2024 Women's Softball World Cup

The 2024 Women's Softball World Cup was the 18th Women's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament taking place in Balbriggan, Ireland; Buttrio and Castions di Strada, Italy and Valencia, Spain. The group stage took place from 11–26 July 2023, held as three separate groups across three nations. The finals took place in Buttrio and Castions di Strada, Italy from 15–20 July 2024.^[1] This was the first WBSC event to be held in two stages. It was the first time Ireland, Italy and Spain had hosted a major softball tournament. It also was the first time more than one nation hosted the tournament.^[2]

2024 Women's Softball World Cup

Tournament details
Host countries	Ireland  Italy  Spain
Dates	11–26 July 2023 (groups) 15–20 July 2024 (finals)
Teams	18 (from 5 continents)
Venues	4 (in 3 host cities)
Defending champions	United States (2022)
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Attendance	1,693 (113 per game)
← 2022 2027 → Last updated on 26 July 2023

Qualified teams

Team	World ranking[A]	Method of qualification
Italy	8th	2022 Women's Softball European Championship third place/Hosts
Ireland	17th	Hosts[!]
Spain	12th	Hosts[!]
South Africa	38th	African Qualifier
Botswana	43rd	African Qualifier
United States	1st	2022 Pan American Championship winners
Canada	5th	2022 Pan American Championship runners-up
Cuba	28th	2022 Pan American Championship third place
Puerto Rico	4th	2022 Pan American Championship fourth place
Venezuela	22nd	2022 Pan American Championship fifth place
Japan	2nd	2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup winners
China	11th	2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup runners-up
Chinese Taipei	3rd	2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup third place
Philippines	26th	2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup fourth place[!]
Netherlands	10th	2022 Women's Softball European Championship winners
Great Britain	16th	2022 Women's Softball European Championship runners-up
Australia	9th	Oceania Spot
New Zealand	29th	Oceania Spot

Notes

1. ^
   Three wild cards are given for this tournament; two for Ireland and Spain as group stage hosts, and the third wild card allocated to the Asian confederation.^[4] The Asian berth were given to the continental championship fourth placers.^[5]

Squads

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup squads

Officials

30 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.

Umpires Confederation Umpires WBSC Africa Abel Mataboge (Botswana) WBSC Americas Gabriela Elizabeth Jiménez (Argentina) Marni Bodnarchuk (Canada) Trevor Topping (Canada) Juan Felipe Arteaga (Colombia) Maykel García (Cuba) Renzo Ruiz (Mexico) José Chaparro (Puerto Rico) Naomi Jenise Erdahl (United States) Steve McCown (United States) Manuel Tovar (Venezuela) WBSC Asia Zhiling Yu (China) Yu Sung Lin (Chinese Taipei) Ayaka Sasajima (Japan) Norikazu Hamasaki (Japan) WBSC Europe Sara Dielen (Belgium) Alen Magdalenic (Croatia) Jan Hora (Czech Republic) Michal Zidek (Czech Republic) Galip Sönmez (Germany) Thomas Hans-Georg Lohnert (Germany) Jana Lee McCaskill (Great Britain) Sabrina Fabrizi (Italy) Mariana Atanasova-Prins (Netherlands) Patrick Reus (Netherlands) WBSC Oceania Jason Lewins Carter Australia Anthony Kaiaruna New Zealand Umpire Directors Confederation Umpire Director WBSC Europe Gian Paolo Pelosi (Italy) Luis Ignacio Pardo Lozano (Spain) WBSC Americas Chris Drumm (United States)

Venues

Group A	Group B	Group C & Finals
Balbriggan, Ireland	Valencia, Spain	Buttrio, Italy	Castions di Strada, Italy
O'Dwyers GAA	Camp Municipal de València	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti	Campo Comunale da Softball
Balbriggan	Valencia	Buttrio Castions di Strada

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group A

Group A will be contested in Balbriggan during 11–15 July 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	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^[6][7]
(H) Hosts

Note: The final three group games were rained off with the final pairings already being decided.^[8] All times listed are local, IST (UTC+1).^[9]

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	—	—

Final

Repechage

15 July – Balbriggan

Great Britain

0

United States

7

15 July – Balbriggan

Australia

4

Third place play-off

Great Britain

1

15 July – Balbriggan

Chinese Taipei

3

Australia

4

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

Group B

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group B

Group B will be contested in Valencia during 18–22 July 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	China	5	4	1	15	4	+11	.800[a]	—	Advance to Group B Final
2	Puerto Rico	5	4	1	11	4	+7	.800[a]	—
3	Cuba	5	4	1	17	10	+7	.800[a]	—	Advance to Group B third place play-off
4	Netherlands	5	2	3	21	12	+9	.400	2
5	Spain (H)	5	1	4	17	13	+4	.200	3
6	South Africa	5	0	5	5	43	−38	.000	4

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^[6][10]
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Tied on head to head results. Head-to-head runs against: China 2, Puerto Rico 3, Cuba 4.

