2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

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2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates 15 – 23 April 2023
Teams12
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Australia (1st title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Argentina
Fourth place Mexico
2027 →

The 2023 U-23 WBSC Men's Softball World Cup is the inaugural U-23 Men's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament taking place in Paraná, Argentina from 15 to 23 April 2023.[1] Originally scheduled for October 2022, the tournament was postponed due to a number of reasons.[2][3] The bidding process was reopened and once again awarded to Paraná in Argentina.[4]

Qualified teams[edit]

Team Method of qualification
 Argentina U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship winners/Hosts
 South Africa Africa qualifier winner
 Venezuela U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship third place
 Mexico U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship runners-up
 Team WBSC[a] U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fourth place
 Japan U-23 Men's Softball Asia winners
 Singapore U-23 Men's Softball Asia runners-up
 Czech Republic U-23 Men's Softball European Championship winners
 Israel U-23 Men's Softball European Championship third place[b]
 Australia Oceania
 New Zealand Oceania
 Canada Wildcard[7]

Squads[edit]

Main article: 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup squads

Venue[edit]

Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol and El Plumazo in Paraná, Entre Ríos will host all the games across two fields.[8]

Paraná
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol El Plumazo
Capacity: 500[9] Capacity:

Opening Round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 23 8 +15 1.000 — Super Round
2  Mexico 5 4 1 27 17 +10 .800 1
3  Argentina (H) 5 3 2 20 8 +12 .600 2
4  Czech Republic 5 2 3 12 13 −1 .400 3 Placement Round
5  South Africa 5 1 4 10 27 −17 .200 4
6  Singapore 5 0 5 14 33 −19 .000 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[10][8]
(H) Hosts
15 April 2023 10:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 15 °C (59 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Czech Republic 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
WP: Jonáš Hajný (1–0)   LP: Kagiso Frans Aphane (0–1)   Sv: Lukáš Kubát (1)
Home runs:
CZE: George Harris (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 67
Boxscore
15 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
El Plumazo 23 °C (73 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Singapore 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
 Australia 1 5 1 0 0 0 X 7 4 1
WP: Jack Besgrove (1–0)   LP: Tan Mathew (0–1)
Home runs:
SGP: Ean Eu (1)
AUS: Cody Smith (1)
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
15 April 2023 21:00 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Mexico 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 8 1
 Argentina 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (1–0)   LP: Matias Etechevers (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Iran Francisco Torres Laguna (1), Jordan Solorio (1)
ARG: Khalil Luna (1)
Attendance: 3,000
Boxscore
16 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 5 0
 Singapore 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 3
WP: Kagiso Frans Aphane (1–1)   LP: Jun Heng Aloysius Ong (0–1)
Home runs:
RSA: Joshua Ri Ming Tan (1)
SGP: None
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
16 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Mexico 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 9 0
 Czech Republic 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 5 1
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (2–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Junior Alexis Flores del Valle (1)
CZE: Jakub Hajný (1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
16 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1
 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4
WP: Jack Besgrove (2–0)   LP: Franco Saenz (0–1)
Attendance: 1,534
Boxscore
17 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 2
 Australia 0 0 0 3 5 0 X 8 8 1
WP: Lincoln Walk (1–0)   LP: Lucas Sebotse Ledwaba (0–1)
Home runs:
RSA: None
AUS: Thomas Gordon Cass (1)
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
17 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 22 °C (72 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Singapore 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 3
 Mexico 0 0 0 2 3 3 X 8 9 1
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (3–0)   LP: Tan Mathew (0–2)
Home runs:
SGP: Joshua Ri Ming Tan (1)
MEX: Luis Julian Rodriguez Valdez (1)
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
17 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Argentina 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
WP: Juan Jose Pepe (1–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–2)
Attendance: 1,059
Boxscore
18 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Mexico 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
 Australia 1 0 3 0 0 0 X 4 5 0
WP: Jack Besgrove (3–0)   LP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (3–1)
Home runs:
MEX: None
AUS: Ryan King (1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
18 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Czech Republic 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
 Singapore 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 3 0
WP: Jonáš Hajný (2–0)   LP: Huzaifie Bin Mohammad Noorham (0–1)
Home runs:
CZE: Vojtěch Buchner (1), Jonáš Hajný (1)
SGP: None
Attendance: 49
Boxscore
18 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Argentina 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 6 5 0
 South Africa 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3
WP: Matias Etchevers (1–1)   LP: Lucas Lamola (0–1)
Home runs:
ARG: Juan Cruz Garoli (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 1,200
Boxscore
19 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 22 °C (72 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1
 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
WP: Jack Besgrove (4–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–3)
Attendance: 152
Boxscore
19 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 23 °C (73 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 3
 Mexico (5) 0 1 0 6 X X X 7 7 0
WP: Jesus Arturo Valdez Chaparro (4–1)   LP: Kagiso Frans Aphane (1–2)
Attendance: 155
Boxscore
19 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 1
 Argentina (5) 2 5 0 0 X X X 7 2 1
WP: Franco Saenz (1–1)   LP: Jun Heng Aloysius Ong (0–2)   Sv: Juan Jose Pepe (1)
Attendance: 1,500
Boxscore

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 5 5 0 24 3 +21 1.000 — Super Round
2  Canada 5 3 2 24 11 +13 .600[c] 2
3  New Zealand 5 3 2 28 13 +15 .600[c] 2
4  Venezuela 5 3 2 13 15 −2 .600[c] 2 Placement Round
5  Israel 5 1 4 8 33 −25 .200 4
6  Team WBSC 5 0 5 10 32 −22 .000 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[10][8]
Notes:
  1. ^ Guatemala will compete under the WBSC flag due to the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala being suspended by the International Olympic Committee.[5]
  2. ^ Denmark finished second but waved qualification for technical reasons.[6]
  3. ^ a b c Head to head wins: 1 each. Head to head runs against: Canada 5, New Zealand 7, Venezuela 9.
15 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
El Plumazo 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 3
 New Zealand (5) 1 2 2 4 X X X 9 8 1
WP: Liam Potts (1–0)   LP: Leon Kfir (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
15 April 2023 13:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Team WBSC 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 3
 Japan 1 1 0 0 0 3 X 5 5 1
WP: Shota Onodera (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1)
Attendance: 101
Boxscore
15 April 2023 16:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
WP: Frank Ugas (1–0)   LP: Reese Yantzi (0–1)
Attendance: 454
Boxscore
16 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Team WBSC 0 0 0 1 X X X 1 1 2
 Canada (4) 0 3 2 6 X X X 11 9 2
WP: Riley James Manion (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1)   Sv: Jordan Hudson
Attendance: 94
Boxscore
16 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan (6) 1 1 1 0 1 3 X 7 10 1
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 2
WP: Taiga Onishi (1–0)   LP: Seth Benjamin Ross (0–1)
Home runs:
JPN: Tomoki Kikukawa (1)
ISR: None
Attendance: 67
Boxscore
16 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 9 9 1
 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3
WP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter (1–0)   LP: Diomar Alejandro Salas Alvarado (0–1)   Sv: Floyd Marijan Nola
Home runs:
NZL: Huw Griffyn Davies (1), Brock Cody Evans (1)
VEN: None
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
17 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 16 °C (61 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 7 10 2
 Team WBSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
WP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1)   Sv: Liam James Potts
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
17 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 5 0
 Israel 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 6
WP: Jose Reynaldo Chirinos Vargas (1–0)   LP: Kfir Leon (0–1)
Attendance: 70
Boxscore
17 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2
 Japan 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
WP: Kazuya Umibe (1–0)   LP: Jordan Hudson (0–1)   Sv: Koki Yagi
Home runs:
CAN: Isaac Lefebvre (1)
JPN: None
Attendance: 345
Boxscore
18 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
 Japan 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 7 0
WP: Shota Onodera (1–0)   LP: Frank Ugas (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
18 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Israel 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 6 6 4
 Team WBSC 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 8 2
WP: Kfir Leon (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1)
Home runs:
ISR: Bar-Arie Shrim (1)
NTW: None
Attendance: 67
Boxscore
18 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 8 0
 New Zealand 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0
WP: Riley James Manion (1–0)   LP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter (0–1)   Sv: Reese Yantzi
Attendance: 310
Boxscore
19 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Team WBSC 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 3
 Venezuela 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 1
WP: Frank Ugas   LP: Diego Morales
Attendance: 814
Boxscore
19 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 2 2
 Canada (5) 4 0 0 1 2 X X 7 6 0
WP: Jordan Hudson (1–0)   LP: Benjamin Ross Seth (0–1)
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
19 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 8 0
 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: Taiga Onishi (1–0)   LP: Floyd Marijan Nola (0–1)
Attendance: 350
Boxscore

