2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

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]

2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	15 – 23 April 2023
Teams	12
Venues	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Mexico
2027 →

Qualified teams

Team	Method of qualification
Argentina	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship winners/Hosts
South Africa	Africa qualifier winner
Venezuela	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship third place
Mexico	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship runners-up
Team WBSC[a]	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fourth place
Japan	U-23 Men's Softball Asia winners
Singapore	U-23 Men's Softball Asia runners-up
Czech Republic	U-23 Men's Softball European Championship winners
Israel	U-23 Men's Softball European Championship third place[b]
Australia	Oceania
New Zealand	Oceania
Canada	Wildcard[7]

Squads

Main article: 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup squads

Venue

Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol and El Plumazo in Paraná, Entre Ríos will host all the games across two fields.^[8]

Paraná	Paraná
	Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol	El Plumazo
	Capacity: 500[9]	Capacity:

Opening Round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	23	8	+15	1.000	—	Super Round
2	Mexico	5	4	1	27	17	+10	.800	1
3	Argentina (H)	5	3	2	20	8	+12	.600	2
4	Czech Republic	5	2	3	12	13	−1	.400	3	Placement Round
5	South Africa	5	1	4	10	27	−17	.200	4
6	Singapore	5	0	5	14	33	−19	.000	5

Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head^[10][8]
(H) Hosts

15 April 2023 10:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 15 °C (59 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Czech Republic	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	5	0
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
WP: Jonáš Hajný (1–0)   LP: Kagiso Frans Aphane (0–1)   Sv: Lukáš Kubát (1) Home runs: CZE: George Harris (1) RSA: None Attendance: 67 Boxscore

15 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
El Plumazo 23 °C (73 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	0
Australia	1	5	1	0	0	0	X	7	4	1
WP: Jack Besgrove (1–0)   LP: Tan Mathew (0–1) Home runs: SGP: Ean Eu (1) AUS: Cody Smith (1) Attendance: 100 Boxscore

15 April 2023 21:00 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	8	1
Argentina	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	6	0
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (1–0)   LP: Matias Etechevers (0–1) Home runs: MEX: Iran Francisco Torres Laguna (1), Jordan Solorio (1) ARG: Khalil Luna (1) Attendance: 3,000 Boxscore

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16 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Africa	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	5	0
Singapore	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	7	3
WP: Kagiso Frans Aphane (1–1)   LP: Jun Heng Aloysius Ong (0–1) Home runs: RSA: Joshua Ri Ming Tan (1) SGP: None Attendance: 100 Boxscore

16 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 18 °C (64 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	6	9	0
Czech Republic	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	5	1
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (2–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–1) Home runs: MEX: Junior Alexis Flores del Valle (1) CZE: Jakub Hajný (1) Attendance: 120 Boxscore

16 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	1
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	4
WP: Jack Besgrove (2–0)   LP: Franco Saenz (0–1) Attendance: 1,534 Boxscore

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17 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Africa	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	2
Australia	0	0	0	3	5	0	X	8	8	1
WP: Lincoln Walk (1–0)   LP: Lucas Sebotse Ledwaba (0–1) Home runs: RSA: None AUS: Thomas Gordon Cass (1) Attendance: 200 Boxscore

17 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 22 °C (72 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	5	3
Mexico	0	0	0	2	3	3	X	8	9	1
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (3–0)   LP: Tan Mathew (0–2) Home runs: SGP: Joshua Ri Ming Tan (1) MEX: Luis Julian Rodriguez Valdez (1) Attendance: 100 Boxscore

17 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Argentina	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
WP: Juan Jose Pepe (1–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–2) Attendance: 1,059 Boxscore

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18 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
Australia	1	0	3	0	0	0	X	4	5	0
WP: Jack Besgrove (3–0)   LP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (3–1) Home runs: MEX: None AUS: Ryan King (1) Attendance: 300 Boxscore

18 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Czech Republic	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	5	0
Singapore	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	3	0
WP: Jonáš Hajný (2–0)   LP: Huzaifie Bin Mohammad Noorham (0–1) Home runs: CZE: Vojtěch Buchner (1), Jonáš Hajný (1) SGP: None Attendance: 49 Boxscore

18 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Argentina	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	6	5	0
South Africa	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	3
WP: Matias Etchevers (1–1)   LP: Lucas Lamola (0–1) Home runs: ARG: Juan Cruz Garoli (1) RSA: None Attendance: 1,200 Boxscore

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19 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 22 °C (72 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	1
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
WP: Jack Besgrove (4–0)   LP: Jakub Osička (0–3) Attendance: 152 Boxscore

19 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 23 °C (73 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	0	3
Mexico (5)	0	1	0	6	X	X	X	7	7	0
WP: Jesus Arturo Valdez Chaparro (4–1)   LP: Kagiso Frans Aphane (1–2) Attendance: 155 Boxscore

19 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	1
Argentina (5)	2	5	0	0	X	X	X	7	2	1
WP: Franco Saenz (1–1)   LP: Jun Heng Aloysius Ong (0–2)   Sv: Juan Jose Pepe (1) Attendance: 1,500 Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	5	5	0	24	3	+21	1.000	—	Super Round
2	Canada	5	3	2	24	11	+13	.600[c]	2
3	New Zealand	5	3	2	28	13	+15	.600[c]	2
4	Venezuela	5	3	2	13	15	−2	.600[c]	2	Placement Round
5	Israel	5	1	4	8	33	−25	.200	4
6	Team WBSC	5	0	5	10	32	−22	.000	5

Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head^[10][8]
Notes:

1. Guatemala will compete under the WBSC flag due to the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala being suspended by the International Olympic Committee.^[5]
2. Denmark finished second but waved qualification for technical reasons.^[6]
3. Head to head wins: 1 each. Head to head runs against: Canada 5, New Zealand 7, Venezuela 9.

