2022 Men's Softball World Championship

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2022 Men's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFile:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Dates 26 November – 4 December 2022
Teams12
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
File:Gold medal world centered.svg
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up
File:Silver medal world centered.svg
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Third place
File:Bronze medal world centered.svg
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance18,055 (361 per game)
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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. 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

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

Squads

Main article: 2022 Men's Softball World Championship squads

Officials

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

Venue

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

Auckland
Rosedale Park
Capacity: 3,500[10]
File:Black Sox vs Japan 2 December 2022.jpg

Opening Round

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 5 5 0 28 7 +21 1.000 — Super Round
2 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 5 3 2 19 10 +9 .600[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 5 3 2 15 12 +3 .600[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (H) 5 2 3 16 20 −4 .400[lower-alpha 2] 3 Placement Round
5 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 5 2 3 8 21 −13 .400[lower-alpha 2] 3
6 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head to head results: Cuba 4–8 United States.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Head to head results: New Zealand 3–1 Czech Republic.

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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
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0
File:Flag of Cuba.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
File:Flag of the United States.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (6) 0 1 1 3 0 2 X 7 8 1
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 7 10 1
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 0
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

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<section begin=A8 />

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
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 2
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 11 7 1
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 13 2
File:Flag of the United States.svg 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

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<section begin=A11/>

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
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 6 1
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1 1 2
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 0
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg 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

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<section begin=A15/>

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
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
File:Flag of Cuba.svg 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

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 5 5 0 30 2 +28 1.000 — Super Round
2 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 5 4 1 19 11 +8 .800 1
3 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 5 3 2 17 11 +6 .600 2
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 5 2 3 20 9 +11 .400 3 Placement Round
5 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 5 1 4 6 37 −31 .200 4
6 File:Flag of Denmark.svg 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[11][12]

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<section begin=B1 />

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
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 4 1
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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

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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
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 1 3
File:Flag of Japan.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 1 0
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

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<section begin=B5 />

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
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1 0 0 0 X X X 1 2 2
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (8) 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 8 0
File:Flag of Japan.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (5) 1 4 2 0 4 X X 11 9 0
File:Flag of South Africa.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
WP: Jack Besgrove (2–0)   LP: Erick Urbaneja (0–1)
Attendance: 280
Boxscore

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<section begin=B9 />

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
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
File:Flag of Japan.svg 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

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<section begin=B10/>

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
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 9 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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

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<section begin=B11/>

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
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 6 1
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 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

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<section begin=B12/>

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
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 3 5 1
WP: Eudomar Toyo (1–1)   LP: Hikaru Matsuda (1–1)
Attendance: 120
Boxscore

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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
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (3) 10 2 3 X X X X 15 11 0
File:Flag of South Africa.svg 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

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<section begin=B14/>

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
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0 0 0 0 X X X 2 5 3
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

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<section begin=B15/>

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
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 8 9 1
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 3
WP: Victor Guedez (2–0)   LP: Kim Hansen (0–4)
Attendance: 30
Boxscore

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Placement Round

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.[13] <section begin=PRStandings />

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 5 5 0 34 11 +23 1.000 —
2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (H) 5 4 1 24 10 +14 .800 1
3 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 5 3 2 28 14 +14 .600 2
4 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 5 2 3 17 22 −5 .400 3
5 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 5 1 4 8 35 −27 .200 4
6 File:Flag of Denmark.svg 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[11][12]
(H) Hosts

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<section begin=PR1/>

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
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 2
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

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<section begin=PR2/>

1 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 2
File:Flag of Japan.svg 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

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<section begin=PR3/>

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
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1 1
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

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<section begin=PR4/>

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
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0 3 0 0 0 X X 3 3 1
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (5) 5 0 1 1 1 X X 8 7 0
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 7 7 0
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

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3 December 2022 15:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 10 0
File:Flag of South Africa.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

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<section begin=PR9/>

4 December 2022 18:00 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
File:Flag of Japan.svg 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

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Super Round

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.[13] <section begin=SRStandings />

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 5 4 1 19 10 +9 .800[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to Final
2 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 5 4 1 23 15 +8 .800[lower-alpha 1] —
3 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 5 4 1 19 13 +6 .800[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to Third place play-off
4 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 5 2 3 28 26 +2 .400 2
5 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 5 1 4 9 14 −5 .200 3
6 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 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[11][12]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.

