2022 Women's Baseball Americas World Cup Qualifier

The 2022 Women's Baseball Americas World Cup Qualifier featured six teams competing for four spots in the 2023 Women's Baseball World Cup. The event was held from August 12 to August 20, 2022 in Macuto, Vargas, Venezuela. Notable absences were United States and Canada, who would presumably get the two wild cards for the 2023 Cup. Competing were Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The four teams advancing to the World Cup were Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba.

August 12[edit]

Mexico 8, Dominican Republic 5. The Dominicans had previously played in a Women's Baseball World Cup while Mexico had not, but Mexico prevails today. LF Marlen Lagunes goes 3 for 4 with two runs and three RBI and Samaria Benitez gets the win with 2 2/3 shutout innings of relief (saved by Maria Hernandez). C Noelia Moreno reaches three of four times up for the Dominicans, and Lorena Medrano takes the loss.
Puerto Rico 11, Cuba 1. Janiliz Rivera allows only two hits (to 3B Odrisleisis Peguero and C Yordanka Rodriguez) to shut down Cuba; 1B Libia Duarte scores their only run unearned. Mayumis Solano took the loss. Veteran 1B Lisandra Berrios-Lopez triples twice and drives in four while SS Adrix Paradizo has two runs and two RBI.
Venezuela 7, Nicaragua 0. Frandelis Garcia and Marlyn Yendez team up on a three-hit whitewash in the debut for the hosts to beat Margarita Lopez and Nicaragua. C Yakary Molina hits a three-run triple.

Mexico 5, Nicaragua 4. Rosa del Castillo strikes out nine in a complete game win over Karen Mendoza. LF Yamileth Aleman hits an inside-the-park homer for Nicaragua. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the 8th (an extra inning under WBSC 7-inning games), 3B Maria Hernandez singles in PR Maria Valenzuela and CF Diana Ibarra's sacrifice fly brings in PR Narda Andrade.
Cuba 6, Dominican Republic 4. Angela Burgos leads Cuba 4-1 after five before flagging as Cuba rallies to win. Yanet Cruz gets the victory with 5 1/3 shutout innings of relief. DH Roxana Cuello has two runs for Cuba, while RF Jessica Herrera drives in two. C Noelia Moreno hits a three-run double for the Dominicans.
Puerto Rico 10, Venezuela 4. SS Adrix Paradizo (3 H) and 1B/2B Lisandra Berrios-Lopez (3 RBI) again pace the Puerto Rican offense, while Katiria Davila saves Danna Gonzalez's win over the home team. Oriannys Hernández gets the decision for Venezuela, while Marianna Natera comes off the bench to drive in a pair.

Dominican Republic 15, Nicaragua 8. 3B Lissett Sosa (3 R, 3 RBI) and 1B Yanileisy Paulino (3 R) lead the Dominican offense in a big day as they get their first win. Anyeli Tejada gets the win despite allowing four runs in an inning, beating Wendys Gonzalez (5 R in 0 IP). LF Yamileth Aleman again leads Nicaragua's offense (3 for 4, 2 R, 2 RBI).
Puerto Rico 4, Mexico 2. Angelis Rivera got the win and Janiliz Rivera the save, while 2B/1B Lisandra Berrios-Lopez and 3B Kiara Resto each drive in a pair. Narda Andrade takes Mexico's first loss, while DH Itza Hernandez has two hits and drives in a run.
Venezuela 8, Cuba 3. Mary Rodriguez gets a complete game win over Yoidania Castro. SS Yohelis Colina goes 2 for 4 with a walk, run and two RBI to lead the hosts, while 1B Libia Duarte drives in two for Cuba.

