Ottawa, Ont. – Fresh off their first place finish at the 2026 WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage in Czechia, the Canadian Women’s National Softball Team will travel to Japan to compete in an Exhibition Series this week before returning to Canada to compete in the Canada Cup July 6-12.
The Canadian squad, ranked No. 4 in the WBSC World Rankings, will square off with No. 1 Japan in a pair of doubleheaders June 26th and 27th at Utsugi Stadium in Takasaki, Japan. The red and white will then play an exhibition doubleheader against the Bic Camera club team on June 29th and single games against Tokyo International University on June 30th and Bic Camera July 1st before travelling back to Canada.
TEAM CANADA ROSTER
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Dawn | Bodrug | Georgetown, Ont. |
| Emma | Entzminger | Victoria, B.C. |
| Logan | Forman | Brantford, Ont. |
| Larissa | Franklin | Maple Ridge, B.C. |
| Sara | Groenewegen | Surrey, B.C. |
| Kelsey | Harshman | Delta, B.C. |
| Zoe | Hicks | Boissevain, Man. |
| Kianna | Jones | Surrey, B.C. |
| Janet | Leung | Mississauga, Ont. |
| Callum | Maskill | Abbotsford, B.C. |
| Grace | Messmer | Cloverdale, B.C. |
| Erika | Polidori | Brantford, Ont. |
| Morgan | Rackel | Calgary, Alta. |
| Nicole | Rivait | Oakville, Ont. |
| Morgan | Reimer | Langley, B.C. |
| Nicola | Simpson | Seattle, Wash. / Brockville, Ont. |
| Paige | Simpson | Elnora, Alta. |
| Avery | Tucker | Edmonton, Alta. |
| Natalie | Wideman | Mississauga, Ont. |
| CC | Wong | Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
JAPAN SERIES SCHEDULE
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
| June 26 | Japan | 10:00am JST |
| June 26 | Japan | 1:00pm JST |
| June 27 | Japan | 10:00am JST |
| June 27 | Japan | 1:00pm JST |
| June 29 | Bic Camera | 10:00am JST |
| June 29 | Bic Camera | 11:00pm JST |
| June 30 | Tokyo International University | 4:00pm JST |
| July 1 | Bic Camera | 10:00am JST |
