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'''Caitlin Anne Lever''' (born March 12, 1985) is an American-Canadian softball outfielder.<ref name=SoftballCanada1>{{cite web|url=http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=309|title=Profiles - Caitlin Lever|publisher=Softball Canada|accessdate=2008-08-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203551/http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=309|archivedate=2011-07-06}}</ref><ref name=SoftballCanada2>{{cite web|url=http://www.softball.ca/page.asp?id=106|title=Senior Women's National Team Roster|publisher=Softball Canada|accessdate=2008-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803064428/http://www.softball.ca/page.asp?id=106|archive-date=2008-08-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life== Lever was born in Morristown, New Jersey, when her father Don Lever played for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Due to her birth in the US, Lever is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.langleytimes.com/sports/canadian-open-caitlin-lever-leads-canada-into-border-battle-against-team-usa-video/|title=Canadian Open: Caitlin Lever leads Canada into border battle against Team USA|last=Solinsky|first=Kolby|work=Langley Times|date=July 18, 2014|accessdate=June 26, 2018}}</ref> In her youth, she played ice hockey.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/caitlin-lever-1.732556|title=CBC Olympics - Caitlin Lever|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=2008-08-21}}</ref> She graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007. In her final year playing for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets softball team, she set team records for hits and on-base percentage.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
==Career== She played for Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.<ref name=CBC/>
From 2008 to 2011, Lever played for the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch.<ref name=SoftballCanada1/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://profastpitch.com/chicago-bandits-outfielder-retires/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011710/https://profastpitch.com/chicago-bandits-outfielder-retires/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |title=CHICAGO BANDITS OUTFIELDER RETIRES |publisher=National Pro Fastpitch |access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal== She currently resides in Buffalo, New York.<ref name=SoftballCanada1/>
Her father and uncle are both former NHL players: Don Lever and Rick Ley, respectively.<ref name=SoftballCanada1/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Cite web |url=http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=309 |title=Profile at Softball Canada |access-date=August 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706203551/http://www.softball.ca/profile.asp?pID=309 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} *[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/caitlin-lever-1.732556 Profile at CBC Olympics] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120923125837/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/lever_caitlin00.html Caitlin Lever: Georgia Tech Player Bio] *[http://www.gogriffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=105179&SPID=12008&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=20500&ATCLID=1464120&Q_SEASON=2003 Caitlin Lever: Canisius Player Bio]
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