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Durham Lords Media Release
Tuesday, July 2, 2009

Local fastball product returns to Canada and is set to join the Durham Lords

OSHAWA, Ont. - Durham College women’s fastball head coach Jim Nemish is pleased to announce the addition of Kayla MacLean of Whitby, Ont. to the team for the 2009 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) fastball season.

MacLean, a pitcher and infielder, spent last season playing with the Miami-Dade College Sharks in Florida. On the mound, MacLean throws a variety of pitches and has had her fastball clocked at 61 mph. At the plate, she can hit for power and average as her .402 batting average and .407 on-base percentage can attest. In addition to her season at Miami-Dade she has played in many large international tournaments in the United States and Canada with her club team over the past few seasons.

“We are really excited about Kayla choosing to come to Durham College,” said Nemish. “Along with her skills on the field Kayla has a real passion for the game and with her experience and skill level she will help take our program to another level. I feel with the addition of Kayla and with all of our returning players, this should be an exciting team to watch this year.”

The Durham fastball program and MacLean intersected for the first time many years ago. As a youngster MacLean acted as the Durham Lords bat girl, and now she has decided to return to the school to wrap up her collegiate career.

The addition of MacLean solidifies an already strong recruiting class which already features the program’s second ever out of province recruit in Jana Hagan (Sherwood Park, Alta.) as well as teammates from Scarborough Tiana Cosentino and Shannon Stevenson. The incoming recruiting class combined with a strong veteran core will leave the Lords in excellent position to capture their 15th OCAA championship. The team opens the OCAA regular season Friday, September 18 when they host Mohawk College for a 6:30 p.m. start.
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