A city in northwestern Ontario was host to some of the most exciting baseball talent in North America two weeks ago. And none of the players were men.
In lieu of the Women’s Baseball World Cup qualifier held this year in Venezuela, the Canadian and U.S. women’s national teams arranged a five-game Friendship Series in Thunder Bay, Ontario from July 28 to Aug. 1. Team USA secured the series win, besting Canada three games to two.
“It’s something exceptional that these women are able to do,” says U.S. manager Veronica Alvarez. “Anybody that comes around these women is infected by the passion, and just pretty much falls in love with it.