Madison Willan News Today

Canada wanted to win its way into the women's world championship and is a win away from reaching that goal.

Canada Strikes First THUNDER BAY – SPORTS - A packed stadium, a back-and-forth battle on the diamond, and two nations hungry for a win; this matchup had all the drama a baseball fan could ask for! In the third inning, Australia's starting pitcher Genevieve Beacom seemed to wobble under pressure, walking three batters to juice

Madison Willan had two hits and drive in four runs to lead Canada to a 9-1 win to start the Pool A qualifying event on a winning note.

THUNDER BAY – Rain? No problem! After a 60-minute pause thanks to the heavens, Team Canada's bats took centre stage, raining down a fiery barrage of runs on the Mexicans, clinching an explosive 9-1 opener at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group A showdown at Baseball Central. Anthony Pluta, Canada's charismatic skipper, couldn't hold

Canada will open tournament play in the Women's Baseball World Cup on Tuesday against Mexico at Baseball Central.

Team USA scores their second win in two nights.

Team USA beats Team Canada 16 to 2 on Thursday, July 28.