Opportunity is knocking for Stonewall’s C.
Back in August, Hagen turned heads with a strong performance in front of Canadian national team coaches at the 2025 Jeux du Canada Games.
Her play on the mound for Team Manitoba’s female baseball team caught the attention of national staff and led to an invite to Baseball Canada’s National Team Development Camp.
At just 16, earning an invitation is a rare accomplishment. Hagen is the second-youngest player named to the camp roster, which was released last week.
She will head to Cary, N.C., for the camp from Oct. 15 to 19, where coaches and evaluators will begin building the next women’s national team roster — one Hagen is determined to make.
“It would mean so much to me, truthfully,” said Hagen. “All my coaches and my parents have just pushed me to this moment, and if I did make that team it would be a really big thing for me. I’d be really excited to play.”
Hagen grew up playing softball but made the full-time switch to baseball this past season with the U15 AAA Interlake Orioles. She’s a versatile player who can pitch, play outfield and handle shortstop duties — a skill set that adds value for Team Canada’s selectors.
Hagen and Ally Neufeld are the only Manitobans on the camp roster, while Brittney Langlais, also from Manitoba, joins the staff as one of the coaches. Hagen, however, is the lone representative from the Interlake region.
“It’s a big deal. I haven’t heard of anybody from the Interlake going before, which means a lot to me — mostly because it’s such a small place,” she said. “Coming from somewhere small and now going somewhere bigger is just really cool.”
The camp will include two intrasquad games, PDP testing and four matchups against the USA Stars and USA Stripes teams.
Hagen said she has been ramping up her workouts and working closely with her coaches to prepare for what will be her first development camp with the national program.
