Watch above: Team Canada came out swinging as they headed into the final day of the world softball championship in Saskatoon. Jack Haskins with highlights.
SASKATOON – Canada won their first ever gold on home soil at the world softball championship that took place in Saskatoon. The team came out swinging as they headed into the final day of the 14th ISF Men’s International Softball Championship on Sunday.
First, Canada had to get past Venezuela in the semi-final. In the end, the host team downed Venezuela 10-0 after four innings.
In the gold medal game, Team Canada was up against the defending champion, New Zealand. It was a rough start for Canada but they battled back to win 10-5.
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“Congratulations to the Canadian National Team on winning the world title and congratulations to the city of Saskatoon for delivering a very successful world championship,” said World Baseball Softball Confederation president Dale McMann.
This is the fourth gold for Canada since the first world softball championship in 1966 at Mexico City.
Total attendance for the tournament was recorded at 53,890 from June 26 to July 5. Saskatoon hosted teams from 15 countries who played at Bob Van Impe Stadium and Gordie Howe Park.
This is the third time the championship was held in Saskatoon, including 1988 and 2009.
The next edition of the tournament will be hosted by Whitehorse in 2017.
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