2018 Women's Baseball World Cup

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]

2018 Women's Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country United States
CityViera, Florida
Dates August 22 - August 31
Teams12
VenuesUSSSA Space Coast Complex
Defending champions Japan (2016)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (6th title)
Runner-up
 Chinese Taipei
Third place
 Canada
Fourth place United States
← 2016
2020 →

Last updated on August 31, 2018

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, 2016 World Cup

Chinese Taipei		4th, 2016 World Cup

Cuba		6th, 2016 World Cup

Dominican Republic

Hong Kong		10th, 2016 World Cup

Japan		1st, 2016 World Cup

South Korea		6th, 2016 World Cup

Netherlands		9th, 2016 World Cup

Puerto Rico

United States		Host Nation

Venezuela		 3rd, 2016 World Cup

Round 1

Group A
Teams W L Pct. GB RS OIP ORatio RA DIP DRatio TQB
 Chinese Taipei QUAL410.800-43311.3914310.450.94
 United States (H) QUAL410.800-49271.816290.211.60
 Venezuela QUAL320.6001.038321.1923330.700.49
 Puerto Rico ELIM320.6001.041311.3734301.130.24
 South Korea ELIM140.2003.018310.5852291.79-1.21
 Netherlands ELIM050.0004.011270.4171252.84-2.43
  • 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
 JapanQUAL501.000-46301.533330.091.44
 CanadaQUAL410.8001.042271.5616280.570.99
 Dominican RepublicQUAL230.4003.029281.0445271.67-0.63
 AustraliaELIM230.4003.049311.5829310.930.65
 CubaELIM140.2004.029310.9434301.13-0.19
 Hong KongELIM140.0004.011270.4175262.88-2.47
  • 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
8/22/20181000 Japan8 Dominican Republic0WP:Taniyama,R (1-0) LP:Quero Hernandez,M (0-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/22/20181000 Venezuela1 Chinese Taipei9 WP:Huang,C (1-0) LP:Cumana,G (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/22/20181400 Canada4 Hong Kong0WP:Lavallee,A (1-0) LP:Lam,Y (0-1) 5inn./weatherUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/22/20181400 Australia- Cuba- Susp-Weather B-4th - Resume @ 0900est 8/23/18USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/22/20181800 United States14 Puerto Rico0WP:Piagno,S (1-0) LP:Zayas Rodriguez,M (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/22/20181800 Netherlands8 South Korea9WP:Kim,R (1-0) LP:Jansen,B (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/23/2018*0900 Australia12 Cuba4WP:Neads,L (1-0) LP:Solano Castillo,M (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/23/20181000 Hong Kong0 Japan23WP:Ishimura,N (1-0) LP:Ho, T (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/23/20181100 South Korea4 Venezuela10WP:Cortez Urquiola,M (1-0) LP:Jung, H (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/23/20181400 Dominican Republic9 Australia6WP:Burgo Compres,A (1-0) LP:Tabrett,M (0-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/23/20181430 Canada10 Cuba7WP:Asay,A(1-0) LP:Goonzalez Pavon,I (0-1) 5inn./weatherUSSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/23/20181800 Netherlands0 United States18WP:Schutte,B (1-0) LP:Bergwerff,L (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/23/20181800 Chinese Taipei6 Puerto Rico9WP:Valazquez,N (1-0) SV:Ramirez,N (1) LP:Hu,C (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/24/20181000 Dominican Republic0 Cuba12WP:Porro Suarez,D (1-0) LP:Mercedes Cuevas,J (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/24/20181000 Australia24 Hong Kong2WP:Flanigan,S (1-0) LP:AU,H (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/24/20181645 Chinese Taipei- Netherlands-Suspended: Reschedule 08/27/18USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/24/20181645 Puerto Rico- Venezuela-Suspended: Reschedule 08/27/18USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/24/20181800 United States11 South Korea1WP:Whitmore,K (1-0) LP:Cho,M (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/24/20181800 Japan2 Canada1WP:Sato,A (1-0) SV:Tanaka,A (1) LP:Gilder,E (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/25/20180900 Chinese Taipei13 South Korea0WP:Hu,C (1-1) SV:Liang,Y (1) LP:Lee,J (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/25/20180900 Puerto Rico16 Netherlands1WP: Rivera Ramos,A (1-0) LP:Werkman,M (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/25/20181200 