2022 Men's Softball World Championship

2022 Men's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Dates 26 November – 4 December 2022
Teams12
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up
 Canada
Third place
 United States
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance18,055 (361 per game)
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The 2022 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship was the 17th Men's Softball World Championship, an international softball tournament taking place in Auckland, New Zealand from 26 November to 4 December 2022.[1] Originally scheduled for February 2021, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] New Zealand last hosted the tournament in 2013. It will be the 17th edition of the tournament.

Argentina were the defending champions, and lost the third place playoff to the United States. Australia defeated Canada 5–2 in the final to claim their second World Cup.

Qualified teams

Team World ranking Method of qualification
 New Zealand 6th Hosts
 South Africa 11th 2022 African Championship[3]
 Japan 2nd 2022 Asian Championship[4]
 Philippines 21st
 Australia 4th
 Argentina 1st 2022 Pan American Championship[5]
 Canada 3rd
 Cuba 12th
 United States 7th
 Czech Republic 5th 2021 European Championship[6]
 Denmark 10th
 Venezuela 9th Wildcard[7]

Squads

Officials

15 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.[8]

Umpires
Confederation Umpires
WBSC Africa Abel Mataboge (Botswana)
WBSC Americas William Burwell (United States)
Geneviève Gaudreau (Canada)
Scott McLaren (Canada)
WBSC Asia Mitsunori Kusamoto (Japan)
Naoya Matsuda (Japan)
WBSC Europe Mariana Atanasova (Netherlands)
Jens Jakobsen (Denmark)
Michal Zidek (Czech Republic)
WBSC Oceania Jason Carter (Australia)
Leigh Evans (Australia)
David Fortin (New Zealand)
Mark Reardon (New Zealand)
Lance Tematoe (New Zealand)
Anthony Wesley (New Zealand)
Umpire Directors
Confederation Umpire Director
WBSC Americas Christina Drumm (United States)
Confederation Assistant Umpire Director
WBSC Oceania Wayne Saunders (New Zealand)
Scorers
Confederation Scorers
WBSC Asia Yu-Wei Horng (Chinese Taipei)
Fuka Nakamura (Japan)
WBSC Europe Feiko Drost (Netherlands)
WBSC Oceania Kirsty Andrews (Australia)
Marie Byrne (New Zealand)
Carolyn McQueen (New Zealand)
More Natana (New Zealand)
Tracee Topia (New Zealand)
Sharon Williams (New Zealand)
Scorers Director
Confederation Scorers Director
WBSC Europe Marco Battistella (Italy)
Technical Commission
Confederation Technical Commission
WBSC Americas Ray Gutierrez (United States)
WBSC Asia Shuro Tsukioka (Japan)
WBSC Europe Anna Battigeli (Italy)
Gabriele Hardinger (Austria)
WBSC Oceania Rata Joanne (New Zealand)
Leathart Jane (New Zealand)
Clarke Raewyn (New Zealand)
Technical Director
Confederation Technical Director
WBSC Oceania Gray Munroe (Australia)

Venue

Rosedale Park in Rosedale, Auckland hosted all the games across two fields.[9]

Auckland
Rosedale Park
Capacity: 3,500[10]

