SC Announces 2018 MNT Athlete Pool

12/16/2017

Softball Canada Announces 2018 Men's National Team Athlete Pool

Ottawa, Ont. - Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of forty-three (43) athletes who have been named to the 2018 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool. Although the team will not compete in any events in 2018, a development camp will take place this June in Ontario. The coaching staff will be scouting various club team events throughout 2018 ending with the Men’s Canadian Championship in St. Croix, Nova Scotia. Shortly after the Canadians are completed, the roster for the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship will be released. The 2019 World Championship will take place in Prague/Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic from June 13-23.

Team Canada head coach John Stuart (Langley, B.C.) and assistant coaches John Hill (St. John’s, N.L.) and Les Howey (Conception Bay, N.L.) will return to the team for the two-year cycle culminating with the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship.

In 2017, the Men’s National Team won a bronze medal at the 2017 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon and finished sixth at the WBSC Americas Pan American Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The athletes who have been named to the 2018 Men’s National Team Athlete Pool are:

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	HOMETOWN
Bryan	Abrey	Richmond, B.C.
Brayden	Arcand	Morinville, Alta.
Keagan	Arcand	Morinville, Alta.
Adam	Alexander	Walkerton, Ont.
Ryan	Boland	St. John's, N.L.
Shane	Boland	St. John's, N.L.
Patrick	Burns	Saskatoon, Sask.
Sean	Cleary	Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle	Cowick	Sooke, B.C.
Jeff	Ellsworth	St. Lawrence, P.E.I.
Blair	Ezekiel	Harbour Main, N.L.
Bradley	Ezekiel	Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle	Ezekiel	Holyrood, N.L.
Ryan	French	Cambridge, Ont.
Jason	Hill	St. John's, N.L.
Brandon	Horn	Waterloo, Ont.
Blake	Hunter	Nanaimo, B.C.
Mark	Johnson	Glencoe, Ont.
Travis	Jones	Neyaashiinigmiing, Ont.
Caleb	Keeshig	Port Elgin, Ont.
Brett	Larson	Irma, Alta.
Scott	Lieph	Sooke, B.C.
Jeff	Lyons	Appin, Ont.
Derek	Mayson	North Vancouver, B.C.
Devon	McCullough	Saskatoon, Sask.
Steve	Mullaley	Freshwater, N.L.
Scott	Nehaj	Maple Ridge, B.C.
Evan	Normand	Calgary, Alta.
Jeremy	O'Reilly	Placentia, N.L.
Brandon	Parsons	Irma, Alta.
Tyler	Pauli	Mitchell, Ont.
Tyler	Randerson	New Hamburg, Ont.
Mathieu	Roy	Saint-Gervais, Que.
Bryn	Redhead	Leduc, Alta.
Kevin	Schellenberg	Squamish, B.C.
Justin	Schofield	Grand Pre, N.S.
Ty	Sebastian	Brussels, Ont.
Andy	Skelton	Scarborough, Ont.
Blake	Underwood	Port Elgin, Ont.
Colin	Walsh	Petty Harbour, N.L.
Kris	Walushka	Victoria, B.C.
Ben	Wideman	Fergus, Ont.
Brady	Woods	Stonewall, Man.

Athletes named to the Men’s National Team Athlete Pool are eligible to be invited to Men’s National Team training, development and selection camps. Athletes may be added or removed from the National Team Athlete Pool at any time at the Head Coach’s discretion.