Western Provinces’ stalwart, Lynn Alexander, was selected by the ISF as one of twelve females that will complement the current efforts of the ISF’s BackSoftball campaign. The list of softball players from around the world that have been chosen to participate in the Athlete Ambassadors program. Joining Lynn are Alison Bradley (Canada), Daniela Castellani (Italy), Luciola Figueroa (Puerto Rico), Gergana Handjiyska (Bulgaria), Saskia Kosterink (Netherlands), Jessica Mendoza (USA), Chueh Ming Hui (Chinese Taipei), Rubilena Rojas (Venezuela), Danielle Stewart (Australia), Zhou Yi (China) and Sibylle Züercher (Switzerland).

The Athlete Ambassadors will represent softball at different international events and be utilized to garner more support from other softball players as well as influential people in various international audiences.  Although the ISF already has an Athletes Commission that meets every other year at its Congress, this initiative is the most aggressive in putting softball players at the forefront of the steps being taken to get the International Olympic Committee, at their Session in October 2009 in Denmark, to vote to reinstate the sport to the Summer Games for 2016.

ISF Director of Competition Laurie Gouthro, herself a former softball player and coach, will oversee the Athlete Ambassadors program.