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2022 Men's Softball World Championship

The 2022 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship was the 17th Men's Softball World Championship, an international softball tournament taking place in Auckland, New Zealand from 26 November to 4 December 2022.[1] Originally scheduled for February 2021, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] New Zealand last hosted the tournament in 2013. It will be the 17th edition of the tournament.

2022 Men's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Dates 26 November – 4 December 2022
Teams12
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up
 Canada
Third place
 United States
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance18,055 (361 per game)
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Argentina were the defending champions, and lost the third place playoff to the United States. Australia defeated Canada 5–2 in the final to claim their second World Cup.

Qualified teams edit

Team World ranking Method of qualification
  New Zealand 6th Hosts
  South Africa 11th 2022 African Championship[3]
  Japan 2nd 2022 Asian Championship[4]
  Philippines 21st
  Australia 4th
  Argentina 1st 2022 Pan American Championship[5]
  Canada 3rd
  Cuba 12th
  United States 7th
  Czech Republic 5th 2021 European Championship[6]
  Denmark 10th
  Venezuela 9th Wildcard[7]

Squads edit

Main article: 2022 Men's Softball World Championship squads

Officials edit

15 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.[8]

Venue edit

Rosedale Park in Rosedale, Auckland hosted all the games across two fields.[9]

Auckland
Rosedale Park
Capacity: 3,500[10]
 

Opening Round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Argentina 5 5 0 28 7 +21 1.000 — Super Round
2   United States 5 3 2 19 10 +9 .600[a] 2
3   Cuba 5 3 2 15 12 +3 .600[a] 2
4   New Zealand (H) 5 2 3 16 20 −4 .400[b] 3 Placement Round
5   Czech Republic 5 2 3 8 21 −13 .400[b] 3
6   Philippines 5 0 5 2 18 −16 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[11][12]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head results: Cuba 4–8 United States.
  2. ^ a b Head to head results: New Zealand 3–1 Czech Republic.
26 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 21 °C (70 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  New Zealand 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
  Czech Republic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
WP: Daniel Chapman (1–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–1)
Home runs:
NZL: Benjamin Enoka (1)
CZE: None
Attendance: 1,100
Boxscore
26 November 2022 17:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0
  Cuba 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3
WP: Huemul Mata (1–0)   LP: Alan Román (0–1)   Sv: Roman Godoy (1)
Home runs:
ARG: None
CUB: Reynaldo Lamote (1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
26 November 2022 20:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  United States 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 5 1
WP: Jon Gwizdala (1–0)   LP: Leo Barredo (0–1)   Sv: Bradley Kilpatrick (1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
27 November 2022 11:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy/raining
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Cuba (6) 0 1 1 3 0 2 X 7 8 1
  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 4 2
WP: Alain Román (1–1)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–2)
Home runs:
CUB: Miguel Savigne (1)
CZE: None
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
27 November 2022 16:20 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  United States 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 7 10 1
  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (1–0)   LP: Josh Pettett (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Blaine Milheim (1), Erick Ochoa (1)
NZL: None
Attendance: 1,000
Boxscore
27 November 2022 17:45 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 20 °C (68 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
  Argentina 0 0 0 3 0 3 X 6 10 0
WP: Martín Gonzalez (1–0)   LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0–1)   Sv: Roman Godoy (2)
Home runs:
PHI: None
ARG: Alan Peker (1)
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
28 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 0
  Czech Republic 1 2 0 3 0 0 X 6 9 1
WP: Michal Holobrádek (1–0)   LP: Jerlin Rutt (0–1)
Home runs:
USA: Jonathan Lynch (1)
CZE: George Harris (1), Tomáš Klein (1)
Attendance: 225
Boxscore
28 November 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Cuba 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 2
  Philippines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
WP: Alain Román (2–1)   LP: Leo Barredo (0–2)   Sv: Guber Plutin (1)
Home runs:
CUB: Yesander Rodriguez (1)
PHI: None
Attendance: 70
Boxscore
28 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 16 °C (61 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Argentina (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 11 7 1
  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 0
WP: Huemul Mata (2–0)   LP: Pita Rona (0–1)
Home runs:
ARG: Alan Peker (2), Santiago Carril (1)
NZL: Cole Evans (1), Thomas Enoka (2)
Attendance: 1,050
Boxscore
29 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Cuba 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 13 2
  United States 2 0 4 2 0 0 X 8 8 0
WP: Javier Caballero (1–0)   LP: Alain Román (2–2)   Sv: Brad Kilpatrick (2)
Home runs:
CUB: Osvaldo Pérez (1)
USA: Jonathan Lynch (2)
Attendance: 60
Boxscore
29 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Czech Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 6 1
  Argentina (6) 0 2 3 0 0 3 X 8 10 0
WP: Roman Godoy (1–0)   LP: Jonáš Hajný (0–1)
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
29 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1 1 2
  New Zealand (5) 3 0 4 0 1 X X 8 8 0
WP: Pita Rona (1–1)   LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0–2)
Home runs:
PHI: None
NZL: Reilly Makea (1)
Attendance: 800
Boxscore
30 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  United States 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
  Argentina 4 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 4 1
WP: Roman Godoy (2–0)   LP: Jerlin Rutt (0–2)
Home runs:
USA: Blaine Milheim (2)
ARG: None
Attendance: 232
Boxscore
30 November 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), wet/overcast/rain possible
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Czech Republic 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
  Philippines 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
WP: Jakub Osička (1–2)   LP: Parco Reagan (0–1)   Sv: Jonáš Hajný (1)
Home runs:
CZE: Vojtěch Buchner (1)
PHI: None
Attendance: 101
Boxscore
30 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Cuba (9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
WP: Alain Román (3–2)   LP: Daniel Chapman (1–1)
Attendance: 980
Boxscore

