2018 Women's Softball World Championship Group Stage

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The Group Stage was the first stage of the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship. Qualified teams were split into 2 groups of 8 teams each following a serpentine system based on the Women's Softball WBSC World Rankings. Teams played a round-robin within their group, the top 4 teams in each group advanced to the playoff round and the bottom 4 sent to the placement round.

Group A

Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB
United States	7	0	1.000	–
Puerto Rico	6	1	.857	1
Mexico	5	2	.714	2
Netherlands	3	4	.429	4
Chinese Taipei	3	4	.429	4
New Zealand	2	5	.286	5
Philippines	2	5	.286	5
South Africa	0	7	.000	7

Boxscores

Day 2

3 August 10:00 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	6	0	2	13	21	19	1
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
WP: An-Ju Chiu (1-0)   LP: Marian Van Der Merwe (0-1) Home runs: TPE: Yi-Ting Yang, Feng-Chen Lin, Chia-Yi Chen (2) RSA: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore

3 August 15:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Netherlands	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	6	2
Puerto Rico	0	0	2	3	0	1	X	6	8	1
WP: Meghan King (1-0)   LP: Ilona Andringa (0-1) Home runs: NED: Britt Vonk, Jessie Van Aalst PUR: Aleshia Ocasio Attendance: 250 Boxscore

3 August 18:00 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	7	10	1
New Zealand	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	6	1
WP: Ying-Hsin Lin (1-0)   LP: Rita Hokianga (0-1) Home runs: TPE: Szu-Shih Li, Chia-Yi Chen NZL: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore

3 August 12:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	2
United States	0	0	2	0	0	3	X	5	5	1
WP: Monica Abbott (1-0)   LP: Cheya Tarango-Mackey (0-1)   Sv: Kelly Barnhill (1) Home runs: MEX: None USA: Haylie McCleney Attendance: 325 Boxscore

3 August 15:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Philippines	0	6	0	4	10	12	0
WP: Sierra Lange (1-0)   LP: Madlein Bester (0-1) Home runs: RSA: None PHI: Arianne Vallestero Attendance: 105 Boxscore

Day 3

4 August 10:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Puerto Rico	0	5	4	0	X	9	10	0
WP: Xeana Dung (1-0)   LP: Madelein Bester (0-2) Home runs: RSA: None PUR: Carsyn Gordon Attendance: 0 Boxscore

4 August 15:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
United States	0	5	0	2	0	7	8	0
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WP: Keilani Ricketts (1-0)   LP: Ya-Ting Tu (0-1) Home runs: USA: Delaney Spaulding TPE: None Attendance: 175 Boxscore

4 August 18:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Puerto Rico	0	0	1	0	2	0	X	3	4	0
WP: Giselle Juarez (1-0)   LP: Riflayca Basa Attendance: 190 Boxscore

4 August 12:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
WP: Dalla Escobedo (1-0)   LP: Mary Antolihao (0-1) Home runs: MEX: Brig Delponte-Gordoa PHI: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore

4 August 18:00 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Netherlands	2	0	2	1	0	0	5	10	9	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	6	1
WP: Ilona Andringa (1-1)   LP: Nyree White (0-1) Home runs: NED: Britt Vonk, Chantal Versluis NZL: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore

Day 4

5 August 10:00 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
United States	0	0	3	8	11	12	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WP: Monica Abbott (2-0)   LP: Rebecca Soumeru (0-1) Home runs: USA: Janette Reed, Alison Aguilar, Aubree Muunro NED: None Attendance: 408 Boxscore

5 August 15:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	8	0
Netherlands	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	10	1
WP: Sierra Lange (2-0)   LP: Eva Voortman (0-1) Home runs: PHI: Chelsea Suitos NED: Laura Wissink, Maxime Van Dalen Attendance: 135 Boxscore

