Baseball Canada has named the 21 players who will be invited to the 2007 National Women’s Team Selection Camp. The players invited are:
Karine Gagné, Granby, QC
Melanie Harwood, Newmarket, ON
Autumn Mills, London, ON
Nicole Luchanski, Edmonton, AB
Katherine Hannah, Toronto, ON
Susan Douthwright, Riverview, NB
Tia Wishart, Comox, BC
Geneviève Beauchamp, St-Jérôme, QC
Ashley Stephenson, Mississauga, ON
Samantha Magalas, Burlington, ON
Kate Psota, Burlington, ON
Marie-Josée Tremblay, St-Honoré, QC
Patricia Landry, St-Étienne-des-Grès, QC
Amanda Asay, Prince-George, BC
Martine Nadeau, Québec City, QC
Meghan Bremner, Moncton, NB
Melissa Armstrong, Saskatoon, SK
Ashleigh Leon, Toronto, ON
Stéphanie Savoie, La Pocatière, QC
Lindsey McLaughlin, Ottawa, ON
Cindy Saavedra, Toronto, ON
Additional players will be added to the camp following the National Championships in Québec City. The camp will start on August 26 in Windsor, Ontario before making their way to Cary, North Carolina for the 3 Nations Cup with Team USA and Team Japan. This grouping consists of the three best teams in the world at this time.
At the reigns will be André Lachance who is managing this team for his fourth season. Joining him will be assistant coaches Jean-François Lacroix, who is also the Pitching Coach, Wayne Parro and Eric Laforest. Isabelle Higgins is also among the coaching staff as a Guest Coach.
Baseball Canada would also like to acknowledge the contributions of Erin Forman, who recently announced her retirement. Erin was a member of the National Women’s Teams in 2004 and 2006 who went on to capture bronze medals at the World Women’s Baseball Championships. Erin will now devote her time to her two year old daughter, Logan.
