The group stage of the WBSC Women’s World Cup will wrap up competition with Group C in Italy this week. It won’t lack Arizona softball influence with three coaches and possibly two former players on rosters.
Current Arizona pitching coach Christian Conrad has been serving as an assistant coach for the Canadian team for the past few weeks. Last week, the side went 6-4 in the warmup event at the Canada Cup. They defeated Australia, Greece, Italy, Mexico (twice), and Israel. The victory over Israel came by way of a no-hitter. The Canadians lost to Japan, Italy, and TC Colorado (twice).