Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Irvine, California |
Dates | July 7–13 |
Teams | 7 (from 3 continents) |
Venues | Bill Barber Park |
Defending champions | ![]() |
Final positions | |
Champions![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up![]() | ![]() |
Third place![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
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The ninth World Cup of Softball was held between July 7–13, 2014 in Irvine, California. The competing national teams was the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela. [1]
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Rank | Team | Wins | Losses | Runs For | Runs Allowed |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 51 | 7 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 33 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 33 | 25 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 6 | 36 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
all times PDT
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Time | Stats |
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July 7, 2014 | ![]() | 3-0 | ![]() | 11:00 am | |
![]() | 6-3 | ![]() | 2:00 pm | ||
![]() | 11-4(5) | ![]() | 4:30 pm | ||
July 8, 2014 | ![]() | 8(5)-1 | ![]() | 11:00 am | |
![]() | 7(5)-0 | ![]() | 2:00 pm | ||
![]() | 3-2 | ![]() | 4:30 pm | ||
![]() | 5-0 | ![]() | 7:00 pm | ||
July 9, 2014 | ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() | 11:00 am | |
![]() | 8-2(8) | ![]() | 2:00 pm | ||
![]() | 7-0(5) | ![]() | 4:30 pm | ||
![]() | 13-1(5) | ![]() | 7:00 pm | ||
July 10, 2014 | ![]() | 3-2 | ![]() | 3:30 pm | |
![]() | 5-3 | ![]() | 6:00 pm | ||
![]() | 10-1(5) | ![]() | 8:30 pm | ||
July 11, 2014 | ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | 10:00 am | |
![]() | 16-1(4) | ![]() | 12:30 pm | ||
![]() | 8-1(5) | ![]() | 6:00 pm | ||
July 12, 2014 | ![]() | 3-2 | ![]() | 10:00 am | |
![]() | 8-2 | ![]() | 12:30 pm | ||
![]() | 14-0(4) | ![]() | 5:00 pm | ||
![]() | 4-3 | ![]() | 7:00 pm | ||
13 July, 2014
6th 7th places
5th 6th places
Bronze medal game
FINAL
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