Ottawa, Ont. – Softball Canada and the Women’s National Team coaching staff are pleased to announce the roster for the 2024 Canadian Women’s National Team. This elite group of twenty-one athletes is set to compete in the P5 Colorado event, hosted by Triple Crown Sports and College Sports Evaluation from June 26-28 in Fort Collins, Col. Following this, they will showcase their skills at the Canada Cup from July 1-7, in Surrey B.C.

The roster boasts a blend of seasoned and emerging talent, including six members from Canada’s 2020 Olympic softball team and thirteen athletes from the 2023 WBSC World Cup Group Stage, where their efforts secured Canada’s spot in the World Cup Finals.

The team also includes sixteen athletes who competed in last year’s Canada Cup, while five new faces will make their debut for the Canadian Women’s National Team.

The coaching staff made their selections after holding two regional identification camps and one final selection camp.

The athletes who will represent Canada at the 2024 P5 Tournament and Canada Cup are:

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	HOMETOWN
Dawn	Bodrug	Georgetown, Ont.
Kristen	Boyd	Carbon, Atla.
Larissa	Franklin	Maple Ridge, B.C.
Sara	Groenewegen	Surrey, B.C.
Kelsey	Harshman	Delta, B.C.
Zoe	Hicks	Boissevain, Man.
Kianna	Jones	Surrey, B.C.
Katie	Korstrom	Abbotsford, B.C.
Janet	Leung	Mississauga, Ont.
* Natasha	*Limbani	Mississauga, Ont.
Brook	Melnychuk	Saskatoon, Sask.
Grace	Messmer	Surrey, B.C.
Madelyn	McKinnon	Surrey, B.C.
Callum	Pilgrim	Abbotsford, B.C.
Erika	Polidori	Brantford, Ont.
Morgan	Rackel	Calgary, Atla.
Nicole	Rivait	Oakville, Ont.
Nicola	Simpson	Seattle, Wash.
Jana	Want	Stoney Creek, Ont.
Natalie	Wideman	Mississauga, Ont.
CC	Wong	Port Coquitlam, B.C.

BOLD = Members of the 2023 Canada Cup Roster 
* Denotes Alternate

Coaching Staff 

POSITION	NAME	HOMETOWN
Head Coach	Kaleigh Rafter	Guelph, Ont.
Assistant Coach	Chris Jones	Oshawa, Ont.
Assistant Coach	Joey Lye	Toronto, Ont.
Assistance Coach	Christian Conrad	Forth Worth, TX.
Athletic Trainer	Natalie Ghobrial	Toronto, Ont.
Athletic Trainer	Nikki Antonopoulos	Toronto, Ont.
Manager	Angela Ballantyne	Ottawa, Ont.

P5 Colorado Event Schedule 

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME
June 26	Canada vs. TC Colorado	6:00pm MDT (8:00pm EDT)
June 27	Canada vs. Louisville Lady Sluggers	6:00pm MDT (8:00pm EDT)
June 28	Canada vs. Epic National 18u	4:00pm MDT (6:00pm EDT)
June 28	Canada vs. TC Colorado	6:00pm MDT (8:00pm EDT)

2024 Canada Cup Schedule 

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME
June 29	Canada vs. Czechia	6:30pm PDT (9:30pm EDT)
July 1	Canada vs. New Zealand	1:00pm PDT (4:00pm EDT)
July 1	Canada vs. Mexico	6:00pm PDT (9:00pm EDT)
July 2	Canada vs. Philippines	6:00pm PDT (9:00pm EDT)
July 3	Canada vs. Israel	6:30pm PDT (9:30pm EDT)
July 4	Canada vs. Hong Kong, China	6:00pm PDT (9:00pm EDT)
July 5-6	Playoff and Championship Games

For more information, please contact:

Cassidy Burton
Manager – Marketing & Communications
Softball Canada
m: 613-523-5761
w: www.softball.ca | e: cburton@softball.ca