Opening Round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Argentina 5 5 0 28 7 +21 1.000 — Super Round
2  United States 5 3 2 19 10 +9 .600[a] 2
3  Cuba 5 3 2 15 12 +3 .600[a] 2
4  New Zealand (H) 5 2 3 16 20 −4 .400[b] 3 Placement Round
5  Czech Republic 5 2 3 8 21 −13 .400[b] 3
6  Philippines 5 0 5 2 18 −16 .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[11][12]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head results: Cuba 4–8 United States.
  2. ^ a b Head to head results: New Zealand 3–1 Czech Republic.
26 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 21 °C (70 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
 Czech Republic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
WP: Daniel Chapman (1–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–1)
Home runs:
NZL: Benjamin Enoka (1)
CZE: None
Attendance: 1,100
Boxscore
26 November 2022 17:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0
 Cuba 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3
WP: Huemul Mata (1–0)   LP: Alan Román (0–1)   Sv: Roman Godoy (1)
Home runs:
ARG: None
CUB: Reynaldo Lamote (1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
26 November 2022 20:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
 United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 5 1
WP: Jon Gwizdala (1–0)   LP: Leo Barredo (0–1)   Sv: Bradley Kilpatrick (1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
27 November 2022 11:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy/raining
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Cuba (6) 0 1 1 3 0 2 X 7 8 1
 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 4 2
WP: Alain Román (1–1)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–2)
Home runs:
CUB: Miguel Savigne (1)
CZE: None
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
27 November 2022 16:20 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 7 10 1
 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (1–0)   LP: Josh Pettett (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Blaine Milheim (1), Erick Ochoa (1)
NZL: None
Attendance: 1,000
Boxscore
27 November 2022 17:45 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 20 °C (68 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
 Argentina 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 6 10 0
WP: Martín Gonzalez (1–0)   LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0–1)   Sv: Roman Godoy (2)
Home runs:
PHI: None
ARG: Alan Peker (1)
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
28 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 0
 Czech Republic 1 2 0 3 0 0 X 6 9 1
WP: Michal Holobrádek (1–0)   LP: Jerlin Rutt (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Jonathan Lynch (1)
CZE: George Harris (1), Tomáš Klein (1)
Attendance: 225
Boxscore
28 November 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Cuba 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 2
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
WP: Alain Román (2–1)   LP: Leo Barredo (0–2)   Sv: Guber Plutin (1)
Home runs:
CUB: Yesander Rodriguez (1)
PHI: None
Attendance: 70
Boxscore
28 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 16 °C (61 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Argentina (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 11 7 1
 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 0
WP: Huemul Mata (2–0)   LP: Pita Rona (0–1)
Home runs:
ARG: Alan Peker (2), Santiago Carril (1)
NZL: Cole Evans (1), Thomas Enoka (2)
Attendance: 1,050
Boxscore
29 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Cuba 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 13 2
 United States 2 0 4 2 0 0 X 8 8 0
WP: Javier Caballero (1–0)   LP: Alain Román (2–2)   Sv: Brad Kilpatrick (2)
Home runs:
CUB: Osvaldo Pérez (1)
USA: Jonathan Lynch (2)
Attendance: 60
Boxscore
29 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 6 1
 Argentina (6) 0 2 3 0 0 3 X 8 10 0
WP: Roman Godoy (1–0)   LP: Jonáš Hajný (0–1)
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
29 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Philippines 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1 1 2
 New Zealand (5) 3 0 4 0 1 X X 8 8 0
WP: Pita Rona (1–1)   LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0–2)
Home runs:
PHI: None
NZL: Reilly Makea (1)
Attendance: 800
Boxscore
30 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
 Argentina 4 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 4 1
WP: Roman Godoy (2–0)   LP: Jerlin Rutt (0–2)
Home runs:
USA: Blaine Milheim (2)
ARG: None
Attendance: 232
Boxscore
30 November 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), wet/overcast/rain possible
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Czech Republic 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
 Philippines 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
WP: Jakub Osička (1–2)   LP: Parco Reagan (0–1)   Sv: Jonáš Hajný (1)
