# 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals

The 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Finals was a round-robin tournament of the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup which took place from 15 to 20 July. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the top eight finals stage along with two wildcards. The eight teams were split into two groups with the top two qualifying for the super round. After the super round the top two teams then qualified for the final.

## Qualified teams

| Pool | Final winners | Repechage winners | Wildcard |
| A | United States | Australia | |
| B | Japan | Canada | Italy |
| C | Puerto Rico | Netherlands | China |

## Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super Round |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to Super Round |
| 3 | Italy (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | .333 | 2 | Advance to Placement Round |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | .000 | 3 | Advance to Placement Round |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 15 July 2024 | 16:30 | Canada | 2–5 | United States | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:00 | 180 | Boxscore |
| 15 July 2024 | 20:30 | China | 0–6 | Italy | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 1:44 | 2,000 | Boxscore |
| 16 July 2024 | 14:00 | China | 2–7 | Canada | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:11 | 150 | Boxscore |
| 16 July 2024 | 20:30 | Italy | 0–7 | United States | 5 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 1:39 | 2,300 | Boxscore |
| 17 July 2024 | 14:00 | United States | 6–0 | China | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:21 | 200 | Boxscore |
| 17 July 2024 | 20:30 | Italy | 4–5 | Canada | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:05 | 2,100 | Boxscore |

### Matches
#### Canada vs United States

15 July 2024 16:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | X | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Kelly Maxwell LP: Dawn Bodrug Attendance: 180 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### China vs Italy

15 July 2024 20:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Alice Nicolini LP: Yinan Chai Home runs: CHN: None ITA: McKenzie Barbara Attendance: 2,000 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### China vs Canada

16 July 2024 14:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: Sara Groenewegen LP: Yinan Chan Sv: Kaite Korstrom Home runs: CHN: None CAN: Kelsey Harshman Attendance: 150 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Italy vs United States

16 July 2024 20:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| United States (5) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Megan Faraimo LP: Christina Toniolo Home runs: ITA: None USA: Jessie Warren Attendance: 2,300 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### United States vs China

17 July 2024 14:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WP: Ally Carda LP: Yinan Chai Sv: Rachel Garcia Attendance: 200 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Italy vs Canada

17 July 2024 20:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| WP: Sara Groenewegen LP: Alexia Lacatena Attendance: 2,100 Boxscore |||||||||||

## Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super Round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | .667 | 1 | Advance to Super Round |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | .333 | 2 | Advance to Placement Round |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | .000 | 3 | Advance to Placement Round |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 15 July 2024 | 11:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Japan | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 1:55 | 300 | Boxscore |
| 15 July 2024 | 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Netherlands | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:02 | 200 | Boxscore |
| 16 July 2024 | 11:00 | Japan | 8–0 | Puerto Rico | 5 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 1:32 | 200 | Boxscore |
| 16 July 2024 | 17:30 | Netherlands | 6–2 | Australia | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:44 | 500 | Boxscore |
| 17 July 2024 | 11:00 | Netherlands | 3–4 | Japan | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:200 | 300 | Boxscore |
| 17 July 2024 | 17:30 | Australia | 1–5 | Puerto Rico | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:28 | 300 | Boxscore |

### Matches
#### Australia vs Japan

15 July 2024 11:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| WP: Miu Goto LP: Kandra Lamb Sv: Sakura Miwa Attendance: 300 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Puerto Rico vs Netherlands

15 July 2024 14:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Lisa Hop LP: Aleshia Ocasio Sv: J'Dah Girigorie Attendance: 200 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Japan vs Puerto Rico

16 July 2024 11:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan (5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | X | X | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WP: Sakura Miwa LP: Taran Valvelo Sv: Mio Sakamoto Home runs: JPN: Ayane Nakagawa PUR: None Attendance: 200 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Netherlands vs Australia

16 July 2024 17:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| WP: Marjolein Merxx LP: Kaia Parnaby Sv: J'dah Catherine Genevieve Girigorie Home runs: NED: Dinet Oosting AUS: None Attendance: 500 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Netherlands vs Japan

