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Karen Doell was playing Little League baseball at age eight and by age 13 senior women's softball with Winkler Skylarks. In her first year she was selected as MVP in the provincial championship. In 1983, she joined Smitty's juniors and helped the Winnipeg-based team win bronze in the Canadian championship. Outstanding defensively at second base, she consistently led Smitty's in batting average and RBI as the team won six medals in national championships over the next 15 years including three gold at the senior women's level. A member of Canada's National team from 1990-1996, Doell played in the 1991 and 1995 Pan Am Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics.