Canadian Wild Explained

Canadian Wild
League:National Pro Fastpitch
Location:Marion, Illinois
Stadium:Rent One Park
Founded:2019
Coach:Mark Smith
Owner:Softball Canada

The Canadian Wild, officially the Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois, were a professional women's softball team based in Marion, Illinois. They were founded in 2019 as part of National Pro Fastpitch and are partnered with the Canada women's national softball team.[1] [2] The team was composed entirely of Canadian players and was essentially the Canada women's national softball team which allowed the team to play against top competition for most of the year,[3] although there are some other players from Softball Canada on the roster.[4]

History

They made their debut in the 2019 National Pro Fastpitch season, playing out of Rent One Park, in Marion, Illinois.[5] They began the season with a six-game series sweep of the Beijing Eagles.[6] They finished their first season in third place out of six teams, finishing with a 22–20 record.[7]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team announced they were withdrawing from the 2020 NPF season, becoming the second team to withdraw from the season, after the Aussie Peppers, due to the pandemic.[8] [9] [10] The NPF eventually cancelled the entire season,[11] as well as the 2021 season.[12]

Current players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois set to join NPF in 2019. October 30, 2018.
  2. Web site: Softball Canada Joins National Pro Fastpitch. https://web.archive.org/web/20190417043728/https://profastpitch.com/softball-canada-joins-national-pro-fastpitch/. usurped. April 17, 2019. October 30, 2018. National Pro Fastpitch.
  3. Web site: Canadian Wild Softball - Lye pursuing second gold medal. June 26, 2019. Todd. Hefferman. The Southern Illinoisan.
  4. Web site: Canadian Wild Return To Southern Illinois For 2020. November 21, 2019. Southern Illinois Miners.
  5. Web site: Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois Opens Inaugural Season Tonight. May 28, 2019. Gilles. LeBlanc. Softball Canada.
  6. Web site: Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois open 'home' schedule. Todd. Hefferman. June 5, 2019. The Southern Illinoisan.
  7. Web site: Wild end Season on a High Note. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806123527/https://profastpitch.com/wild-end-season-on-a-high-note/. usurped. August 6, 2019. July 29, 2020. National Pro Fastpitch.
  8. Web site: Canadian Wild to miss upcoming NPF season due to COVID-19 complications. April 15, 2020. Jason. Guerette. The Harrisburg Register.
  9. Web site: Canadian Wild Becomes Latest NPF Team To Sit Out In 2020. April 13, 2020. Flo Softball.
  10. Web site: NPF Announces Canadian Wild Sitting Out 2020 Season. Dion. Martorano. April 15, 2020. Journal & Topics.
  11. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch Cancels 2020 Season due to COVID-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517055700/https://profastpitch.com/national-pro-fastpitch-cancels-2020-season-due-to-covid-19/. usurped. May 17, 2020. May 15, 2020. National Pro Fastpitch.
  12. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch suspends 2021 season. Todd. Hefferman. December 3, 2020. The Southern Illinoisan.

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