Canada women's national baseball team

Last updated

Canada women's national baseball team
Information
CountryCanada
Federation Baseball Canada
Confederation WBSC Americas
ManagerAnthony Pluta
WBSC ranking
Current 8 Decrease2.svg 5 (22 September 2023) [1]
World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1969 )
Best result Silver medal world centered.svg Silver (2: 2008, 2016)
Pan American Games
Appearances1 (first in 2015 )
Best result Silver medal america.svg Silver (2015)

The Canada women's national baseball team represents Canada in international baseball. They are overseen by Baseball Canada, the governing body of baseball in Canada.

Contents

Team

Current roster

The roster for the 2015 Pan American Games. [2]

Legend: C = Catcher, IF = Infielder, OF = Outfielder, P = Pitcher

Competitive record

World Cup

Pan American Games

Awards and honours

Team MVP

YearPlayerProvincePosition
2005 Ashley Stephenson Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Third Base
2006Amanda AsayFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia First Base
2008Ashley StephensonFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario Third Base
2009 Kate Psota Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario First Base
2010Kate PsotaFlag of Ontario.svg  Ontario First Base
2011Meagan Cornelssen [4] Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta Outfield

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Baseball Federation</span> International baseball governing body

The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is the former worldwide governing body of baseball. It has since been superseded by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), and continues to exist as the WBSC's baseball division. Between 1944 and 1975, it was known by its Spanish-language name, as the Federación Internacional de Béisbol Amateur, or FIBA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baseball World Cup</span> International baseball competition

The Baseball World Cup (BWC) was an international baseball tournament for national teams around the world, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). First held in 1938 as the Amateur World Series (AWS), it was, for most of its history, the highest level of international baseball competition in the world. Even after it was supplanted in this regard in 2006 by the modern World Baseball Classic (WBC), the Baseball World Cup was still considered by the IBAF to be a major world championship, along with the WBC and the Summer Olympic Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia national baseball team</span> Australia national baseball team

The Australian national baseball team represents Australia in international baseball tournaments and competitions. It is ranked as the top team in Oceania, and is the Oceanian Champion, having been awarded the title in 2007 when New Zealand withdrew from the Oceania Baseball Championship. After achieving a last (16th) place in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, its rank dropped to 13, which is the lowest rank Australia ever received. The highest rank it has achieved is 6th, and its current rank is 10th.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States national baseball team</span>

The United States national baseball team, also known as Team USA represents the United States in international-level baseball competitions. The team is currently ranked 2nd in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The United States has won many international tournaments, many of which are now discontinued. Most notably the team won the Olympic baseball tournament in 2000, and the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Italy national baseball team</span> Team representing Italy in baseball competitions

The Italy national baseball team represents Italy in international baseball competitions. The Italian national team was ranked 16th in the world as of 2022. The team is managed by Mike Piazza, a former New York Mets player and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.

The Brazil national baseball team is the national baseball team of Brazil. The team represents Brazil in international competitions. The team is currently ranked 18th in the world.

The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball teams from around the world compete. Through its 2012 edition, it was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation; following the 2013 merger of the IBAF with the International Softball Federation, subsequent tournaments are sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). In the nine times it has been held, the tournament has been won twice by the United States and seven consecutive times by Japan in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2024.

The Australian women's national baseball team, nicknamed the Emeralds, represents Australia in international women's baseball tournaments and competitions. The team is controlled by the Australian Baseball Federation, which is represented in the Baseball Confederation of Oceania (BCO). They are the only team in Oceania to be formally ranked by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), and are the 3rd ranked women's baseball team in the world. The Emeralds have been in existence since 2001, when the first ever squad was selected from the 2001 National Women’s Championships, held in Sydney. They compete in the biennial IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup.

The WBSC World Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in baseball, softball, and baseball5. The teams of the member nations of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), baseball's world governing body, are ranked based on their tournament results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A point system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of WBSC-recognized international tournaments. Under the existing system, rankings are based on a team's performance over the last four years, with major international tournaments awarded a higher weighting compared to minor international and continental tournaments.

The United States women's national baseball team is a national team that represents the United States of America in international women's baseball competitions. It is controlled by USA Baseball and is a member of the Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Baseball World Cup</span> International amateur baseball tournament

The 2011 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 39th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. Panama were first-time hosts, with games held in four cities, from October 1 to 15.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U-23 Baseball World Cup</span> Baseball world championship

The U-23 Baseball World Cup is a biennial, professional-level, National Team, baseball world championship of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), replacing Baseball World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WBSC Premier12</span> World baseball tournament

The WBSC Premier12 is the international baseball tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), featuring the 12 highest-ranked national baseball teams in the world. The first tournament was held by Taiwan and Japan in November 2015. The second tournament, 2019 WBSC Premier12, was held in November 2019, and served as a qualifier for two teams for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's baseball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. Rosters can have a maximum of 18 athletes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashley Stephenson</span> Canadian ice hockey and baseball player

Ashley Stephenson is a former two-sport athlete from Ontario who played baseball for Canada women's national baseball team and ice hockey in the original NWHL and the CWHL. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Katherine "Kate" Psota is a Canadian former competitor with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey program. She was a member of the Canada women's national baseball team that won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amanda Asay</span> Canadian baseball and ice hockey player (1988–2022)

Amanda Karlene Asay was a Canadian baseball and ice hockey player. She played on the Canada women's national baseball team from 2005 to 2021, and was its longest-serving member at the time of her death. She batted and threw right-handed, and played at catcher, first base, and starting pitcher.

Stéphanie Savoie is a Canadian baseball catcher from Quebec. She is a member of the Canada women's national baseball team which won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

The 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup was the 7th edition of the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, the biennial international women's baseball world championship tournament. The competition was held in Gijang, South Korea from September 3 to September 11, 2016.

Claire Eccles is a Canadian baseball player. She is a left-handed pitcher who throws three pitches, including a knuckleball. She has been a member of the women's national baseball team of Canada, and has competed in the 2014 and 2016 Women's Baseball World Cups as well as the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2017, she joined the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League and became the first woman to play in that league. She was also a member of the softball team at the University of British Columbia.

References

  1. "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN – Canada" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. July 19, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. "06 Mornau". canadianbaseballnews.com.
  4. http://www.nccp.baseball.ca/eng_news_story.cfm?NewsID=2023