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Below are the team squads for the Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics which took place in the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to August 23, 2004.
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Below are the team squads for the Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics which took place in the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to August 23, 2004.
| Australia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| C | 3 | Marissa Carpadios | DEC/30/1977 | Brisbane Panthers (East Brisbane, Queensland) |
| P | 5 | Melanie Roche | NOV/09/1970 | Miki House (Yao, Osaka, JPN) |
| IF | 6 | Natalie Ward | DEC/24/1975 | |
| P | 7 | Tanya Harding | JAN/23/1972 | Queensland Academy of Sport Heatwave (Brisbane, Queensland) |
| OF | 8 | Sandra Allen | OCT/11/1978 | |
| P | 9 | Tracey Mosley | SEP/25/1973 | West Torrens (Adelaide, South Australia) |
| P | 10 | Brooke Wilkins | JUN/06/1974 | Brisbane Panthers (East Brisbane, Queensland) |
| IF | 11 | Peta Edebone | FEB/09/1969 | Rebels Softball Club |
| P | 14 | Kerry Wyborn | DEC/22/1977 | Cumberland Nepean (Sydney, NSW) |
| IF | 16 | Stacey Porter | MAR/29/1982 | University of Hawaii (Hawaii, USA) |
| IF | 21 | Natalie Titcume | DEC/06/1975 | Hills Missiles (Sydney, NSW) |
| IF | 25 | Fiona Crawford | FEB/21/1977 | Hills Missiles (Sydney, NSW) |
| OF | 26 | Simmone Morrow | OCT/31/1976 | Bears (Brisbane, Queensland) |
| OF | 27 | Natalie Hodgskin | MAY/24/1976 | Bears (Brisbane, Queensland) |
| IF | 28 | Amanda Doman | OCT/24/1977 | Brisbane Panthers (East Brisbane, Queensland) |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Simon Roskvist | AUG/07/1958 | ||
| Coach | Lloyd Howlett | JAN/17/1948 | ||
| Coach | Kere Johanson | DEC/07/1964 | ||
| Coach | Terry Downes | DEC/09/1972 | ||
| Canada | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| IF | 2 | Erin White | OCT/27/1977 | Team Canada |
| P | 3 | Lauren Bay | AUG/09/1981 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| IF | 4 | Sheena Lawrick | JUN/22/1983 | Calgary Double Diamonds Renegades |
| OF | 6 | Rachel Schill | JUN/09/1982 | Simon Fraser University |
| OF | 7 | Sasha Olson | SEP/23/1976 | Delta Heat (British Columbia) |
| IF | 9 | Cindy Eadie | SEP/21/1982 | Markham Tigers |
| IF | 10 | Kristy Odamura | OCT/03/1977 | Team Canada |
| IF | 11 | Angela Lichty | DEC/30/1979 | Delta Heat (British Columbia) |
| P | 15 | Ani Nyhus | AUG/18/1983 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| OF | 17 | Alison Bradley | APR/27/1979 | Brampton Blazers (Ontario) |
| C | 18 | Erin Cumpstone | NOV/04/1980 | Burnaby (British Columbia) |
| C | 22 | Kim Sarrazin | SEP/17/1977 | Team Canada |
| P | 24 | Auburn Sigurdson | APR/06/1981 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| P | 27 | Kaila Holtz | SEP/26/1981 | Team Canada |
| OF | 32 | Jackie Lance | MAY/09/1974 | White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Mike Renney | SEP/10/1964 | ||
| Coach | Glenn Boles | MAR/24/1951 | ||
| Coach | Patrick Murphy | NOV/28/1965 | ||
| China | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| P | 4 | Lu Wei | JUN/21/1983 | |
| IF | 5 | Deng Xiaoling | AUG/26/1974 | Sichuan |
| P | 7 | Li Qi | OCT/30/1983 | Dalian |