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Canada 5 5 0 30 2 +28 1.000 — Super Round
2   Australia 5 4 1 19 11 +8 .800 1
3   Venezuela 5 3 2 17 11 +6 .600 2
4   Japan 5 2 3 20 9 +11 .400 3 Placement Round
5   South Africa 5 1 4 6 37 −31 .200 4
6   Denmark 5 0 5 3 25 −22 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[13][14]
26 November 2022 14:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
  Canada 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
WP: Sean Cleary (1–0)   LP: Eudomar Toyo (0–1)   Sv: Justin Schofield (1)
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
26 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 4 1
  Australia (6) 3 1 0 2 0 1 X 7 6 0
WP: Jack Besgrove (1–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–1)
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
26 November 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  South Africa 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 1 3
  Japan (4) 1 4 6 0 X X X 11 7 1
WP: Hikaru Matsuda (1–0)   LP: Timida Kekana (0–1)
Home runs:
RSA: None
JAP: Hikaru Matsuda (1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
27 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Denmark 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 1 0
  Canada (4) 2 2 0 6 X X X 10 10 0
WP: Zachary Pierce (1–0)   LP: Valdemar Terkelsen (0–1)
Home runs:
DEN: None
CAN: Matthieu Roy (1), Quinten Bruce (1), Bryan Abrey (1), Colin Walsh (1)
Attendance: 400
Boxscore
27 November 2022 15:45 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), overcast/chance of rain
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  South Africa 1 0 0 0 X X X 1 2 2
  Venezuela (4) 5 2 2 3 X X X 12 11 0
WP: Victor Guedez (1–0)   LP: Tidima Kekana (0–2)
Home runs:
RSA: Edinson Marrero (1)
VEN: None
Attendance: 75
Boxscore
27 November 2022 20:25 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 15 °C (59 °F), rainy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
  Australia (8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 8 0
  Japan 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 1
WP: Marshall Kronk (1–0)   LP: Kento Okazaki (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
28 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Canada (5) 1 4 2 0 4 X X 11 9 0
  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 4
WP: Ty Seabastian (1–0)   LP: Manhlane Manaka (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Colin Walsh (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
28 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Australia 3 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
WP: Jack Besgrove (2–0)   LP: Erick Urbaneja (0–1)
Attendance: 280
Boxscore
28 November 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
  Japan 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 5 1
WP: Yuya Yamawaki (1–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–2)   Sv: Reo Koyama (1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
29 November 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Canada 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 9 0
  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
WP: Sean Cleary (2–0)   LP: Jack Besgrove (2–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Derek Mayson 2 (2)
AUS: None
Attendance: 350
Boxscore
29 November 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 22 °C (72 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  South Africa 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 6 1
  Denmark 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0
WP: Grant Olivier (1–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–3)
Home runs:
RSA: Tyler Croft (1)
DEN: None
Attendance: 134
Boxscore
29 November 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 3 5 1
WP: Eudomar Toyo (1–1)   LP: Hikaru Matsuda (1–1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
30 November 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), overcast
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Australia (3) 10 2 3 X X X X 15 11 0
  South Africa 0 0 0 X X X X 0 3 3
WP: Jay Selu (1–0)   LP: Lucas Lamola (0–1)
Home runs:
AUS: Marshall Kronk (1), James Todhunter (1), Julian Jemmott (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 150
Boxscore
30 November 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Japan 0 0 0 0 X X X 2 5 3
  Canada (4) 1 0 6 0 X X X 9 8 0
WP: Justin Schofield (1–0)   LP: Reo Koyama (0–1)   Sv: Zachary Pierce (1)
Home runs:
JAP: Tei Hamamoto (1)
CAN: Derek Mayson (3), Ty Sebastian (1), Bryan Abrey (1)
Attendance: 312
Boxscore
30 November 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 8 9 1
  Denmark 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 3
WP: Victor Guedez (2–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–4)
Attendance: 30
Boxscore

