2024 Women's Softball World Cup

2024 Women's Softball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Ireland
 Italy
 Spain
Dates 11–26 July 2023 (groups)
15–20 July 2024 (finals)
Teams18 (from 5 continents)
Venues4 (in 3 host cities)
Defending champions United States (2022)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan
Runner-up
 United States
Third place
 Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Attendance1,693 (113 per game)
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Last updated on 26 July 2023

The 2024 Women's Softball World Cup was the 18th Women's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament taking place in Balbriggan, Ireland; Buttrio and Castions di Strada, Italy and Valencia, Spain. The group stage took place from 11–26 July 2023, held as three separate groups across three nations. The finals took place in Buttrio and Castions di Strada, Italy from 15–20 July 2024.[1] This was the first WBSC event to be held in two stages. It was the first time Ireland, Italy and Spain had hosted a major softball tournament. It also was the first time more than one nation hosted the tournament.[2]

Qualified teams

Team World ranking[A] Method of qualification
 Italy 8th 2022 Women's Softball European Championship third place/Hosts
 Ireland 17th Hosts[!]
 Spain 12th Hosts[!]
 South Africa 38th African Qualifier
 Botswana 43rd African Qualifier
 United States 1st 2022 Pan American Championship winners
 Canada 5th 2022 Pan American Championship runners-up
 Cuba 28th 2022 Pan American Championship third place
 Puerto Rico 4th 2022 Pan American Championship fourth place
 Venezuela 22nd 2022 Pan American Championship fifth place
 Japan 2nd 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup winners
 China 11th 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup runners-up
 Chinese Taipei 3rd 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup third place
 Philippines 26th 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup fourth place[!]
 Netherlands 10th 2022 Women's Softball European Championship winners
 Great Britain 16th 2022 Women's Softball European Championship runners-up
 Australia 9th Oceania Spot
 New Zealand 29th Oceania Spot
Notes
  1. ^
    Three wild cards are given for this tournament; two for Ireland and Spain as group stage hosts, and the third wild card allocated to the Asian confederation.[4] The Asian berth were given to the continental championship fourth placers.[5]

Squads

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup squads

Officials

30 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.

Venues

Group A Group B Group C & Finals
Republic of Ireland Balbriggan, Ireland Spain Valencia, Spain Italy Buttrio, Italy Italy Castions di Strada, Italy
O'Dwyers GAA Camp Municipal de València Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti Campo Comunale da Softball

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group A

Group A will be contested in Balbriggan during 11–15 July 2023.

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 11 0 +11 1.000 — Advance to Group A Final
1  United States 3 3 0 20 0 +20 1.000 —
3  Australia 5 3 2 19 2 +17 .600 1 Advance to Group A third place play-off
4  Chinese Taipei 5 2 3 21 13 +8 .400 2
5  Ireland (H) 4 1 3 8 22 −14 .250 2.5
6  Botswana 4 0 4 0 42 −42 .000 3.5
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6][7]
(H) Hosts

Note: The final three group games were rained off with the final pairings already being decided.[8]

All times listed are local, IST (UTC+1).[9]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
11 July 2023 11:00 Great Britain  2–0  Australia 7 O'Dwyers GAA 2:07 80 Boxscore
11 July 2023 14:00 United States  5–0  Chinese Taipei 7 O'Dwyers GAA 1:59 160 Boxscore
11 July 2023 18:30 Botswana  0–7  Ireland 5 O'Dwyers GAA 1:41 156 Boxscore
12 July 2023 10:00 Great Britain  2–0  Chinese Taipei 7 O'Dwyers GAA 1:57 125 Boxscore
12 July 2023 13:00 Ireland  0–4  Australia 7 O'Dwyers GAA 1:35 189 Boxscore
12 July 2023 15:00 United States  15–0  Botswana 5 O'Dwyers GAA 1:49 75 Boxscore
12 July 2023 18:30 Chinese Taipei  11–1  Ireland 5 O'Dwyers GAA 1:40 88 Boxscore
13 July 2023 10:00 Australia  10–0  Botswana 4 O'Dwyers GAA 1:17 65 Boxscore
13 July 2023 13:00 Botswana  0–10  Chinese Taipei 4 O'Dwyers GAA 1:08 45 Boxscore
13 July 2023 15:00 Australia  0–1  United States 8 O'Dwyers GAA 1:54 150 Boxscore
13 July 2023 18:30 Ireland  0–7  Great Britain 5 O'Dwyers GAA 1:09 250 Boxscore
14 July 2023 10:00 Chinese Taipei  0–5  Australia 7 O'Dwyers GAA 2:01 60 Boxscore
14 July 2023 13:00 Botswana  Cancelled  Great Britain — O'Dwyers GAA — —  
14 July 2023 15:00 Great Britain  Cancelled  United States — O'Dwyers GAA — —  
14 July 2023 18:30 Ireland  Cancelled  United States — O'Dwyers GAA — —  
Round Date Local
time 		Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration 		Attendance Boxscore
5th place match 15 July 2023 15:30 Botswana  Cancelled  Ireland — O'Dwyers GAA — — —
3rd place match 15 July 2023 17:15 Chinese Taipei  3–4  Australia 7 O'Dwyers GAA 1:53 139 Boxscore
Final 15 July 2023 8:00 Great Britain  0–7  United States 5 O'Dwyers GAA 1:32 55 Boxscore
Repechage 15 July 2023 19:35 Australia  4–1  Great Britain 7 O'Dwyers GAA 2:17 56 Boxscore

