The 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals was a round-robin tournament of the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup which took place from 15 to 20 July. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the top eight finals stage along with two wildcards. The eight teams were split into two groups with the top two qualifying for the super round. After the super round the top two teams then qualified for the final. [1]
Pool | Final winners | Repechage winners | Wildcard |
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A | United States | Australia | |
B | Japan | Canada | Italy |
C | Puerto Rico | Netherlands | China |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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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 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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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 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Kelly Maxwell LP: Dawn Bodrug Attendance: 180 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Alice Nicolini LP: Yinan Chai Home runs: CHN: None ITA: McKenzie Barbara Attendance: 2,000 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Sara Groenewegen LP: Yinan Chan Sv: Kaite Korstrom Home runs: CHN: None CAN: Kelsey Harshman Attendance: 150 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
United States (5) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Megan Faraimo LP: Christina Toniolo Home runs: ITA: None USA: Jessie Warren Attendance: 2,300 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Ally Carda LP: Yinan Chai Sv: Rachel Garcia Attendance: 200 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Sara Groenewegen LP: Alexia Lacatena Attendance: 2,100 Boxscore |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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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 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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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 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Miu Goto LP: Kandra Lamb Sv: Sakura Miwa Attendance: 300 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Lisa Hop LP: Aleshia Ocasio Sv: J'Dah Girigorie Attendance: 200 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 8 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Sakura Miwa LP: Taran Valvelo Sv: Mio Sakamoto Home runs: JPN: Ayane Nakagawa PUR: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Marjolein Merxx LP: Kaia Parnaby Sv: J'dah Catherine Genevieve Girigorie Home runs: NED: Dinet Oosting AUS: None Attendance: 500 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Yukiko Ueno LP: Lisa Hop Attendance: 300 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Aleshia Ocasio LP: Ellen Roberts Attendance: 300 Boxscore |
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 |
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 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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China (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Yinan Chai LP: Kaia Parnaby Attendance: 150 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puerto Rico (9) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Aleshia Ocasio LP: Ilaria Cacciamani Home runs: PUR: Camille Ortiz-Martinez ITA: None Attendance: 1,600 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Yinan Chai LP: Aleshia Ocasio Attendance: 100 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Ellen Roberts LP: Alice Nicolini Attendance: 2,400 Boxscore |
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 |
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 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Megan Faraimo LP: Miu Goto Attendance: 450 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Dawn Bodrug LP: J'dah Catherine Genevieve Home runs: NED: None CAN: Callum Pilgrim, Larissa Franklin Attendance: 500 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Miu Goto LP: Dawn Bodrug Sv: Mio Sakamoto Attendance: 180 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
United States (5) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Kelly Maxwell LP: Lisa Hop Home runs: NED: None USA: Hannah Flippen Attendance: 900 Boxscore |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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