If you’re out and about this week, July 4-10, 2009 you’ll want to visit Softball City to watch some world class softball. Team Canada with Danielle Lawrie, Team USA with Jenny Finch, Team Holland, Team Australia and Team Argentina are just some of the teams playing there. This is the best of the best in Women’s Fastpitch. Many of these athletes competed in China at the Olympics last year.
The Canada Cup is now in it’s 16 year. What is great about this event is that along with the women’s teams who are featured and showcased, there is the women’s junior championship, the future’s division and the showcase tournament. The Special Olympics division of the tournament ended yesterday. The caliber of ball is world class, of course. It’s exciting to watch and an inexpensive way to spend the day.
MVP Athletics is one of the proud sponsors of this event and if you check out their booth, you can pick up some SportzGemz while your purchasing you softball and pen to collect signatures. There are lots of opportunities to collect signatures.
Our daughter, Nicole Ratel, who plays with the Surrey Storm 94 is competing this year for the first time. She is part of the Showcase tournament. Over the course of the week, she will play teams from Alaska, Calgary, Quebec and Ontario. At the end of each game, gifts are exchanged and this year our opponents will receive Diva Diamondz Sport, a smaller version of SportzGemz.
I hope you can check it out and support softball!