Group B

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group B

Group B will be contested in Valencia during 18–22 July 2023.

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  China 5 4 1 15 4 +11 .800[a] — Advance to Group B Final
2  Puerto Rico 5 4 1 11 4 +7 .800[a] —
3  Cuba 5 4 1 17 10 +7 .800[a] — Advance to Group B third place play-off
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 21 12 +9 .400 2
5  Spain (H) 5 1 4 17 13 +4 .200 3
6  South Africa 5 0 5 5 43 −38 .000 4
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6][10]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head to head results. Head-to-head runs against: China 2, Puerto Rico 3, Cuba 4.

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[9]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
18 July 2023 11:00 Netherlands  3–4  Cuba 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
18 July 2023 14:00 China  2–0  Puerto Rico 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
18 July 2023 18:00 South Africa  0–14  Spain 4 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
19 July 2023 10:00 Netherlands  4–5  China 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
19 July 2023 12:30 Cuba  10–3  South Africa 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
19 July 2023 15:00 South Africa  1–8  Puerto Rico 5 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
19 July 2023 18:00 Spain  1–2  Cuba 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
20 July 2023 10:00 Spain  2–3  Netherlands 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
20 July 2023 12:30 Cuba  1–3  Puerto Rico 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
20 July 2023 15:00 South Africa  1–11  Netherlands 4 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
20 July 2023 18:00 Spain  0–8  China 5 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
21 July 2023 10:00 Puerto Rico  6–1  Netherlands 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
21 July 2023 12:30 China  10–0  South Africa 5 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
21 July 2023 15:00 Cuba  2–1  China 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
21 July 2023 18:00 Puerto Rico  12–2  Spain 7 Camp Municipal de València     Boxscore
Round Date Local
time 		Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration 		Attendance Boxscore
5th place match 22 July 2023 10:00 South Africa  0–5  Spain 7 Camp Municipal de València Boxscore
3rd place match 22 July 2023 12:30 Netherlands  2–1  Cuba 7 Camp Municipal de València Boxscore
Final 22 July 2023 15:00 Puerto Rico  2–1  China 7 Camp Municipal de València Boxscore
Repechage 22 July 2023 18:00 Netherlands  2–0  China 7 Camp Municipal de València Boxscore

Group C

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group C

Group C will be contested in Castions di Strada and Buttrio during 22–26 July 2023.

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Canada 5 4 1 22 13 +9 .800[a] — Advance to Group C Final
2  Japan 5 4 1 44 8 +36 .800[a] —
3  Italy[b] (H) 5 3 2 24 11 +13 .600 1 Advance to Group C third place play-off
4  Philippines 5 2 3 12 32 −20 .400 2
5  New Zealand 5 1 4 9 37 −28 .200[c] 3
6  Venezuela 5 1 4 12 22 −10 .200[c] 3
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6][11]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head result: Canada 6–5 Japan
  2. ^ Italy automatically qualify for the finals as hosts of that stage.
  3. ^ a b Head to head result: New Zealand 4–3 Venezuela

