Only two matches are scheduled on Day 5 of Group B of the 2024 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup to allow teams to complete their schedules in the opening round. Group B matches were affected by weather conditions as the first day was rained out and only a portion of the schedules were played in the final days.

The Netherlands and Italy, both with a record of 1-3, play their final game of the opening round at 9:00 a.m. in hopes of securing a second win. Japan and China, both at the top of the table with an unbeaten record of four wins, face off in the final game of this year’s tournament to determine the seedings for their 2025 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup Final in Dallas.

The ticket punching ceremony will take place after the Japan-China game.

Announcement of the schedule

Due to the weather-related rescheduling of games, all games since Game 7 will be played over five innings.

Next up: 2024 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Championship – Group B

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3 : 0

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NED

16.08.2024 15:00 (UTC 8) – Final

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0 : 13

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Italy

16.08.2024 16:25 (UTC 8) – Final

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Japan

10 : 0

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NED

16.08.2024 18:10 (UTC 8) – Final

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Italy

0 : 1

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16.08.2024 19:55 (UTC 8) – Final

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1 : 3

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CHN

17.08.2024 10:00 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.

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0 : 6

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Japan

17.08.2024 11:30 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.

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1 : 0

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Italy

17.08.2024 15:30 (UTC 8) – Final
Start: 3:30 p.m.

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NED

1 : 0

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PER

17.08.2024 16:55 (UTC 8) – Final

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1 : 11

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PURE

17.08.2024 19:00 (UTC 8) – Final
New start time, 19:00

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NED

3 : 2

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Italy

18.08.2024 09:00 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.

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Japan

21 : 2

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18.08.2024 11:00 (UTC 8) – Final
Postponed game.

Schedule & Results

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Match No. 15: Japan vs. China – Match Report

Two undefeated teams in the tournament will meet in the final game of the opening round to determine the seedings for the trip to Dallas, USA, for the final of the 2025 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup. Both teams will send their aces to the mound: Yuyan Duan (3-0, 0.31 ERA), making her fifth start for China, and Momoko Chinomi (1-0, 0 ERA), making her fourth start in the tournament.

In the first inning, Kana Watanabe singled first and Aisa Noda scored the game’s first run with one out before Yumeka Kagen doubled the lead with a single to make it 2-0 in the first inning.

In the second inning, Japan continued to exploit China’s defensive errors, scoring two runs on a throwing error by Duan and adding another run on a fielding error, increasing Japan’s lead to five runs after two innings.

In the fourth inning, Japan’s offense went all out, forcing China to use its relievers after starter Duan allowed ten runs (six earned) on eight hits. However, Japan scored 16 runs in the fourth inning alone, prompting China to bring its starter Duan back into the game to finally put an end to Japan’s offense.

China managed to score two runs in the fourth inning and ended the game with a score of 21-2. This left China unstoppable and they finished the tournament with a score of 4-1. Undefeated Japan closed Group B with a score of 5-0, meaning that both Japan and China can advance to the finals of the 2025 WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup.

Match No. 12: Netherlands vs. Italy Boxscore

In the final match of the tournament, the Netherlands sends Lizzy Kwakernaak to the hill to face Italy’s Emma Silva, both hoping to give the team its second win of the tournament.

After both teams failed to score in the first two innings, the Netherlands scored three runs on two hits, walks and wild pitches, forcing Italy to use its third pitcher of the day.

In the fourth inning, Kylie Milano gave Italy the most decisive run by hitting a triple to start the inning. Later, Milano scored Italy’s first run on a fielder’s decision, tying the game by two runs.

In the fifth inning, Italy tried to come back. Vittoria Zumerle hit a single with two outs and Italy scored the second run on Felicia Di Pancrazio’s single, putting the game ahead by one run. However, that was all Italy could achieve, as the Netherlands won the last game of their schedule and finished the tournament with a score of 2-4, while Italy finished 1-4.

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