17 July 2024 11:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Yukiko Ueno LP: Lisa Hop Attendance: 300 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Australia vs Puerto Rico

17 July 2024 17:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| WP: Aleshia Ocasio LP: Ellen Roberts Attendance: 300 Boxscore |||||||||||

## Placement Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | .500 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | .500 | 1 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | .000 | 2 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 18 July 2024 | 11:00 | China | 5–2 | Australia | 10 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:53 | 150 | Boxscore |
| 18 July 2024 | 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 8–6 | Italy | 9 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:53 | 1,600 | Boxscore |
| 19 July 2024 | 11:00 | China | 4–1 | Puerto Rico | 8 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:18 | 100 | Boxscore |
| 19 July 2024 | 14:00 | Australia | 3–1 | Italy | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:16 | 2,400 | Boxscore |

### Matches
#### China vs Australia

18 July 2024 11:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| China (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| WP: Yinan Chai LP: Kaia Parnaby Attendance: 150 Boxscore ||||||||||||||

#### Puerto Rico vs Italy

18 July 2024 14:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico (9) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| WP: Aleshia Ocasio LP: Ilaria Cacciamani Home runs: PUR: Camille Ortiz-Martinez ITA: None Attendance: 1,600 Boxscore |||||||||||||

#### China vs Puerto Rico

19 July 2024 11:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| China (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| WP: Yinan Chai LP: Aleshia Ocasio Attendance: 100 Boxscore ||||||||||||

#### Australia vs Italy

19 July 2024 14:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Ellen Roberts LP: Alice Nicolini Attendance: 2,400 Boxscore |||||||||||

## Super Round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | .667 | 1 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | .333 | 2 | Advance to Third place play-off |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | .000 | 3 | Advance to Third place play-off |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 18 July 2024 | 11:00 | United States | 2–0 | Japan | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 1:50 | 450 | Boxscore |
| 18 July 2024 | 17:30 | Netherlands | 3–6 | Canada | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:30 | 500 | Boxscore |
| 19 July 2024 | 11:00 | Canada | 2–7 | Japan | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 2:13 | 180 | Boxscore |
| 19 July 2024 | 17:30 | Netherlands | 0–7 | United States | 5 | Campo Comunale da Softball | 1:41 | 900 | Boxscore |

### Matches
#### United States vs Japan

18 July 2024 11:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| WP: Megan Faraimo LP: Miu Goto Attendance: 450 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Netherlands vs Canada

18 July 2024 17:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| WP: Dawn Bodrug LP: J'dah Catherine Genevieve Home runs: NED: None CAN: Callum Pilgrim, Larissa Franklin Attendance: 500 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Canada vs Japan

19 July 2024 11:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| WP: Miu Goto LP: Dawn Bodrug Sv: Mio Sakamoto Attendance: 180 Boxscore |||||||||||

#### Netherlands vs United States

19 July 2024 17:30 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (5) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| WP: Kelly Maxwell LP: Lisa Hop Home runs: NED: None USA: Hannah Flippen Attendance: 900 Boxscore |||||||||||

## Final Round
### Third place play-off

20 July 2024 17:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Canada (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| WP: Morgan Rackel LP: J'dah Catherine Genevieve Girigorie Home runs: NED: Laura Wissink CAN: Callum Pilgrim, Natalie Wideman Attendance: 2,450 Boxscore |||||||||||||||

### Final

20 July 2024 20:00 Campo Comunale da Softball :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| WP: Miu Goto LP: Kelly Maxwell Sv: Yukiko Ueno Attendance: 2,500 Boxscore |||||||||||

### Digital Awards

In the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup, the winning team received a blockchain-verified trophy, marking a pioneering approach to award verification. This trophy was issued and secured digitally, ensuring its authenticity through blockchain technology. The digital version of the trophy is accessible online for public viewing, providing fans and stakeholders with a transparent record of the accolade.