2025 U23 Men’s Pan American Championship
La Pampa, Argentina – The Canadian U23 Men’s National Softball Team has arrived in Argentina and will begin its final preparations ahead of the U23 Men’s Pan American Championship that will begin on Saturday, September 13th at the Arnaldo Bautista Gomez Stadium in Santa Rosa (La Pampa), Argentina.
Team Canada will open the tournament against Mexico at 1:30pm local time in Argentina (12:30pm EDT).
The Canadian team will be led by returning U23 head coach Doug Allin (Peachland, B.C.), who will be joined by newcomers to his staff Adam Brown (Fitzroy Harbour, Ont.) and Doug Charlton (Strathroy, Ont.). The roster includes three (3) returning athletes who competed at the 2023 U23 Men’s World Cup, and a total of eleven (11) athletes with prior experience with the U18 Men’s National Team program.
A total of eight teams will compete at the Pan American Championship – No. 3 Argentina, No. 4 Canada, No. 10 the Dominican Republic, No. 12 Guatemala, No. 9 Mexico, No. 34 Peru, No. 5 the United States and No. 2 Venezuela.
The top four teams will earn a berth for the 2026 U23 Men’s Softball World Cup in Colombia.
Team Canada Roster
Brad Barker (Goodwood, ON)
Ryan Bicknell (Prince Albert, SK)
Tyler Branchaud (Metcalfe, ON)
Connor Brooks (Napanee, ON)
Brody Fraser (Upper Nine Mile River, NS)
Ryan Maher (Petty Harbour, NL)
Max Major (Delisle SK)
Will Major (Delisle, SK)
Alex McGillivray (Durham, ON)
Mason McKay (Tavistock, ON)
Mac Mulvey (Wingham, ON)
Nic Neid (Terrace, BC)
Nate Running (Innerkip, ON)
Dale Schweyer (Fisherville, ON)
Matt Weiler (Hepworth, ON)
Nick White (Truro, NS)
*Injury Replacement
BOLD = Participated In 2023 U23 Men’s World Cup
Coaching Staff
Head Coach – Doug Allin (Peachland, BC)
Assistant Coach – Adam Brown (Fitzroy Harbour, ON)
Assistant Coach – Doug Charlton (Strathroy, ON)
Trainer – Darren Smale (St. Mary’s, ON)
CEO – Mike Branchaud (Cornwall, ON)
Umpire
Steve Gallagher (Cobourg, ON)
Team Canada Schedule
September 13 vs. Mexico at 1:30pm AST/12:30pm EDT (2:00pm NL)
September 14 vs. Guatemala at 1:30pm AST/12:30pm EDT (2:00pm NL)
September 15 vs. Peru at 4:30pm AST/3:30pm EDT (5:00pm NL)
September 16 vs. Argentina at 7:30pm AST/6:30pm EDT (8:00pm NL)
September 17 vs. Dominican Republic at 4:30pm AST/3:30pm EDT (5:00pm NL)
September 18 vs. United States at 4:30pm AST/3:30pm EDT (5:00pm NL)
September 19 vs. Venezula at 4:30pm AST/3:30pm EDT (5:00pm NL)
September 20 Medal Round
Coverage of the U23 Men’s Pan American Championship will be available through Softball Canada’s social media channels, the event website and streaming by Softball Premier TV at https://gametime.sport/.
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Softball NL Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Wish The Softball Canada U23 Men’s National Team All The Best As They Compete In The 2025 U23 Pan American Championship In La Pampa, Argentina.
Softball NL Would Also Like To Take This Opportunity To Wish Ryan Maher (Petty Harbour, NL) All The Best As He Represents Canada At The 2025 U23 Pan American Championship In La Pampa, Argentina.
