Mexico aiming for historic WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup title
Mexico, who are making their debut in the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, have gone through an intense preparation and come to Thunder Bay to win said manager Vicente Jimenez.
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<p>"We are here to become World Champions, we have a very good team and this is our goal," said Mexico manager Vicente Jimenez, who didn't hide his team's ambition looking ahead to the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="WBSC Women's Baseball World Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals/home" target="_blank">WBSC Women's Baseball World Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT</a>, which starts in Thunder Bay on Sunday.</p>
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<p>"I believe that our best quality is the team's spirit, the chemistry the girls created during the hard trek that took us here," Jimenez added.</p>
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<p>Mexico, who are making their debut in the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, placed third in the<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="2023 Group A (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-a/home" target="_blank"> Group A</a> tournament last year behind USA and Canada. Their lineup combined for a .254 batting average, while their pitchers allowed a 4.74 earned run average.</p>
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<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The world No. 5's intense preparation for the Finals began in the fall of 2023 with the <em>Copa Octubre</em>. In December,</span> Jimenez took his players to the <em>Copa Nayarit</em>. </p>
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<p><span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In 2024, Mexico participated in the <em>Copa Yucatán</em> in March, and Jimenez had a chance to scout his players in the National Championship in May.</span> The National Team opened camp in early July. </p>
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<h4><strong>Mexico's final roster</strong> </h4>
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<p>PITCHERS (9) Maricela Aguillera, Narda Andrade, Rosa Del Castillo, Marcela Diaz, Andrea Duran, Selene Huerta, Dafne Mejia, Adriana Palma, Paulina Ruiz, <br>CATCHERS (2) Liliana Segovia, Maria Valenzuela,<br>INFIELDERS (6) Rocio Barajas, Samaria Benitez, Edith De Leija, Daniela Leal, Denise Perez, Flor Valerio <br>OUTFIELDERS (3) Melody Cortes, Diana Ibarra, Marlen Laguna,</p>
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<p>The coaching staff serving under Jimenez includes Augustin Avila, Eliseo Villareal.</p>
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