakville, ON)
#29 Jenna Caira (Toronto, ON)
#18 Erin Cumpstone (Saskatoon, SK)
#20 Corrine Doornberg (Langley, BC)
#6 Heather Ebert (Rosthern, SK)
#8 Victoria Hayward (Mountain View, Calif.)
#24 Ashley Lanz (Winnipeg, MB)
#4 Sheena Lawrick (Calgary, AB)
#13 Danielle Lawrie (Langley, BC)
#9 Caitlin Lever (Buffalo, New York)
#5 Joey Lye (Toronto, ON)
#12 Melanie Matthews (Surrey, BC)
#38 Evelyne Pare (Ile-Perrot, QC)
#55 Kaleigh Rafter (Guelph, ON)
#15 Jill Russell (London, ON)
#7 Jennifer Salling (Port Coquitlam, BC)
#22 Jennifer Yee (North Delta, BC)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Mark Smith (Falmouth, NS)
Assistant Coach: Melissa Basilio (Pickering, ON)
Assistant Coach: Dave Paetkau (Abbotsford, BC)
Assistant Coach: Glenn Boles (St. Catharines, ON)
Assistant Coach: Rob Guenter (Victoria, BC)
Athletic Therapist: Laurie Freebairn (Maple Ridge, BC)
Team Leader: Harvey Stevenson (Saanichton, BC)
Sixteen (16) teams will participate at the event, which will be split into two pools for round-robin play. Each team will play seven games against the other teams in their pool, and the top four teams from each pool will advance to the playoff round.
The pool breakdown will be:
Pool A
Argentina – Canada – Chinese Taipei – Cuba – Great Britain –
Japan – Netherlands – South Africa
Pool B
Australia – Botswana – China – Czech Republic – Dominican Republic
– New Zealand – United States – Venezuela
Team Canada Schedule
Team Canada Schedule – CORRECTION
The game times noted in the press release sent yesterday regarding the ISF XII Women’s World Championship in Caracas, Venezuela were incorrect. Please note the corrected schedule below:
Team Canada Schedule
June 24: Canada vs. Cuba (7:30pm EDT)
June 25: Canada vs. Chinese Taipei (11:30am EDT) / Canada vs. Argentina (7:30pm EDT)
June 26: Canada vs. Great Britain (3:30pm EDT)
June 27: Canada vs. Japan (3:30pm EDT)
June 28: Canada vs. South Africa (5:30pm EDT)
June 29: Canada vs. Netherlands (7:30pm EDT)
June 30 and July 1: Playoff Round
July 2: Bronze Medal Game / Gold Medal Game
Softball Canada apologizes for the confusion.
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc(at) softball.ca
USA Women Open against China on Thursday
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
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Stanford grads Jessica Mendoza, Alissa Haber and Lauren Lappin will be joined by Cardinal junior Ashley Hansen as Team USA competes in the International Softball Federation’s (ISF) XII Women’s World Championship, which begins Wednesday, in Caracas, Venezuela.
The Americans, the most decorated in the history of the international game, have participated in 11 previous World championships, winning eight gold medals, including the last six in succession dating to 1982.
Team USA opens against China on Thursday and then continues pool play against New Zealand, Botswana, Australia, the Dominican Republic and Czech Republic. Playoffs begin on June 30.
“Playing USA Softball is an honor,” two-time Olympian Jennie Finch said. “Wearing USA across your chest pushes you to be the best you can be. You want to play well for not only for yourself and your country but your teammates and all the players that have come before you. It’s really special to be a part of this team. I feel so blessed to have the opportunity.”
Team USA owns an all-time world championship mark of 106-10 (.914), and has outscored its opponents, 650-45. Out of the 106 wins, 88 have been by shutout.
The national team ends its at the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City for the World Cup of Softball that runs July 22 through 26, and include teams from Canada and Japan as well as the Women’s Futures National Team.
“The World Cup of Softball gets more exciting each and every year and 2010 is no exception,” Mendoza said. “Where else can you see the best softball in the World and see the U.S. face off on home soil? The fans have always been outstanding and we hope to put on quite a show come July.”
