2018 Women's Baseball World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | United States |
City | Viera, Florida |
Venue(s) | USSSA Space Coast Complex |
Dates | August 22 – August 31 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 50 |
Attendance | 17,969 (359 per game) |
All statistics correct as of August 31, 2018. |
The 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup was the 8th edition of the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, the biennial international women's baseball world championship tournament. The competition was held in Viera, Florida in the United States from August 22 to August 31, 2018. The 2018 tournament was the first time that the United States hosted the event.[1]
Qualification
In September 2017, the Baseball Federation of Asia held the first Women’s Baseball Asian Cup, a biennial tournament to be held in odd years and serve as a qualifying tournament for the Women’s Baseball World Cup. Six teams competed in the 2017 tournament, from Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Pakistan, and South Korea.[2] Japan won all five of their games to win the tournament and qualify for the World Cup. Chinese Taipei (2nd place), South Korea (3rd place), and Hong Kong (4th place) also qualified.[3]
Teams
For 2016, the number of qualifying teams grew from eight for its 6th edition in 2014 to twelve teams.[4]
The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
![]() Australia | 6th, 2016 World Cup |
![]() Canada | 2nd, ![]() |
![]() Chinese Taipei | 4th, 2016 World Cup |
![]() Cuba | 6th, 2016 World Cup |
![]() Dominican Republic | |
![]() Hong Kong | 10th, 2016 World Cup |
![]() Japan | 1st, ![]() |
![]() South Korea | 6th, 2016 World Cup |
![]() Netherlands | 9th, 2016 World Cup |
![]() Puerto Rico | |
![]() United States | Host Nation |
![]() Venezuela | 3rd, ![]() |
Round 1
Group A
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | RS | OIP | ORatio | RA | DIP | DRatio | TQB |
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![]() | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | – | 43 | 31 | 1.39 | 14 | 31 | 0.45 | 0.94 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | – | 49 | 27 | 1.81 | 6 | 29 | 0.21 | 1.60 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 1.0 | 38 | 32 | 1.19 | 23 | 33 | 0.70 | 0.49 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 1.0 | 41 | 31 | 1.37 | 34 | 30 | 1.13 | 0.24 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 3.0 | 18 | 31 | 0.58 | 52 | 29 | 1.79 | −1.21 |
![]() | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 4.0 | 11 | 27 | 0.41 | 71 | 25 | 2.84 | −2.43 |
- TPE wins tiebreak over USA (H2H)
- VEN wins tiebreak over PUR (H2H)
- QUAL = Qualified for the Super Round
Group B
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | RS | OIP | ORatio | RA | DIP | DRatio | TQB |
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![]() | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 46 | 30 | 1.53 | 3 | 33 | 0.09 | 1.44 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 1.0 | 42 | 27 | 1.56 | 16 | 28 | 0.57 | 0.99 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 3.0 | 29 | 28 | 1.04 | 45 | 27 | 1.67 | −0.63 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 3.0 | 49 | 31 | 1.58 | 29 | 31 | 0.93 | 0.65 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 4.0 | 29 | 31 | 0.94 | 34 | 30 | 1.13 | −0.19 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 4.0 | 11 | 27 | 0.41 | 75 | 26 | 2.88 | −2.47 |
- DOM wins tiebreak over AUS (H2H)
- QUAL = Qualified for the Super Round
Schedule Round 1
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Date | Time (EST) | Home | Runs | Away | Runs | Notes | Stadium | Location |
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8/22/2018 | 1000 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 0 | WP:Taniyama,R (1–0) LP:Quero Hernandez,M (0–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/22/2018 | 1000 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 9 | WP:Huang,C (1–0) LP:Cumana,G (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/22/2018 | 1400 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | WP:Lavallee,A (1–0) LP:Lam,Y (0–1) 5inn./weather | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/22/2018 | 1400 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | Susp-Weather B-4th – Resume @ 0900est 8/23/18 | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/22/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 0 | WP:Piagno,S (1–0) LP:Zayas Rodriguez,M (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/22/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 9 | WP:Kim,R (1–0) LP:Jansen,B (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/23/2018* | 0900 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 4 | WP:Neads,L (1–0) LP:Solano Castillo,M (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/23/2018 | 1000 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 23 | WP:Ishimura,N (1–0) LP:Ho, T (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/23/2018 | 1100 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 10 | WP:Cortez Urquiola,M (1–0) LP:Jung, H (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/23/2018 | 1400 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | 6 | WP:Burgo Compres,A (1–0) LP:Tabrett,M (0–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/23/2018 | 1430 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 7 | WP:Asay,A(1-0) LP:Goonzalez Pavon,I (0–1) 5inn./weather | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/23/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 18 | WP:Schutte,B (1–0) LP:Bergwerff,L (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/23/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 9 | WP:Valazquez,N (1–0) SV:Ramirez,N (1) LP:Hu,C (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/24/2018 | 1000 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 12 | WP:Porro Suarez,D (1–0) LP:Mercedes Cuevas,J (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/24/2018 | 1000 | ![]() | 24 | ![]() | 2 | WP:Flanigan,S (1–0) LP:AU,H (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/24/2018 | 1645 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | Suspended: Reschedule 08/27/18 | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/24/2018 | 1645 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | Suspended: Reschedule 08/27/18 | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/24/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | 1 | WP:Whitmore,K (1–0) LP:Cho,M (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/24/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 