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]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's baseball | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Women's Baseball World Cup | ||
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2008 Japan | Team competition |
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2012 Canada | Team competition |
| Pan American Games | ||
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2015 Toronto | Team competition |
Playing career
editBaseball
editArmstrong made her debut with the Canadian national team prior to her senior year of high school. Of note, she has competed in five IBAF Women's World Cups (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016). 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
editAside from baseball, Armstrong attended the UoS to receive an undergraduate degree in history and political studies, a master's degree in African studies from Oxford University and a PhD in history from Carleton University. She is currently in medical school at the University of Saskatchewan.
She just married Benjamin
References
edit- ^ "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN - Canada" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Canada | Canadian Women's Baseball Team Named for TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games".
External links
edit- Melissa Armstrong at Team Canada
- Melissa Armstrong at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)