Received: 8/14/2009 4:03:51 PM From: "Gilles LeBlanc" <glebl...@softball.ca>
Subject: Softball_Competition_Set_to_Begin_on_Sunday_at_Canada_Summ -FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE August14th, 2009 SoftballCompetition Set to Begin on Sunday at Canada Summer Games (Summerside,PEI) The top young female softball players from our country are ready tocompete at the 2009 Canada Summer Games, with games scheduled from Sunday,August 16th to Saturday, August 22nd. Representativesfrom each of Canadas ten provinces will play for the chance to earn a medal atthe event, in which softball has been included since 1969. The womens gamewill attract fans from all over Prince Edward Island and throughout Canada. Themain venue for softball will be VIV Field in Summerside, while games will alsobe played at satellite locations, including Lions Club Field in Kensington,Alberton Memorial Field, École Evangeline Fields in Abram-Village, and OLearySoftball Field. Inthe preliminary round, each team will play each other province once for a totalof nine games. The top four teams will advance to the elimination round, as thetwo top teams will earn double-life in the Page playoff system. The Bronzemedal game will be played at 6:00pm ADT on Friday, August 21stwhile the Gold medal game will take place at 10:00am ADT on Saturday, August 22nd. Twopreliminary round games are scheduled to air on TSN2 and RIS, as Manitoba willtake on Quebec at 1:00pm EDT on Monday, August 17th and Ontario willface British Columbia at 1:00pm EDT on Thursday August 20th. Thegame between Manitoba and Quebec can also be seen on replay on RDS at 11:00pmEDT on August 17th. The opening Ceremonies will also air at noon EDTon Saturday, August 15th on TSN2 and RIS, with a replay on RDS atmidnight and 9:00am EDT on Sunday, August 16th. The full TSN/RDS/RIStelevision schedule for the Canada Summer Games can be seen at http://www.softball.ca/files/CanadaGamesTVSchedule.pdf. Thetournament schedule, scores and daily recaps will be available both on theCanada Games website (http://www.2009canadagames.ca/and the Softball Canada website (www.softball.ca).The Softball Canada website also has a page entirely dedicated to the 2009Canada Summer Games, which can be accessed through the Canadian Championshipsection of the left menu. The direct link is: http://www.softball.ca/page.asp?id=217 Fouryears ago, British Columbia defeated Ontario 1-0 to earn their second softballGold medal, while Alberta took home the Bronze at the Canada Summer Games inRegina, Saskatchewan. -SC- Formore information, please contact: GillesLeBlanc Manager Marketing and Communications SoftballCanada (613)797-7171 glebl...@softball.ca Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball ISC World Tournament, August 14-21, http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ VIA http://www.webbox.com
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