| C | 8 | Mi Renrong | SEP/07/1977 | |
| IF | 9 | Wang Xiaoyan | NOV/13/1970 | Zhengzhou City |
| IF | 10 | Zhang Ai | SEP/23/1981 | Shanghai Sports School |
| OF | 11 | Mu Xia | APR/08/1974 | Tianjin |
| IF | 12 | Wu Di | MAR/01/1982 | |
| P | 15 | Wei Qiang | APR/25/1972 | Beijing |
| IF | 18 | Li Chunxia | MAR/04/1977 | |
| OF | 19 | Zhou Yi | JUL/20/1983 | Chengdu City |
| P | 21 | Zhang Lixia | JAN/25/1977 | Lanzhou |
| OF | 23 | Luo Lin | APR/06/1979 | |
| IF | 25 | Tao Hua | DEC/12/1972 | Shanghai |
| C | 29 | Guo Jia | SEP/24/1980 | Changsha |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Treshan McDonald | FEB/10/1959 | ||
| Coach | Xu Fumin | AUG/11/1954 | ||
| Coach | Chen Wenyuan | JAN/15/1963 | ||
| Chinese Taipei | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| IF | 6 | Yen Show-tzu | OCT/19/1971 | Taipei |
| P | 9 | Lin Su-hua | OCT/12/1980 | Taiwan National University |
| OF | 10 | Huang Hui-wen | FEB/03/1980 | |
| OF | 11 | Li Chiu-ching | OCT/09/1982 | |
| IF | 12 | Chen Miao-yi | FEB/23/1983 | National Normal University |
| IF | 13 | Wang Shiao-ping | JUN/22/1981 | |
| IF | 15 | Chang Li-chiu | FEB/29/1980 | |
| IF | 18 | Wang Ya-fen | OCT/08/1969 | Taipei |
| P | 21 | Lai Sheng-jung | DEC/27/1978 | Taipei National University |
| P | 22 | Wu Chia-yen | JUN/28/1980 | Taiwan National University |
| C | 23 | Yang Hui-chun | APR/10/1970 | Taipei Country |
| P | 26 | Lin Po-jen | MAR/26/1981 | National Taiwan University |
| OF | 27 | Tung Yun-chi | DEC/27/1981 | Taichung |
| IF | 28 | Pan Tzu-hui | JAN/08/1983 | Taipei |
| OF | 36 | Chen Feng-yin | DEC/19/1979 | Taichung |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Ni Chao-liang | JUN/04/1951 | ||
| Coach | Chiu Li-su | OCT/02/1969 | ||
| Coach | Chen Jye-yen | FEB/02/1953 | ||
| Greece | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| OF | 1 | Lindsey Bashor | MAY/26/1983 | University of Iowa |
| C | 5 | Stacey Farnworth | NOV/11/1979 | American Pastime (California, USA) |
| IF | 7 | Katina Kramos | JUL/12/1972 | |
| P | 8 | Stephanie Skegas Maxwell | AUG/30/1968 | Southern California Sliders (California, USA) |
| IF | 9 | Jamie Farnworth | JAN/14/1982 | |
| IF | 12 | Chloe Kloezeman | MAY/29/1986 | Sorceres (California, USA) |
| IF | 13 | Ginny Georgantas | NOV/28/1979 | Whiteford Sharks (Illinois, USA) |
| P | 15 | Sarah Farnworth | JAN/07/1979 | |
| P | 16 | Kristen Karanzias | FEB/08/1984 | Orange County Batbusters (California, USA) |
| IF | 19 | Joanna Gail | APR/11/1986 | San Diego Thunder Under 18 Gold (California, USA) |
| IF | 21 | Vanessa Czarnecki | DEC/21/1979 | Fresno State Bulldogs (California, USA) |
| OF | 25 | Lindsay James | APR/26/1980 | California Gold Bears (California, USA) |
| OF | 26 | Joanna Bouziou | MAY/14/1973 | Tason, Keratsini |
| OF | 31 | Jessica Bashor | APR/08/1981 | |
| OF | 32 | Aikaterini Koutougkou | JUL/21/1976 | Marousi 2004 |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Linda Wells | DEC/13/1949 | ||
| Coach | Christa Dalakis | NOV/17/1975 | Marylanders (Maryland, USA) | |
| Coach | Diane Lynn Ninemire | FEB/12/1957 | ||
| Italy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| C | 1 | Ilaria Pino | FEB/18/1983 | Rhea Vendors Caronno |
| C | 2 | Eva Trevisan | APR/21/1980 | Fiorini Forli |
