Career
She plays as a pitcher for the Victoriaville Laurier/Public O"Connell of the Quebec Junior Major League Baseball (French: Ligue de baseball junior majeur du Québec). Vanessa Riopel was born in Repentigny, Quebec on May 22, 1990. Of note, she was born with a club foot.
Her father is Daniel Riopel and her mother is Céline Majeau.
She started to play baseball at the age of 9. She joined the Canada Women"s National Baseball Team in 2007.
During the winter of 2009, she played for the Footscray Bulldogs in Melbourne, Australia. Vanessa Riopel plays as a pitcher and a second base for the Victoriaville Laurier/Public O"Connell of the Quebec Junior Major League Baseball (French: Ligue de baseball junior majeur du Québec) in 2014.
She is the only female to play in the league.