5 August 18:00 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
United States	2	2	0	1	2	7	9	0
WP: Kelly Barnhill (1-0)   LP: Rita Hokianga (0-2) Home runs: NZL: None USA: Kristi Merritt Attendance: 164 Boxscore

5 August 12:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	2	1	4	0	0	5	0	12	13	1
Chinese Taipei	0	1	6	2	2	0	0	11	14	0
WP: Taran Alvelo (1-0)   LP: Chia-Chen Tsai (0-1) Home runs: PUR: Aleshia Ocasio (2), Carsyn Gordon TPE: Feng-Chen Lin Attendance: 251 Boxscore

5 August 15:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mexico	4	0	3	1	X	8	12	0
WP: Sie Hyland-Banuelos (1-0)   LP: Marian Van Der Merwe (0-2) Attendance: 160 Boxscore

Day 5

6 August 10:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Puerto Rico	3	2	0	0	0	4	9	8	0
WP: Aleshia Ocasio (1-0)   LP: Cheya Tarango-Mackey (0-2) Home runs: MEX: None PUR: Jena Cozza, Karla Claudio-Rivera, Carsyn Gordon Attendance: 176 Boxscore

6 August 15:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	2
Netherlands	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	6	12	1
WP: Rebecca Soumeru (1-1)   LP: Su-Hua Lin (0-1) Home runs: TPE: None NED: Soclaina Van Gurp Attendance: 173 Boxscore

6 August 12:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	6	12	1
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
WP: Courtney Gettins (1-0)   LP: Madelein Bester (0-3)   Sv: Nyree White (1) Home runs: NZL: None RSA: None Attendance: 70 Boxscore

6 August 18:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
United States	1	3	5	3	12	9	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
WP: Danielle O'Toole (1-0)   LP: Mary Antolihao (0-2) Home runs: USA: Haylie McCleney, Aubree Munro AUS: None Attendance: 146 Boxscore

Day 6

7 August 10:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1
Puerto Rico	0	1	0	2	0	1	X	4	7	1
WP: Meghan King (2-0)   LP: Rita Hokianga (0-3)   Sv: Giselle Juarez (1) Home runs: NZL: Kyla Bromhead PUR: Shemiah Sanchez Attendance: 55 Boxscore

7 August 12:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Mexico	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	1	2	1
WP: Dalla Escobedo-Gosch (2-0)   LP: Ilona Andringa (1-2) Home runs: NED: None MEX: None Attendance: 156 Boxscore

7 August 18:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	1	4	0
WP: Dalla Escobedo-Gosch (3-0)   LP: Taylor Stewart (0-1) Home runs: NZL: None MEX: Aniss Urtez-Harrison Attendance: 122 Boxscore

7 August 12:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	7	7	3
Chinese Taipei	5	1	1	1	0	1	X	9	15	2
WP: An-Ju Chiu (2-0)   LP: Mary Antolihao (0-3)   Sv: Su-Hua Lin (1) Home runs: PHI: Hailey Decker, Francesca Guevarra TPE: Chia-Yi Chen Attendance: 76 Boxscore

7 August 15:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	1	3	1	2	X	7	9	0
WP: Rachel Garcia (1-0)   LP: Marian Van Der Merwe (0-3) Home runs: RSA: None USA: Sahvanna Jaquish, Kristi Merritt Attendance: 132 Boxscore

Day 7

8 August 10:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
United States	0	0	4	3	1	8	10	0
WP: Monica Abbott (3-0)   LP: Aleshia Ocasio (1-1) Home runs: PUR: Karla Claudio-Rivera USA: Alison Aguilar, Sahvanna Jaquish Attendance: 55 Boxscore

8 August 12:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	10	0
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	8	1
WP: Dalla Escobedo-Gosch (4-0)   LP: Ya-Ting Tu (0-2) Home runs: MEX: None TPE: Szu-Shih Li Attendance: 45 Boxscore

