Received: 5/6/09 12:56:54 PM From: Scott Dennis <Scott.Dennis(at)dc-uoit.ca> Add to People Section To: "Media Als Fastball (fastb...@pmihrm.com)" <fastb...@pmihrm.com> CC: Subject: LORDS WOMEN'S FASTBALL GOES WEST FOR NEW RECRUIT
DurhamLords Media Release Monday, May 04, 2009 Lords womens fastball goes west for new recruit Oshawa, Ont. Womens fastball head coach Jim Nemish andthe Durham College Athletic Department is proud to announce that Janna Hagan willbe joining the program next fall. Hagan, a native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, joins the Lords after an impressive12 year minor fastball career out west with the Sherwood Park Belles. It is anticipated that Hagan will both pitch and play the outfield for theLords next season. At the plate, she is a feared slugger who hits for power andaverage. Last season, she finished the year with a .393 batting average and a sluggingpercentage of .538. She also led the team in RBIs with 31 on the season.On the mound, Hagan has dominated opposing batters as she can throw a varietyof pitches while reaching 56-58 mph on the radar gun. Hagan also has plenty of experience playing at the provincial and nationallevel, going on to win a number of awards. In 2008, her team won a silver medal at the Alberta Provincial Championship andparticipated at the Canada Cup, placing sixth out of 21 teams. One year prior,Hagan played for Team Alberta at the Western Canada Games where the team wonbronze. She also won silver at the Canadian Bantam Nationals in Montreal, whereshe was recognized as the Player of the Game. In 2006, her team went on to winthe bronze medal at the Alberta Summer Games. Uponviewing her profile and meeting with Hagan and her family, Nemish immediatelyknew that she would be a great fit for the program as well as the college.She has a tremendous work ethic and is dedicated to the game offastball. She is also an excellent student in the classroom. Janna has plenty of experience in pressure situations and she will bring an added dimension to our program. We arelooking forward to having her in our lineup next season. Hagan hada chance to visit the college this pastFebruary before choosing to enroll at Durham. She was able to talk to academicand athletic staff, meet some of the current players and tour the excellentfacilities on campus. Ifeel that Janna will fit right in with our returning players in seeing themtogether in the short time she was here, commented Nemish. Alongwith all of our returning freshmen class and a couple of third year veterans, the addition of Janna will only help to make usstronger for this fall. The DurhamCollege womens fastball program is coming off a silver medal performancein 2008. The Lords have won provincial medals in twelve consecutive seasons havecollected a total of 26 since 1981 (14 gold, 8 silver, 4 bronze), the most ofany college in league history. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Scott Dennis Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator Durham College and UOIT Athletics 905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P) 905.721.3117 (F) scott.dennis(at)dc-uoit.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 VIA http://www.webbox.com
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