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).^[9]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
18 July 2023	11:00	Netherlands	3–4	Cuba	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
18 July 2023	14:00	China	2–0	Puerto Rico	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
18 July 2023	18:00	South Africa	0–14	Spain	4	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
19 July 2023	10:00	Netherlands	4–5	China	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
19 July 2023	12:30	Cuba	10–3	South Africa	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
19 July 2023	15:00	South Africa	1–8	Puerto Rico	5	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
19 July 2023	18:00	Spain	1–2	Cuba	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
20 July 2023	10:00	Spain	2–3	Netherlands	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
20 July 2023	12:30	Cuba	1–3	Puerto Rico	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
20 July 2023	15:00	South Africa	1–11	Netherlands	4	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
20 July 2023	18:00	Spain	0–8	China	5	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
21 July 2023	10:00	Puerto Rico	6–1	Netherlands	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
21 July 2023	12:30	China	10–0	South Africa	5	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
21 July 2023	15:00	Cuba	2–1	China	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
21 July 2023	18:00	Puerto Rico	12–2	Spain	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore

Final

Repechage

22 July – Valencia

Puerto Rico

2

China

1

22 July – Valencia

Netherlands

2

Third place play-off

China

0

22 July – Valencia

Netherlands

2

Cuba

1

Round	Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
5th place match	22 July 2023	10:00	South Africa	0–5	Spain	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
3rd place match	22 July 2023	12:30	Netherlands	2–1	Cuba	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
Final	22 July 2023	15:00	Puerto Rico	2–1	China	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore
Repechage	22 July 2023	18:00	Netherlands	2–0	China	7	Camp Municipal de València			Boxscore

Group C

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group C

Group C will be contested in Castions di Strada and Buttrio during 22–26 July 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Canada	5	4	1	22	13	+9	.800[a]	—	Advance to Group C Final
2	Japan	5	4	1	44	8	+36	.800[a]	—
3	Italy[b] (H)	5	3	2	24	11	+13	.600	1	Advance to Group C third place play-off
4	Philippines	5	2	3	12	32	−20	.400	2
5	New Zealand	5	1	4	9	37	−28	.200[c]	3
6	Venezuela	5	1	4	12	22	−10	.200[c]	3

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^[6][11]
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head to head result: Canada 6–5 Japan
2. Italy automatically qualify for the finals as hosts of that stage.
3. Head to head result: New Zealand 4–3 Venezuela

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).^[9]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
22 July 2023	14:00	New Zealand	2–16	Japan	4	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
22 July 2023	17:00	Philippines	0–5	Canada	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
22 July 2023	20:00	Venezuela	2–4	Italy	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
23 July 2023	11:00	Italy	9–0	New Zealand	7	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti			Boxscore
23 July 2023	14:00	Venezuela	2–6	Canada	7	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti			Boxscore
23 July 2023	17:00	Japan	13–0	Philippines	4	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti			Boxscore
23 July 2023	20:00	Canada	1–6	Italy	7	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti			Boxscore
24 July 2023	11:00	Philippines	1–5	Venezuela	7	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti			Boxscore
24 July 2023	14:00	Canada	6–5	Japan	7	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti			Boxscore
24 July 2023	17:00	New Zealand	4–3	Venezuela	7	Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti			Boxscore
24 July 2023	20:00	Italy	Suspended	Philippines		Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
25 July 2023	15:00	New Zealand	0–4	Canada	7	Campo de Baseball-Softball			Boxscore
25 July 2023	15:00	Venezuela	0–7	Japan	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
25 July 2023	17:00	Philippines	5–3	New Zealand	7	Campo da Baseball-Softball			Boxscore
25 July 2023	17:00	Japan	3–0	Italy	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
25 July 2023	20:30	Italy	5–6	Philippines	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore

Final

Repechage

26 July – Castions di Strada

Japan

7

Canada

1

26 July – Castions di Strada

Italy

Third place play-off

Canada

26 July – Castions di Strada

Philippines

5

Italy

6

Round	Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
5th place match	26 July 2023	11:00	Venezuela	4–0	New Zealand	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
3rd place match	26 July 2023	14:00	Philippines	5–6	Italy	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
Final	26 July 2023	17:00	Japan	7–1	Canada	7	Campo Comunale da Softball			Boxscore
Repechage	26 July 2023	20:00	Italy	Canceled	Canada		Campo Comunale da Softball

Finals rankings

The ranking of the wildcard spots for the finals stage are as follows.^[2]

• 1) Hosts
• 2)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage, based on final standings from the previous edition of the World Cup
• 3)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage based on the highest position in the WBSC Rankings at the end of the previous calendar year.

Rank	Team	Previous WC	Ranking[3]	Qualification
1	Italy (H)	7	8	Qualified as hosts
2	China	10	11	Qualified from previous World Cup ranking
3	Great Britain	11	16

Italy qualified for the finals as host of that stage, while China qualified as the third placed team with the next best finish at the previous World Cup.^[12]

Finals

Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	United States (A)	3	3	0	18	2	+16	1.000	—	Advance to Super Round
2	Canada	3	2	1	14	11	+3	.667	1
3	Italy (H)	3	1	2	10	12	−2	.333	2	Advance to Placement Round
4	China	3	0	3	2	19	−17	.000	3

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^[6][13]
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
15 July 2024	16:30	Canada	2–5	United States	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:00	180	Boxscore
15 July 2024	20:30	China	0–6	Italy	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	1:44	2,000	Boxscore
16 July 2024	14:00	China	2–7	Canada	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:11	150	Boxscore
16 July 2024	20:30	Italy	0–7	United States	5	Campo Comunale da Softball	1:39	2,300	Boxscore
17 July 2024	14:00	United States	6–0	China	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:21	200	Boxscore
17 July 2024	20:30	Italy	4–5	Canada	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:05	2,100	Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	15	3	+12	1.000	—	Advance to Super Round
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	12	7	+5	.667	1
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	6	12	−6	.333	2	Advance to Placement Round
4	Australia	3	0	3	3	14	−11	.000	3

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^[6][13]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
15 July 2024	11:00	Australia	0–3	Japan	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	1:55	300	Boxscore
15 July 2024	14:00	Puerto Rico	1–3	Netherlands	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:02	200	Boxscore
16 July 2024	11:00	Japan	8–0	Puerto Rico	5	Campo Comunale da Softball	1:32	200	Boxscore
16 July 2024	17:30	Netherlands	6–2	Australia	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:44	500	Boxscore
17 July 2024	11:00	Netherlands	3–4	Japan	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:200	300	Boxscore
17 July 2024	17:30	Australia	1–5	Puerto Rico	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:28	300	Boxscore

Placement Round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Puerto Rico	2	2	0	9	10	−1	1.000	—
2	China	2	1	1	9	3	+6	.500	1
3	Italy (H)	2	1	1	7	11	−4	.500	1
4	Australia	2	0	2	5	6	−1	.000	2

First match(es) will be played: 18 July 2024. 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^[6][13]
(H) Hosts

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
18 July 2024	11:00	China	5–2	Australia	10	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:53	150	Boxscore
18 July 2024	14:00	Puerto Rico	8–6	Italy	9	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:53	1,600	Boxscore
19 July 2024	11:00	China	4–1	Puerto Rico	8	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:18	100	Boxscore
19 July 2024	14:00	Australia	3–1	Italy	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:16	2,400	Boxscore

Super Round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	14	2	+12	1.000	—	Advance to Final
2	Japan	3	2	1	11	5	+6	.667	1
3	Canada	3	1	2	9	12	−3	.333	2	Advance to Third place play-off
4	Netherlands	3	0	3	6	17	−11	.000	3

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^[6][13]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
18 July 2024	11:00	United States	2–0	Japan	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	1:50	450	Boxscore
18 July 2024	17:30	Netherlands	3–6	Canada	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:30	500	Boxscore
19 July 2024	11:00	Canada	2–7	Japan	7	Campo Comunale da Softball	2:13	180	Boxscore
19 July 2024	17:30	Netherlands	0–7	United States	5	Campo Comunale da Softball	1:41	900	Boxscore

Final Round

Third place play-off

20 July 2024 17:00
Campo Comunale da Softball

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	9	0
Canada (11)	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	1	4	11	11	1
WP: Morgan Rackel   LP: J'dah Catherine Genevieve Girigorie Home runs: NED: Laura Wissink CAN: Callum Pilgrim, Natalie Wideman Attendance: 2,450 Boxscore

Final

20 July 2024 20:00
Campo Comunale da Softball

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	6	11	0
United States	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
WP: Miu Goto   LP: Kelly Maxwell   Sv: Yukiko Ueno Attendance: 2,500 Boxscore

Statistics

See also: Women's Softball World Cup statistics

The statistics below include all group stage and finals games.^[14]

Homeruns

There have been 34 homeruns scored in 52 matches, for an average of 0.65 homeruns per match (as of 26 July 2023).