Home runs:
CZE: Vojtěch Buchner (1)
PHI: None
Attendance: 101
Boxscore
30 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
 Cuba (9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
WP: Alain Román (3–2)   LP: Daniel Chapman (1–1)
Attendance: 980
Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Canada 5 5 0 30 2 +28 1.000 — Super Round
2  Australia 5 4 1 19 11 +8 .800 1
3  Venezuela 5 3 2 17 11 +6 .600 2
4  Japan 5 2 3 20 9 +11 .400 3 Placement Round
5  South Africa 5 1 4 6 37 −31 .200 4
6  Denmark 5 0 5 3 25 −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[13][14]
26 November 2022 14:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
 Canada 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
WP: Sean Cleary (1–0)   LP: Eudomar Toyo (0–1)   Sv: Justin Schofield (1)
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
26 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 4 1
 Australia (6) 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 7 6 0
WP: Jack Besgrove (1–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–1)
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
26 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 1 3
 Japan (4) 1 4 6 0 X X X 11 7 1
WP: Hikaru Matsuda (1–0)   LP: Timida Kekana (0–1)
Home runs:
RSA: None
JAP: Hikaru Matsuda (1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
27 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Denmark 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 1 0
 Canada (4) 2 2 0 6 X X X 10 10 0
WP: Zachary Pierce (1–0)   LP: Valdemar Terkelsen (0–1)
Home runs:
DEN: None
CAN: Matthieu Roy (1), Quinten Bruce (1), Bryan Abrey (1), Colin Walsh (1)
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
27 November 2022 15:45 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), overcast/chance of rain
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 1 0 0 0 X X X 1 2 2
 Venezuela (4) 5 2 2 3 X X X 12 11 0
WP: Victor Guedez (1–0)   LP: Tidima Kekana (0–2)
Home runs:
RSA: Edinson Marrero (1)
VEN: None
Attendance: 75
Boxscore
27 November 2022 20:25 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 15 °C (59 °F), rainy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
 Australia (8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 8 0
 Japan 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 1
WP: Marshall Kronk (1–0)   LP: Kento Okazaki (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
28 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada (5) 1 4 2 0 4 X X 11 9 0
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 4
WP: Ty Seabastian (1–0)   LP: Manhlane Manaka (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Colin Walsh (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
28 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 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 0 0
 Australia 3 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
WP: Jack Besgrove (2–0)   LP: Erick Urbaneja (0–1)
Attendance: 280
Boxscore
28 November 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
 Japan 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 5 1
WP: Yuya Yamawaki (1–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–2)   Sv: Reo Koyama (1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
29 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 9 0
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
WP: Sean Cleary (2–0)   LP: Jack Besgrove (2–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Derek Mayson 2 (2)
AUS: None
Attendance: 350
Boxscore
29 November 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 22 °C (72 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 6 1
 Denmark 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0
WP: Grant Olivier (1–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–3)
Home runs:
RSA: Tyler Croft (1)
DEN: None
Attendance: 134
Boxscore
29 November 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2
 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 3 5 1
WP: Eudomar Toyo (1–1)   LP: Hikaru Matsuda (1–1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
30 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia (3) 10 2 3 X X X X 15 11 0
 South Africa 0 0 0 X X X X 0 3 3
WP: Jay Selu (1–0)   LP: Lucas Lamola (0–1)
Home runs:
AUS: Marshall Kronk (1), James Todhunter (1), Julian Jemmott (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 150
Boxscore
30 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 0 0 0 0 X X X 2 5 3
 Canada (4) 1 0 6 0 X X X 9 8 0
WP: Justin Schofield (1–0)   LP: Reo Koyama (0–1)   Sv: Zachary Pierce (1)
Home runs:
JAP: Tei Hamamoto (1)
CAN: Derek Mayson (3), Ty Sebastian (1), Bryan Abrey (1)
Attendance: 312
Boxscore
30 November 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 8 9 1
 Denmark 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 3
WP: Victor Guedez (2–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–4)
Attendance: 30
Boxscore

