Fw: Canada Awarded 2018 WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship

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Title: Canada Awarded 2018 WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Softball Canada <i...@softball.ca> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 2:22 PM To: Al Reply To: Softball Canada Subject: Canada Awarded 2018 WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship The following is a media release issued by Softball Canada. View this email in your browser. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26th, 2015   Canada Awarded 2018 WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship (Ottawa, ON) At the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) Softball Congress held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma last week, Softball Canada was awarded the 2018 WBSC Junior Men’s World Championship in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.   “We are delighted that the international softball membership has entrusted us to host this championship in Prince Albert” said Softball Canada President Kevin Quinn. “Prince Albert is an experienced host who have proven their ability to put on great events and combine that with warm hospitality for visitors. Prince Albert is doing a fantastic job with their fundraising.”   Prince Albert will be hosting its first-ever World Softball Championship as the third and final stage of its Project Triple Play (http://www.projecttripleplay.com/) after successfully hosting the 2015 U16 Boy’s Canadian Championship, and is currently in the process of making improvements to its facilities to meet international softball standards.   “Aallcann Developmental Fastpitch Organization and the City of Prince Albert are thrilled and excited to host the 12th WBSC Junior Men's World Softball Championship in July 2018” stated Felix Casavant, Co-Chair of the event’s organizing committee. “Prince Albert can't wait to bring the first World Championship ever to our City. We have first class facilities and know that this event will not only be a great venue to promote Fastpitch but will also be a positive and memorable experience for players, coaches, fans and volunteers!”   During the same meeting at the WBSC Softball Congress, the following WBSC World Championships were awarded:   2018 WBSC Women’s World Softball Championship to Chiba, Japan 2019 WBSC Junior Women’s World Softball Championship to Irvine, California 2019 WBSC Men’s World Softball Championship to Prague/ Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic.    The next WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship will take place July 22-30, 2016 in Midland, Michigan, while Canada will host the WBSC Women’s World Softball Championship July 15-24, 2016 in Surrey, British Columbia.   All WBSC World Softball Championships are held on a two-year cycle. -SC- For more information, please contact: Gilles LeBlanc Manager - Marketing and Communications Softball Canada (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 glebl...@softball.ca Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Forward to a friend  Copyright © 2015 Softball Canada, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to our distribution list through our website. Our mailing address is: Softball Canada 223 Colonnade Road, Suite 212 Ottawa, ON K2E 7K3 Canada Add us to your address book Funded by the Government of Canada  Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences  This email was sent to fastb...@pmihrm.com why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences Softball Canada · 223 Colonnade Road, Suite 212 · Ottawa, ON K2E 7K3 · Canada

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