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By Sam Bennison

B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Local Athlete Amanda Asay has been inducted to B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

Oct 25, 2023 | 1:33 PM

PRINCE GEORGE— The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame revealed it’s 2024 Induction Class today (October 25) with five athletes, three builder-coaches, one team, one pioneer, one media member and the winner of the prestigious W.A.C. Bennett Award. Of the Athletes that were named Amanda Asay was included for her achievements in baseball.

At 17 years old the Prince George local joined the Canadian women’s national baseball team, where she led Canada to five medals (two silver, three bronze) at the Women’s Baseball World Cup during her career. At the 2006 tournament where Canada won bronze she was the only Canadian named to the World Cup All-Star team.

Asay led Canada to a historic silver medal in women’s baseball at the 2015 Pan American Games, the first major multi-sport Games to feature women’s baseball.

Two-time winner of Baseball Canada’s female player of the year award (2006, 2016).

In 2017, Baseball America ranked her seventh overall in the world among all female baseball players, the only Canadian named to the list.

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She was the longest serving member of the Canadian women’s national baseball team, being a member for 17 years.

Asay passed away January 2022, in a tragic skiing accident. Her parents were in Vancouver this morning to accept the honour on her behalf.

Since 1966, the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame has inducted 452 individuals and 69 teams to its Hall of Champions. A formal induction gala for the Class of 2024 is scheduled to be help in May, 2024, with details to be announced in the coming months.