2024 Women's Baseball World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup will take place from 8 to 13 August 2023 in Thunder Bay, Canada.[1] The group consists of host nation Canada, United States, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Mexico.[2] United States won the group qualifying for the finals along with hosts Canada. Mexico finished in third and earned a wildcard spot for the finals.

Teams[edit]

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
WBSC Rankings[3]
A1  Canada WBSC Americas Hosts 20 December 2022 9th 2018 Runners-up (2008, 2016) 3
A2  United States WBSC Americas Wildcard 27 March 2023 9th 2018 Winners (2004, 2006) 4
A3  Australia WBSC Oceania Top ranked Oceania team 20 December 2022 9th 2018 Third place (2014) 8
A4  South Korea WBSC Asia Asian Cup third place 28 May 2023 5th 2018 Second round (2016) 10
A5  Hong Kong WBSC Asia Asian Cup fourth place 28 May 2023 6th 2018 Group stage (2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018) 11
A6  Mexico WBSC Americas Americas qualifier third place 18 August 2022 1st 12

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 71 2 +69 1.000 Advance to finals
2  Canada (H) 5 4 1 52 34 +18 .800 1
3  Mexico[a] 5 3 2 43 25 +18 .600 2
4  Australia 5 2 3 36 35 +1 .400 3
5  Hong Kong 5 1 4 20 84 −64 .200 4
6  South Korea 5 0 5 11 53 −42 .000 5
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2023. 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[5][6]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Mexico advance to the finals as the first wildcard.[4]

Summary[edit]

All times listed are local, EDT (UTC–4).[7]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
8 August 2023 11:30 Hong Kong  9–8  South Korea   Baseball Central 3:01 100 Boxscore
8 August 2023 15:30 Australia  2–3  United States   Baseball Central 3:10 250 Boxscore
8 August 2023 19:30 Mexico  1–9  Canada   Baseball Central 2:00 255 Boxscore
9 August 2023 11:30 United States  14–0  South Korea 5 Baseball Central 1:54 150 Boxscore
9 August 2023 15:30 Mexico  16–8  Australia 8 Baseball Central 2:53 200 Boxscore
9 August 2023 19:30 Canada  22–3  Hong Kong 5 Baseball Central 2:07 410 Boxscore
10 August 2023 11:30 South Korea  3–10  Australia   Port Arthur Stadium 2:03 124 Boxscore
10 August 2023 15:30 Hong Kong  6–16  Mexico 5 Port Arthur Stadium 2:07 145 Boxscore
10 August 2023 19:30 United States  23–0  Canada 5 Port Arthur Stadium 1:54 2000 Boxscore
12 August 2023 11:30 Hong Kong  0–29  United States 5 Port Arthur Stadium 2:00 100 Boxscore
12 August 2023 15:30 South Korea  0–10  Mexico 6 Port Arthur Stadium 1:47 135 Boxscore
12 August 2023 19:30 Canada  11–7  Australia   Port Arthur Stadium 2:59 458 Boxscore
13 August 2023[note 1] 11:30 Australia  9–2  Hong Kong   Port Arthur Stadium     Boxscore
13 August 2023[note 1] 15:30 Mexico  0–2  United States   Port Arthur Stadium     Boxscore
13 August 2023[note 1] 19:30 South Korea  0–10  Canada   Port Arthur Stadium     Boxcore

Matches[edit]

All times listed are local, EDT (UTC-4).

Hong Kong vs South Korea[edit]

8 August 2023 11:30
Baseball Central
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Hong Kong 2 0 1 2 0 0 4 9 9 1
 South Korea 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 8 4 6
WP: Yik Shan Hung (1–0)   LP: Ji Sook Lee (0–1)
Boxscore

Australia vs United States[edit]

8 August 2023 15:30
Baseball Central
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1
 United States 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3 3 3
WP: Elise Berger (1–0)   LP: Genevieve Beacom (0–1)   Sv: Megan Meidlinger (1)
Boxscore

Mexico vs Canada[edit]

8 August 2023 19:30
Baseball Central
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Mexico 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3
 Canada 1 0 1 6 0 1 X 9 10 2
WP: Raine Padgham (1–0)   LP: Rosa Alarcon (0–1)
Boxscore

United States vs South Korea[edit]

9 August 2023 11:30
Baseball Central
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 5 1 1 4 3 X X 14 13 0
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 3 2
WP: Jamie Baum (1–0)   LP: Sayuri Ono (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Ashton Lansdell (1)
KOR: None
Boxscore

Mexico vs Australia[edit]

9 August 2023 15:30
Baseball Central
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
 Mexico 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 8 16 9 2
 Australia 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 8 5
WP: Maricela Reyes (1–0)   LP: Morgan Doty (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Diana Muñoz (1)
AUS: None
Boxscore

Canada vs Hong Kong[edit]

9 August 2023 19:30
Baseball Central
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 2 5 3 6 6 X X 22 16 1
 Hong Kong 0 0 3 0 0 X X 3 2 3
WP: Julia Konigshofer (1–0)   LP: Debby Mak (0–1)
Boxscore

South Korea vs Australia[edit]

10 August 2023 11:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Korea 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 6
 Australia 2 3 0 1 2 2 X 10 9 2
WP: Claire O’Sullivan (1–0)   LP: Songhee Choi (0–1)
Home runs:
KOR: None
AUS: Ticara Geldenhuis (1)
Boxscore

Hong Kong vs Mexico[edit]

10 August 2023 15:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Hong Kong 0 6 0 0 0 X X 6 5 3
 Mexico 3 6 0 3 4 X X 16 9 0
WP: Dafne Limon (1–0)   LP: Hei Ting Lau (0–1)
Home runs:
HKG: None
MEX: Denise Velazquez (1)
Boxscore

United States vs Canada[edit]

10 August 2023 19:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 1 2 0 10 10 X X 23 15 1
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 3 3
WP: Jillian Albayati (1–0)   LP: Marylena Florio (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Kelsie Whitmore (1), Olivia Pichardo (1)
CAN: None
Boxscore

Hong Kong vs United States[edit]

12 August 2023 11:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 6
 United States 20 2 0 7 X X X 29 15 0
WP: Kelsie Whitmore (1–0)   LP: Wai Lam (0–1)
Home runs:
HKG: None
USA: Alexandra Hugo (1), Jamie Baum (1)
Boxscore

South Korea vs Mexico[edit]

12 August 2023 15:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 3 5
 Mexico 3 1 4 0 0 2 X 10 11 2
WP: Rosa Alarcon (1–1)   LP: Minsung Park (0–1)
Boxscore

Canada vs Australia[edit]

12 August 2023 19:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 0 4 0 0 3 4 11 10 1
 Australia 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 7 9 3
WP: Raine Padgham (2–0)   LP: Morgan Doty (0–2)
Boxscore

Australia vs Hong Kong[edit]

13 August 2023 11:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 9 10 3
 Hong Kong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 6
Boxscore

Mexico vs United States[edit]

13 August 2023 15:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
 United States 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Boxscore

South Korea vs Canada[edit]

13 August 2023 19:30
Port Arthur Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 1
 Canada 0 2 2 5 1 X X 10 11 1
Boxscore

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Originally scheduled for 11 August

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Canada to host IX Women's Baseball World Cup Finals and Group A in Thunder Bay". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "IX Women's Baseball World Cup: WBSC reveals second Wild Card, group composition". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ "WBSC Women's Baseball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ "IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Final Day: USA win Group A undefeated; Canada and Mexico finish second and third respectively". WBSC. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Schedule unveiled for WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group Stage". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.