1 | WP:Sato,A (1–0) SV:Tanaka,A (1) LP:Gilder,E (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/25/2018 | 0900 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | 0 | WP:Hu,C (1–1) SV:Liang,Y (1) LP:Lee,J (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/25/2018 | 0900 | ![]() | 16 | ![]() | 1 | WP: Rivera Ramos,A (1–0) LP:Werkman,M (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/25/2018 | 1200 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 3 | WP:Sementelli,M (1–0) SV:Meidlinger,M (1) LP:Viscaya Hernandez,K (0–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/25/2018 | 1200 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 19 | WP: Minier Vargas,C (1–0) LP:Fung,T (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/25/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 4 | WP: Sakahara,A (1–0) SV:Tamiyama,R(1) LP:Perez Vega,M (0–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/25/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 9 | WP: Lavallee,A (2–0) LP:Tabrett,M (0–2) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/26/2018 | 0900 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | 1 | WP:Aguilarte Lander,L (1–0) LP:Haak,M(0-1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/26/2018 | 0900 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 10 | WP:Ramirez,N (1–0) SV:Garcia Gonzalez,A(1) LP:Kim,B (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/26/2018 | 1200 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 1 | WP:Carr,E (1–0) LP:Quero Hernandez,M (0–2) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/26/2018 | 1200 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 8 | WP:Hung,Y (1–0) LP:Porro Suarez,D (1–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/26/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 4 | WP:Huang,C (2–0) LP:Cobb,S (0–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/26/2018 | 1800 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 1 | WP:Shimizu,M (1–0) LP:Hepburn,B (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
8/27/2018** | 1100 | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | 1 | WP:Hu,C (2–1) LP:Bergwerff,L (0–1) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/27/2018** | 1100 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 9 | WP:Cumana,G (1–0) LP:Paradizo Ramos,A (0–1) | USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu II | Viera, Florida |
- *Completion of 8/22/18 suspended game
- **Reschedule of 8/24/18 cancelled game
Standings Round 2
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | RS | OIP | ORatio | RA | DIP | DRatio | TQB |
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![]() | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 15 | 24 | 0.63 | 2 | 28 | 0.07 | 0.56 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 0.55 | 7 | 28 | 0.25 | 0.30 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 0.39 | 9 | 28 | 0.32 | 0.07 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 1.04 | 8 | 25 | 0.32 | 0.72 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 0.52 | 19 | 26 | 0.73 | −0.21 |
![]() | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 0.15 | 40 | 24 | 1.67 | −1.52 |
- Each team comes into Round 2 carrying the record earned in Round 1 against teams that qualified for Round 2
- USA wins tiebreak over CAN (H2H)
Schedule Round 2
Super Round
Date | Time (EST) | Home | Runs | Away | Runs | Notes | Stadium | Location |
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8/28/2018 | 09:00 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 2 | WP:Hseih,Y (1–0) LP:Burgos Compres,A (1–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/28/2018 | 13:00 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | WP:Asay,A (2–0) LP:Rengel Lopez,E (0–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/28/2018 | 18:00 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | WP:Sato,A (2–0) LP:Piagno,S (1–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/29/2018 | 09:00 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 2 | WP: Segovia Alvarado,P (1–0) LP:Mercedes Cuevas,J (0–2) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/29/2018 | 13:00 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 2 | WP:Hu,C (2–2) LP:Tsuru,A (1–0) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/29/2018 | 18:00 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 1 | WP:Sementelli,M (2–0) LP:Lavallee,A (2–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/30/2018 | 09:00 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 0 | WP:Ishimura,N (2–0) LP:Vizcaya Hernandez,K (0–2) 5inn./Run Rule | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/30/2018 | 13:00 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 6 | WP:Huang,C (3–0) LP:Martensen,H (0–1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
8/30/2018 | 18:00 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 8 | WP:Whitmore,K (2–0) SV:Tsujikawa,E(1) LP:Quero Hernandez,M (0–3) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium | Viera, Florida |
Round 3
Bronze Medal
31 August 2018 | ![]() | 8–5 | ![]() | USSSA Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Florida |
Boxscore |
[6]
Gold Medal
31 August 2018 | ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | USSSA Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Florida |
Boxscore |
[7]
Final standings
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References
- ^ "WBSC awards Florida-based USSSA hosting rights for Women's Baseball World Cup 2018". World Baseball Softball Confederation. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "First Women's Baseball Asian Cup takes off in Hong Kong". World Baseball Softball Confederation. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Japan win undefeated first Women's Baseball Asian Cup, 4 qualify for WBSC World Cup 2018". World Baseball Softball Confederation. September 10, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "New Logo, Nations unveiled for LG Presents WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup 2016 Gijang (KOR)". WBSC. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Schedule and Results". WBSC. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Canada beats USA in ten, grabs bronze medal in Women's Baseball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. August 31, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Japan wins sixth Women's Baseball World Cup in a row". World Baseball Softball Confederation. September 1, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
External links
- Official site