Day 8

9 August 14:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Netherlands	2	0	2	3	4	11	12	1
South Africa	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2
WP: Ginger De Weert (1-0)   LP: Madelein Bester (0-4) Home runs: NED: Britt Vonk, Maxime Van Dalen RSA: None Attendance: 175 Boxscore

9 August 15:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
New Zealand	0	0	1	0	1	0	X	2	5	0
WP: Courtney Gettins (2-0)   LP: Riflayca Basa (0-2) Attendance: 75 Boxscore

Group B

Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB
Japan	7	0	1.000	–
Australia	5	2	.714	2
Canada	5	2	.714	2
Italy	4	3	.571	3
China	4	3	.571	3
Great Britain	2	5	.286	5
Venezuela	1	6	.143	6
Botswana	0	7	.000	7

Boxscores

Day 1

2 August 20:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Japan	1	0	3	1	0	4	9	11	0
WP: Yukiko Ueno (1-0)   LP: Greta Cecchetti (0-1)   Sv: Yamato Fujita (1) Home runs: ITA: None JPN: Eri Yamada, Saki Yamazaki Attendance: 1500 Boxscore

Day 2

3 August 10:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Australia	0	0	0	2	0	5	X	7	6	0
WP: Kaia Parnaby (1-0)   LP: Michelle Floyd (0-1)   Sv: Ellen Roberts (1) Home runs: VEN: Jamee Juarez AUS: Chelsea Forkin Attendance: 200 Boxscore

3 August 15:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
China	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
WP: Xinxing Zhao (1-0)   LP: Kaia Parnaby (1-1)   Sv: Lan Wang (1) Home runs: CHN: None AUS: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore

3 August 19:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	R	H	E
Japan	3	4	13	20	11	0
Botswana	0	0	0	0	2	1
WP: Misaki Katsumata (1-0)   LP: Wangu Gondo (0-1) Home runs: JPN: Yuka Ichiguchi, Yu Yamamoto, Nozomi Nagasaki (2), Hitomi Kawabata BOT: None Attendance: 1250 Boxscore

3 August 12:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Canada	2	3	1	0	1	7	7	0
WP: Danielle Elai (1-0)   LP: Georgina Corrick (0-1) Home runs: GBR: None CAN: None Attendance: 250 Boxscore

3 August 18:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Canada	4	0	1	0	0	2	7	7	1
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
WP: Eujenna Caira (1-0)   LP: Desiree Ybarra (0-1) Home runs: CAN: Janet Leung VEN: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore

Day 3

4 August 10:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	4	0
Italy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2
WP: Kaia Parnaby (2-1)   LP: Greta Cecchetti (0-2) Home runs: AUS: None ITA: Amanda Fama, Erika Piancastelli Attendance: 173 Boxscore

4 August 14:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	2	2	1	0	2	8	12	0
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
WP: Michelle Floyd (1-1)   LP: Oreabetse Mojeremane (0-1) Home runs: VEN: Yuru Alicart-Ramirez, Milagros Lozada-Lago, Miran Jimenez-Quero (2) BOT: None Attendance: 85 Boxscore

4 August 19:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Japan	1	2	2	0	0	0	X	5	8	0
WP: Yukiko Ueno (2-0)   LP: Xinxing Zhao (1-1)   Sv: Yamato Fujita (2) Home runs: CHN: None JPN: Eri Yamada Attendance: 652 Boxscore

4 August 12:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
China	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	2	0
WP: Lan Wang (1-0)   LP: Elizabeth Fleming (0-1) Home runs: GBR: None CHN: None Attendance: 0 Boxscore

4 August 15:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Canada	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	1	5	0
WP: Sara Plourde (1-0)   LP: Greta Cecchetti (0-3)   Sv: Danielle Lawrie (1) Attendance: 200 Boxscore

Day 4

5 August 12:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Italy	2	0	3	3	X	8	7	2
WP: Alice Nicolini (1-0)   LP: Oreabetse Mojermane (0-2) Home runs: BOT: None ITA: Amanda Fama, Erika Piancastelli Attendance: 138 Boxscore