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[9]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
22 July 2023 14:00 New Zealand  2–16  Japan 4 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
22 July 2023 17:00 Philippines  0–5  Canada 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
22 July 2023 20:00 Venezuela  2–4  Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
23 July 2023 11:00 Italy  9–0  New Zealand 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
23 July 2023 14:00 Venezuela  2–6  Canada 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
23 July 2023 17:00 Japan  13–0  Philippines 4 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
23 July 2023 20:00 Canada  1–6  Italy 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 11:00 Philippines  1–5  Venezuela 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 14:00 Canada  6–5  Japan 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 17:00 New Zealand  4–3  Venezuela 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 20:00 Italy  Suspended  Philippines   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
25 July 2023 15:00 New Zealand  0–4  Canada 7 Campo de Baseball-Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 15:00 Venezuela  0–7  Japan 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 17:00 Philippines  5–3  New Zealand 7 Campo da Baseball-Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 17:00 Japan  3–0  Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 20:30 Italy  5–6  Philippines 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
Round Date Local
time 		Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration 		Attendance Boxscore
5th place match 26 July 2023 11:00 Venezuela  4–0  New Zealand 7 Campo Comunale da Softball Boxscore
3rd place match 26 July 2023 14:00 Philippines  5–6  Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball Boxscore
Final 26 July 2023 17:00 Japan  7–1  Canada 7 Campo Comunale da Softball Boxscore
Repechage 26 July 2023 20:00 Italy  Canceled  Canada Campo Comunale da Softball

Finals rankings

The ranking of the wildcard spots for the finals stage are as follows.[2]

  • 1) Hosts
  • 2)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage, based on final standings from the previous edition of the World Cup
  • 3)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage based on the highest position in the WBSC Rankings at the end of the previous calendar year.
Rank Team Previous WC Ranking[3] Qualification
1  Italy (H) 7 8 Qualified as hosts
2  China 10 11 Qualified from previous World Cup ranking
3  Great Britain 11 16

Italy qualified for the finals as host of that stage, while China qualified as the third placed team with the next best finish at the previous World Cup.[12]

Finals

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  United States (A) 3 3 0 18 2 +16 1.000 — Advance to Super Round
2  Canada 3 2 1 14 11 +3 .667 1
3  Italy (H) 3 1 2 10 12 −2 .333 2 Advance to Placement Round
4  China 3 0 3 2 19 −17 .000 3
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6][13]
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
15 July 2024 16:30 Canada  2–5  United States 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:00 180 Boxscore
15 July 2024 20:30 China  0–6  Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 1:44 2,000 Boxscore
16 July 2024 14:00 China  2–7  Canada 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:11 150 Boxscore
16 July 2024 20:30 Italy  0–7  United States 5 Campo Comunale da Softball 1:39 2,300 Boxscore
17 July 2024 14:00 United States  6–0  China 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:21 200 Boxscore
17 July 2024 20:30 Italy  4–5  Canada 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:05 2,100 Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 15 3 +12 1.000 — Advance to Super Round
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 12 7 +5 .667 1
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 6 12 −6 .333 2 Advance to Placement Round
4  Australia 3 0 3 3 14 −11 .000 3
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6][13]
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
15 July 2024 11:00 Australia  0–3  Japan 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 1:55 300 Boxscore
15 July 2024 14:00 Puerto Rico  1–3  Netherlands 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:02 200 Boxscore
16 July 2024 11:00 Japan  8–0  Puerto Rico 5 Campo Comunale da Softball 1:32 200 Boxscore
16 July 2024 17:30 Netherlands  6–2  Australia 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:44 500 Boxscore
17 July 2024 11:00 Netherlands  3–4  Japan 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:200 300 Boxscore
17 July 2024 17:30 Australia  1–5  Puerto Rico 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:28 300 Boxscore

Placement Round

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  Puerto Rico 2 2 0 9 10 −1 1.000 —
2  China 2 1 1 9 3 +6 .500 1
3  Italy (H) 2 1 1 7 11 −4 .500 1
4  Australia 2 0 2 5 6 −1 .000 2
First match(es) will be played: 18 July 2024. Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6][13]
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
18 July 2024 11:00 China  5–2  Australia 10 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:53 150 Boxscore
18 July 2024 14:00 Puerto Rico  8–6  Italy 9 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:53 1,600 Boxscore
19 July 2024 11:00 China  4–1  Puerto Rico 8 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:18 100 Boxscore
19 July 2024 14:00 Australia  3–1  Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:16 2,400 Boxscore


