The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has released the schedule for the 2014 Women’s Baseball World Cup in Miyazaki, Japan on Thursday. The Netherlands will square off against Canada, USA and Chinese Taipei during the first round. Venezuela, Hong Kong, Australia and defending champion Japan are in the other group.
Following a round robin first round, the top two of each pool advance to the second qualifying round, which will determine the participants in the Gold and Bronze Medal Games. Games will be played at Sun Marine and Ivy Stadiums, which serve as Spring Training homes for Nippon Professional Baseball clubs.
Schedule:
Monday, September 1, 2014:
11:00 Canada – Netherlands
13:30 Venezuela – Hong Kong
15:30 USA – Chinese Taipei
19:00 Japan – Australia
Tuesday, September 2, 2014:
11:00 Canada – Chinese Taipei
13:30 Netherlands – USA
15:30 Australia – Venezuela
19:00 Hong Kong – Japan
Wednesday, September 3, 2014:
11:00 Chinese Taipei – Netherlands
13:30 USA – Canada
15:30 Australia – Hong Kong
19:00 Japan – Venezuela
Thursday, September 4, 2014:
Off Day
Friday, September 5, 2014:
Second Round
Saturday, September 6, 2014:
Second Round
Sunday, September 7, 2014:
Medal Round and Classification Games