5 August 18:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
China	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	6	8	0
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
WP: Lan Wang (2-0)   LP: Desiree Ybarra (0-2) Attendance: 75 Boxscore

5 August 14:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Australia	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	2	6	2
WP: Kaia Parnaby (3-1)   LP: Karissa Hovinga (0-1) Home runs: CAN: None AUS: None Attendance: 254 Boxscore

5 August 19:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	6	11	0
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
WP: Yamato Fujita (1-0)   LP: Carling Hare (0-1) Home runs: JPN: Yu Yamamoto, Yamoto Fujita GBR: None Attendance: 459 Boxscore

Day 5

6 August 10:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Australia	4	6	4	X	14	12	0
WP: Tarni Stepto (1-0)   LP: Gotlamang Sixpence (0-1) Attendance: 160 Boxscore

6 August 15:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Italy	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	3	1
WP: Greta Cecchetti (1-3)   LP: Elizabeth Fleming (0-2) Attendance: 185 Boxscore

6 August 12:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Canada	1	0	3	2	0	1	7	11	1
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
WP: Danielle Lawrie (2-0)   LP: Xinxing Zhao (1-2) Attendance: 143 Boxscore

6 August 19:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	1
Japan	3	0	3	0	0	1	X	7	9	1
WP: Misaki Katsumata (2-0)   LP: Jamee Juarez (0-1) Home runs: VEN: None JPN: Yu Yamamoto, Yamoto Fujita Attendance: 1453 Boxscore

Day 6

7 August 10:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
Great Britain	0	1	2	7	10	9	1
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
WP: Carling Hare (1-1)   LP: Oreabetse Mojeremane (0-3) Home runs: GBR: Nerissa Myers, Amy Moore BOT: None Attendance: 85 Boxscore

7 August 15:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Italy	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	1
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
WP: Greta Cecchetti (2-3)   LP: Desiree Ybarra (0-3) Home runs: ITA: None VEN: None Attendance: 265 Boxscore

7 August 19:30 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
WP: Yukiko Ueno (3-0)   LP: Sara Plourde (1-1) Attendance: 1076 Boxscore

7 August 15:30 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
Botswana	0	1	0	0	1	4	3
China	5	3	7	X	15	7	1
WP: Xinxing Zhao (2-2)   LP: Gondo Wangu (0-2) Home runs: BOT: Kagiso Lowang CHN: Ying Lu Attendance: 36 Boxscore

7 August 18:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Australia	0	5	0	1	5	11	12	0
Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
WP: Kaia Parnaby (4-1)   LP: Georgina Corrick (0-2) Home runs: AUS: Stacey Porter, Taylah Tsitsikronis GBR: None Attendance: 93 Boxscore

Day 7

8 August 15:30 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	R	H	E
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	15	7	X	22	18	0
WP: Karissa Hovinga (1-1)   LP: Oreabetse Mojermane (0-4) Home runs: BOT: None CAN: Erika Polidori, Jennifer Gilbert Attendance: 55 Boxscore

8 August 17:00 at Zett. A. Ball Park, Ichihara

Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
China	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Italy	2	0	5	0	X	7	10	0
WP: Greta Cecchetti (3-3)   LP: Lan Wang (2-1) Home runs: CHN: None ITA: Erika Piancastelli Attendance: 43 Boxscore

Day 8

9 August 17:00 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	4
Great Britain	1	0	1	1	1	1	X	5	8	1
WP: Georgina Corrick (1-2)   LP: Michelle Floyd (1-2) Attendance: 323 Boxscore

9 August 20:00 at Akitsu Baseball Field, Narashino

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0
Japan	3	0	1	2	0	2	8	7	0
WP: Yukiko Ueno (4-0)   LP: Ellen Roberts (0-1) Home runs: AUS: None JPN: Eri Yamada, Yu Yamamoto, Yamato Fujita Attendance: 1826 Boxscore