Pilgrim’s grand slam helps Canada win softball bronze at World Cup
Callum Pilgrim literally touched ’em all on Saturday.
The talented Abbotsford, B.C., outfielder hit a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning, giving Canada an 11-7 come-from-behind victory over the Netherlands in the bronze-medal final at the 2024 WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup.
Catcher Natalie Wideman of Mississauga, Ont., ignited the Canada comeback in the bottom of the sixth inning, hitting a three-run homer to tie the contest at 5-5.
💣🥎 What at finish to win the Bronze Medal!!!<br>🇨🇦 Canada wins a Thriller thanks to a Walk-Off-Grand-Slam by Callum Pilgrim in the 11th Inning.<br><br>🏆🥎 WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup – Finals<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoftballWorldCupW?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SoftballWorldCupW</a> <a href=”https://t.co/7Nwa5CSt9t”>pic.twitter.com/7Nwa5CSt9t</a>
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The teams exchanged single runs in the eighth and 10th innings, setting the stage for Pilgrim’s heroics in the 11th.
Canada had three walk-off wins at this year’s World Cup. Sara Groenewegen only pitched 2 1/3 innings but got out of a bases loaded jam in the first.Â
Canada lost 7-2 to Japan on Friday in semifinal action.
Third-ranked Japan defeated the top-ranked United States 6-1 in Saturday’s final in front of a sellout crowd of 3,200 to win its fourth world title.
