2004 Women's Baseball World Cup
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The 2004 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup
was held from July 30 to August 8, 2004 in Edmonton, Canada and won by United States. It was the first Women's Baseball World Cup
and was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation
.
Competing teams were Australia
, Canada
, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
, Japan
, USA
. India
and Bulgaria
were scheduled to compete, but withdrew before the tournament.
Women's Baseball World Cup
The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball teams from around the world compete. It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation...
was held from July 30 to August 8, 2004 in Edmonton, Canada and won by United States. It was the first Women's Baseball World Cup
Women's Baseball World Cup
The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball teams from around the world compete. It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation...
and was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation
International Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
.
Competing teams were Australia
Australia women's national baseball team
Of the twelve nations to be represented at the IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup, Australia is one of five teams to have participated in all four of them. To date its best result was in the most recent tournament held in 2010, in which Australia placed 2nd...
, Canada
Canada women's national baseball team
The Canada women's national baseball team is a national team of Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Federation of Amateur Baseball. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the COPABE....
, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
Chinese Taipei women's national baseball team
The Chinese Taipei women's national baseball team is a national team of Chinese Taipei and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia....
, Japan
Japan women's national baseball team
The Japan women's national baseball team is controlled by the Baseball Federation of Japan. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the Baseball Federation of Asia. They won the 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup, and are currently #1 in the IBAF World...
, USA
United States women's national baseball team
The United States women's national baseball team is a national team of the United States and is controlled by the USA Baseball. It represents the nation in women's international competition. The team is a member of the COPABE....
. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
were scheduled to compete, but withdrew before the tournament.
Final results
| Pos. | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 |
Results
----All-Star team
| Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | Laura Purser-Rose | |
| Hanami Watanabe | ||
| Catchers | Genevieve Beauchamp | |
| Alex Sickinger | ||
| First Baseman | Samantha Magalas | |
| Second Baseman | Laura Brenneman | |
| Third Baseman | Chelsea Forkin | |
| Shortstop | Yu Kawamoto | |
| Outfielders | Karine Gagné | |
| Melanie Harwood | ||
| Kim Braatz-Voisard | ||
| Designated Hitter | Katie Gaynor Katie Gaynor Katie Gaynor is a utility player for the Australia women's national baseball team. In the 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup she was named as the designated hitter in the All-Star team... |