2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup will take place from 11 to 15 July 2023 in Balbriggan, Republic of Ireland. ^[1] The group consists of host nation Ireland, Chinese Taipei, United States, Great Britain, Australia and Botswana. The United States and Australia advanced to the Finals to be held in 2024, with the United States going undefeated winning all four of their games.

Hannah Flippen of the United States was named the most valuable player of Group A. ^{[2] [3]}

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	WBSC Rankings [4]
A1	Ireland	WBSC Europe	Hosts	9 June 2022	2nd	2016	Group stage (2016)	17
A2	Chinese Taipei	WBSC Asia	Asia Cup third place	6 April 2023	17th	2022	Runners-up (1982)	3
A3	United States	WBSC Americas	Pan American Championship winners	19 November 2022	18th	2022	Winners (1974, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2022)	1
A4	Great Britain	WBSC Europe	European Championship runners-up	29 July 2022	8th	2022	Runners-up (1982)	16
A5	Australia	WBSC Oceania	Oceania	Automatic (Oceania)	18th	2022	Winners (1965)	9
A6	Botswana	WBSC Africa	African qualifier runners-up	15 February 2023	6th	2018	Group stage (1994, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)	43

Standings

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 ^{[5] [6]}
(H) Hosts

Note: The final three group games were rained off with the final pairings already being decided. ^[7]

Summary

All times listed are local, IST (UTC+1). ^[8]

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	—	—

Matches

Great Britain vs Australia

The two teams had faced each other three times in a Women's Softball World Cup, most recently in 2018, an 11–0 win for Australia. ^[9]

11 July 2023 11:00
O'Dwyers GAA 15 °C (59 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	7	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WP: Georgina Corrick (1–0)   LP: Ellen Roberts (0–1) Home runs: GBR: Kendyl Scott (1) AUS: None Attendance: 80 Umpires: HP – Marni Bodnarchuk, 1B – Trevor Topping, 2B – Anthony Kaiaruna, 3B – Michal Židek Boxscore

United States vs Chinese Taipei

11 July 2023 14:00
O'Dwyers GAA 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
United States	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	5	10	0
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
WP: Ally Carda (1–0)   LP: An-Ju Chiu (0–1)   Sv: Megan Faraimo (1) Home runs: USA: Kiara Robinson-Milloy (1) TPE: None Attendance: 160 Umpires: HP – Norikazu Hamasaki, 1B – Patrick Reus, 2B – Renzo Ruiz, 3B – Trevor Topping Boxscore

Botswana vs Ireland

11 July 2023 18:30
O'Dwyers GAA 18 °C (64 °F), overcast

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	1
Ireland (5)	3	0	4	0	X	X	X	7	5	1
WP: Kailey O'Connor (1–0)   LP: Wangu Gondo (0–1) Attendance: 156 Umpires: HP – Sara Dielen, 1B – Galip Sönmez, 2B – Michal Židek, 3B – Patrick Reus Boxscore

Great Britain vs Chinese Taipei

12 July 2023 10:00
O'Dwyers GAA 14 °C (57 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
WP: Georgina Corrick (2–0)   LP: An-Ju Chiu (0–2) Home runs: GBR: Georgina Corrick (1) TPE: None Attendance: 125 Umpires: HP – Michal Židek, 1B – Renzo Ruiz, 2B – Sara Dielen, 3B – Norikazu Hamasaki Boxscore

Ireland vs Australia

12 July 2023 13:00
O'Dwyers GAA 17 °C (63 °F), overcast

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Australia	0	0	0	1	2	1	X	4	6	0
WP: Kaia Parnaby (1–0)   LP: Arianna Jarvis (0–1) Home runs: IRE: None AUS: Jade Wall (1) Attendance: 189 Umpires: HP – Trevor Topping, 1B – Galip Sönmez, 2B – Marni Bodnarchuk, 3B – Anthony Kaiaruna Boxscore

United States vs Botswana

12 July 2023 15:00
O'Dwyers GAA 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
United States (5)	1	1	6	0	7	X	X	15	11	0
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	4
WP: Kelly Maxwell (1–0)   LP: Otsile Leave (0–1)   Sv: Montana Fouts (1) Home runs: USA: Alison Aguilar (1) BOT: None Attendance: 75 Umpires: HP – Renzo Ruiz, 1B – Sara Dielen, 2B – Patrick Reus, 3B – Norikazu Hamasaki Boxscore

Chinese Taipei vs Ireland

12 July 2023 18:30
O'Dwyers GAA 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei (5)	2	5	1	0	3	X	X	11	11	0
Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	X	X	1	3	4
WP: Hsia-Ai Ke (1–0)   LP: Summer Rocha (0–1) Home runs: TPE: Chia-Wen Shen (1) IRE: None Attendance: 88 Umpires: HP – Anthony Kaiaruna, 1B – Marni Bodnarchuk, 2B – Trevor Topping, 3B – Galip Sönmez Boxscore

Australia vs Botswana

13 July 2023 10:00
O'Dwyers GAA 15 °C (59 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia (4)	8	1	0	1	X	X	X	10	7	0
Botswana	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	0	1	2
WP: Kandra Lamb (1–0)   LP: Lesego Ditau (0–1) Home runs: AUS: Philippa Adkins (1) BOT: None Attendance: 65 Umpires: HP – Marni Bodnarchuk, 1B – Anthony Kaiaruna, 2B – Patrick Reus, 3B – Galip Sönmez Boxscore

