2017 World Cup of Softball explained

Tourney Name:World Cup of Softball XII
Year:2017
Size:160px
City:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Country:United States
Dates:July 5-9, 2017
Num Teams:8
Continents:3
Venues:ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Defending Champion:Japan
Champion:Japan
Num Championships:4
Second:United States
Third:Canada
Fourth:Australia
Medal Type:world cup
Games:32
Best Avg Hitter: Madilyn "Bubba" Nickles
Best Era Pitcher: Ally Carda
Yukiko Ueno
Most K Pitcher: Kaia Parnaby
Prev Year:2016
Prev Edition:2016
Next Edition: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]

Preliminary round standings

RankTeamWinsLossesGB
17 0 0
26 1 1
34 3 3
43 4 4
5 Juniors 3 4 4
62 5 5
72 5 5
81 6 6

Placement games

Gold Medal Game
  • Bronze Medal Game
  • 5th Place Game
  • 7th Place Game
  • Notes and References

    1. News: High-Scoring U.S. Women Finish Second To Japan At World Cup Of Softball. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713024230/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2017/July/09/High-Scoring-US-Women-Finish-Second-To-Japan-At-World-Cup-Of-Softball. dead. July 13, 2017. Team USA. 2017-07-10.
    2. Web site: World Cup of Softball XII. https://web.archive.org/web/20170513001807/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2017/July/05/World-Cup-of-Softball-XII. dead. May 13, 2017. 10 July 2017. Team USA. United States Olympic Committee.