Canadian Men’s Softball Team Ready to Compete at The World Games 2025

Chengdu, China – After having its first game yesterday postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, the Canadian Men’s National Softball Team is ready to open The World Games at the Xindu Better City Softball Complex in Chengdu with a doubleheader, facing Australia August 7th at 9:00am China Standard time (August 6th 9:00pm Eastern Daylight Time) and the United States at 3:00pm CST (3:00am EDT).


The Canadian squad will be led by the coaching staff of John Stuart (Merritt, B.C.), Les Howey (Conception Bay South) and Doug Allin (Peachland, B.C.). The roster includes nine (9) athletes who recently competed at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals in Prince Albert, along with four (4) other athletes from the Athlete Pool who previously represented Canada at the international level.
 
Men’s Softball returns to The World Games for the first time since 1981. The competition is being held August 6-10, with eight teams competing in two pools. Group A includes Japan (No. 1), Venezuela (No. 2), Argentina (No. 3) and the Czech Republic (No. 9), while Group B is comprised of Australia (No. 4), Canada (No. 6), the United States (No. 7) and Singapore (No. 11).
 
The top two teams from each group will advance to the crossover semi-finals, with the winner of the two semi-finals advancing to the gold medal game and the losing teams squaring off for bronze.

TEAM CANADA ROSTER

FIRST NAMELAST NAMEHOMETOWN
SeanClearyHarbour Main, N.L.
BradleyEzekielHolyrood, N.L.
KyleEzkekielHolyrood, N.L.
JordanHudsonSaskatoon, Sask.
BlakeHunterNanaimo, B.C.
DerekHydeTavistock, Ont.
JustinLaskowskiWarman, Sask.
MaxMajorDelisle, Sask.
MitchMcKayTavistock, Ont.
JordanPomeroyPlacentia, N.L.
TylerRandersonNew Hamburg, Ont.
JustinSchofieldGrand Pre, N.S.
TySebastianBrussels, Ont.
NickWhiteTruro, N.S.

BOLD = Participated in 2025 WBSC Men’s World Cup Finals

COACHING STAFF

POSITIONNAMEHOMETOWN
Head CoachJohn StuartMerritt, B.C.
Assistant CoachDoug AllinPeachland, B.C.
Assistant CoachLes HoweyConception Bay South, NL
PhysiotherapistJordy BurgessOttawa, Ont.
CEOMike BranchaudCornwall, Ont.

TEAM CANADA SCHEDULE

DATEOPPONENTTIME (China Standard Time / EDT)
August 7Australia9:00am CST (Aug, 6, 9:00pm EDT)
 United States3:00pm CST (Aug. 7, 3:00am EDT)
August 8Singapore10:00am CST (Aug. 7, 10:00pm EDT)
August 9Playoff/Placement RoundTBD
August 10Medal RoundTBD

*All three preliminary round games scheduled on Diamond 1.
 

Coverage of The World Games will be available through the event website, the WBSC website and streaming for games on Diamond 1 will be at https://live.theworldgames.org/.

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For more information, please contact:

Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Operations
Softball Canada
m: 613-795-1996
w: www.softball.ca | e: gleblanc@softball.ca

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