Super Round

Pos Team
 Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 14 2 +12 1.000 — Advance to Final
2  Japan 3 2 1 11 5 +6 .667 1
3  Canada 3 1 2 9 12 −3 .333 2 Advance to Third place play-off
4  Netherlands 3 0 3 6 17 −11 .000 3
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[6][13]
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
18 July 2024 11:00 United States  2–0  Japan 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 1:50 450 Boxscore
18 July 2024 17:30 Netherlands  3–6  Canada 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:30 500 Boxscore
19 July 2024 11:00 Canada  2–7  Japan 7 Campo Comunale da Softball 2:13 180 Boxscore
19 July 2024 17:30 Netherlands  0–7  United States 5 Campo Comunale da Softball 1:41 900 Boxscore


Final Round

Third place play-off

20 July 2024 17:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
 Netherlands 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 9 0
 Canada (11) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 4 11 11 1
WP: Morgan Rackel   LP: J'dah Catherine Genevieve Girigorie
Home runs:
NED: Laura Wissink
CAN: Callum Pilgrim, Natalie Wideman
Attendance: 2,450
Boxscore

Final

20 July 2024 20:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 6 11 0
 United States 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
WP: Miu Goto   LP: Kelly Maxwell   Sv: Yukiko Ueno
Attendance: 2,500
Boxscore

Statistics

See also: Women's Softball World Cup statistics

The statistics below include all group stage and finals games.[14]

Homeruns

There have been 34 homeruns scored in 52 matches, for an average of 0.65 homeruns per match (as of 26 July 2023).

2 homeruns

1 homerun

Player of the day

Player of the day
Day Player Notes
11 Jul United Kingdom Georgina Corrick[15] 7 IP
3 H
0 R
1 BB
7 K
12 Jul Australia Kaia Parnaby[16] 7 IP
1 H
0 R
0 BB
14 K
13 Jul United States Megan Faraimo[17] 8 IP
1 H
0 R
2 BB
10 K
18 Jul Cuba Yanisleidys Casanova[18] 3–3
2 RBI
3 B
5 TB
19 Jul Cuba Yilian Tornes[19] 7 IP
9 SO
3 H
1 R
20 Jul Puerto Rico Aleshia Ocasio[20] 7 IP
8 SO
5 H
1 R
21 Jul Cuba Yilian Tornes[21] 7 IP
13 SO
4 H
1 R
22 Jul Italy Alice Nicolini[22] 7 IP
4 SO
3 H
2 R
CG
23 Jul Italy Marta Gasparotto[23] 4–8
4 RBI
2 R
5 TB
24 Jul Canada Morgan Rackel[24] 6.2 IP
4 SO
6 H
2 R
25 Jul Philippines Nicole Hammoude[25] 4–5
4 RBI
5 R
HR
9 TB

Awards

Most Valuable Players

Group stage

Symbols

Match balls

The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.[30]

Notes

  1. ^ As of 12 April 2023.[3]

References

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  15. ^ "🥎⚡🇬🇧 What a performance by Georgina Corrick. Corrick is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  16. ^ "🥎⚡🇦🇺 What a performance by Kaia Parnaby. Parnaby is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  17. ^ "🥎⚡🇺🇸 What a performance by Megan Faraimo. Faraimo is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  18. ^ "🥎⚡🇨🇺 What a clutch performance by Yanisleidys Casanova. Casanova is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  19. ^ "🥎⚡🇨🇺 What a performance by Yilian Tornes. Tornes is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  20. ^ "🥎⚡🇵🇷 What a performance by Aleshia Ocasio. Ocasio is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  21. ^ "🥎⚡🇨🇺 Another fantastic performance by Yilian Tornes. Tornes is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  22. ^ "🥎⚡🇮🇹 Fantastic performance by Alice Nicolini. Nicolini is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  23. ^ "🥎💥🇮🇹 What a day for Marta Gasparotto. Gasparotto is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  24. ^ "🥎💥🇨🇦 Outstanding performance by Morgan Rackel. Rackel is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  25. ^ "🥎💥🇵🇭 What a day for Nicole Hammoude. Hammoude is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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