The 5th FISU World University Baseball Championship will take place in Japan July 30-August 7, 2010. The competing teams are USA, Cuba, Canada, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, and Japan.
Canada has announced its roster for this competition:
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Year | B/T | Hometown | College/University |
| Aaron Dunsmore | OF | 6-0 | 185 | SR | L/R | Spruce Grove, AB | Dayton |
| Aaron Johnson | C | 6-0 | 210 | SR | R/R | Sussex Corner, NB | Illinois |
| Adam Reynolds | RHP | 6-2 | 195 | SR | R/R | Guelph, ON | University of Guelph (ON) |
| Blake Carruthers | OF | 5-11 | 190 | FR | R/R | Calgary, AB | British Columbia |
| Brandon Kaye | RHP | 6-4 | 205 | JR | R/R | Langley, BC | British Columbia |
| Carl Moniz | UTL | 6-1 | 185 | SR | L/R | Laval, PQ | Georgia State |
| Carter Bell | SS/3B | 6-0 | 190 | SO | R/R | Courtenay, BC | Oregon State |
| Chad Marshall | 2B/SS | 5-10 | 185 | JR | L/R | Paris, ON | Stony Brook |
| Christian Kowalchuk | LHP | 6-1 | 185 | SR | L/L | Saskatoon, SK | Arkansas |
| Dan Welch | C | 6-2 | 205 | JR | R/R | Victoria, BC | Dayton |
| David Walkling | RHP | 6-4 | 205 | SO | R/R | Nanaimo, BC | Midland College (TX) |
| Eric Brown | RHP | 6-1 | 185 | JR | L/R | Thunder Bay, ON | British Columbia |
| Garrett Regan | 1B | 6-4 | 210 | SR | R/R | Calgary, AB | Oklahoma City |
| Greg Wallace | OF | 6-3 | 198 | JR | L/R | Nanaimo, BC | Evansville |
| Jay Johnson | LHP | 6-1 | 215 | JR | L/L | Sussex Corner, NB | Texas Tech University |
| Kyle Kotchie | LHP | 6-3 | 210 | JR | L/L | Pickering, ON | Texas Pan-American |
| Luis Castillo | RHP | 5-10 | 180 | SR | R/R | Burlington, ON | Bellevue |
| Mark Ellis | INF | 6-3 | 220 | JR | R/R | Maple Ridge, BC | Southern Mississippi |
| Nic Lendvoy | OF | 5-11 | 190 | SR | R/R | Langley, BC | British Columbia |
| Ryan Fleming | OF | 6-3 | 210 | JR | L/R | Whitby, ON | Georgia State |
| Shawn Hetherington | RHP | 6-7 | 220 | JR | L/R | Tsawwassen, BC | British Columbia |
| Sheldon McDonald | LHP | 6-1 | 200 | JR | L/L | Spruce Grove, AB | British Columbia |
The Head Coach of the Canadian team is Todd Plaxton of Saskatoon, SK, who has coached Canada’s junior national team and the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets of the Western Major Baseball League in the past. The assistant coaches are Cavanaugh Whitely of British Columbia, Scott Ballantyne of Wilfred Laurier, and Brent Crowther.
The Canadian roster contains 12 players from Division I schools, and eight players from NAIA schools. The players with the best numbers are Greg Wallace of Evansville (.371, 9 home runs, 75 RBI), Ryan Fleming of Georgia State (.375, 13 home runs, 59 RBI), and Christian Kowalchuk of Arkansas (3-0, 2.11 ERA, 21 strikeouts in 13 appearances, 21 1/3 innings pitched). Aaron Johnson of Illinois was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 28th round of the 2010 MLB draft.
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Breaking news: Cavanaugh Whitely is no longer an assistant coach at British Columbia. He is now the Head Coach at Douglas College, a Vancouver area JUCO that competes in the NWAACC.
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