2004 Women's Baseball World Cup

The 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup was the first edition of the Women's Baseball World Cup. It was held in Edmonton, AB at Telus Field from July 30 to August 8, 2004. The competition was won by the United States.

Competing Nations

Further information: 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup rosters

•  Australia
•  Canada
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Japan
•  United States

Bulgaria and India were scheduled to compete but both withdrew from the tournament before it began.

Competition Format and Rules

The five competing nations played one game versus each opponent. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. Ties in standings were broken by head-to-head record. The first place team played versus the fourth place team and the second place team played the third place team. The semifinal losers then played a third place game, with the winner earning third place and the loser receiving fourth place. The semifinal winners play in the finals, with the winner earning first place and the loser receiving second place. All games were seven innings in length.

Final Ranking

Rank	Nation
Gold	United States
Silver	Japan
Bronze	Canada
4th	Australia
5th	Chinese Taipei

Preliminary Round Results

Date - Time	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Notes
July 30 - 3:00 PM	Chinese Taipei	5 - 7	Australia
July 30 - 7:30 PM	Canada	8 - 10	Japan	Game ended after eight innings.
July 31 - 3:00 PM	Chinese Taipei	4 - 5	Japan	Game ended after nine innings.
July 31 - 7:05 PM	Australia	1 - 5	United States
August 1 - 7:05 PM	United States	5 - 4	Japan	Game ended after nine innings.
August 2 - 7:05 PM	United States	1 - 2	Canada
August 3 - 7:05 PM	Japan	1 - 7	Australia
August 4 - 7:05 PM	Canada	3 - 2	Chinese Taipei
August 5 - 3:00 PM	United States	8 - 1	Chinese Taipei
August 5 - 7:05 PM	Australia	0 - 5	Canada

Preliminary Round Standings

Nation	G	W	L	Pct	RS	RA
Canada	4	3	1	0.667	18	13
United States	4	3	1	0.667	19	8
Australia	4	2	2	0.500	15	16
Japan	4	2	2	0.500	20	24
Chinese Taipei	4	0	4	0.000	12	23

• Canada is ranked above the United States and Australia is ranked above Japan due to head-to-head record.

Semifinals

Date - Time	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Notes
August 7 - 3:00 PM	Australia	2 - 12	United States	Game called after the sixth inning, due to mercy rule.
August 7 - 7:05 PM	Japan	3 - 1	Canada	Game ended after eight innings.

Third Place Game

Date - Time	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Notes
August 8 - 2:00 PM	Australia	3 - 8	Canada

First Place Game

Date - Time	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Notes
August 8 - 5:05 PM	Japan	0 - 2	United States

Leaders and Awards

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Laura Brenneman ( United States)
• Outstanding Defensive Player: Keri Lemasters ( United States)

Leaders

• Leading Hitter: .556, 5 H, 9 H; Shae Lillywhite ( Australia)
• Pitcher with best ERA: 0.00, 5 IP, 0 ER; Dominisha Britton ( United States)
• Pitcher with best won-loss average: 1.000, 2 W, 0 L; Ella Holien ( Australia)
• Most Runs Batted In: 5; Melanie Harwood ( Canada)
• Most Stolen Bases: 6; Miyuki Otomo ( Japan)
• Most Runs Scored: 6; Karine Gagné ( Canada)

All-Stars Team

Position	Player	Nation
Pitchers	Laura Purser-Rose	United States
	Hanami Watanabe	Japan
Catchers	Genevieve Beauchamp	Canada
	Alex Sickinger	United States
First Baseman	Samantha Magalas	Canada
Second Baseman	Laura Brenneman	United States
Third Baseman	Chelsea Forkin	Australia
Shortstop	Yu Kawamoto	Japan
Outfielders	Karine Gagné	Canada
	Melanie Harwood	Canada
	Kim Braatz-Voisard	United States
Designated Hitter	Katie Gaynor	Australia