USA Women look for seventh consecutive World title
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
ISF XII Women’s World Championship
June 23-July 2, 2010
Caracas, Venezuela
Note: The International Softball Federation’s (ISF) XII Women’s World Championship, June 23-July 2, in Caracas, Venezuela, will not be aired on television in the United States. Game recaps and stats will be available at http://www.usasoftball.com.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The USA Softball 2010 Women’s National Team, which includes four Olympic Champions and nine members of the Silver Medal winning squad from the 2008 Olympic Games, looks to continue the USA Softball legacy when they compete for the Gold Medal at the International Softball Federation’s (ISF) XII Women’s World Championship, June 23-July 2, in Caracas, Venezuela.
“The moment it will probably all hit me will be when I put on my USA uniform for the first time,” rookie Eileen Canney (Paradise, Calif.) said of playing for the USA in international competition. “I remember watching the team when I was younger and hoping that one day I would be given this amazing opportunity. It is such a great honor to be on the field with so many great players and represent our country.”
The USA Softball Women’s National Team, the most decorated team in the history of the international game, has participated in 11 previous Worlds, winning eight Gold Medals, including the last six consecutive titles, and two Silver Medals. The last time the Americans were not crowned World Champions was in 1982, when the team came down with stomach flu after starting 6-0 in round robin play, and finished fourth. The team has also won three of four Olympic Gold Medals.
Canney made her debut in the Red, White and Blue, last week when the Women’s National Team and the USA Softball Women’s Futures National team sparred in four exhibition games in Canton and Ashland, Ohio. In their prep for Worlds, the Women’s National Team defeated Futures 5-0 and 7-0 in Canton. After tying 0-0 in Game 1 in Ashland, the Women’s National Team gained a third win, 6-0. (Stats for the Ohio exhibition games are available at http://www.usasoftball.com.)
Team USA starts the World Championship on June 24 at 1 p.m. local time against China. Team USA also plays against New Zealand June 25, Botswana on June 26, Australia on June 27, Dominican Republic on June 28 and Czech Republic on June 29. Playoffs are June 30 and July 1 with medal games on July 2. Recaps and stats from the games, none of which are televised in the United States, will be posted at http://www.usasoftball.com.
At the 2009 World Cup of Softball, the USA defeated 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist Australia twice, including 3-1 in the Championship Game. The Americans and Aussies also clashed last year at the Canada Cup with USA winning 7-0 and 2-0. Of the other competitors Team USA will face during pool play in Caracas, none have posed much of a treat in recent seasons. Team USA defeated the Dominican Republic 15-0 in four innings at the 2009 Pan American Qualifier.
But in the other pool are both Japan, the 2008 Olympic Champions, and Canada, the only team to defeat the USA last season, which is led by two-time USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Danielle Lawrie (Langley, B.C.). The Canadians topped the USA, 3-1, in pool play at the Pan Am Qualifier but could not claim the tournament. Team USA won the Championship Game 3-1. Canada and Japan finished third and fourth in the 2009 World Cup.
“Playing USA Softball is an honor,” said Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.), 2004 Olympic Champion and 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist. “Wearing USA across your chest pushes you to be the best you can be. You want to play well for not only for yourself and your country but your teammates and all the players that have come before you. It’s really special to be a part of this team. I feel so blessed to have the opportunity.”
In World Championship play, Team USA has amassed a lifetime record of 106-10 (.914), the best in the history of the tournament. The American offense has outscored its opponents collectively 650-45. Out of the 106 wins, 88 have been by shutout, including the 3-0 Championship Game against Japan in 2006.
Following the action in Caracas, the USA National Team will end the season in front of a home crowd at the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Okla. Joining them for fifth World Cup of Softball, July 22-26, are teams from Canada and Japan as well as the Women’s Futures National Team.
“The World Cup of Softball gets more exciting each and every year and 2010 is no exception,†said two-time Olympic Medalist Jessica Mendoza (Camarillo, Calif.), who is making her return to the National Team after giving birth to her son Caleb in August. “Where else can you see the best softball in the World and see the U.S. face off on home soil? Only at the World Cup in Oklahoma City. The fans have always been outstanding and we hope to put on quite a show come July.â€
Tickets for the World Cup are on sale now at SoftballOutlet.com. For those unable to join the action in Oklahoma City, ESPN and ESPN 2 will air all of the USA Women’s National Team games live as well as the men’s slow pitch Border Battle between Canada and the USA.
Members of the Women’s National Team will compete at the Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship, July 7-11, in Surrey, B.C. and exhibition games in Whitehorse, Yukon, July 13-14. National Team players will also be included on the rosters for the Japan Cup, August 3-9, in Sendai City, Japan. Futures players will fill out remaining roster spots.
New Zealand White Sox Women off to Worlds
Monday, June 21st, 2010
ISF XII Women’s World Championship
June 23-July 2, 2010
Caracas, Venezuela
From Roman Gabriel, Softball New Zealand
World Series Build Up Games Argentina – Final vs Argentina
Lineup
Lara Andrews CF(pinched hit by Alison Boys in the 7th)
Tianna Areaiiti S/S (pinched hit by Rebecca Bromhead in the 7th)
Kiri Shaw DP (for Melanie Gettins who played Catcher)
Sheree Cartwright 1B (pinched run by Sina Hunkin in the 6th)
Upu Lote 2B
Brooke Lockhart LF
Katrina Stockford RF
Megan Farrell P (pinched hit by Zavana Aranga in the 7th)
Amanda Preston 3B
This final started as per most intense finals with the first two innings for both teams just finding their way.
The first inning however would have some drama in it with Sheree Cartwright up to bat. With the count 1 ball 1 strike Sheree slammed the next pitch straight back at the pitchers shin. It was hit so hard it knocked her off her feet and bounced back to the catcher before Sheree had even got out of the batters box and the catcher eventually taking the easy out at 1.
We would score first in the 3rd. Amanda Preston lead off with a single to left field who was sacrificed over to second by Lara Andrews with an excellent bunt. She would score with a single up the middle from Tianna Areaiiti to centre field who eventually mis played the ball for Preston to cross home plate easily.
The game will stay tight for the next two innings with Farrell in full control taking 6 strike outs along the way. This display was also backed by some outstanding defense from Amanda Preston who swept up everything hit her way down the third base line and kept us ahead in the score book. Without some of those outs we may have been in some trouble.
Argentina Heads to Venezuela for Women’s World Championships
Monday, June 21st, 2010From Martin Jorge, translated (roughly) by Google Translate:
ISF XII Women’s World Championship
June 23-July 2, 2010
Caracas, Venezuela
Tomorrow afternoon will depart from Ezeiza International Airport Argentina Women’s National Team bound for Caracas Mayor, where staged the ISF Women’s World Championship XII. This will be the third participation of the Mayor in a Women’s National Team World Championship, after he did previously in 1990 and 1994.
Argentina in Group A of the ISF World Championship XII with Japan, Canada, Chinese Taipei, the Netherlands, Britain, South Africa and Cuba. The debut of the Argentina will face Japan, Olympic champions, on Wednesday 23 June in the match prior to the Opening Ceremony of the tournament.
A complete schedule of the Argentina is as follows (time Argentina):
Wednesday June 23, 1530 Hs, vs Japan
Thursday, June 24, 1630 South Africa vs Hs
Friday June 25, 2030 Canada vs Hs
Saturday June 26, 12:30 Hs vs Netherlands
Sunday June 27, 1430 Hs vs Chinese Taipei
Monday June 28, 1430 Hs vs Cuba
Tuesday June 29, 1630 Great Britain vs Hs
Wednesday June 30 to Friday July 2 playoff will be played with a double page.
The list of players who will carry the national coat of Caracas World Championship 2010 is as follows:
1.Angeletti, Maria Soledad – C – (Olavarria)
2.Aranda, Florence Mariana Centeno – IF – (Buenos Aires)
3.Clark, Pamela – OF – (Buenos Aires)
4.Frezzotti, Magali Nadia – OF-(Buenos Aires)
5.Godoy, Gabriela Agustina – IF – (Paraná)
6.Heis, Nadia Soledad – IF – (Buenos Aires)
7.Jimenez, Natalia Soledad – IF – (Bahia Blanca)
8.Livschitz, Valeria – OF-(Buenos Aires)
9.Morbeli, Paula Vanesa – OF-(Buenos Aires)
10.Olheiser, Maria Florence – P/1B – (Bahia Blanca)
11.Olheiser, Maria Victoria – P – (Bahia Blanca)
12.Pe̱arroya, Julieta Ludmila РP Р(Buenos Aires)
13.Rodriguez, Maria del Pilar – U – (Buenos Aires)
14.Sciuto Diaz, Susana Virginia – P – (La Pampa)
15.Tavella, Tatiana Soledad – C – (Paraná)
16.Tellechea, Maria Soledad – U – (City Bell)
17.Villalva, Carla – P/1B – (Buenos Aires)
The National Team Head Coach Argentina’s Guillermo Spotorno (Buenos Aires), who will be accompanied by their coaches Coaching Andres Luna (Buenos Aires) and Matias Perez (Paraná), the fitness coach Hugo Pasquale (Buenos Aires) and the Medical Damian Siano (Buenos Aires). The Team Leader of this selection is Mr. Carlos de la Vega (Olavarria.)
Click here to view their full color team media guide.
It is a large file (8 megs), so be patient in opening or downloading it. It is a professionally done guide, and worthy of your time. Outstanding job by whoever put this one together.
Because it’s in Spanish, we are also including a rough Google Translation to ,English after the jump.
USA Jr. Men’s National Team Camp August 4-5 at Rolla, MO
Monday, June 14th, 2010USA Softball – Jr. Men’s National Team
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The USA Softball Junior National team will be hosting a two day mini camp/clinic before the start of the ASA boys nationals in Rolla, MO. This camp/clinic will be the start of the evaluation process for the 2012 National team, which will compete in the world championships in Parana, Argentina.
The camp will be on Wednesday and Thursday (August 4-5) from 8:30am – 5pm.
If you have any players or know of a player who would like to be involved in the national program, please forward the link below.
The players for this camp/clinic should be born in 1993,94,95 or 96. Pitchers of any age can attend the morning pitching sessions, please contact me if you would like to attend as a pitcher.
If you have players who would like to attend, please have them contact the coaching staff, we have limited space available.
If you have any questions, please contact me right away.
USA Softball – Jr. Men’s National Team
The USA Softball Jr. Men’s National Team is looking for players for the 2012 World Championships which will be held in Parana, Argentina.
The players must be born in 1993 – 1996. No softball experience needed.
Training will begin in 2010. All expenses are paid for those players invite to participate.
Please click here and fill out the information form.
If you have any questions, please contact me at email address below
TIMOTHY LYON
Head Coach
USA Softball Jr Men’s
National Team
timlyon (at) earthlink.net
TIMOTHY LYON
Head Coach
USA Softball Jr Men’s
National Team
801-253-0712
801-244-7477
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Editor’s note: Rolla, Missouri is about 2 hours from St. Louis:
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Two up-and-coming-candidates for the USA Jr. team after the jump
ISF XII Women’s World Championship Roster
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
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(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is very pleased to announce the list of seventeen (17) players who have been named to the Women’s National Team for the 2010 ISF XII Women’s World Championship. The roster includes eleven (11) players returning from the 2009 National Team and six (6) players who were selected from two Evaluation Camps held over the past month. The final Selection Camp was held this past week in Surrey, BC.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the ISF XII Women’s World Championship in Caracas, Venezuela from June 23 to July 2 are:
Athletes Position Hometown
Tina Andreana Pitcher Oakville, ON
Jenna Caira Pitcher Toronto, ON
Erin Cumpstone Catcher Saskatoon, SK
Corrine Doornberg Utility Langley, BC
Heather Ebert Infield Rosthern, SK
Victoria Hayward Outfield Mountain View, Calif.
Ashley Lanz Pitcher Winnipeg, MB
Sheena Lawrick First Base Calgary, AB
Danielle Lawrie Pitcher Langley, BC
Caitlin Lever Outfield Buffalo, New York
Joanne (Joey) Lye Utility Toronto, ON
Melanie Matthews Center Field Surrey, BC
Evelyne Pare Outfield Ile-Perrot, QC
Kaleigh Rafter Third Base Guelph, ON
Jillian Russell Catcher London, ON
Jennifer Salling Shortstop Port Coquitlam, BC
Jennifer Yee Second Base North Delta, BC
Coaching Staff Position Hometown
Mark Smith Head Coach Falmouth, NS
Melissa Basilio Assistant Coach Pickering, ON
Dave Paetkau Assistant Coach Abbotsford, BC
Glenn Boles Assistant Coach St. Catharines, ON
Rob Guenther Assistant Coach Victoria, BC
Laurie Freebairn Physiotherapist Male Ridge, BC
Harvey Stevenson Team Leader Saanichton, BC
The ISF XII Women’s World Championship will begin on June 23rd, 2010. Team Canada will play its opening game on June 24th against Cuba (7:30pm EDT). The tournament website can be found at http://www.mundialsoftbol2010.org.ve/. Also visit the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca) for more team information.
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager, Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
gleblanc (at) softball.ca
613-523-3386 ext. 3105