2025 Men's Softball World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2025 Men's Softball World Cup will take place from 12 to 16 June 2023 in Hermosillo, Mexico.^[1] The group consists of host nation Mexico, defending champions Australia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Philippines and Venezuela.

Standings

Group A is being contested in Sonora during 12–16 June 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Venezuela	5	5	0	31	6	+25	1.000	—	Advance to Group A Final
2	Dominican Republic	5	3	2	22	16	+6	.600	2	Advance to Group A Final
3	Australia	5	2	3	18	23	−5	.400^[a]	3	Advance to Group A third place play-off
4	Mexico (H)	5	2	3	15	14	+1	.400^[a]	3	Advance to Group A third place play-off
5	Czechia	5	2	3	17	39	−22	.400^[a]	3
6	Philippines	5	1	4	13	18	−5	.200	4

Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) TQB; 4) ER-TQB; 5) Highest batting average; 6) Coin toss
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head, TQB: Australia 1-1, 0.267; Mexico 1-1, 0.153; Czechia 1-1, -0.500

Summary

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
12 June 2024	16:00	Venezuela	7–0	Australia	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	2:05	200	Boxscore
12 June 2024	16:00	Dominican Republic	5–2	Philippines	7	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	2:04	102	Boxscore
12 June 2024	21:00	Mexico	7–0	Czechia	5	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	1:35	1,100	Boxscore
13 June 2024	17:00	Dominican Republic	13–4	Czechia	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	2:56	245	Boxscore
13 June 2024	18:00	Philippines	4–5	Australia	7	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	2:12	72	Boxscore
13 June 2024	20:00	Mexico	2–5	Venezuela	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	2:03	1,560	Boxscore
13 June 2024	21:00	Australia	1–4	Dominican Republic	7	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	1:55	83	Boxscore
14 June 2024	17:00	Philippines	3–1	Mexico	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	1:55	600	Boxscore
14 June 2024	18:00	Czechia	2–11	Venezuela	5	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	1:56	85	Boxscore
14 June 2024	20:00	Australia	6–1	Mexico	8	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	2:32	1,200	Boxscore
14 June 2024	21:00	Dominican Republic	0–5	Venezuela	7	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	2:02	200	Boxscore
15 June 2024	17:00	Czechia	7–6	Australia	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	2:16	220	Boxscore
15 June 2024	18:00	Venezuela	3–2	Philippines	8	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	2:29	62	Boxscore
15 June 2024	20:00	Mexico	4–0	Dominican Republic	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	1:39	800	Boxscore
15 June 2024	21:00	Philippines	2–4	Czechia	7	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	2:07	265	Boxscore

Matches

Venezuela vs Australia

12 June 2024 16:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 46 °C (115 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	7	9	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Attendance: 200 Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Philippines

12 June 2024 16:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 46 °C (115 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	5	7	0
Philippines	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	9	1
Attendance: 102 Boxscore

Mexico vs Czechia

12 June 2024 21:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 38 °C (100 °F), clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico (5)	0	0	2	2	3	X	X	7	11	1
Czechia	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	2	2
Attendance: 1,100 Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Czechia

13 June 2024 17:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 41 °C (106 °F), partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	2	0	5	0	0	1	5	13	20	0
Czechia	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	8	1
Attendance: 245 Boxscore

Philippines vs Australia

13 June 2024 18:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 39 °C (102 °F), partly cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	5	0
Australia	2	0	0	0	3	0	X	5	7	0
Attendance: 72 Boxscore

Mexico vs Venezuela

13 June 2024 20:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 34 °C (93 °F), clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0
Venezuela	2	0	0	1	0	2	X	5	6	1
Attendance: 1,560 Boxscore

Australia vs Dominican Republic

13 June 2024 21:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 33 °C (91 °F), clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2
Dominican Republic	3	1	0	0	0	0	X	4	6	0
Attendance: 83 Boxscore

Philippines vs Mexico

14 June 2024 17:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 40 °C (104 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	0
Mexico	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Attendance: 600 Boxscore

Czechia vs Venezuela

14 June 2024 18:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 41 °C (106 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Czechia	0	2	0	0	0	X	X	2	4	1
Venezuela (5)	4	5	1	1	X	X	X	11	13	1
Attendance: 85 Boxscore

Australia vs Mexico

14 June 2024 20:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 35 °C (95 °F), clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Australia (8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	6	10	2
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	0
Attendance: 1,200 Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Venezuela

14 June 2024 21:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 36 °C (97 °F), cloudy
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Venezuela	0	1	0	0	3	1	X	5	9	0
Attendance: 200 Boxscore

Czechia vs Australia

15 June 2024 17:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 39 °C (102 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Czechia	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	7	9	2
Australia	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	6	6	1
Attendance: 220 Boxscore

Venezuela vs Philippines

15 June 2024 18:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 38 °C (100 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Venezuela (8)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	12	2
Philippines	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	1
Attendance: 62 Boxscore

Mexico vs Dominican Republic

15 June 2024 20:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 34 °C (93 °F), clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	8	0
Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Attendance: 800 Boxscore

Philippines vs Czechia

15 June 2024 21:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 32 °C (90 °F), clear
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	4	1
Czechia	0	0	2	1	0	0	X	4	6	1
Attendance: 265 Boxscore

Play-offs

The winner of the final and the repechage qualify for the 2025 finals.

Bracket

Final

Repechage

16 June – Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz

Dominican Republic

2

Venezuela

0

16 June – Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz

Australia

4

Third place play-off

Venezuela

1

16 June – Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz

Mexico

1

Australia

4

Summary

Round	Date	Local Time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
5th place match	16 June 2024	20:00	Philippines	2–3	Czechia	8	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses			Boxscore
3rd place match	16 June 2024	17:00	Mexico	1–4	Australia	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz	1:42	854	Boxscore
Final	16 June 2024	17:00	Dominican Republic	2–0	Venezuela	7	Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses	2:05	150	Boxscore
Repechage	16 June 2024	21:00	Australia	4–1	Venezuela	7	Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz			Boxscore

Fifth place play-off

16 June 2024 20:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	1
Czechia (8)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	7	2
Boxscore

Third place play-off

16 June 2024 17:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 39 °C (102 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0
Australia	2	0	0	0	0	2	X	4	4	0
Attendance: 854 Boxscore

Final

16 June 2024 17:00
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 42 °C (108 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dominican Republic	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	1
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Attendance: 150 Boxscore

Repechage

16 June 2024 21:00
Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	5	0
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3
Boxscore

References

^ "Men's Softball World Cup Group A Schedule announced; World Champions Australia to open tournament against Venezuela". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_AUS0.58115920218693-2] Head-to-head, TQB: Australia 1-1, 0.267; Mexico 1-1, 0.153; Czechia 1-1, -0.500

[groups-1] "Men's Softball World Cup Group A Schedule announced; World Champions Australia to open tournament against Venezuela". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

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