2017 World Cup of Softball

2017 World Cup of Softball XII

Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dates	July 5-9, 2017
Teams	8 (from 3 continents)
Venues	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Defending champions	Japan (2016)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (4th title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played	32
Best batting average	Madilyn "Bubba" Nickles (USA Juniors)
Best ERA	Ally Carda Yukiko Ueno
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)	Kaia Parnaby
← 2016 2018 →

The twelfth World Cup of Softball was held between July 5-9, 2017, in Oklahoma City. Japan defended their championship by defeating the United States in the title game.^[1]

Participating teams[]

Seven countries participated in the tournament with the United States both sending their senior and junior team. The rankings of the national teams except the United States juniors team are included.^[2]

Americas	Asia	Oceania
United States (2)  Canada (3)  Puerto Rico (7)  Mexico (10)  United States Juniors (N/A)	Japan (1)  Philippines (17)	Australia (4)

Preliminary round standings[]

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Rank	Team	Wins	Losses	GB
1	United States	7	0	0
2	Japan	6	1	1
3	Canada	4	3	3
4	Australia	3	4	4
5	United States Juniors	3	4	4
6	Puerto Rico	2	5	5
7	Philippines	2	5	5
8	Mexico	1	6	6

Placement games[]

Gold Medal Game

July 9, 2017	Japan	2–1	United States	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

Bronze Medal Game

July 9, 2017	Australia	0–3	Canada	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

5th Place Game

July 9, 2017	Puerto Rico	0–7 (5)	United States Juniors	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

7th Place Game

July 9, 2017	Mexico	7–8 (8)	Philippines	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

References[]