Canada unveil roster for WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Finals
Softball Canada has announced its roster for the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Finals, to be played from 27 September to 1 October at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Canada roster:
- Raphaelle Bouchard
- Cece Brown
- Chantal Carriere
- Cali Chapman
- Deschanel Donovan
- Addison Fech
- Abigail Findlay
- Skylar Flanagan
- Emma Frisky
- Isabella Gill
- Tegan Harnett
- Avery Hess
- Avery Porter
- Rylee Ruppel
- Katherine Thiessen
- Avery Tucker
Seven players return from the squad that finished second in Group C last year to secure Canada’s place in Oklahoma: Brown, Carriere, Chapman, Hess, Porter, Ruppel and Tucker.
Canada has competed in 13 of the previous 14 editions of the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup, missing only the 2021 tournament in Lima, Peru, which was impacted by the pandemic. Their best finish came in 2019 in Irvine, USA, where they claimed the bronze medal — the nation’s first and only podium in the event.
Currently ranked No. 4 in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Ranking, Canada will open Group A play against No. 5 Chinese Taipei on 27 September, before facing a doubleheader on 28 September versus No. 7 China and No. 2 USA. The top two teams in the group will advance to the Super Round.