Venezuela1 United States3WP:Sementelli,M (1-0) SV:Meidlinger,M (1) LP:Viscaya Hernandez,K (0-1) USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/25/20181200 Hong Kong1 Dominican Republic19WP: Minier Vargas,C (1-0) LP:Fung,T (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/25/20181800 Cuba1 Japan4WP: Sakahara,A (1-0) SV:Tamiyama,R(1) LP:Perez Vega,M (0-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/25/20181800 Australia6 Canada9WP: Lavallee,A (2-0) LP:Tabrett,M (0-2)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/26/20180900 Venezuela17 Netherlands1WP:Aguilarte Lander,L (1-0) LP:Haak,M(0-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/26/20180900 South Korea4 Puerto Rico10WP:Ramirez,N (1-0) SV:Garcia Gonzalez,A(1) LP:Kim,B (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/26/20181200 Canada12 Dominican Republic1WP:Carr,E (1-0) LP:Quero Hernandez,M (0-2)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/26/20181200 Cuba5 Hong Kong8WP:Hung,Y (1-0) LP:Porro Suarez,D (1-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/26/20181800 United States3 Chinese Taipei4WP:Huang,C (2-0) LP:Cobb,S (0-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/26/20181800 Japan5 Australia1WP:Shimizu,M (1-0) LP:Hepburn,B (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, Florida
8/27/2018**1100 Chinese Taipei11 Netherlands1WP:Hu,C (2-1) LP:Bergwerff,L (0-1) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/27/2018**1100 Puerto Rico6 Venezuela9WP:Cumana,G (1-0) LP:Paradizo Ramos,A (0-1)USSSA Space Sports Complex Venu IIViera, 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
 Japan501.000-15240.632280.070.56
 Chinese Taipei410.800116290.557280.250.30
 United States320.600211280.399280.320.07
 Canada230.400325241.048250.320.72
 Venezuela140.200414270.5219260.73-0.21
 Dominican Republic050.00054260.1540241.67-1.52
  • 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
8/28/201809:00 Dominican Republic1 Chinese Taipei2WP:Hseih,Y (1-0) LP:Burgos Compres,A (1-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/28/201813:00 Canada5 Venezuela0WP:Asay,A (2-0) LP:Rengel Lopez,E (0-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/28/201818:00 Japan3 United States0WP:Sato,A (2-0) LP:Piagno,S (1-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/29/201809:00 Venezuela12 Dominican Republic2WP: Segovia Alvarado,P (1-0) LP:Mercedes Cuevas,J (0-2)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/29/201813:00 Chinese Taipei1 Japan2WP:Hu,C (2-2) LP:Tsuru,A (1-0)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/29/201818:00 United States5 Canada1WP:Sementelli,M (2-0) LP:Lavallee,A (2-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/30/201809:00 Japan10 Venezuela0WP:Ishimura,N (2-0) LP:Vizcaya Hernandez,K (0-2) 5inn./Run RuleUSSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/30/201813:00 Canada4 Chinese Taipei6WP:Huang,C (3-0) LP:Martensen,H (0-1)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida
8/30/201818:00 Dominican Republic1 United States8WP:Whitmore,K (2-0) SV:Tsujikawa,E(1) LP:Quero Hernandez,M (0-3)USSSA Space Coast StadiumViera, Florida

Round 3

Bronze Medal
31 August 2016  Canada 8 – 5  United States USSSA Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Florida
Boxscore

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Gold Medal
31 August 2018  Chinese Taipei 0 – 6  Japan USSSA Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Florida
Boxscore

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Final standings
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References
  1. "WBSC awards Florida-based USSSA hosting rights for Women's Baseball World Cup 2018". World Baseball Softball Confederation. October 12, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Schedule and Results". WBSC. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. http://www.wbsc.org/tournaments/2016-womens-baseball-world-cup/news/womens-baseball-world-cup-venezuela-wins-bronze-medal-in-thrilling-victory-over-chinese-taipei/
  7. http://www.wbsc.org/tournaments/2018-womens-baseball-world-cup/news/japan-defeats-canada-in-final-of-womens-baseball-world-cup


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