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The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball teams from around the world compete. Through its 2012 edition, it was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation; following the 2013 merger of the IBAF with the International Softball Federation, subsequent tournaments are sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). In the eight times it has been held, the tournament has been won twice by the United States and six consecutive times by Japan in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.
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The U-15 Baseball World Cup is the 15-and-under baseball world championship that features national teams as authorized ("sanctioned") by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It began in 1989 as the World Youth Baseball Championship. In 2012 it became the 15U Baseball World Cup and is contested every two years. Because it is a world championship event, the results of the 15U Baseball World Cup affect the WBSC World Rankings.
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The Australia national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Australia in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 10th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup. They have finished 2nd once and 3rd four times in the tournament.
The Netherlands national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing the Netherlands in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 8th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup.
The Italy national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Italy in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 17th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup.
The France national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing France in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 22nd in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup.
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