| IF | 3 | Sabrina Del Mastio | MAR/10/1971 | Fiorini Forli |
| IF | 4 | Stefania Vitaliani | JUL/16/1975 | Fiorini Forli |
| OF | 7 | Natalia Cimin | JUL/31/1979 | Caserta |
| IF | 8 | Jennifer Spediacci | APR/05/1978 | Fiorini Forli |
| IF | 12 | Marta Gambella | JUN/07/1974 | Mosca Macerata |
| P | 13 | Nicole Di Salvio | NOV/23/1979 | Bussolengo |
| P | 15 | Daniela Castellani | JUN/30/1975 | Avesani Bussolengo |
| P | 16 | Leslie Malerich | FEB/29/1980 | |
| P | 17 | Susan Bugliarello | OCT/18/1975 | |
| IF | 22 | Natalie Anter | APR/26/1980 | Fiorini Forli |
| OF | 23 | Francesca Francolini | DEC/27/1979 | Mosca Macerata |
| P | 24 | Annalisa Turci | SEP/26/1976 | Fiorini Forli |
| OF | 31 | Samanta Bardini | FEB/27/1977 | Caggiati Langhirano |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Barry Blanchard | MAR/22/1935 | ||
| Coach | Monica Corvino | AUG/17/1963 | ||
| Coach | Giacomo Livi | AUG/17/1954 | ||
| Coach | Marina Centrone | APR/22/1960 | ||
| Japan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| IF | 3 | Masumi Mishina | MAR/12/1982 | Hitachi Takasaki |
| IF | 4 | Emi Naito | OCT/06/1979 | Toyota Industries Corp. |
| IF | 5 | Rie Sato | AUG/14/1980 | Leo Palace 21 |
| OF | 7 | Yumi Iwabuchi | SEP/10/1979 | Hitachi Takasaki |
| OF | 11 | Eri Yamada | MAR/08/1984 | Hitachi Software |
| P | 12 | Naoko Sakamoto | MAY/11/1985 | Hitachi Takasaki |
| P | 15 | Yuki Sato | NOV/03/1980 | Leo Palace 21 |
| P | 17 | Yukiko Ueno | JUL/22/1982 | Hitachi Takasaki |
| P | 18 | Juri Takayama | OCT/21/1976 | Toyota Industries Corp. |
| IF | 19 | Kazue Ito | DEC/22/1977 | Hitachi Takasaki |
| P | 21 | Hiroko Sakai | NOV/03/1978 | Toda Chūō General Hospital |
| C | 23 | Emi Inui | OCT/26/1983 | Hitachi Takasaki |
| C | 25 | Noriko Yamaji | SEP/17/1970 | Taiyo Yuden |
| OF | 26 | Haruka Saito | MAR/14/1970 | Hitachi Software |
| IF | 28 | Reika Utsugi | JUN/01/1963 | Hitachi Takasaki |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | 30 | Taeko Utsugi | APR/06/1953 | |
| Coach | Mitsufumi Urano | JAN/25/1953 | ||
| Coach | Yoshimi Kobayashi | AUG/11/1968 | ||
| United States | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2004 |
| OF | 2 | Jessica Mendoza | NOV/11/1980 | Stanford University |
| IF | 3 | Lovieanne Jung | JAN/11/1980 | Arizona Wildcats |
| IF | 6 | Crystl Bustos | SEP/08/1977 | Palm Beach Community College |
| P | 7 | Amanda Freed | DEC/26/1979 | UCLA Bruins |
| P | 8 | Cat Osterman | APR/16/1983 | University of Texas Longhorns |
| IF | 11 | Tairia Flowers | JAN/09/1981 | UCLA |
| OF | 12 | Kelly Kretschman | AUG/26/1979 | University of Alabama |
| P | 16 | Lisa Fernandez | FEB/22/1971 | UCLA |
| IF | 20 | Leah Amico | SEP/09/1974 | University of Arizona |
| P | 21 | Lori Harrigan | SEP/05/1970 | UNLV |
| P | 27 | Jennie Finch | SEP/03/1980 | Arizona Wildcats |
| IF | 29 | Natasha Watley | NOV/27/1981 | Univ. of California Los Angeles Bruins |
| C | 31 | Jenny Topping | MAY/30/1980 | Cal State Fullerton |
| C | 33 | Stacey Nuveman | APR/26/1978 | UCLA |
| OF | 44 | Laura Berg | JAN/06/1975 | Fresno State |
| Bench Coaches | ||||
| Team Manager | Mike Candrea | AUG/29/1955 | ||
| Coach | Ken Eriksen | JAN/31/1961 | ||
| Coach | John Rittman | OCT/05/1963 | ||
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