July 5, 2017
Women’s National Softball Team Ready to Compete at US World Cup of Softball XII
Softball Canada – (Oklahoma City, OK) The Canadian Women’s National Softball Team is set to compete at the US World Cup of Softball XII in Oklahoma City, Okla. this week (July 5-9). Team Canada will start the event with a doubleheader, facing top-ranked Japan at 11:00am CDT followed by the USA Junior Women’s National Team at 1:30pm CDT.
The event will feature a total of eight teams, including the top four countries from the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Women’s Softball World Rankings – No. 1 Japan, No. 2 USA, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 Australia. Also competing will be No. 7 Puerto Rico, No. 10 Mexico, No. 17 Philippines and the USA Junior Women’s National Team. The teams will play a full round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the Gold medal game and other teams paired up for placement games.
Team Canada is coming off a bronze medal finish at the 2016 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship held last year in Surrey, B.C. The team held a selection camp that wrapped up last week and played a set of three exhibition games against the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) League.
Following the completion of the US World Cup of Softball XII, Team Canada will travel to Surrey, BC to compete at the Canada Cup International Softball Championship from July 11-17, which will feature 15 teams – including both Canada’s Women’s Elite team and Junior Women’s National Team.
The athletes who will represent Team Canada at the US World Cup of Softball XII are:
The event will feature a total of eight teams, including the top four countries from the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s Women’s Softball World Rankings – No. 1 Japan, No. 2 USA, No. 3 Canada, No. 4 Australia. Also competing will be No. 7 Puerto Rico, No. 10 Mexico, No. 17 Philippines and the USA Junior Women’s National Team. The teams will play a full round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the Gold medal game and other teams paired up for placement games.
Team Canada is coming off a bronze medal finish at the 2016 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship held last year in Surrey, B.C. The team held a selection camp that wrapped up last week and played a set of three exhibition games against the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) League.
Following the completion of the US World Cup of Softball XII, Team Canada will travel to Surrey, BC to compete at the Canada Cup International Softball Championship from July 11-17, which will feature 15 teams – including both Canada’s Women’s Elite team and Junior Women’s National Team.
The athletes who will represent Team Canada at the US World Cup of Softball XII are:
Athletes
| First Name | Last Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Brianna | Aguilar-Beaucage | Fort McMurray, Alta. |
| Kara | Bilodeau | Cumming, Ga. |
| Jocelyn | Cater | Delta, B.C. |
| Sarah | Chow | Victoria, B.C. |
| Larissa | Franklin | Maple Ridge, B.C |
| Courtney | Gilbert | Delhi, Ont. |
| Victoria | Hayward | Toronto, Ont. |
| Karissa | Hovinga | Edmonton, Alta. |
| Kelsey | Jenkins | Delta, B.C |
| Joey | Lye | Toronto, Ont. |
| Sara | Plourde | Lac Baker, N.B. |
| Erika | Polidori | Brantford, Ont. |
| Kaleigh | Rafter | Guelph, Ont. |
| Nicole | Rivait | Oakville, Ont. |
| Jenn | Salling | Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
| Holly | Speers | Surrey, B.C. |
| Carey-Leigh | Vyse | Ohsweken, Ont. |
| Natalie | Wideman | Mississauga, Ont. |
Coaching Staff
| Position | Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Mark Smith | Falmouth, N.S. |
| Assistant Coach | Melissa Basilio | Pickering, Ont. |
| Assistant Coach | Russell Cooper | Tahiti Bay, NZL |
| Assistant Coach | Dave Paetkau | Abbotsford, B.C, |
| Performance Analysis | Hubie Basilio | North York, Ont |
| Mental Performance Coach | Lauren Tashman | Pennington, N.J. |
| Physiotherapist | Laurie Freebairn | Maple Ridge, B.C. |
| Strength & Conditioning Lead | Scott Willgress | Halifax, N.S. |
| Team Leader | Megan Timpf | Port Dover, Ont. |
Umpires
| First Name | Last Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Geneviève | Gaudreau | La Prairie, Que. |
| Aaron | Poulin | Hope, B.C. |
Team Canada Schedule
| Date | Game | Time | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 5 | Canada vs. Japan | 11:00am CDT | Stream | Stats |
| Canada vs. USA JWNT | 1:30pm CDT | Stream | Stats | |
| July 6 | Canada vs. Philippines | 2:30pm CDT | Stream | Stats |
| Canada vs. United States | 6:00pm CDT | Stream | Stats | |
| July 7 | Canada vs. Mexico | 10:30am CDT | Stream | Stats |
| Canada vs. Puerto Rico | 1:30pm CDT | Stream | Stats | |
| July 8 | Canada vs. Australia | 3:30pm CDT | Stream | Stats |
| July 9 | Placement Games | TBD | Stream | Stats |
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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