2004 Women's Baseball World Cup

The 2004 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup was held from July 30 to August 8, 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and won by the United States. It was the first Women's Baseball World Cup and was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.

2004 Women's Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Canada
CityEdmonton
Dates July 30 - August 8
Teams5
Defending championsN/A -Inaugural Tournament
Final positions
Champions
 United States (1st title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Canada
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played14
Best batting average Shae Lillywhite (.556)
Most stolen bases Miyuki Otomo (6)
Best ERA Dominisha Britton (0.00)
Most Valuable Player Laura Brenneman

Competing teams were Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Japan, USA. India and Bulgaria were scheduled to compete, but withdrew before the tournament.

Final results
Pos. Team W L
1  United States 5 1
2  Japan 3 3
3  Canada 3 3
4  Australia 2 4
5  Chinese Taipei 0 4

Results
July 30, 2004  Chinese Taipei 5 – 7  Australia
July 30, 2004  Canada 8 – 10 (F/8)  Japan
July 31, 2004  Chinese Taipei 4 – 5 (F/9)  Japan
July 31, 2004  Australia 1 – 5  United States
August 1, 2004  United States 5 – 4 (F/9)  Japan
August 2, 2004  United States 1 – 2  Canada
August 3, 2004  Japan 1 – 7  Australia
August 4, 2004  Canada 3 – 2  Chinese Taipei
August 4, 2004  United States 8 – 1  Chinese Taipei
August 5, 2004  Australia 5 – 0  Canada
August 7, 2004
Semi Final		  Australia 2 – 12 (F/6)  United States
August 7, 2004
Semi Final		  Japan 3 – 1 (F/8)  Canada
August 8, 2004
3rd Playoff		  Australia 3 – 8  Canada
August 8, 2004
Final		  Japan 0 – 2  United States

All-Star team
Position Player Nation
PitchersLaura Purser-Rose United States
Hanami Watanabe Japan
CatchersGenevieve Beauchamp Canada
Alex Sickinger United States
First BasemanSamantha Magalas Canada
Second BasemanLaura Brenneman United States
Third BasemanChelsea Forkin Australia
ShortstopYu Kawamoto Japan
OutfieldersKarine Gagné Canada
Melanie Harwood Canada
Kim Braatz-Voisard United States
Designated HitterKatie Gaynor Australia
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