| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Dates: | 15 – 23 April 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Medal Type: | world cup |
| Num Championships: | 1 |
| Next Edition: | 2027 |
The 2023 U-23 WBSC Men's Softball World Cup is the inaugural U-23 Men's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament taking place in Paraná, Argentina from 15 to 23 April 2023.[1] Originally scheduled for October 2022, the tournament was postponed due to a number of reasons.[2] [3] The bidding process was reopened and once again awarded to Paraná in Argentina.[4]
| Team | Method of qualification |
|---|---|
| U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship winners/Hosts | |
| Africa qualifier winner | |
| U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship third place | |
| U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship runners-up | |
| U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fourth place | |
| U-23 Men's Softball Asia winners | |
| U-23 Men's Softball Asia runners-up | |
| U-23 Men's Softball European Championship winners | |
| U-23 Men's Softball European Championship third place | |
| Oceania | |
| Oceania | |
| Wildcard[5] | |
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol and El Plumazo in Paraná, Entre Ríos will host all the games across two fields.
| Paraná | ||
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol | El Plumazo | |
| Capacity: 500[6] | Capacity: | |
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The statistics below include all opening, super and placement round games.[7] [8]
3 homeruns
2 homeruns
1 homerun
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .579 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 6 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 0.65 | |||
| 82 | |||
| 48 | |||
| 2 |
| width=25 | Rk | width=170 | Team | width=25 | width=25 | Final result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left style="background-color:#FFD700" | 7 | 2 | Gold medal | ||||
| 2 | align=left style="background-color:#C0C0C0" | 7 | 2 | Silver medal | ||||
| 3 | align=left style="background-color:#CD7F32" | (H) | 7 | 2 | Bronze medal | |||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | Fourth place | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Super Round | |||||
| 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Placement Round | |||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 11 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 12 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| MVP Award | Jack Besgrove | |
| All World Team | Pitcher (LHP) | Jack Besgrove |
| Pitcher (RHP) | Juan Jose Pepe | |
| Catcher | Mitchell McKay | |
| First baseman | Brock Attewell | |
| Second baseman | Brock Evans | |
| Third baseman | Riley James | |
| Shortstop | Nery Del Cid | |
| Left fielder | Ryan King | |
| Center fielder | Jordan Solorio | |
| Right fielder | Koki Sato | |
| Designated player | Tomoki Kikukawa | |
The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.[10]