2 homeruns

• Emma Entzminger
• Nodoka Harada
• Hotaru Tsukamoto
• Alison Aguilar

1 homerun

• Philippa Adkins
• Jade Wall
• Kelsey Harshman
• Kianna Jones
• Janet Leung
• Min Ren
• Jiaxin Xie
• Chia-Yun Chang
• Szu-Shih Li
• Chia-Wen Shen
• Georgina Corrick
• Kendyl Scott
• Mckenzie Barbara
• Giulia Koutsoyanopulos
• Erika Piancastelli
• Kyoko Ishikawa
• Kanna Kudo
• Minori Naito
• Dinet Oosting
• Maxime van Dalen
• Nicole Hammoude
• Meritxell Blesa
• Uxua Modrego
• Kiara Robinson-Milloy
• Yuruby Alicart
• Yakary Molina

Player of the day

Player of the day

Day	Player	Notes
11 Jul	Georgina Corrick[15]	7 IP 3 H 0 R 1 BB 7 K
12 Jul	Kaia Parnaby[16]	7 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 14 K
13 Jul	Megan Faraimo[17]	8 IP 1 H 0 R 2 BB 10 K
18 Jul	Yanisleidys Casanova[18]	3–3 2 RBI 3 B 5 TB
19 Jul	Yilian Tornes[19]	7 IP 9 SO 3 H 1 R
20 Jul	Aleshia Ocasio[20]	7 IP 8 SO 5 H 1 R
21 Jul	Yilian Tornes[21]	7 IP 13 SO 4 H 1 R
22 Jul	Alice Nicolini[22]	7 IP 4 SO 3 H 2 R CG
23 Jul	Marta Gasparotto[23]	4–8 4 RBI 2 R 5 TB
24 Jul	Morgan Rackel[24]	6.2 IP 4 SO 6 H 2 R
25 Jul	Nicole Hammoude[25]	4–5 4 RBI 5 R HR 9 TB

Awards

Most Valuable Players

Group stage

• Group A – Hannah Flippen^[26][27]
• Group B – Aleshia Ocasio^[28][29]

Symbols

Match balls

The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.^[30]

Notes

1. As of 12 April 2023.^[3]

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15. "🥎⚡🇬🇧 What a performance by Georgina Corrick. Corrick is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
16. "🥎⚡🇦🇺 What a performance by Kaia Parnaby. Parnaby is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
17. "🥎⚡🇺🇸 What a performance by Megan Faraimo. Faraimo is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
18. "🥎⚡🇨🇺 What a clutch performance by Yanisleidys Casanova. Casanova is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
19. "🥎⚡🇨🇺 What a performance by Yilian Tornes. Tornes is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
20. "🥎⚡🇵🇷 What a performance by Aleshia Ocasio. Ocasio is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
21. "🥎⚡🇨🇺 Another fantastic performance by Yilian Tornes. Tornes is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
22. "🥎⚡🇮🇹 Fantastic performance by Alice Nicolini. Nicolini is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
23. "🥎💥🇮🇹 What a day for Marta Gasparotto. Gasparotto is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
24. "🥎💥🇨🇦 Outstanding performance by Morgan Rackel. Rackel is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
25. "🥎💥🇵🇭 What a day for Nicole Hammoude. Hammoude is our WBSC Player of the Day at the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
26. "🇺🇸🏅 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.
27. "WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group A - USA and Australia claim tickets to Finals 2024". WBSC. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
28. "🇵🇷🏅 Congrats to Aleshia Ocasio the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group B Most Outstanding Player!". WBSC instagram. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
29. "WBSC Women's Softball World Cup: Puerto Rico and Netherlands claim Group B tickets to Finals 2024". WBSC. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
30. "Mizuno unveils new, more sustainable official softball for WBSC Softball World Cups". WBSC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.