Placement Round edit

The bottom three teams from each group progress to the placement round. Head to head results against the other bottom three team from the Opening Round will carry over to help determine final placings. In games between equal seeds, a coin toss determines the home team.[15]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1   Japan 5 5 0 34 11 +23 1.000 —
2   New Zealand (H) 5 4 1 24 10 +14 .800 1
3   Czech Republic 5 3 2 28 14 +14 .600 2
4   Philippines 5 2 3 17 22 −5 .400 3
5   South Africa 5 1 4 8 35 −27 .200 4
6   Denmark 5 0 5 6 25 −19 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[16][17]
(H) Hosts
1 December 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), slightly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Denmark 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2
  Czech Republic 1 0 1 1 0 4 X 7 6 1
WP: Jakub Osička (2–2)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–5)
Home runs:
DEN: Tobias Homlelund (1)
CZE: Vojtěch Forman (1)
Attendance: 130
Boxscore
1 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 2
  Japan 4 0 0 1 0 3 X 8 9 0
WP: Takuro Kawano (1–0)   LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0–3)
Home runs:
PHI: None
JPN: Tei Hamamoto (2), Kazuya Toriyama 3 (3)
Attendance: 155
Boxscore
1 December 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 1
  New Zealand (5) 0 1 3 3 0 X X 7 5 0
WP: Joshua Pettett (1–1)   LP: Grant Olivier (1–1)
Home runs:
RSA: None
NZL: Jerome Raemaki (1)
Attendance: 900
Boxscore
2 December 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  South Africa 0 3 0 0 0 X X 3 3 1
  Czech Republic (5) 2 3 1 0 4 X X 10 9 3
WP: Michal Holobrádek (2–0)   LP: Manhlane Manaka (0–2)
Home runs:
RSA: None
CZE: Marek Malý (1), Vojtěch Forman (2)
Attendance: 60
Boxscore
2 December 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines (5) 5 0 1 1 1 X X 8 7 0
  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 4 3
WP: Leo Barredo (1–2)   LP: Lukas Lohmann (0–1)
Home runs:
PHI: Denmark Bathan (1), Melvin de Castro (1)
DEN: None
Attendance: 45
Boxscore
2 December 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Japan 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 7 7 0
  New Zealand 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 10 1
WP: Hikaru Matsuda (2–1)   LP: Daniel Chapman (1–2)
Home runs:
JPN: Hikaru Matsuda (2)
NZL: Reilly Makea (2), Joel Evans (1), Pita Rona (1)
Attendance: 1,102
Boxscore
3 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 10 0
  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
WP: Leo Barredo (2–2)   LP: Grant Olivier (1–2)
Home runs:
PHI: Justine Rosales (1)
RSA: None
Attendance: 55
Boxscore
3 December 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Denmark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
  New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
WP: Joshua Pettett (2–1)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–6)
Attendance: 380
Boxscore
4 December 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
  Czech Republic 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
  Japan (10) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 0
WP: Hikaru Matsuda (3–1)   LP: Jakub Osička (2–3)
Home runs:
CZE: George Harris (2), Vojtěch Buchner (2)
JPN: None
Attendance: 68
Boxscore

