03/08/2023 2 Minute Read

IX WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup by the numbers

Check out the key numbers for the IX WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup ahead of the Group Stage, which opens on 8 August in Thunder Bay, Canada.

1 - First time Thunder Bay has hosted the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup. Canada has previously hosted the tournament twice, both times in Edmonton in 2012 and 2004.

2 – Teams making their debut in the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup: France and Mexico.

2 – Hosts and groups to be played in the Group Stage: Thunder Bay, Canada; Miyoshi City, Japan.

3 – Offensive meetings allowed per game.

5 – Teams that have played in every edition of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup: Australia, Canada, Japan, Chinese Taipei and USA.

5 – Ounces, minimum weight of a baseball.

6 – Participating teams in each group

6 – Teams to advance to the Finals in 2024.

6 – National teams that have won a medal in a WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup: Japan (8), USA (6), Canada (6), Australia (2), Chinese Taipei (1) and Venezuela (1).

6 – World titles won by Japan, the most decorated nation in the history of the tournament.

7 – Innings per game.

9 – The edition of this WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup.

9 – Inches, minimum circumference of a baseball.

10 – Difference of runs needed to end the game after five innings.

10 – Inches, pitching mound height.

12 – Number of participating teams in the World Cup Group Stage

15 – Games to be played in each group.

15.99 – The price of the Tournament Pass (in US dollars) to watch all the Group Stage games through GameTime streaming platform.

16 – Years old, the minimum age of a player to be eligible for the tournament. 

18 – Feet, pitching mound diameter.

19 – Number of rules in the new WBSC Official Rules of Baseball.

20 – Players in each team’s roster.

20 – Seconds, the time a pitcher has to begin her motion.

26 – Delegation members of each team, including the 20 players.

30 – Games to be played in the Group Stage.

36 – Inches, maximum length of a legal bat. 

60 – Feet, distance from home plate to the backstop.

90 – Seconds between innings.

209 – Number of pages in the new WBSC Official Rules of Baseball.

240 – Players in the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage.

290 – Feet, maximum distance from home plate to left and right field fence.

360 – Feet, maximum distance from home plate to centre field fence.

1,400 – Stadium capacity of Baseball Central in Thunder Bay

5,400 – Capacity of the Port Arthur Stadium

6,130.74 – Miles between Group A hosts Thunder Bay and Group B hosts Miyoshi City.