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

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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

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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

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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

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Great Britain vs Australia

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Bracket

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Summary

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group A - USA and Australia claim tickets to Finals 2024". WBSC. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ^ "WBSC Women's Softball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "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.
  8. ^ "Game schedule announced for XVII WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group Stage". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's Softball World Cup Group A Day 1 Live Blog". WBSC. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Two-Stage Softball World Cups competition format announced". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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