Nicole Luchanski Explained

Nicole Luchanski (born 20 December 1989, in Edmonton, Alberta) 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

She has competed with the Canadian national team in five IBAF Women’s World Cups (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). In the bronze medal game of the 2012 Women’s World Cup, a 17–13 victory against Australia, Luchanski hit the first home run of the event.[4] Of note, it was an inside the park home run,[5] making Luchanski the only player at the event to hit a home run.

In 2014, she competed with Team Alberta, winning a gold medal at the Senior Women’s Invitational National Championships in Canada. She also had the opportunity to train with Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar at Whalley Athletic Park in Surrey, British Columbia. It was part of the second day of training camp leading up to the 2014 Women's World Cup.[6]

Awards and honours

Personal

She graduated from the University of Alberta in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baseball - Event Overview - Women . Toronto2015.org . Pan American Games . January 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171210030046/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/baseball/event-overview-women.htm . December 10, 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN - Canada . Toronto2015.org . Pan American Games . January 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111427/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/BB/TO2015_BB_C33_BBW400000C_CAN.pdf . March 4, 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2015-05-17 . Canadian Women's Baseball Team Named for TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games . 2024-11-10 . Baseball Canada.
  4. Web site: 2012-08-19 . Canada Wins Bronze at 2012 Women's World Cup . https://web.archive.org/web/20150720222921/http://www.baseballalberta.com/default.aspx?p=article&id=26721 . 2015-07-20 . Baseball Alberta.
  5. Web site: Van Diest . Derek . 2012-08-19 . Canada wins bronze at Women's World Cup . 2024-11-10 . Toronto Sun.
  6. Web site: 2014-08-20 . Women's National Team gets Hall of Fame help from Roberto Alomar . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182628/http://www.baseball.ca/womens-national-team-gets-hall-of-fame-help-from-roberto-alomar . 2015-09-23 . Baseball Canada.
  7. Web site: Jimmy Rattlesnake Award . 2024-11-10 . Baseball Canada.

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