Super Round edit

The top three teams from each group progress to the placement round. Head to head results against the other top three team from the Opening Round will carry over to help determine final placings and the four nations that qualify for the Final Round. In games between equal seeds, a coin toss determines the home team.[15]

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Canada 5 4 1 19 10 +9 .800[a] — Advance to Final
2   Australia 5 4 1 23 15 +8 .800[a] —
3   Argentina 5 4 1 19 13 +6 .800[a] — Advance to Third place play-off
4   United States 5 2 3 28 26 +2 .400 2
5   Cuba 5 1 4 9 14 −5 .200 3
6   Venezuela 5 0 5 7 24 −17 .000 4
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[18][19]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head to head results. Head-to-head runs against: Canada 5, Australia 6, Argentina 6. Head to head result: Australia 2–0 Argentina.
1 December 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  United States 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
  Canada 0 0 0 2 1 1 X 4 8 0
WP: Justin Schofield (2–0)   LP: Bradley Kilpatrick (1–1)
Home runs:
USA: Cameron Schiller (1)
CAN: Shane Boland (1)
Attendance: 450
Boxscore
1 December 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Australia 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 6 0
WP: Adam Folkard (1–0)   LP: Alain Román (3–3)
Home runs:
CUB: None
AUS: Nick Shailes (1), Hayden Mathews (1)
Attendance: 182
Boxscore
1 December 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 1
  Argentina 2 0 1 1 0 2 X 6 12 0
WP: Huemul Mata (3–0)   LP: Eudomar Toyo (1–2)
Home runs:
VEN: Rafael Flores (1)
ARG: Alan Peker (3)
Attendance: 85
Boxscore
2 December 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  United States 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 9 9 1
  Australia 1 3 2 0 3 3 X 12 12 1
WP: Adam Folkard (2–0)   LP: Bradley Kilpatrick (1–2)   Sv: Marshall Kronk (1)
Home runs:
USA: Matt Palazzo (1), Blaine Milheim (3)
AUS: Scott Patterson (1), Nick Shailes (2), Joshua McGovern (1), James Todhunter (2)
Attendance: 622
Boxscore
2 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 18 °C (64 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 4 9 0
WP: Alain Román (4–3)   LP: Victor Guedez (2–1)
Attendance: 55
Boxscore
2 December 2022 16:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Canada 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 7 0
  Argentina 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 5 7 1
WP: Huemul Mata (4–0)   LP: Justin Schofield (2–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Bradley Ezekiel (1), Bryan Abrey (2)
ARG: Manuel Godoy (1)
Attendance: 750
Boxscore
3 December 2022 12:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2 19 °C (66 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
  United States 1 1 0 2 0 1 X 5 10 0
WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (2–2)   LP: Frank Ugas (0–1)
Attendance: 75
Boxscore
3 December 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
  Canada 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 1 0
WP: Sean Cleary (3–0)   LP: Guber Plutin (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
3 December 2022 19:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
  Australia (8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
WP: Jack Besgrove (3–1)   LP: Roman Godoy (2–1)
Attendance: 426
Boxscore

Final Round edit

Third place play-off edit

4 December 2022 13:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  United States 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (3–2)   LP: Huemul Mata (4–1)
Home runs:
USA: Yusef Davis Jr. (1)
ARG: None
Attendance: 625
Boxscore

Final edit

4 December 2022 16:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1 20 °C (68 °F), sunny
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Australia 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 8 1
  Canada 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2
WP: Jack Besgrove (4–1)   LP: Sean Cleary (3–1)
Home runs:
AUS: Nick Shailes (3)
CAN: None
Attendance: 2,061
Boxscore

Statistics edit

See also: Men's Softball World Championship statistics

The statistics below include all opening, super and placement round games.[20][8]

