The United States women's national baseball team is a national team that represents the United States of America in international women's baseball competitions. It is controlled by USA Baseball and is a member of the Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE).
| United States women's national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country | United States |
| Federation | USA Baseball |
| Confederation | COPABE |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 4  (22 September 2023)[1] |
| Women's World Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2004) |
| Best result |  1st (2 times, in 2004 and 2006) |
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's World Cup | ||
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2004 Edmonton | |
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2006 Taipei | |
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2012 Edmonton | |
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2014 Miyazaki | |
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2024 Thunder Bay | |
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2008 Matsuyama | |
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2010 Maracay | |
| Pan American Games | ||
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2015 Toronto | Team |
Tournament records
editWomen's World Cup
editThe United States team has participated in every edition of the Women's World Cup. The United States team has won twice, finished second three times, and finished third twice.
| Women's Baseball World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | % | RS | RA |
 2004
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 33 | 10 |
 2006
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | ||
 2008
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 62 | 23 |
 2010
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Third place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 74 | 43 |
| 2012
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Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 75 | 41 |
| 2014
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 37 | 12 |
 2016
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First round | 7th | 7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 77 | 13 |
 2018
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Fourth Place | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 67 | 19 |
 2021
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | |||||||
| 2024
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Runners-up | 2nd | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 112 | 21 |
| Total | 2 Titles | 9/10 | 68 | 50 | 18 | .735 | ||
Pan American Games
editThe United States team has won gold medal for the 2015 Pan American Games tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This will be the first time a women's baseball tournament has been held as part of the Pan American Games.
| Women's Baseball World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | % | RS | RA |
| 2015
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Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 10 |
| Total | 1 Title | 1/1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 10 |
Rosters
edit2015 Pan American Games
editThe United States women's national baseball team announced their roster for the 2015 Pan American Games on May 24, 2015.[3] The final roster as of July 19, 2015 is listed below.[4][5]
- Veronica Alvarez (C)
- Ryleigh Buck (P/IF)
- Samantha Cobb (P/OF)
- Alex Fulmer (P)
- Veronica Gajownik (P/IF)
- Brittany Gomez (OF)
- Jade Gortarez (P/IF)
- Tamara Holmes (OF)
- Sarah Hudek (P/OF)
- Anna Kimbrell (P/C)
- Jenna Marston (P/IF)
- Stacy Piagno (P)
- Nicole Rivera (P/IF)
- Cydnee Sanders (P/IF)
- Marti Sementelli (P)
- Michelle Snyder (P/IF)
- Malaika Underwood (IF)
- Kelsie Whitmore (P/OF)
Legend: C = Catcher, IF = Infielder, OF = Outfielder, P = Pitcher
Bibliography
edit- Ring, Jennifer (2015). A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0803244801.
References
edit- ^ "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "2021 WBSC Women's, U-15 Baseball World Cups officially cancelled". V U-15 Baseball World Cup 2021. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Pan Am Games roster announced". USA Baseball. May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: USA - United States" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. July 19, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Women's Pan American Games Roster". USA Baseball. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
External links
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