With the IX WBSC Women's Baseball - Group B presented by CARNEXT starting in Miyoshi City, Japan, on Wednesday, 13 September, here's a list of numbers and fun facts about the most significant women's event in international baseball.
1 - Two-time defending European champions France are making their debut in the Women's Baseball World Cup.
1 - The IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup is the first baseball event to be played under the new WBSC two-stage format.
2 – Number of hosts and groups to be played in the Group Stage. Thunder Bay, Canada, hosted Group A in August. Miyoshi City, Japan, is the host city for Group B.
2 - The number of times Japan has hosted the Women's Baseball World Cup - in 2008 and 2014. Venezuela (2010) are the only other Women's Baseball World Cup hosts participating in Group B.
3 - Number of teams participating in Group B that have made the podium at least once in eight Women's Baseball World Cup editions: Japan, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela.
3 – Offensive meetings allowed per game.
4 – Continents represented in the IX Women's Baseball World Cup: Asia, Americas, Europe, Oceania.
5 – Number of teams that have played in every edition of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup: Australia, Canada, Japan, Chinese Taipei and USA.
5 – Ounces, or 141.7 grams, 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 or 22.86 centimetres is the minimum circumference of a baseball.
10 – Difference of runs needed to end the game after five innings.
10 – Inches or 25.8 centimetres is the pitching mound height.
12 – Number of participating teams in the World Cup Group Stage
15 – Games to be played in Group B from 13 to 17 September.
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 or 5.49 metres is the pitching mound diameter.
18 - September, Monday, has been spared as the tournament's rain day.
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 action.
26 – Delegation members of each team, including the 20 players.
30 – Games to be played in the Group Stage.
36 – Inches or 91.44 centimetres is the maximum length of a legal bat.
60 – Feet or 18.29 metres is the 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 or 88.39 metres is the maximum distance from home plate to left and right field fence.
360 – Feet or 109.7 metres is the maximum distance from home plate to centre field fence.
16,000 – The number of fans the Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium can accommodate.
6,130.74 – Miles or 9,866.5 kilometre is the distance that separates Miyoshi City fron Group A host city Thunder Bay.