Homeruns edit

3 homeruns

2 homeruns

1 homerun

Leading players edit

Player of the day edit

Player of the day
Day Player Notes
26 Nov   Juan Zara[21] 1–4
2B
2 RBI
27 Nov   Blaine Milheim[22] 2–4
HR
2 RBI
2 R
28 Nov   Huemel Mata[23] 7.2 IP
15 K
1–3
1 RBI
1 R
29 Nov   Derek Mayson[24] 3–4
2 HR
3 RBI
2 R
30 Nov   Alain Román[25] 9 IP
3 H
0 R
11 K
1 Dec   Adam Folkard[26] 4 IP
0 H
0 R
0 BB
8 K
2 Dec   Scott Patterson[27] 3–4
3 RBI
3 R
HR
3B
3 Dec   Sean Cleary[28] 7 IP
1 H
0 R
15 K

Final standings edit

Rk Team W L Final result
1   Australia 8 1 Gold medal
2   Canada 7 2 Silver medal
3   United States 5 4 Bronze medal
4   Argentina 7 2 Fourth place
5   Cuba 4 4 Super Round
6   Venezuela 3 5
7   Japan 5 3 Placement Round
8   New Zealand (H) 4 4
9   Czech Republic 4 4
10   Philippines 2 6
11   South Africa 1 7
12   Denmark 0 8

Awards edit

All World Team
Awards Awarded player[8]
MVP Award   Marshall Kronk
Best Defensive Player Honours   Luis Dominguez
All World Team Pitcher   Sean Cleary
Catcher   Juan Zara
First baseman   Erwin Diaz
Second baseman   Brendon O'Byrne
Third baseman   Nick Shailes
Shortstop   Juan Malarczuk
Left fielder   Jonathan Lynch
Center fielder   Blaine Milheim
Right fielder   Quinten Bruce
Designated player   Bryan Abrey

Broadcasting edit

Whakaata Māori broadcast all 50 games on the MĀORI+ app with all New Zealand games also on television.[29][30] International viewers were able to stream the tournament on WBSC's OTT Channel GameTime.[30][31]

Symbols edit

Match balls edit

The match balls used for the 2022 tournament were the Mizuno M150 balls, which were also used in the Tokyo 2022 Olympics. Mizuno supplied 1,152 balls for the tournament.[32]

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Asia qualifiers for WBSC Men's and U-23 Softball World Cups to be played in Japan in September". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ "New dates announced for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "South Africa tops Botswana to clinch African championship and qualify for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Japan, Philippines qualify for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup, complete field of teams for Auckland". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Argentina, Canada, Cuba, USA qualify for the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022 in New Zealand". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Czech Republic, Denmark advance to WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Venezuela awarded Wild Card to WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "2022 Daily Report Mens Softball WC #Final" (PDF). WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Event Information". WBSC. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  10. ^ "WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022: By the Numbers". WBSC. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  15. ^ a b "2022 Tradestaff WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Draw". WSBC. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Stats". WBSC.
  21. ^ "🥎⚡🇦🇷 Juan Zara leads Argentina to win with a clutch double". WBSC Instagram.
  22. ^ "🥎⚡🇺🇸 Fantastic performance from Blaine Milheim". WBSC Instagram.
  23. ^ "🥎😮🇦🇷 After a fantastic two-way performance that includes a clutch RBI in an instant classic game, Huemul Mata is our Mizuno / WBSC Player of the Day at the Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC Instagram.
  24. ^ "🇨🇦🥎 What a day for Derek Mayson!". WBSC Instagram.
  25. ^ "🇨🇺🥎 What a performance by Alain Roman!". WBSC Instagram.
  26. ^ "🇦🇺🥎 What a performance by Adam Folkard!". WBSC Instagram.
  27. ^ "🇦🇺🥎 What a performance by Scott Patterson!". WBSC Instagram.
  28. ^ "🇨🇦🥎 What a performance by Sean Cleary!". WBSC Instagram.
  29. ^ "Whakaata Māori becomes first indigenous broadcaster for Softball World Cup 2022". New Zealand Herald. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Where to watch the XVII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  31. ^ "Australia prevail in final shakedown ahead of WBSC Softball World Cup". WBSC. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  32. ^ "WBSC and Mizuno extend partnership". WBSC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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