Botswana vs Chinese Taipei

13 July 2023 13:00
O'Dwyers GAA 17 °C (63 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Botswana	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	0	0	3
Chinese Taipei (4)	4	2	4	X	X	X	X	10	10	0
WP: Chia-Chen Tsai (1–0)   LP: Wangu Gondo (0–2) Home runs: BOT: None TPE: Chia-Yun Chang (1) Attendance: 45 Umpires: HP – Sara Dielen, 1B – Norikazu Hamasaki, 2B – Michal Židek, 3B – Renzo Ruiz Boxscore

Australia vs United States

13 July 2023 15:00
O'Dwyers GAA 18 °C (64 °F), overcast

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
United States (8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0
WP: Megan Faraimo (1–0)   LP: Georgia Hood (0–1) Attendance: 150 Umpires: HP – Trevor Topping, 1B – Michal Židek, 2B – Anthony Kaiaruna, 3B – Marni Bodnarchuk Boxscore

Ireland vs Great Britain

13 July 2023 18:30
O'Dwyers GAA 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	0	5
Great Britain (5)	0	0	7	0	X	X	X	7	7	0
WP: Georgina Corrick (3–0)   LP: Kailey O'Connor (1–1) Attendance: 250 Umpires: HP – Galip Sönmez, 1B – Patrick Reus, 2B – Norikazu Hamasaki, 3B – Renzo Ruiz Boxscore

Chinese Taipei vs Australia

14 July 2023 10:00
O'Dwyers GAA 14 °C (57 °F), drizzling

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Australia	2	0	3	0	0	0	X	5	9	0
WP: Kandra Lamb (2–0)   LP: Ching-Yu Chen (0–1)   Sv: Kaia Parnaby (1) Attendance: 60 Umpires: HP – Patrick Reus, 1B – Renzo Ruiz, 2B – Marni Bodnarchuk, 3B – Sara Dielen Boxscore

Botswana vs Great Britain

Game was cancelled due to weather conditions. ^[7]

14 July 2023 13:00
O'Dwyers GAA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Botswana	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Great Britain	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Great Britain vs United States

Game was cancelled due to weather conditions. ^[7]

14 July 2023 15:00
O'Dwyers GAA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Great Britain	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
United States	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Ireland vs United States

Game was cancelled due to weather conditions. ^[7]

14 July 2023 18:30
O'Dwyers GAA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
United States	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Play-offs

The winner of the final and the repechage qualify for the 2024 finals. ^[10]

Bracket

Final

Repechage

15 July – Balbriggan

Great Britain

0

United States

7

15 July – Balbriggan

Australia

4

Third place play-off

Great Britain

1

15 July – Balbriggan

Chinese Taipei

3

Australia

4

Summary

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

Fifth place play-off

Game was cancelled due to weather conditions. ^[3]

15 July 2023 09:30
O'Dwyers GAA

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Botswana	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Third place play-off

15 July 2023 17:15
O'Dwyers GAA 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	2
Australia	0	0	2	0	1	1	X	4	9	1
WP: Kaia Parnaby (2–0)   LP: Hsia-Ai Ke (1–1)   Sv: Ellen Roberts (1) Home runs: TPE: Szu-Shih Li (1) AUS: None Attendance: 139 Umpires: HP – Anthony Kaiaruna, 1B – Patrick Reus, 2B – Galip Sönmez, 3B – Sara Dielen Boxscore

Final

15 July 2023 8:00
O'Dwyers GAA 13 °C (55 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	2	1
United States (5)	2	0	0	0	5	X	X	7	7	1
WP: Ally Carda (2–0)   LP: Ann Faulkner (0–1) Home runs: GBR: None USA: Alison Aguilar (2) Attendance: 55 Umpires: HP – Marni Bodnarchuk, 1B – Renzo Ruiz, 2B – Norikazu Hamasaki, 3B – Patrick Reus Boxscore

Repechage

15 July 2023 19:35
O'Dwyers GAA 16 °C (61 °F), overcast

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	5	1
Great Britain	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
WP: Ellen Roberts (1–1)   LP: Georgina Corrick (3–1) Attendance: 56 Umpires: HP – Trevor Topping, 1B – Galip Sönmez, 2B – Michal Židek, 3B – Anthony Kaiaruna Boxscore

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L
1	United States (Q)	4	0
2	Australia (Q)	5	2
3	Great Britain	3	2
4	Chinese Taipei	2	4
5	Ireland	1	3
6	Botswana	0	4

References

1. "Dates, groups unveiled for XVII WBSC Women's Softball World Cup; first to be played under new Two-Stage format". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
2. "🇺🇸🏅 Congrats to Hannah Flippen the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group A Most Outstanding Player!". WBSC instagram. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
3. "WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group A - USA and Australia claim tickets to Finals 2024". WBSC. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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5. "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC . Retrieved 4 December 2022.
6. "Info". WBSC . Retrieved 27 December 2022.
7. "WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group A - Australia beat Chinese Taipei in only game played on day four due to weather conditions". WBSC . Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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External links

• Official website