Vanessa Riopel

Vanessa Riopel (born May 22, 1990) is a Canadian baseball player from Quebec. She is a member of the Canada women's national baseball team which won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2] She plays as a pitcher for the Victoriaville Laurier/Pub O'Connell of the Quebec Junior Major League Baseball (French: Ligue de baseball junior majeur du Québec).[3]

Vanessa Riopel
Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing  Canada
Women's Baseball World Cup
2012 Canada Team competition
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team competition

Early life

Vanessa Riopel was born in Repentigny, Quebec on May 22, 1990.[4] Of note, she was born with a club foot.[5]

Her father is Daniel Riopel and her mother is Céline Majeau. She started to play baseball at the age of 9.[6]

Personal life

She is in a relationship with Canadian soccer payer Jessica Lavallée, who gave birth to a son on August 22, 2016.

Career

She joined the Canada Women's National Baseball Team in 2007.[4]

During the winter of 2009, she played for the Footscray Bulldogs in Melbourne, Australia.[7]

Vanessa Riopel plays as a pitcher and a second base for the Victoriaville Laurier/Pub O'Connell of the Quebec Junior Major League Baseball (French: Ligue de baseball junior majeur du Québec) in 2014.[7] She is the only female to play in the league.[7]

References
  1. "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN - Canada" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. Charlebois, Yves (July 21, 2014). "Vanessa Riopel s'illustre dans un monde d'hommes". Canoe. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  4. "Vanessa Riopel profile". Canadian Olympic Team – Official Website. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  5. "Riopel no stranger to overcoming obstacles". Baseball Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. Bouchard, Etienne (June 16, 2015). "Beaucoup de fébrilité pour Vanessa Riopel". Canoe. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  7. Lafortune, Steven (July 14, 2014). "Vanessa Riopel : une baseballeuse dans un monde d'hommes!". La Nouvelle Union. Retrieved July 5, 2015.


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