Melissa Armstrong

Melissa Armstrong
Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing  Canada
Women's Baseball World Cup
2008 Japan Team competition
2012 Canada Team competition
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team competition

Melissa Armstrong (born September 18, 1990 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian baseball player. She is a member of the Canada women's national baseball team which won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2][3]

Playing career

Baseball

Armstrong made her debut with the Canadian national team prior to her senior year of high school. Of note, she has competed in four IBAF Women’s World Cups (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). Competing with Team Alberta, she helped the squad capture the gold medal at the 2014 Senior Women’s Invitational (also known as the Canadian women’s baseball championships).

Personal

She is involved with a Christian-based care organization called Hands at Work, providing aid to those in South Africa and Nigeria.

References

  1. "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN - Canada" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. http://baseball.ca/canadian-womens-baseball-team-named-for-toronto-2015-pan-am-games
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