Placement Round

The bottom three teams from each group progress to the placement round. Head to head results against the other bottom three team from the Opening Round will carry over to help determine final placings. In games between equal seeds, a coin toss determines the home team.[15]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  Japan 5 5 0 34 11 +23 1.000 —
2  New Zealand (H) 5 4 1 24 10 +14 .800 1
3  Czech Republic 5 3 2 28 14 +14 .600 2
4  Philippines 5 2 3 17 22 −5 .400 3
5  South Africa 5 1 4 8 35 −27 .200 4
6  Denmark 5 0 5 6 25 −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[16][17]
(H) Hosts
1 December 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), slightly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Denmark 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2
 Czech Republic 1 0 1 1 0 4 X 7 6 1
WP: Jakub Osička (2–2)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–5)
Home runs:
DEN: Tobias Homlelund (1)
CZE: Vojtěch Forman (1)
Attendance: 130
Boxscore
1 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Philippines 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 2
 Japan 4 0 0 1 0 3 X 8 9 0
WP: Takuro Kawano (1–0)   LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0–3)
Home runs:
PHI: None
JPN: Tei Hamamoto (2), Kazuya Toriyama 3 (3)
Attendance: 155
Boxscore
1 December 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 1
 New Zealand (5) 0 1 3 3 0 X X 7 5 0
WP: Joshua Pettett (1–1)   LP: Grant Olivier (1–1)
Home runs:
RSA: None
NZL: Jerome Raemaki (1)
Attendance: 900
Boxscore
2 December 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 South Africa 0 3 0 0 0 X X 3 3 1
 Czech Republic (5) 2 3 1 0 4 X X 10 9 3
WP: Michal Holobrádek (2–0)   LP: Manhlane Manaka (0–2)
Home runs:
RSA: None
CZE: Marek Malý (1), Vojtěch Forman (2)
Attendance: 60
Boxscore
2 December 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Philippines (5) 5 0 1 1 1 X X 8 7 0
 Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 4 3
WP: Leo Barredo (1–2)   LP: Lukas Lohmann (0–1)
Home runs:
PHI: Denmark Bathan (1), Melvin de Castro (1)
DEN: None
Attendance: 45
Boxscore
2 December 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 7 7 0
 New Zealand 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 10 1
WP: Hikaru Matsuda (2–1)   LP: Daniel Chapman (1–2)
Home runs:
JPN: Hikaru Matsuda (2)
NZL: Reilly Makea (2), Joel Evans (1), Pita Rona (1)
Attendance: 1,102
Boxscore
3 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Philippines 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 10 0
 South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
WP: Leo Barredo (2–2)   LP: Grant Olivier (1–2)
Home runs:
PHI: Justine Rosales (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 55
Boxscore
3 December 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Denmark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
WP: Joshua Pettett (2–1)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–6)
Attendance: 380
Boxscore
4 December 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
 Czech Republic 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
 Japan (10) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 0
WP: Hikaru Matsuda (3–1)   LP: Jakub Osička (2–3)
Home runs:
CZE: George Harris (2), Vojtěch Buchner (2)
JPN: None
Attendance: 68
Boxscore

Super Round

The top three teams from each group progress to the placement round. Head to head results against the other top three team from the Opening Round will carry over to help determine final placings and the four nations that qualify for the Final Round. In games between equal seeds, a coin toss determines the home team.[15]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Canada 5 4 1 19 10 +9 .800[a] — Advance to Final
2  Australia 5 4 1 23 15 +8 .800[a] —
3  Argentina 5 4 1 19 13 +6 .800[a] — Advance to Third place play-off
4  United States 5 2 3 28 26 +2 .400 2
5  Cuba 5 1 4 9 14 −5 .200 3
6  Venezuela 5 0 5 7 24 −17 .000 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[18][19]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head to head results. Head-to-head runs against: Canada 5, Australia 6, Argentina 6. Head to head result: Australia 2–0 Argentina.
1 December 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
 Canada 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 4 8 0
WP: Justin Schofield (2–0)   LP: Bradley Kilpatrick (1–1)
Home runs:
USA: Cameron Schiller (1)
CAN: Shane Boland (1)
Attendance: 450
Boxscore
1 December 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 6 0
WP: Adam Folkard (1–0)   LP: Alain Román (3–3)
Home runs:
CUB: None
AUS: Nick Shailes (1), Hayden Mathews (1)
Attendance: 182
Boxscore
1 December 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 1
 Argentina 2 0 1 1 0 2 X 6 12 0
WP: Huemul Mata (3–0)   LP: Eudomar Toyo (1–2)
Home runs:
VEN: Rafael Flores (1)
ARG: Alan Peker (3)
Attendance: 85
Boxscore
2 December 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 9 9 1
 Australia 1 3 2 0 3 3 X 12 12 1
WP: Adam Folkard (2–0)   LP: Bradley Kilpatrick (1–2)   Sv: Marshall Kronk (1)
Home runs:
USA: Matt Palazzo (1), Blaine Milheim (3)
AUS: Scott Patterson (1), Nick Shailes (2), Joshua McGovern (1), James Todhunter (2)
Attendance: 622
Boxscore
2 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
 Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 4 9 0
WP: Alain Román (4–3)   LP: Victor Guedez (2–1)
Attendance: 55
Boxscore
2 December 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 7 0
 Argentina 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 5 7 1
WP: Huemul Mata (4–0)   LP: Justin Schofield (2–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Bradley Ezekiel (1), Bryan Abrey (2)
ARG: Manuel Godoy (1)
Attendance: 750
Boxscore
3 December 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 19 °C (66 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
 United States 1 1 0 2 0 1 X 5 10 0
WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (2–2)   LP: Frank Ugas (0–1)
Attendance: 75
Boxscore
3 December 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 1 0
WP: Sean Cleary (3–0)   LP: Guber Plutin (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
3 December 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
 Australia (8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
WP: Jack Besgrove (3–1)   LP: Roman Godoy (2–1)
Attendance: 426
Boxscore

