Softball Canada has named its 21-member National Team Athlete Pool for the 2020 campaign.
The Canadian national team – which earned one of two available spots from the Americas Olympic Qualifier earlier in the summer – also won the gold medal at the Canada Cup and the silver at the Pan American Games during the most recent summer season.
According to a Softball Canada press release, “As per the Women’s National Team Selection Criteria, athletes named to the Women’s National Team Athlete Pool are eligible to be invited to Women’s National Team training, development and selection camps and international events. Athletes may be added or removed from the National Team Athlete Pool at any time at the coaching staff’s discretion.”
Women’s national team head coach Mark Smith said, ““It is nice to have the Olympic qualification behind us and to be able to shift our focus to prepare for the Olympic Games. A lot of hard work went into preparing for the 2019 season, however the next eight months will define how we will be remembered in Canadian softball history.”
The full National Team Athlete Pool roster includes the following athletes:
Lauren Bay Regula
Jenna Caira
Emma Entzminger
Larissa Franklin
Jennifer Gilbert
Sara Groenewegen
Victoria Hayward
Morgan Howe
Karissa Hovinga
Kelsey Jenkins
Danielle Lawrie-Locke
Janet Leung
Joey Lye
Callum Pilgrim
Erika Polidori
Morgan Rackel
Kaleigh Rafter
Victoria Rumph
Jenn Salling
Holly Speers
Natalie Wideman
