LYE Joey

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 4 May 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.60/5'2''

Place of birth: TORONTO, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : LEWISBURG, PA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Softball CAN Canada	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #3 MEX Mexico 0 CAN Canada 4	Finished
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #4 USA United States 1 CAN Canada 0	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #7 AUS Australia 1 CAN Canada 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #11 CAN Canada 0 JPN Japan 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #14 CAN Canada 8 ITA Italy 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Bronze Medal Game #16 MEX Mexico 2 CAN Canada 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Softball World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Softball	2018	Chiba, JPN
3	Softball	2010	Caracas, VEN
4	Softball	2014	Haarlem, NED
5	Softball	2012	Whitehorse, YT, CAN

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Softball	2019	Lima, PER

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Softball	2017	Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Joey, Jojo, Jo (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

Reading, travelling, spending time with family and friends, going to the beach or lake, hockey. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Psychology - Williams College , Williamstown, MA, USA

Wife Baillie Versfeld

Languages spoken:

Mark Smith [national], CAN

Position style:

Infield (softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

Bats left, throws right (softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

Sporting relatives:

She is a distant relative of Canadian rower Matt Buie and Canadian sprint paddler Courtney Stott. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

Other sports:

She also played ice hockey, in addition to softball, for Williams College in the United States of America, and co-captained the university's ice hockey team in her senior year. (nescac.com, 01 Jun 2010; Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

2010 for Canada, World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

She underwent wrist surgery in 2018. She was unable to swing a bat for five months. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

In 2013 she fractured the tibial plateau in her leg and spent 10 weeks on crutches. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

She began the sport at age seven in Bridlewood, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

She took up the sport as a way to be active. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

To inspire future generations of female athletes. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

Winning gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

Canadian ice hockey players Vicky Sunohara and Wayne Gretzky. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

She puts on her left sock before her right sock, and then her left boot before her right boot. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Adapt and thrive." (Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

While playing softball for Williams College in the United States of America she was named 2009 New England Small College Athletic Conference [NESCAC] Player of the Year. In 2009 she was also named the Eastern College Athletic Conference [ECAC] Division III New England Player of the Year. (nescac.com, 01 Jun 2010)

General Interest

General
COACHING AND TRAINING
In 2019 she was in her third season serving as head coach of Bucknell University's softball team, in addition to playing her first season in the National Pro Fastpitch league with the Canadian Wild. While coaching she often takes part in training. "I think because I am the head coach and in charge of the practice planning, I'm able to write myself into practice as much as possible. I'm able to get reps with the team, both on offence and defence. I get live base running in, too. I love jumping into practice. The administration at Bucknell understands that I have a goal and a dream of playing in the 2020 Olympics. They have done nothing but support me through that. Not a single word is said if I'm in the gym training and not in my office. I feel empowered to train and pursue my dream and I couldn't ask for anything more. It's surreal to think that being an Olympian is actually a possibility now." (softballamerica.com, 12 Jun 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
After completing a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2009, she completed a master's degree in coaching and athletic administration at Concordia University Irvine in 2014. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019; Athlete, 18 Jul 2021)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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