After almost 3 years off due to the pandemic, the Canadian Men’s National Softball Team is back in action.
The team has landed in Argentina to compete in the 2022 WBSC Americas XI Men’s Softball Pan American Championship. The tournament will run from April 24th-30th with the top four teams earning spots for the 2022 WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup, which is scheduled to be played November 26th to December 4th, 2022 in New Zealand. The Pan American Championship will feature 10 teams in two pools and Canada will be pooled with No. 2 Argentina, No. 7 USA, No. 37 Colombia, and unranked Puerto Rico. Canada is ranked 6th in the world. The roster features Mitchell, Ontario native Tyler Pauli.
The tournament will get underway for Canada on April 24th against Colombia at 2 p.m. Eastern time. The other pool will feature No. 8 Mexico, No. 11 Venezuela, No. 12 Guatemala, No. 14 Cuba and No. 35 Dominican Republic. The team Canada roster is as follows:
ATHLETES
FIRST NAME LAST NAME HOMETOWN Bryan Abrey Richmond, B.C. Shane Boland St. John's, N.L. Patrick Burns Saskatoon, Sask. Sean Cleary Harbour Main, N.L. Bradley Ezekiel Harbour Main, N.L. Jason Hill St. John's, N.L. Blake Hunter Nanaimo, B.C. Cory Jones Leduc, Alta. Brett Larson Irma, Alta. Justin Laskowski Warman, Sask. Derek Mayson North Vancouver, B.C. Devon McCullough Saskatoon, Sask. Tyler Pauli Mitchell, Ont. Zach Pierce Saskatoon, Sask. Mathieu Roy St-Gervais, Que Colin Walsh Petty Harbour, N.L.COACHING STAFF
POSITION NAME HOMETOWN Head Coach John Stuart Merritt, B.C. Assistant Coach Doug Allin Peachland, B.C. Assistant Coach Jeff Ellsworth St. Lawrence, P.E.I. Assistant Coach John Hill St. John's, N.L. Assistant Coach Les Howey Conception Bay, N.L. Athletic Therapist Adam Davies Ottawa, Ont. Manager - MNT Mike Branchaud Ottawa, Ont. Live streaming for the XI Pan American Championship will be available on Facebook Live through the WBSC Americas and Softball Canada pages, and through the WBSC Americas YouTube page.Team Canada coverage will be available through the Softball Canada website and social media channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit https://softball.ca/mnt for more information.
