From the Canberra Times:
The disappointment of a 2-0 semi-final loss to Venezuela in 2013 is still fresh in the minds of Australian players as they chase world championship glory in Canada.
And it’s why Canberra pitcher Adam Folkard says anything less than a championship victory would be considered a failure when the tournament begins on Friday.
“We have come here to win,” Folkard said. “We lost the title last time round in New Zealand and that was on our own backs.
“We have all taken it pretty hard since then so hopefully this time around we can turn the tables.”
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Canberra is well represented in the men’s side with four ACT players and two coaches selected in the squad.
The selections confirm Canberra’s strong presence in the Australian softball scene, and Folkard believes Canberra could have had more players in the squad.
“We have always had a pretty good number of ACT guys in the Aussie team, we have always had a lot of depth in the ACT and it’s really shown here,” he said. “We probably have two others that would have made the team but couldn’t make it, one due to work and the other because of semi-retirement.”
Folkard was alsooptimistic about the future of softball in Canberra.
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