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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
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

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<section begin=SR2/>

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
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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

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<section begin=SR3/>

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
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 1
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

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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
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 9 9 1
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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

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<section begin=SR5/>

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
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 4 X 4 9 0
WP: Alain Román (4–3)   LP: Victor Guedez (2–1)
Attendance: 55
Boxscore

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<section begin=SR6/>

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
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 7 0
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

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<section begin=SR7/>

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
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
File:Flag of the United States.svg 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

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<section begin=SR8/>

3 December 2022 13:30 (NZDT)
Rosedale Park, Field 1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 1 0
WP: Sean Cleary (3–0)   LP: Guber Plutin (0–1)
Attendance: 300
Boxscore

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<section begin=SR9/>

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
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

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Final Round

Third place play-off

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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
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0
File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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

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Final

<section begin=Final/>

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
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 8 1
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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

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Statistics

See also: Men's Softball World Championship statistics

The statistics below include all opening, super and placement round games.[14][8]

Homeruns

3 homeruns

2 homeruns

1 homerun

Leading players

Player of the day

Player of the day
Day Player Notes
26 Nov Argentina Juan Zara[15] 1–4
2B
2 RBI
27 Nov United States Blaine Milheim[16] 2–4
HR
2 RBI
2 R
28 Nov Argentina Huemel Mata[17] 7.2 IP
15 K
1–3
1 RBI
1 R
29 Nov Canada Derek Mayson[18] 3–4
2 HR
3 RBI
2 R
30 Nov Cuba Alain Román[19] 9 IP
3 H
0 R
11 K
1 Dec Australia Adam Folkard[20] 4 IP
0 H
0 R
0 BB
8 K
2 Dec Australia Scott Patterson[21] 3–4
3 RBI
3 R
HR
3B
3 Dec Canada Sean Cleary[22] 7 IP
1 H
0 R
15 K

Final standings

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

Awards

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

Broadcasting

Whakaata Māori broadcast all 50 games on the MĀORI+ app with all New Zealand games also on television.[23][24] International viewers were able to stream the tournament on WBSC's OTT Channel GameTime.[24][25]

Symbols

Match balls

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.[26]

External links

References

  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. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "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. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "2022 Tradestaff WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Draw". WSBC. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Stats". WBSC.
  15. ↑ "🥎⚡🇦🇷 Juan Zara leads Argentina to win with a clutch double". WBSC Instagram.
  16. ↑ "🥎⚡🇺🇸 Fantastic performance from Blaine Milheim". WBSC Instagram.
  17. ↑ "🥎😮🇦🇷 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.
  18. ↑ "🇨🇦🥎 What a day for Derek Mayson!". WBSC Instagram.
  19. ↑ "🇨🇺🥎 What a performance by Alain Roman!". WBSC Instagram.
  20. ↑ "🇦🇺🥎 What a performance by Adam Folkard!". WBSC Instagram.
  21. ↑ "🇦🇺🥎 What a performance by Scott Patterson!". WBSC Instagram.
  22. ↑ "🇨🇦🥎 What a performance by Sean Cleary!". WBSC Instagram.
  23. ↑ "Whakaata Māori becomes first indigenous broadcaster for Softball World Cup 2022". New Zealand Herald. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Where to watch the XVII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "Australia prevail in final shakedown ahead of WBSC Softball World Cup". WBSC. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  26. ↑ "WBSC and Mizuno extend partnership". WBSC. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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