United States women's national baseball team
| 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 |
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).
Tournament records
[edit]Women's World Cup
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]2015 Pan American Games
[edit]The 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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Women's Baseball World Cup winners | |
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