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Softball Canada announce Women’s National Team

Softball Canada and the Women’s National Team coaching staff have announce the Women’s National Team roster that will compete at the 2022 Celebration Tour and Canada Cup International Softball Championship.

Pinkerton's Alison Bradley is a manager for the team.

A total of twenty (20) athletes will travel with Team Canada for Celebration Tour stops in Ontario (June 16-18) and Saskatchewan (June 29 to July 1) and the Canada Cup in Surrey, B.C. (June 20-26).

The athletes were selected by the Women’s National Team coaching staff following a Selection Camp held in Brampton, Ont. this past weekend after a series of regional identification camps.

ATHLETES

  FIRST NAME LAST NAME HOMETOWN Ruby Anderson Victoria, B.C. Lauren Benson White Rock, B.C. Dawn Bodrug Georgetown, Ont. Jorde Chartrand Weyburn, Sask. Emma Dorval Surrey, B.C. Emma Entzminger Victoria, B.C. Alysen Febrey Peachtree City, Ga. Larissa Franklin Maple Ridge, B.C. Kelsey Harshman Delta, B.C. Kianna Jones Surrey, B.C. Kelsey Lalor Red Deer, Alta. Janet Leung Mississauga, Ont. Madelyn McKinnon Surrey, B.C. Grace Messmer Cloverdale, B.C. Callum Pilgrim Abbotsford, B.C. Erika Polidori Brantford, Ont. Morgan Rackel Calgary, Alta. Samantha Ryan Newark, N.J. Nicola Simpson Seattle, Wash. Natalie Wideman Mississauga, Ont.

COACHING STAFF

  POSITION NAME HOMETOWN Head Coach Kaleigh Rafter Guelph, Ont. Assistant Coach Chris Jones Oshawa, Ont. Assistant Coach Jenn Salling Port Coquitlam, B.C. Athletic Therapist Natalie Ghobrial North York, Ont. Team Leader Joey Lye Toronto, Ont. Manager Alison Bradley Pinkerton, Ont. Pool Coach Lonni Alameda Tallahassee, Fla. Pool Coach Melissa Finley London, Ont. Pool Coach Keith Mackintosh Melfort, Sask.  

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