Softball Canada Announces 2023 WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage and 2023 Canada Cup
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20th, 2023
Ottawa, Ont. – Softball Canada and the Women’s National Team coaching staff are pleased to announce the Canadian Women’s National Team roster that will compete at the 2023 WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage from July 22-26, 2023, in Castions di Strada and Buttrio, Italy.
The coaching staff made their selections after holding three regional identification camps and one final selection camp.
Canada is currently ranked fifth in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Rankings and qualified for the WBSC World Cup Group Stage and the 2023 Pan American Games with a silver-medal performance at the 2022 WBSC Pan American Championship held November 12-19 in Guatemala City.
The 2023 WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup will be the first tournament staged under the new two-stage format. A total of 18 teams have been split into three groups, with the top two teams in each group’s final standing advancing to the Finals that will be held in 2024 in Italy. The two remaining spots will be awarded to wild card entries and/or the host.
Canada will be in Group C, accompanied by No. 2 Japan, No. 8 Italy, No.22 Venezuela, No. 26 Philippines, and No. 28 New Zealand.
Live scoring will be available through the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup website, with live streaming available through GameTime.sport.
The athletes who will represent Canada at the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage are:
FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
Dawn | Bodrug | Georgetown, Ont. |
Rylie | Crane | Toronto, Ont. |
Emma | Entzminger | Victoria, B.C. |
Larissa | Franklin | Maple Ridge, B.C. |
Sara | Groenewegen | Langley, B.C. |
Kelsey | Harshman | Delta, B.C. |
Zoe | Hicks | Boissevain, Man. |
Kianna | Jones | Surrey, B.C. |
Janet | Leung | Mississauga, Ont. |
Grace | Messmer | Surrey, B.C. |
Callum | Pilgrim | Abbotsford, B.C. |
Erika | Polidori | Brantford, Ont. |
Morgan | Rackel | Calgary, Alta. |
Nicole | Rivait | Oakville, Ont. |
Samantha | Ryan | Monroe, N.Y. |
Natalie | Wideman | Mississauga, Ont. |
FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
Head Coach | Kaleigh Rafter | Guelph, Ont. |
Assistant Coach | Chris Jones | Oshawa, Ont. |
Assistant Coach | Jenn Salling | Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
Assistant Coach | Christian Conrad | Forth Worth, TX |
Athletic Therapist | Natalie Ghobrial | Toronto, Ont. |
Team Leader | Joey Lye | Toronto, Ont. |
Manager | Angela Ballantyne | Ottawa, Ont. |
DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
July 22 | Canada vs. Philippines | 5:00pm CEST (11:00am EDT) |
July 23 | Canada vs. Venezuela | 2:00pm CEST (8:00am EDT) |
July 24 | Canada vs. Japan | 2:00pm CEST (8:00am EDT) |
July 25 | Canada vs. New Zealand | 11:00am CEST (5:00am EDT) |
FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
Ruby | Anderson | Victoria, B.C. |
Kristen | Boyd | Carbon, Alta. |
Madelyn | McKinnon | Surrey, B.C. |
Morgan | Reimer | Langley, B.C. |
Nicola | Simpson | Seattle, Wash. |
DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
June 29 | Canada vs. Florida Vibe | TBD |
June 30 | Canada vs. Florida Vibe | TBD |
July 1 | Canada vs. Florida Vibe | TBD |
July 1 | Canada vs. Florida Vibe | TBD |
DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | ||
July 10 | Canada vs. Australia | 6:00pm PDT (3:00pm EDT) | ||
July 11 | Canada vs. Greece |
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July 11 | Canada vs. Italy | 6:00pm PDT (3:00pm EDT) | ||
July 12 | Canada vs. Mexico | 6:30pm PDT (3:30pm EDT) | ||
July 13 | Canada vs. Israel | 6:00pm PDT (3:00pm EDT) | ||
July 14 | Canada vs. Japan | 6:00pm PDT (3:00pm EDT) | ||
July 15 | Playoff Round | TBD | ||
July 16 | Medal Round | TBD |