Annoucements
Sept 2, 2011 - Softball P.E.I. Announces 2013 Canada Games Head Coach
Softball P.E.I. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jody Kinney of Tarantum, P.E.I; as Head Coach of the Prince Edward Island Canada Summer Games Softball Team that will compete at the Canada Games taking place in Sherbrooke, Quebec in August 2013.
Jody started her softball career as a Pee Wee with the Fort Augustus Association. She has competed in Eastern Canadian Softball Championships in the Pee Wee and Intermediate Ladies level. She has competed in 1 Junior and 5 Senior Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championships representing P.E.I. She also competed at the 2001 Canada Summer Games hosted in London, Ontario.
Ms. Kinney attended University of Maine at Presque Isle where she was Assistant Coach for the softball team the Owls and played on the team for 3 years. In 2008 she graduated with her Physical Education Degree. Kinney will be teaching at L.M. Montgomery Elementary School this fall.
Ms. Kinney has coached numerous minor softball teams and most recently the Pee Wee Selects who just returned from Eastern Canadians in Quebec. She also was Assistant Coach for the 2009 P.E.I. Canada Summer Games Softball Team. Assisting Jody in coaching the 2013 team will be her father Glen who has coached female softball at both the minor and adult levels at Eastern Canadians and Canadian Championships.
Information regarding Try-outs will be posted to Softball P.E.I.’s website, Facebook and in the local media.
April 2009 - Softball Canada and Mayor Lee launch ticket sales campaign for 2009 international softball event:
Charlottetown, PE – Kevin Quinn, President, Softball Canada and Mayor Clifford Lee were on hand today to kick off the ticket sales campaign for the inaugural International Men’s Softball Championship.
On February 26, 2007, Charlottetown was given the chance to add a their mark to softball’s history in Canada when Softball Canada announced that the City of Charlottetown had been award the right to host the 2009 U19 International Men’s Softball Championship.
Softball Canada intended for this new event to replace the experience of the Canada Games for Provincial/Territorial teams as boys’ softball has been removed as a competition sport in the 2009 Summer Games.
April 2009 - Early Bird Ticket Price Deadline Extended Until April 30th!!
The early bird rate for the U19 International Championship Ticket Value Pack has been extended until April 30th. Ticket packages for the 2009 U19 International Men’s Softball Championship are now available for purchase online at the early bird rate of $40.
April 2008 - 2010 Senior Men's Canadian Fastpitch Championship:
Mayor Clifford Lee,Tourism Charlottetown President, David MacKenzie and Softball Canada President, Kevin Quinn, announced that the 2010 Senior Men's Canadian Fastpitch Championship will be hosted in Charlottetown.
Competition will be held at Central Field Complex from August 29th - September 5th, 2010. Softball PEI congratulates the City of Charlottetown on their successful bid.