Cuba 12, Nicaragua 2. Yanet Cruz goes to 2-0 in beating Lakia Arana and Nicaragua. Numerous Cubans shine on offense - 3B Odrisleisis Peguero (3 R), 1B Libia Duarte (3 R), C Yordanka Rodriguez (3 RBI), DH Roxana Cuello (3 RBI) and LF Katherine Fals (3 H, 3 RBI). Nicaragua has two-hit games from CF Ana Arguello and 2B Judelci Vargas.
Puerto Rico 6, Dominican Republic 1. Puerto Rico remained unbeaten as Janiliz Rivera fans 8 in a complete game to go to 2-0. 1B Lisandra Berrios-Lopez stars yet again, going 3 for 4 with a run and a RBI. Lorena Medrano falls to 0-2, while C Noelia Moreno goes 2 for 3 for the Dominicans.
Mexico 8, Venezuela 4. Mexico improves to 3-1 with a win over the home team. Adriana Palma gets the decision for Mexico and LF/CF Diana Ibarra drives in three. Rudaireth Torres has a 4-1 lead going into the top of the 7th before fading; Milanyelia Cortez took over and took the loss. For Venezuela, LF Migreilys Angulo goes 2 for 3 with two runs while 2B Dayerlin Rivas falls a homer shy of a cycle.

Puerto Rico 13, Nicaragua 2. SS Adrix Paradizo drives in 3, C Tiesh Diaz has 2 runs and 2 RBI and LF Alanis Rodriguez doubles in both at-bats and scores twice in Puerto Rico's rout; Noelia De Jesús gets the win, Wendys Gonzalez the loss. SSS Margarita Lopez drives in both Nicaraguan runs.
Cuba 7, Mexico 2. Mayumis Solano goes the distance to beat Selene Huerta. Veteran 2B Dayana Batista goes 3 for 4 with two RBI and DH Roxana Cuello homers. DH Dafne Mejia leads Mexico with a pair of hits.
Venezuela 2, Dominican Republic 0. The hosts get the last spot in the World Cup, knocking the Dominicans out of contention. It is a shutout duel for 5 1/2 before Venezuela scores twice off Angela Burgos. Marianna Natera throws a three-hit shutout, fanning nine. C Yakary Molina raps two hits for Venezuela.

Dominican Republic 11, Nicaragua 5. Failing to hold on to their spot in the Women's World Cup, the Dominicans avoid last by beating Nicaragua in the 5th/6th place game. Nicaragua goes up 5-2 against Lorena Medrano, but Esmeralda Alcantara turns in 5 1/3 shutout innings of relief for the win. Brenda Jimenez takes the loss. LF Windeily Ramirez (3 for 4, 2 R, 2 RBI) and CF Rosangela Rodriguez (3 RBI) lead the Dominican offense, while Nicaragua is led by 3B/1B/2B Jessenia Baez, who has as many RBI as positions played today.
Puerto Rico 1, Mexico 0. In the first semifinal, Janiliz Rivera (Puerto Rico) and Rosa del Castillo (Mexico) each throw four-hitters, Rivera tossing a shutout while del Castillo blanked Puerto Rico for the first five. In the 6th, SS Adrix Paradizo hit a one-out double (just Puerto Rico's second hit) and 1B Lisandra Berrios-Lopez singled her in for the game's lone run. LF Diana Ibarra had half of Mexico's hits.
Venezuela 10, Cuba 0. The other semifinal is a rout as Mary Rodriguez tosses a two-hitter and SS Yohelis Colina drives in three for Venezuela. Yanet Cruz is the losing pitcher. The only Cuban hits come from LF Katherine Fals and RF Yamisleidy Pérez.

Mexico 9, Cuba 5. Mayumis Solano shuts down Mexico for the first five innings as Cuba builds a 4-0 lead but Mexico scores nine runs off Solano and Yanet Cruz in the 6th and 7th to come back for victory and 3rd place. Adriana Palma gets the win, Solano the loss. SS Samarita Benitez and 2B/3B Edith De Leija each have four-hit days for Mexico. Veteran 2B Dayana Batista has two walks, a run and a RBI for Cuba.
Venezuela 2, Puerto Rico 1. Puerto Rico takes their only loss, but it's in the title game. Angelis Rivera tosses five shutout innings of relief but Danna Gonzalez had already given up two runs in two innings for the loss. Oriannys Hernández also works five shutout innings of relief, getting the win after Frandelis Garcia allows one run in two. 1B Migreilys Angulo has a run and a RBI for Venezuela. For Puerto Rico, C Jenny Ortiz drives in 3B Kiara Resto with their lone run.