Final Round

Third place play-off

4 December 2022 13:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (3–2)   LP: Huemul Mata (4–1)
Home runs:
USA: Yusef Davis Jr. (1)
ARG: None
Attendance: 625
Boxscore

Final

4 December 2022 16:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 8 1
 Canada 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2
WP: Jack Besgrove (4–1)   LP: Sean Cleary (3–1)
Home runs:
AUS: Nick Shailes (3)
CAN: None
Attendance: 2,061
Boxscore

Statistics

The statistics below include all opening, super and placement round games.[20][8]

Homeruns

3 homeruns

  • Argentina Alan Peker
  • Australia Nick Shailes
  • Canada Bryan Abrey
  • Canada Derek Mayson
  • Japan Kazuya Toriyama
  • United States Blaine Milheim

2 homeruns

  • Australia James Todhunter
  • Canada Colin Walsh
  • Czech Republic Vojtěch Buchner
  • Czech Republic Vojtěch Forman
  • Czech Republic George Harris
  • Japan Tei Hamamoto
  • Japan Hikaru Matsuda
  • New Zealand Reilly Makea
  • United States Jonathan Lynch

1 homerun

  • Argentina Santiago Carril
  • Argentina Manuel Godoy
  • Australia Julian Jemmott
  • Australia Marshall Kronk
  • Australia Hayden Mathews
  • Australia Joshua McGovern
  • Australia Scott Patterson
  • Canada Shane Boland
  • Canada Quinten Bruce
  • Canada Bradley Ezekiel
  • Canada Mathieu Roy
  • Canada Ty Sebastian
  • Cuba Reynaldo Lamote
  • Cuba Osvaldo Pérez
  • Cuba Yesander Rodriguez
  • Cuba Miguel Savigne
  • Czech Republic Tomáš Klein
  • Czech Republic Marek Malý
  • Denmark Tobias Holmelund
  • New Zealand Benjamin Enoka
  • New Zealand Thomas Enoka
  • New Zealand Cole Evans
  • New Zealand Joel Evans
  • New Zealand Jerome Raemaki
  • New Zealand Pita Rona
  • Philippines Denmark Bathan
  • Philippines Melvin de Castro
  • Philippines Justine Rosales
  • Philippines Melvin de Castro
  • South Africa Tyler Croft
  • United States Yusef Davis Jr.
  • United States Erick Ochoa
  • United States Matt Palazzo
  • United States Cameron Schiller
  • Venezuela Rafael Flores
  • Venezuela Edinson Marrero

Leading players

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Canada Quinten Bruce .550
HR 6 players 3
RBI Canada Bryan Abrey 11
R Australia Scott Patterson 10
H United States Blaine Milheim
United States Jonathan Lynch		 14
SB Argentina Alan Peker
United States Yusef Davis Jr.		 3
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Argentina Huemul Mata
Australia Jack Besgrove
Cuba Alain Román		 4
L Denmark Kim Hansen 6
ERA Argentina Roman Godoy 1.04
SO Australia Jack Besgrove 71
IP Cuba Alain Román 40.2
SV Argentina Roman Godoy
Cuba Guber Plutin
United States Bradley Kilpatrick		 2

