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The newcomers with Canada this week include precocious outfielder Victoria Hayward, who will be on the squad that goes to the World Cup in Oklahoma City in late July and the world championships qualifier in Venezuela in August.
Just 17, the speedster hit .667 as a Grade 11 in Mountainview, Calif., last season. The aspiring pediatrician is being recruited by Boston College, Northwestern and Stanford.
"I call myself a California girl, but truth is I'm from Toronto," says a grinning Hayward, whose family moved when she was eight.
Her dad was online in January when he discovered Victoria could play for Canada.
"My first thought was it was funny, a funny joke," she said. "'Really dad, the Olympic team? C'mon?"
She was invited to a tryout for the 17-and-under junior team and played so well she was invited to the senior team tryout, where she dazzled with her speed. In an exhibition game on Wednesday, she twice beat out infield choppers, reaching first base before the pitcher even had a chance to get the ball out of her glove.
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