Mexico aiming for historic WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup title
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<p>"We are here to become World Champions, we have a very good team and this is our goal," said Mexico manager Vicente Jimenez, who didn't hide his team's ambition looking ahead to the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="WBSC Women's Baseball World Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals/home" target="_blank">WBSC Women's Baseball World Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT</a>, which starts in Thunder Bay on Sunday.</p>
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<p>"I believe that our best quality is the team's spirit, the chemistry the girls created during the hard trek that took us here," Jimenez added.</p>
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<p>Mexico, who are making their debut in the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, placed third in the<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="2023 Group A (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-a/home" target="_blank"> Group A</a> tournament last year behind USA and Canada. Their lineup combined for a .254 batting average, while their pitchers allowed a 4.74 earned run average.</p>
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<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The world No. 5's intense preparation for the Finals began in the fall of 2023 with the <em>Copa Octubre</em>. In December,</span> Jimenez took his players to the <em>Copa Nayarit</em>. </p>
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<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In 2024, Mexico participated in the <em>Copa Yucatán</em> in March, and Jimenez had a chance to scout his players in the National Championship in May.</span> The National Team opened camp in early July. </p>
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<h4><strong>Mexico's final roster</strong> </h4>
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<p>PITCHERS (9) Maricela Aguillera, Narda Andrade, Rosa Del Castillo, Marcela Diaz, Andrea Duran, Selene Huerta, Dafne Mejia, Adriana Palma, Paulina Ruiz, <br>CATCHERS (2) Liliana Segovia, Maria Valenzuela,<br>INFIELDERS (6) Rocio Barajas, Samaria Benitez, Edith De Leija, Daniela Leal, Denise Perez, Flor Valerio <br>OUTFIELDERS (3) Melody Cortes, Diana Ibarra, Marlen Laguna,</p>
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<p>The coaching staff serving under Jimenez includes Augustin Avila, Eliseo Villareal.</p>
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