2013 World Cup of Softball

2013 World Cup of Softball VIII
Tournament details
Host country United States
CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dates July 11–14
Teams(from 3 continents)
VenuesASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Defending champions United States (2012)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (2nd title)
Runner-up
 United States
Third place
 Australia
Fourth place Canada
2012
2014

The eighth World Cup of Softball will be held between July 11–14 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA. The competing national teams will be the United States, Puerto Rico, Japan, Australia, Canada.[1]

Standings

Rank Team Wins Losses Runs For Runs Allowed
1  United States 3 1 25 10
2  Japan 3 1 15 8
3  Canada 3 1 17 11
4  Australia 1 3 8 11
5  Puerto Rico 0 4 8 33

Schedule

all times CDT

Date Winner Score Loser Time Stats
July 11, 2013  Japan 3-2  Australia 4:30 pm Boxscore
 United States 7-0  Canada 7:00 pm Boxscore
July 12, 2013  Canada 13-3  Puerto Rico 11:30 am Boxscore
 Canada 2-1  Japan 2:00 am Boxscore
 United States 4-0  Australia 7:00 pm Boxscore
July 13, 2013  Japan 4-0  Puerto Rico 10:00 am Boxscore
 Australia 6-2  Puerto Rico 12:30 pm Boxscore
 Canada 2-0  Australia 3:00 pm Boxscore
 Japan 7-4  United States 8:00 pm Boxscore
July 14, 2013  United States 10-3  Puerto Rico 12:00 pm Boxscore

Championship

all times CDT
The fourth and fifth-place finishers will play, the loser finishes in fifth, the winner plays for third place against the third-place finisher. The top two finishers play for the championship. The fourth-place finisher advanced directly to the third place game due to rain.

Date Game Winner Score Loser Time Stats
July 14, 2013 Fifth Place Game  Puerto Rico 0-0  Puerto Rico 2:30 pm
Third Place Game  Canada 3-4  Australia 5:00 pm Boxscore
Championship Game  Japan 6-3  United States 8:00 pm Boxscore

References