2008 Women's Baseball World Cup

The 2008 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup was held in Botchan Stadium at Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan and won by Japan.

2008 Women's Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Japan
CityMatsuyama
Dates August 24–29
Teams8
Defending champions United States (2006)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (1st title)
Runner-up
 Canada
Third place
 United States
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played22
Best batting average Tomomi Takashima (.733)
Most homeruns hit Natsumi Nakano (1)
Most stolen bases Ashley Stephenson (5)
Best ERA Kasumi Noguchi (0.00)
Most Valuable Player Kasumi Noguchi

Final results
Pos. Team W L
1  Japan 6 0
2  Canada 4 2
3  United States 4 2
4  Australia 2 4
5  Chinese Taipei 3 2
6  South Korea 2 3
7  India 1 4
8  Hong Kong 0 5

Results
August 24, 2008  United States 11 – 5  Chinese Taipei Botchan Stadium
August 24, 2008  Hong Kong 9 – 19 (F/5)  Canada Botchan Stadium
August 24, 2008  India 0 – 15 (F/5)  Australia Botchan Stadium
August 24, 2008  Japan 11 – 0 (F/5)  South Korea Botchan Stadium
August 25, 2008  United States 27 – 0 (F/4)  India Botchan Stadium
August 25, 2008  South Korea 15 – 5 (F/5)  Hong Kong Botchan Stadium
August 25, 2008  Australia 12 – 0 (F/6)  Chinese Taipei Botchan Stadium
August 25, 2008  Canada 2 – 12 (F/5)  Japan Botchan Stadium
August 26, 2008  Chinese Taipei 6 – 0  India Botchan Stadium
August 26, 2008  Canada 15 – 0 (F/4)  South Korea Botchan Stadium
August 26, 2008  Australia 1 – 11 (F/6)  United States Botchan Stadium
August 26, 2008  Japan 24 – 1 (F/4)  Hong Kong Botchan Stadium
August 27, 2008  Hong Kong 2 – 16 (F/5)  Chinese Taipei Botchan Stadium
August 27, 2008  Canada 7 – 6  United States Botchan Stadium
August 27, 2008  India 7 – 9  South Korea Botchan Stadium
August 27, 2008  Australia 1 – 10  Japan Botchan Stadium
August 28, 2008  Japan 9 – 5  United States Botchan Stadium
August 28, 2008  Australia 6 – 7  Canada Botchan Stadium
August 29, 2008  South Korea 1 – 16 F/4  Chinese Taipei Botchan Stadium
August 29, 2008  Hong Kong 6 – 8  India Botchan Stadium
August 29, 2008  United States 2 – 1  Australia Botchan Stadium
August 29, 2008  Canada 3 – 11  Japan Botchan Stadium

All-Star team
Position Player Nation
PitcherMarti Sementelli United States
CatcherTomomi Nishi Japan
First BasemanYukiko Kon Japan
Second BasemanMalaika Underwood United States
Third BasemanAshley Stephenson Canada
ShortstopKyoko Makino Japan
OutfieldersNodoka Harada Japan
Angela Catford Australia
Lilly Jacobson United States
Designated HitterTomomi Takashima Japan
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