2014 Women's Baseball World Cup

2014 Women's Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	1–7 September
Teams	8
Defending champions	Japan
Final positions
Champions	Japan (4th title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played	16
Attendance	41,026 (2,564 per game)
Awards
MVP	Ayami Sato
	← 2012 2016 →

The 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition being held in Miyazaki, Japan from 1–7 September 2014.^[1]

Teams

The following 8 teams appeared at the tournament.

Australia	4th, 2012 World Cup
Canada	2012 World Cup
Chinese Taipei	6th, 2012 World Cup
Hong Kong	Did not participate, 2012 World Cup
Japan	2012 World Cup
Netherlands	7th, 2012 World Cup
United States	2012 World Cup
Venezuela	5th, 2012 World Cup

Round 1

Group A

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Japan	3	0	1.000	–	47	0
Australia	2	1	.667	1	33	18
Venezuela	1	2	.333	2	8	22
Hong Kong	0	3	.000	3	5	53

1 September 2014	Venezuela	5 – 4	Hong Kong	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 500
		Boxscore

1 September 2014	Japan	14 – 0 F/5	Australia	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 8500
		Boxscore

2 September 2014	Australia	4 – 3	Venezuela	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 400
		Boxscore

2 September 2014	Hong Kong	0 – 19 F/5	Japan	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 7000
		Boxscore

3 September 2014	Japan	14 – 0 F/5	Venezuela	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 2000
		Boxscore

4 September 2014	Australia	29 – 1 F/5	Hong Kong	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 300
		Boxscore

Group B

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
United States	3	0	1.000	–	34	7
Canada	2	1	.667	1	27	16
Chinese Taipei	1	2	.333	2	12	20
Netherlands	0	3	.000	3	2	32

1 September 2014	Canada	11 – 0 F/5	Netherlands	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 100
		Boxscore

1 September 2014	United States	9 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 250
		Boxscore

2 September 2014	Canada	9 – 8 F/8	Chinese Taipei	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 225
		Boxscore

2 September 2014	Netherlands	0 – 17 F/5	United States	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 900
		Boxscore

3 September 2014	Chinese Taipei	4 – 2	Netherlands	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 600
		Boxscore

3 September 2014	United States	8 – 7	Canada	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 1053
		Boxscore

Round 2

Results from Round 1 between teams from the same pool carry over

Group C

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Japan	3	0	1.000	–	27	2
United States	2	1	.667	1	11	9
Australia	1	2	.333	2	7	22
Canada	0	3	.000	3	14	26

5 September 2014	United States	3 – 1	Australia	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 1100
		Boxscore

5 September 2014	Japan	12 – 2 F/5	Canada	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 2500
		Boxscore

6 September 2014	Canada	5 – 6 F/9	Australia	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 543
		Boxscore

6 September 2014	Japan	1 – 0	United States	Sun Marine Stadium Attendance: 14,000
		Boxscore

Group D

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Chinese Taipei	3	0	1.000	–	34	7
Venezuela	2	1	.667	1	12	17
Hong Kong	1	2	.333	2	27	35
Netherlands	0	3	.000	3	14	29

5 September 2014	Venezuela	6 – 1	Netherlands	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 500
		Boxscore

5 September 2014	Chinese Taipei	19 – 4 F/5	Hong Kong	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 50
		Boxscore

6 September 2014	Hong Kong	19 – 11	Netherlands	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 320
		Boxscore

6 September 2014	Chinese Taipei	11 – 1 F/6	Venezuela	Ivy Stadium Attendance: 185
		Boxscore

Round 3

7th-8th Place

7 September 2014	Hong Kong	4 – 0	Netherlands	Ivy Stadium

5th-6th Place

7 September 2014	Chinese Taipei	4 – 0	Venezuela	Ivy Stadium

Bronze Medal

7 September 2014	Australia	3 – 2	Canada	Sun Marine Stadium

Gold Medal

7 September 2014	Japan	3 – 0	United States	Sun Marine Stadium

2014 Women's Baseball World Cup champions
Japan fourth title

Awards and leaders

Individual awards

Most valuable player: Ayami Sato^[2]
Outstanding defensive player: Jade Gortarez

All star team


Position	Name	Team
Starting pitcher	Nana Sasanuma [ja]	Japan
Relief pitcher	Sarah Hudek	United States
Catcher	Stéphanie Savoie	Canada
First base	Malaika Underwood	United States
Second base	Shae Lillywhite	Australia
Third base	Ya-Ting Wen	Chinese Taipei
Shortstop	Miki Atsugase [ja]	Japan
Outfielders	Hsiao-Mei Chen	Chinese Taipei
	Akiko Shimura [ja]	Japan
	Iori Miura [ja]	Japan
Designated hitter	Nidia Pineda	Chinese Taipei

Statistical leaders

Best batting average: Miki Atsugase [ja], .583 in 12 at bats
Most runs batted in: Hsiao-Mei Chen, 13
Most stolen bases: Tsz Yan, 7
Most runs scored: Chu-Yu Pan, 11
Lowest earned run average: Ayami Sato, 0.00 in 12 innings pitched
Best win–loss record: Sato, 2–0

Sources^[3]^[4]

External links

VI Women's Baseball World Cup, archived 9 Nov 2016

References

↑ "Schedule for VI Women's Baseball World Cup announced". IBAF. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
↑ Cooper, J. J. (23 August 2017). "Japan Dominates Top Women Players' List". Baseball America. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
↑ "Women's Baseball World Cup Final Report". ibaf.org. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
↑ "Stats". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

[1] "Schedule for VI Women's Baseball World Cup announced". IBAF. 30 May 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[2] Cooper, J. J. (23 August 2017). "Japan Dominates Top Women Players' List". Baseball America. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

[:3-3] "Women's Baseball World Cup Final Report". ibaf.org. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

[4] "Stats". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 March 2026.

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