OTTAWA – Baseball Canada and the Thunder Bay International Baseball Association (TBIBA) have announced the schedule for the five-game, Canada vs USA Women’s Baseball Friendship Series that is set to take place in Thunder Bay, Ontario, July 28 – Aug. 1. Temecula’s Kelsie Whitmore, who is currently making history as the first female to play in the Atlantic League, a league tied to the MLB, will return to action with the all-women’s team for this series.
“I’m looking forward to getting back after it with Team USA, of course, once I am done here this season with the Staten Island Ferry hawks,” says Whitmore.
All games will be played at Baseball Central in Thunder Bay, a site that is no stranger to hosting international baseball with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cups taking place there in 2010 and 2017.
Schedule:
- Thursday, July 28 – USA @ Canada – 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, July 29 – Canada @ USA – 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, July 30 – USA @ Canada – 1 p.m.
- Sunday, July 31 – Canada @ USA – 7:30 p.m.
- Monday, Aug. 1 – USA @ Canada – 1 p.m.
Canada and USA will both hold workouts at Baseball Central Wednesday, July 27, before the series begins July 28.
Friendship Series event information, including ticket sales, will be available on the TBIBA Facebook page. Stay up to date with Baseball Canada’s and USA Baseball’s Women’s National Team programs by following @BaseballCANWNT and @USABaseballWNT on Twitter.
USA Baseball is the national governing body for baseball in the United States and is committed to serving, protecting and supporting the game of baseball and its 15.6 million participants. Founded in 1978, USA Baseball fields six national teams annually and is a member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). On the diamond, USA Baseball is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the reigning World Baseball Classic champion, and its national teams have won 62 gold medals in international competition.
Off the field, the organization is dedicated to the proliferation and health of the sport through the creation and management of numerous development initiatives including BASE (Baseball Athlete Safety Education), Fun At Bat, Pitch Smart, PLAY BALL and the Prospect Development Pipeline. For more information on the organization, its national teams and development-driven initiatives, visit the official website USABaseball.com or USABDevelops.com.
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