IX WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup by the numbers

IX WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup by the numbers
03/08/2023
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.