Placement round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  Czech Republic 5 5 0 27 3 +24 1.000 —
2  Venezuela 5 4 1 17 10 +7 .800 1
3  Singapore 5 2 3 20 16 +4 .400[a] 3
4  Israel 5 2 3 14 28 −14 .400[a] 3
5  Team WBSC 5 1 4 8 28 −20 .200[b] 4
6  South Africa 5 1 4 26 17 +9 .200[b] 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[10][8]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head: Singapore 6–1 Israel
  2. ^ a b Head to head: Team WBSC 3–0 South Africa
20 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 3 3
 Czech Republic (5) 0 2 3 4 X X X 9 0 0
WP: Lukáš Kubát (1–0)   LP: Seth Benjamin Ross (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
20 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Singapore 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 5 1
 Venezuela 1 0 3 0 1 0 X 5 7 3
WP: Diomar Alejandro Salas Alvarado (1–0)   LP: Mathew Tan (0–1)   Sv: Jose Reynaldo Chirinos Vargas
Attendance: 256
Boxscore
20 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 22 °C (72 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Team WBSC 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
WP: Diego Morales (1–0)   LP: Lucas Lamola (0–1)
Attendance: 99
Boxscore
21 April 2023 9:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Czech Republic 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2 4 0
WP: Jakub Osička (1–0)   LP: Frank Ugas (0–1)
Attendance: 89
Boxscore
21 April 2023 11:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Israel 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 8 2
 South Africa 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 2
WP: Kfir Leon (1–0)   LP: Kwena Gerald Nkune (0–1)
Home runs:
ISR: Shani Hadar (1), Kfir Leon (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 110
Boxscore
21 April 2023 14:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 24 °C (75 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Singapore (4) 0 6 0 5 X X X 11 5 1
 Team WBSC 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 3 1
WP: Tai Jin Jeron Tan (1–0)   LP: Gian Paolo Ferrari Véliz (0–1)
Home runs:
SGP: Ean Eu (1), Shun Kai Cheoh (1)
NTW: None
Attendance: 95
Boxscore
22 April 2023 9:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
 Venezuela 2 0 0 2 0 0 X 4 5 0
WP: Jose Reynaldo Chirinos Vargas   LP: Sebotse Lucas Ledwaba
Attendance: 53
Boxscore
22 April 2023 11:00 (ART)
El Plumazo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Team WBSC 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 2
 Czech Republic (5) 2 1 3 2 X X X 8 9 0
WP: Jonáš Hajný   LP: Diego Morales
Attendance: 73
Boxscore
22 April 2023 14:00 (ART)
El Plumazo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Singapore 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 6 8 1
 Israel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
WP: Tai Jin Jeron Tan   LP: Kfir Leon   Sv: Mathew Tan
Boxscore

