Ottawa, Ont. – After an impressive summer on the international stage, Softball Canada is proud to unveil the roster for the Women’s National Team that will represent Canada at the 2025 World Games, taking place August 13–17 in Chengdu, China.
Fresh off a gold medal performance at the Pan American Championship in Montería, Colombia and a silver medal finish at the 2025 Canada Cup, The World Games offers another opportunity for Canada to build on that success against some of the strongest programs in the world.
“Our program has incredible momentum right now,” said the Women’s National Team Head Coach, Kaleigh Rafter. “This roster has a mix of veteran leadership and emerging talent, and they’ve already shown they can compete at the highest level. The World Games will be another step forward for this group.”
Team Canada (No. 4) will compete in Group B, alongside Japan (No. 1), Puerto Rico (No. 3), and Australia (No. 8). Group A will include the United States (No. 2), Chinese Taipei (No. 5), the Netherlands (No. 6) and China (No. 10)
The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, with the tournament culminating in a medal round on Sunday, August 17.
Canada last competed at the World Games in 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, where they earned a sixth-place finish.
The athletes named to Canada’s 2025 World Games Women’s roster are:
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Dawn | Bodrug | Georgetown, Ont. |
| Emma | Entzminger | Victoria, B.C. |
| Logan | Forman | Brantford, Ont. |
| Larissa | Franklin | Maple Ridge, B.C. |
| Zoe | Hicks | Boissevain, Man. |
| Kianna | Jones | Surrey, B.C. |
| Janet | Leung | Mississauga, Ont. |
| Grace | Messmer | Cloverdale, B.C. |
| Callum | Pilgrim | Abbotsford, B.C. |
| Erika | Polidori | Brantford, Ont. |
| Morgan | Rackel | Calgary, Alta. |
| Morgan | Reimer | Langley, B.C. |
| Annabel | Teperson | Campbell River, B.C. |
| Natalie | Wideman | Mississauga, Ont. |
| CC | Wong | Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
COACHING STAFF
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Head Coach | Kaleigh Rafter | Guelph, Ont. |
| Assistant Coach | Chris Jones | Oshawa, Ont. |
| Assistant Coach | Christian Conrad | Fort Worth, Tex. |
| Assistant Coach | Joey Lye | Toronto, Ont. |
| Athletic Trainer | Natalie Ghobrial | Toronto, Ont. |
| Manager | Angela Ballantyne | Ottawa, Ont. |
2025 WOMEN’S WORLD GAMES SCHEDULE
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (China Standard Time / EDT) |
| August 13 | Canada vs. Puerto Rico | 10:00am CST (Aug. 12, 10:00pm EDT) |
| August 14 | Australia vs. Canada | 10:00am CST (Aug. 13, 10:00pm EDT) |
| August 15 | Japan vs. Canada | 10:00am CST (Aug. 14. 10:00pm EDT) |
| August 16–17 | Semifinals & Medal Games | TBD |
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