The 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition that was held in Venezuela from August 12 to August 22, 2010. Japan successfully defended their title from 2008, defeating Australia 13–3 in the final.
Teams The following 11 teams appeared at the tournament.
Pool A 4th, 2008 World Cup 2008 World Cup 5th, 2008 World Cup 8th, 2008 World Cup 1st appearance 1st appearance
Pool B 6th, 2006 World Cup 2008 World Cup 1st appearance 6th, 2008 World Cup 2008 World Cup
Round 1 Pool A Standings Teams Pct. GB 4 0 1.000 – 36 10 3 1 .750 1 27 11 2 2 .500 2 22 17 Chinese Taipei's result against Hong Kong was removed from their record after Hong Kong withdrew from the tournament. 1 3 .250 3 20 16 0 4 .000 4 8 59 0 1 .000 N/A 1 17 Notes
Schedule
Pool B Standings Teams Pct. GB 4 0 1.000 – 32 2 3 1 .750 1 36 5 2 2 .500 2 34 18 1 3 .250 3 11 31 0 4 .000 4 9 66
Schedule
Round 2 Pool C Standings Teams Pct. GB 4 1 .800 – 33 14 1–0 4 1 .800 – 22 22 0–1 3 2 .600 1 37 31 2 3 .400 2 28 32 1–0 2 3 .400 2 21 29 0–1 0 5 .000 4 15 28
Schedule
Pool D Standings Teams Pct. GB 3 0 1.000 – 39 3 2 1 .667 1 22 17 1 2 .333 2 17 27 0 3 .000 3 6 37
Schedule
Final round Classification games 9th and 10th place
7th and 8th place
5th and 6th place
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Shooting incident On August 13, during the game against the Netherlands, Hong Kong player Cheuk Woon-Yee was struck by a stray bullet in the leg. The incident occurred when Cheuk was taking the field to play third base in the fourth inning against the Netherlands, which were leading the game 12–9. The game was held at José Antonio Casanova Stadium in Fort Tiuna, a military garrison in Caracas. The other two games on Friday and all games on Saturday were postponed.
On August 15, the International Baseball Federation and the organizers of the tournament decided to move all remaining games to Maracay. The schedule did not include Hong Kong, as they elected to withdraw from the competition to return home.
Final standings
Rk Team 8 1 Lost in the final 6 3 Failed to qualify for final 5 4 4 6 3 Failed to qualify for semi finals 5 6 4 6 2 8 Failed to qualify for Pool C 7 5 3 8 3 5 9 2 6 10 0 8
Awards The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
+ All Star Team Position Player Starting Pitcher Ayami Sato Relief Pitcher Laura Neads Catcher Tomomi Nishi First Base Kate Psota Second Base Lelis Gomez Third Base Christina Kreppold Short Stop Jena Marston Outfield Tamara Holmes Leonel Reyes Designated Hitter Kim McMillan
+ Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Leading Hitter Best Earned Run Average Best Won/Loss Average Ayami Sato Most Runs Batted In Katie Gaynor Most Home Runs Tamara Holmes Most Stolen Bases Dayana Bautista Most Runs Scored Clarisa Navarro Outstanding Defensive Player Tara Herbert
References
External links IV Women's Baseball World Cup 2010 (WBSC)