Super round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 5 4 1 19 3 +16 .800 — Advance to Final
2  Australia 5 3 2 12 14 −2 .600[a] 1
3  Mexico 5 3 2 12 13 −1 .600[a] 1 Advance to third place play-off
4  Argentina (H) 5 3 2 17 9 +8 .600[a] 1
5  Canada 5 1 4 7 16 −9 .200[b] 3
6  New Zealand 5 1 4 12 24 −12 .200[b] 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[10][8]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head to head wins: Australia 2, Mexico 1, Argentina 0.
  2. ^ a b Head to head: Canada 5–3 New Zealand
20 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 5 0
 Australia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
WP: Liam James Potts (1–0)   LP: Jack Besgrove (0–1)   Sv: Floyd Marijan Nola
Home runs:
NZL: None
AUS: Ryan King
Attendance: 324
Boxscore
20 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Japan 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 0 0
WP: Kazuya Umibe (1–0)   LP: Jesus Arturo Valdez Chaparro (0–1)
Attendance: 321
Boxscore
20 April 2023 18:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Argentina 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
 Canada 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
WP: Franco Saenz (1–0)   LP: Riley James Manion (0–1)   Sv: Juan Jose Pepe
Attendance: 1,112
Boxscore
21 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
 Mexico 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 2 0
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (1–0)   LP: Riley James Manion (0–1)
Attendance: 454
Boxscore
21 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 1 0 0 X X 1 2 1
 Japan (5) 0 0 4 4 X X X 8 9 0
WP: Taiga Onishi (1–0)   LP: Lincoln Walk (0–1)
Home runs:
AUS: Jeremy Garland (1)
JPN: None
Attendance: 334
Boxscore
21 April 2023 18:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1 2 2
 Argentina (5) 3 0 1 0 4 X X 8 9 2
WP: Matias Etchevers (1–0)   LP: Liam James Potts (0–1)
Home runs:
NZL: None
ARG: Alan Peker (1), Juan Cruz Garoli (1)
Attendance: 1,445
Boxscore
22 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 1
 Mexico 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 7 2
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (1–0)   LP: Liam James Potts (0–1)
Home runs:
NZL: Brock Clint-Samuel Attewell (1)
MEX: None
Attendance: 1,130
Boxscore
22 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Australia 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 6 0
WP: Jack Besgrove (1–0)   LP: Reese Yantzi (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: None
AUS: Ashlee Goffer (1)
Attendance: 1,499
Boxscore
22 April 2023 18:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Argentina (9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
WP: Juan Jose Pepe (0–1)   LP: Taiga Onishi (1–0)
Attendance: 3,075
Boxscore

Final round[edit]

Third place play-off[edit]

23 April 2023 14:00 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Argentina (6) 0 5 0 0 2 3 X 10 14 0
 Mexico 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 5 1
WP: Juan Jose Pepe   LP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro
Home runs:
ARG: None
MEX: Junior Alexis Flores Del Valle
Boxscore

Final[edit]

23 April 2023 17:00 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
WP: Jack Besgrove   LP: Kazuya Umibe
Attendance: 1,554
Boxscore

Statistics[edit]

The statistics below include all opening, super and placement round games.[11][12][13]

Homeruns[edit]

3 homeruns

2 homeruns

1 homerun

Leading players[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Rk Team W L Final result
1  Australia 7 2 Gold medal
2  Japan 7 2 Silver medal
3  Argentina (H) 7 2 Bronze medal
4  Mexico 6 3 Fourth place
5  Canada 3 5 Super Round
6  New Zealand 4 4
7  Czech Republic 5 3 Placement Round
8  Venezuela 5 3
9  Singapore 2 6
10  Israel 2 6
11  Guatemala 1 7
12  South Africa 1 7

Awards[edit]

All World Team
Awards Awarded player[13]
MVP Award Australia Jack Besgrove
All World Team Pitcher (LHP) Australia Jack Besgrove
Pitcher (RHP) Argentina Juan Jose Pepe
Catcher Canada Mitchell McKay
First baseman New Zealand Brock Attewell
Second baseman New Zealand Brock Evans
Third baseman Australia Riley James
Shortstop Guatemala Nery Del Cid
Left fielder Australia Ryan King
Center fielder Mexico Jordan Solorio
Right fielder Japan Koki Sato
Designated player Japan Tomoki Kikukawa

Symbols[edit]

Match balls[edit]

The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.[14]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WBSC to launch U23 Men's and U15 Women's Softball World Cups". mister-baseball.com. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Teams, groups announced for WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup in Parana, Argentina". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Czech Republic wins European Championship, qualifies with Israel for inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". asiasoftball.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Estadio Mundialista de Softbol Nafaldo Cargnel – Paraná" (in Spanish). Estadios de Argentina. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Stats". WBSC. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  12. ^ "U-23 Men's Softball World Cup 2023 Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Jack Besgrove named WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup MVP; seven teams represented in All-World team". WBSC. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Mizuno unveils new, more sustainable official softball for WBSC Softball World Cups". WBSC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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