# 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup will take place from 13 to 18 September 2023 in Miyoshi, Japan. The group consists of host nation Japan, Chinese Taipei, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico and France.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | WBSC Rankings |
| B1 | Japan | WBSC Asia | Hosts/Asian Cup winners | 14 February 2023 | 9th | 2018 | Winners (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 1 |
| B2 | Chinese Taipei | WBSC Asia | Asian Cup runners-up | 28 May 2023 | 9th | 2018 | Runners-up (2018) | 2 |
| B3 | Venezuela | WBSC Americas | Americas qualifier winners | 18 August 2022 | 6th | 2018 | Third place (2016) | 5 |
| B4 | Cuba | WBSC Americas | Americas qualifier fourth place | 18 August 2022 | 6th | 2018 | Second round (2010) | 7 |
| B5 | Puerto Rico | WBSC Americas | Asian Cup runners-up | 18 August 2022 | 3rd | 2018 | Group stage (2010, 2018) | 11 |
| B6 | France | WBSC Europe | European Championship winners | 6 August 2022 | 1st | — | — | 16 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 7 | +34 | 1.000 | — | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 16 | +30 | .800 | 1 | Advance to finals |
| 3 | Venezuela | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 23 | +5 | .600 | 2 | Advance to finals |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 39 | −20 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 70 | −59 | .000 | 5 | |
* ↑ Venezuela advance to the finals as the second wildcard.

## Summary

All times listed are local, JST (UTC+9).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 13 September 2023 | 10:30 | Cuba | 1–9 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:27 | 100 | Boxscore |
| 13 September 2023 | 14:30 | France | 1–11 | Venezuela | 6 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 1:45 | 493 | Boxscore |
| 13 September 2023 | 18:30 | Puerto Rico | 2–4 | Japan | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 1:49 | 1,605 | Boxscore |
| 14 September 2023 | 10:30 | Chinese Taipei | 10–2 | Venezuela | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:05 | 615 | Boxscore |
| 14 September 2023 | 14:30 | Cuba | 0–11 | Puerto Rico | 5 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 1:46 | 175 | Boxscore |
| 14 September 2023 | 18:30 | Japan | 20–1 | France | 5 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 1:44 | 555 | Boxscore |
| 15 September 2023 | 10:30 | Puerto Rico | 6–12 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:38 | 500 | Boxscore |
| 15 September 2023 | 14:30 | France | 1–11 | Cuba | 6 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:08 | 534 | Boxscore |
| 15 September 2023 | 18:30 | Venezuela | 4–5 | Japan | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 1:58 | 705 | Boxscore |
| 16 September 2023 | 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 13–3 | France | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:25 | 618 | Boxscore |
| 16 September 2023 | 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Japan | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 1:52 | 2409 | Boxscore |
| 16 September 2023 | 18:00 | Cuba | 7–8 | Venezuela | 8 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:44 | 350 | Boxscore |
| 17 September 2023 | 10:30 | France | 5–15 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:08 | 633 | Boxscore |
| 17 September 2023 | 14:30 | Venezuela | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 7 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 2:00 | 984 | Boxscore |
| 17 September 2023 | 18:30 | Japan | 10–0 | Cuba | 6 | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium | 1:57 | 2758 | Boxscore |

## Matches
### Cuba vs Chinese Taipei

13 September 2023 10:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 9 | 2 |

### France vs Venezuela

13 September 2023 14:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 11 | 10 | 3 |

### Puerto Rico vs Japan

13 September 2023 18:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 |

### Chinese Taipei vs Venezuela

14 September 2023 10:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |

### Cuba vs Puerto Rico

14 September 2023 14:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | X | - | - | 11 | 7 | 0 |

### Japan vs France

14 September 2023 18:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 |

### Puerto Rico vs Chinese Taipei

15 September 2023 10:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | 12 | 12 | 0 |

### France vs Cuba

15 September 2023 14:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Cuba | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 11 | 11 | 0 |

### Venezuela vs Japan

15 September 2023 18:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |

### Puerto Rico vs France

16 September 2023 10:00 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |

### Chinese Taipei vs Japan

16 September 2023 14:00 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 1 |

### Cuba vs Venezuela

16 September 2023 18:00 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 |

### France vs Chinese Taipei

17 September 2023 10:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Venezuela vs Puerto Rico

17 September 2023 14:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |

### Japan vs Cuba

17 September 2023 18:30 Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |