 Leroux was born in Surrey , British Columbia to a Canadian mother , Sandi Leroux , and an American father , Ray Chadwick . Her mother played third base for the Canadian national softball team . Her father was a professional baseball player who pitched briefly for the California Angels in 1986 . Coming from a family of baseball players , Sydney played baseball for Whalley Little League from 1994 – 2004 . Leroux was raised primarily by her mother after her parents split when her mother was three months pregnant with Sydney . 
