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. The team is composed entirely of Canadian players and is essentially the
Canada women's national softball team and allows the team to play against top competition for most of the year, although there are some other players from Softball Canada on the roster.
History
They made their debut in the
2019 National Pro Fastpitch season, playing out of
Rent One Park
Rent One Park is a stadium in Marion, Illinois that was completed in 2007. It is primarily used for baseball and was previously the home of the Southern Illinois Miners of the Frontier League from 2007–2021.
The stadium has a contemporary, ...
, in
Marion, Illinois. They began the season with a six-game series sweep of the
Beijing Eagles
The Beijing Eagles, officially the Beijing Shougang Eagles (北京首钢金鹰女垒), were a women's professional softball team. Established in May 2017, the team plays in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). In the 2019 NPF Season the team will ...
. They finished their first season in third place out of six teams, finishing with a 22–20 record.
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
The Aussie Peppers are a professional softball team based in North Mankato, Minnesota. They were founded in 2018 as the Aussie Spirit as part of the National Pro Fastpitch league. The Aussie Peppers are partnered with the Australia women's nat ...
, due to the pandemic. The
NPF eventually cancelled the entire season, as well as the
2021 season.
Current players
References
External links
Official Site
{{National Pro Fastpitch
Softball teams in the United States
Sports clubs and teams in Illinois
National Pro Fastpitch teams
2019 establishments in Illinois
Sports clubs and teams established in 2019
Marion, Illinois
Softball in Canada