2004 Women's Baseball World Cup
The 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup was the first edition of the Women's Baseball World Cup. It was held in Edmonton, AB at Telus Field from July 30 to August 8, 2004. The competition was won by the United States.
Competing Nations[edit]
- Further information: 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup rosters
Competition Format and Rules[edit]
The five competing nations played one game versus each opponent. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. Ties in standings were broken by head-to-head record. The first place team played versus the fourth place team and the second place team played the third place team. The semifinal losers then played a third place game, with the winner earning third place and the loser receiving fourth place. The semifinal winners play in the finals, with the winner earning first place and the loser receiving second place. All games were seven innings in length.
Final Ranking[edit]
Rank | Nation |
---|---|
Gold | United States |
Silver | Japan |
Bronze | Canada |
4th | Australia |
5th | Chinese Taipei |
Preliminary Round Results[edit]
Date - Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 30 - 3:00 PM | Chinese Taipei | 5 - 7 | Australia | |
July 30 - 7:30 PM | Canada | 8 - 10 | Japan | Game ended after eight innings. |
July 31 - 3:00 PM | Chinese Taipei | 4 - 5 | Japan | Game ended after nine innings. |
July 31 - 7:05 PM | Australia | 1 - 5 | United States | |
August 1 - 7:05 PM | United States | 5 - 4 | Japan | Game ended after nine innings. |
August 2 - 7:05 PM | United States | 1 - 2 | Canada | |
August 3 - 7:05 PM | Japan | 1 - 7 | Australia | |
August 4 - 7:05 PM | Canada | 3 - 2 | Chinese Taipei | |
August 5 - 3:00 PM | United States | 8 - 1 | Chinese Taipei | |
August 5 - 7:05 PM | Australia | 0 - 5 | Canada |
Preliminary Round Standings[edit]
Nation | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.667 | 18 | 13 |
United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.667 | 19 | 8 |
Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 15 | 16 |
Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 20 | 24 |
Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 12 | 23 |
- Canada is ranked above the United States and Australia is ranked above Japan due to head-to-head record.
Semifinals[edit]
Date - Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 7 - 3:00 PM | Australia | 2 - 12 | United States | Game called after the sixth inning, due to mercy rule. |
August 7 - 7:05 PM | Japan | 3 - 1 | Canada | Game ended after eight innings. |
Third Place Game[edit]
Date - Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 8 - 2:00 PM | Australia | 3 - 8 | Canada |
First Place Game[edit]
Date - Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 8 - 5:05 PM | Japan | 0 - 2 | United States |
Leaders and Awards[edit]
Awards[edit]
- Most Valuable Player: Laura Brenneman ( United States)
- Outstanding Defensive Player: Keri Lemasters ( United States)
Leaders[edit]
- Leading Hitter: .556, 5 H, 9 H; Shae Lillywhite ( Australia)
- Pitcher with best ERA: 0.00, 5 IP, 0 ER; Dominisha Britton ( United States)
- Pitcher with best won-loss average: 1.000, 2 W, 0 L; Ella Holien ( Australia)
- Most Runs Batted In: 5; Melanie Harwood ( Canada)
- Most Stolen Bases: 6; Miyuki Otomo ( Japan)
- Most Runs Scored: 6; Karine Gagné ( Canada)
All-Stars Team[edit]
Position | Player | Nation |
---|---|---|
Pitchers | Laura Purser-Rose | United States |
Hanami Watanabe | Japan | |
Catchers | Genevieve Beauchamp | Canada |
Alex Sickinger | United States | |
First Baseman | Samantha Magalas | Canada |
Second Baseman | Laura Brenneman | United States |
Third Baseman | Chelsea Forkin | Australia |
Shortstop | Yu Kawamoto | Japan |
Outfielders | Karine Gagné | Canada |
Melanie Harwood | Canada | |
Kim Braatz-Voisard | United States | |
Designated Hitter | Katie Gaynor | Australia |
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