2012 World Cup of Softball

2012 World Cup of Softball VII
Tournament details
Host country United States
CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dates June 27 - July 2
Teams(from 4 continents)
VenuesASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Defending champions United States (2011)
Final positions
Champions
 United States (6th title)
Runner-up
 Australia
Third place
 Canada
Fourth place Netherlands
2011
2013

The seventh World Cup of Softball was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, between June 27 and July 2, 2012. The competing national teams were the United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands and Australia.[1] Some games were televised on the ESPN family of channels, and they were all broadcast online on ESPN3.

Current standings

Rank Team Wins Losses Runs For Runs Allowed
1  United States 6 0 34 2
2  Australia 4 2 29 15
3  Canada 3 3 43 31
4  Netherlands 3 3 27 28
5  Puerto Rico 1 5 9 31
6  Brazil 1 5 7 34

Preliminary round

all times CDT

Date Winner Score Loser Time
June 28, 2012  Brazil 2-1  Puerto Rico 9:00 am
 Netherlands 7-6  Canada 11:30 am
 Australia 11-1  Brazil 2:00 pm
 United States 8-0  Puerto Rico 6:00 pm
June 29, 2012  Netherlands 4-3  Brazil 9:00 am
 Australia 7-6  Canada 11:30 am
 Netherlands 7-2  Puerto Rico 2:00 pm
 United States 3-1  Australia 6:00 pm
June 30, 2012  United States 2-1  Netherlands 12:00 pm
 United States 9-0 (5 Innings)  Canada 5:00 pm
 Australia 6-2  Puerto Rico 8:00 pm
July 1, 2012  United States 9-0  Brazil 12:00 pm
 Australia 4-0  Netherlands 2:30 pm
 Canada 7-0  Puerto Rico 5:00 pm
 Canada 13-0  Brazil 7:30 pm

Position Round

all times CDT

Date Game Winner Score Loser Time
July 2, 2012 Fifth Place Game  Puerto Rico 4-1  Brazil 1:00 pm
Third-place game  Canada 11-8  Netherlands 4:00 pm
Championship Game  United States 3-0  Australia 8:00 pm

References

  1. ^ "USA Softball tickets on sale for World Cup of Softball VII". usasoftball.com. USA Softball. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-03-01.