Team Canada Begins Final Preparations for
WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship

(Kitchener, ON) The Canadian Junior Men’s National Team is entering its final preparations before the beginning of the WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship, which will take place July 24-30 in Midland, Michigan. Team Canada will leave for Midland on Wednesday and will play a few exhibition games before opening the tournament against New Zealand at 4:00pm EDT on Sunday, July 24.
 
The tournament will feature thirteen teams divided in two pools. Pool A will feature Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Czech Republic, Denmark, the United States and Venezuela, while Pool B will include Canada, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa. The top four teams from each pool will advance to the playoff round, with the other teams competing in the placement round. All games will be webstreamed through the tournament website.
 
Canada finished seventh at the previous Junior Men’s World Championship held in Whitehorse in 2014. Argentina won the Gold medal, with New Zealand taking Silver and Japan earning Bronze.
 
Team Canada Head Coach Tom Doucette (Middle Musquodoboit, NS) has returned home due to personal reasons and will not be available during the WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship. Jeff Ellsworth (St. Lawrence, PEI) has been appointed the Head Coach for the event.
 
The athletes who will represent Canada at the 2016 WBSC Junior Men’s World Softball Championship are: