Speers to Participate in Canadian Women’s National Team Selection Camp
6/22/2017 5:42:00 PM | Softball
OTTAWA, Ontario – Kent State rising senior Holly Speers is one of 36 athletes invited to participate in the Canadian Women's National Team Selection Camp from June 22-27 in Mississauga, Ontario.
One of the top young talents in Canada, Speers has represented her home country at two previous international competitions. She was the youngest member of Team Canada's squad that finished fifth at the 2013 ISF Junior Women's World Softball Championship and helped her country to a fourth-place finish at the 2015 WBSC Junior Women's World Championship.
"I am very honored to have the chance to represent my country through the sport of softball," Speers said. "Kent State has allowed me to compete at a high level and prepared me for competition on the international stage. I'm looking forward to taking the field with extremely talented athletes and once again competing for a position on Team Canada."
Through her first three seasons as a Golden Flash, Speers has established herself as one of the greatest sluggers in program history. The two-time All-MAC Second Team performer earned All-MAC Tournament Team honors in helping Kent State advance to the NCAA Tournament this past season for the first time since 2008. Speers currently sits second in school history in slugging percentage (.612), fourth in home runs (31), sixth in batting average (.319), seventh in on-base percentage (.421) and walks (69) and eighth in RBIs (89).
Following the selection camp, the coaching staff will select two teams – the Women's National Team and the Women's Elite team.
The Women's National Team will compete in the WBSC Pan American Women's Softball Championship from August 4-13 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and the Japan Cup from August 25-28.