Player of the day

Player of the day
Day Player Notes
26 Nov Argentina Juan Zara[21] 1–4
2B
2 RBI
27 Nov United States Blaine Milheim[22] 2–4
HR
2 RBI
2 R
28 Nov Argentina Huemel Mata[23] 7.2 IP
15 K
1–3
1 RBI
1 R
29 Nov Canada Derek Mayson[24] 3–4
2 HR
3 RBI
2 R
30 Nov Cuba Alain Román[25] 9 IP
3 H
0 R
11 K
1 Dec Australia Adam Folkard[26] 4 IP
0 H
0 R
0 BB
8 K
2 Dec Australia Scott Patterson[27] 3–4
3 RBI
3 R
HR
3B
3 Dec Canada Sean Cleary[28] 7 IP
1 H
0 R
15 K

Final standings

Rk Team W L Final result
1  Australia 8 1 Gold medal
2  Canada 7 2 Silver medal
3  United States 5 4 Bronze medal
4  Argentina 7 2 Fourth place
5  Cuba 4 4 Super Round
6  Venezuela 3 5
7  Japan 5 3 Placement Round
8  New Zealand (H) 4 4
9  Czech Republic 4 4
10  Philippines 2 6
11  South Africa 1 7
12  Denmark 0 8

Awards

All World Team
Awards Awarded player[8]
MVP Award Australia Marshall Kronk
Best Defensive Player Honours Cuba Luis Dominguez
All World Team Pitcher Canada Sean Cleary
Catcher Argentina Juan Zara
First baseman Venezuela Erwin Diaz
Second baseman Australia Brendon O'Byrne
Third baseman Australia Nick Shailes
Shortstop Argentina Juan Malarczuk
Left fielder United States Jonathan Lynch
Center fielder United States Blaine Milheim
Right fielder Canada Quinten Bruce
Designated player Canada Bryan Abrey

Broadcasting

Whakaata Māori broadcast all 50 games on the MĀORI+ app with all New Zealand games also on television.[29][30] International viewers were able to stream the tournament on WBSC's OTT Channel GameTime.[30][31]

Symbols

Match balls

The match balls used for the 2022 tournament were the Mizuno M150 balls, which were also used in the Tokyo 2022 Olympics. Mizuno supplied 1,152 balls for the tournament.[32]

External links

  • Official Website

References

  1. ^ "Asia qualifiers for WBSC Men's and U-23 Softball World Cups to be played in Japan in September". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ "New dates announced for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "South Africa tops Botswana to clinch African championship and qualify for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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  20. ^ "Stats". WBSC.
  21. ^ "🥎⚡🇦🇷 Juan Zara leads Argentina to win with a clutch double". WBSC Instagram.
  22. ^ "🥎⚡🇺🇸 Fantastic performance from Blaine Milheim". WBSC Instagram.
  23. ^ "🥎😮🇦🇷 After a fantastic two-way performance that includes a clutch RBI in an instant classic game, Huemul Mata is our Mizuno / WBSC Player of the Day at the Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram.
  24. ^ "🇨🇦🥎 What a day for Derek Mayson!". WBSC Instagram.
  25. ^ "🇨🇺🥎 What a performance by Alain Roman!". WBSC Instagram.
  26. ^ "🇦🇺🥎 What a performance by Adam Folkard!". WBSC Instagram.
  27. ^ "🇦🇺🥎 What a performance by Scott Patterson!". WBSC Instagram.
  28. ^ "🇨🇦🥎 What a performance by Sean Cleary!". WBSC Instagram.
  29. ^ "Whakaata Māori becomes first indigenous broadcaster for Softball World Cup 2022". New Zealand Herald. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Where to watch the XVII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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  32. ^ "WBSC and Mizuno extend partnership". WBSC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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