Team Canada Ready to Compete at WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship
Softball Canada – Prague/Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic – The Canadian Men’s National Team is set to compete at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship being held in Prague and Havlíčkův Brod in the Czech Republic from June 13 to 23.
Team Canada is coming into the World Championship after winning Gold at the Kelowna May Days tournament last month. At the previous WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship held in Whitehorse, Yuk. in 2017, Canada earned the Bronze medal.
The WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship will feature sixteen (16) teams split into two groups with the top four teams from each group advancing to the single elimination playoff round. The semi-finals will take place on June 22nd while the Bronze and Gold medal games are scheduled to be played on June 23rd.
Team Canada, who is currently ranked #2 in the WBSC Men’s Softball World Rankings, will compete in Group B along with #4 Australia, #6 United States of America, #8 Venezuela, #11 Denmark, #12 South Africa, #19 Netherlands, and #22 Singapore.
Team Canada’s first game will be on Friday, June 14th at 1:30pm CEST (7:30am EDT) against Denmark.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship from June 13-23 are:
ATHLETES
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan | Abrey | Richmond, B.C. |
| Ryan | Boland | St. John’s, N.L. |
| Shane | Boland | St. John’s, N.L. |
| Patrick | Burns | Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Sean | Cleary | Harbour Main, N.L. |
| Jeff | Ellsworth | St. Lawrence, P.E.I. |
| Bradley | Ezekiel | Harbour Main, N.L. |
| Kyle | Ezekiel | Holyrood, N.L. |
| Jason | Hill | St. John’s, N.L. |
| Blake | Hunter | Nanaimo, B.C. |
| Scott | Lieph | Sooke, B.C. |
| Derek | Mayson | North Vancouver, B.C. |
| Devon | McCullough | Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Steve | Mullaley | Freshwater, N.L. |
| Tyler | Pauli | Mitchell, Ont. |
| Mathieu | Roy | St-Gervais, Que. |
| Kris | Walushka | Victoria, B.C. |
COACHING STAFF
| POSITION | NAME | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | John Stuart | Merritt, B.C. |
| Assistant Coach | Doug Allin | Peachland, B.C. |
| Assistant Coach | John Hill | St. John’s, N.L. |
| Assistant Coach | Les Howey | Conception Bay, N.L. |
| Video Coach | Kalen Kovitch | Prince Albert, Sask. |
| Athletic Therapist | Adam Davies | Ottawa, Ont. |
| Manager – MNT | Mike Branchaud | Ottawa, Ont. |
UMPIRES
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Gallant | Moncton, N.B. |
| Darren | Gerrior |
TEAM CANADA SCHEDULE
| DATE | GAME | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| June 14 | Canada vs. Denmark | 7:30am EDT |
| June 15 | Canada vs. Netherlands | 10:30am EDT |
| June 16 | Canada vs. Australia | 1:30pm EDT |
| June 17 | Canada vs. United States | 1:30pm EDT |
| June 18 | Canada vs. Venezuela | 7:30am EDT |
| June 19 | Canada vs. Singapore | 7:30am EDT |
| June 20 | Canada vs. South Africa | 7:30am EDT |
| June 21 | Playoff Round | TBD |
| June 22 | Playoff Round | TBD |
| June 23 | Medal Round | TBD |
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Marketing & Communications
Softball Canada
p: (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 | m: (613) 795-1996
w: www.softball.ca | e: gleblanc@softball.ca