The sport of softball has allowed Doug Allin to see the world.
As the assistant coach for the Canadian MenB次元官网网址檚 National team, he helped earn a silver medal at the Pan American Championship in Argentina at the beginning of May. The high placing means he will be joining the club at the MenB次元官网网址檚 Softball World Cup in New Zealand in November.
The journey for the former Campbell Riverite started with games on Willow Point diamonds.
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He recalled friends playing hockey in the winter, and softball in the summer, and noted some exceptional players have come out of Campbell River.
While many of the kids he competed with moved on from the sport, Allin, now based in Peachland, B.C., always stuck with it.
Stints pitching with teams in Victoria, Vancouver, Squamish and Portland preceded his retirement from playing in 2012, but he continued coaching his daughters.
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The home team would claim its fourth title, and first since 1992 at the games.
Allin scouted the opposing pitchers, and provided helpful hints to the teamB次元官网网址檚 batters over the tournament.
In 2019, he was named the assistant coach, and last year more responsibility was put onto his plate when he was given the reins of the menB次元官网网址檚 national under-23 squad.
He credits his success to a lot of listening.
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ronan.odoherty@campbellrivermirror.com
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