15 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
El Plumazo 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	3
New Zealand (5)	1	2	2	4	X	X	X	9	8	1
WP: Liam Potts (1–0)   LP: Leon Kfir (0–1) Attendance: 300 Boxscore

15 April 2023 13:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	8	3
Japan	1	1	0	0	0	3	X	5	5	1
WP: Shota Onodera (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1) Attendance: 101 Boxscore

15 April 2023 16:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
WP: Frank Ugas (1–0)   LP: Reese Yantzi (0–1) Attendance: 454 Boxscore

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16 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	0	0	0	1	X	X	X	1	1	2
Canada (4)	0	3	2	6	X	X	X	11	9	2
WP: Riley James Manion (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1)   Sv: Jordan Hudson Attendance: 94 Boxscore

16 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan (6)	1	1	1	0	1	3	X	7	10	1
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	1	2
WP: Taiga Onishi (1–0)   LP: Seth Benjamin Ross (0–1) Home runs: JPN: Tomoki Kikukawa (1) ISR: None Attendance: 67 Boxscore

16 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	9	9	1
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	3
WP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter (1–0)   LP: Diomar Alejandro Salas Alvarado (0–1)   Sv: Floyd Marijan Nola Home runs: NZL: Huw Griffyn Davies (1), Brock Cody Evans (1) VEN: None Attendance: 400 Boxscore

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17 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 16 °C (61 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	7	10	2
Team WBSC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
WP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1)   Sv: Liam James Potts Attendance: 300 Boxscore

17 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	5	0
Israel	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3	6
WP: Jose Reynaldo Chirinos Vargas (1–0)   LP: Kfir Leon (0–1) Attendance: 70 Boxscore

17 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Canada	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Japan	2	0	3	0	0	0	X	5	8	0
WP: Kazuya Umibe (1–0)   LP: Jordan Hudson (0–1)   Sv: Koki Yagi Home runs: CAN: Isaac Lefebvre (1) JPN: None Attendance: 345 Boxscore

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18 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Japan	1	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	7	0
WP: Shota Onodera (1–0)   LP: Frank Ugas (0–1) Attendance: 300 Boxscore

18 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 18 °C (64 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	6	6	4
Team WBSC	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	5	8	2
WP: Kfir Leon (1–0)   LP: Diego Morales (0–1) Home runs: ISR: Bar-Arie Shrim (1) NTW: None Attendance: 67 Boxscore

18 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Canada	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	5	8	0
New Zealand	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	0
WP: Riley James Manion (1–0)   LP: Taine James Pirini Slaughter (0–1)   Sv: Reese Yantzi Attendance: 310 Boxscore

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19 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	3
Venezuela	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	9	1
WP: Frank Ugas   LP: Diego Morales Attendance: 814 Boxscore

19 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	2	2
Canada (5)	4	0	0	1	2	X	X	7	6	0
WP: Jordan Hudson (1–0)   LP: Benjamin Ross Seth (0–1) Attendance: 400 Boxscore

19 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	5	8	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
WP: Taiga Onishi (1–0)   LP: Floyd Marijan Nola (0–1) Attendance: 350 Boxscore

Placement round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Czech Republic	5	5	0	27	3	+24	1.000	—
2	Venezuela	5	4	1	17	10	+7	.800	1
3	Singapore	5	2	3	20	16	+4	.400[a]	3
4	Israel	5	2	3	14	28	−14	.400[a]	3
5	Team WBSC	5	1	4	8	28	−20	.200[b]	4
6	South Africa	5	1	4	26	17	+9	.200[b]	4

Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head^[10][8]
Notes:

1. Head to head: Singapore 6–1 Israel
2. Head to head: Team WBSC 3–0 South Africa

20 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	3	3
Czech Republic (5)	0	2	3	4	X	X	X	9	0	0
WP: Lukáš Kubát (1–0)   LP: Seth Benjamin Ross (0–1) Attendance: 300 Boxscore

20 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 20 °C (68 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	5	1
Venezuela	1	0	3	0	1	0	X	5	7	3
WP: Diomar Alejandro Salas Alvarado (1–0)   LP: Mathew Tan (0–1)   Sv: Jose Reynaldo Chirinos Vargas Attendance: 256 Boxscore

20 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 22 °C (72 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	0
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
WP: Diego Morales (1–0)   LP: Lucas Lamola (0–1) Attendance: 99 Boxscore

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21 April 2023 9:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Czech Republic	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	2	4	0
WP: Jakub Osička (1–0)   LP: Frank Ugas (0–1) Attendance: 89 Boxscore

21 April 2023 11:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 21 °C (70 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	5	8	2
South Africa	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	8	2
WP: Kfir Leon (1–0)   LP: Kwena Gerald Nkune (0–1) Home runs: ISR: Shani Hadar (1), Kfir Leon (1) RSA: None Attendance: 110 Boxscore

21 April 2023 14:00 (ART)
El Plumazo 24 °C (75 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore (4)	0	6	0	5	X	X	X	11	5	1
Team WBSC	0	0	0	0	X	X	X	0	3	1
WP: Tai Jin Jeron Tan (1–0)   LP: Gian Paolo Ferrari Véliz (0–1) Home runs: SGP: Ean Eu (1), Shun Kai Cheoh (1) NTW: None Attendance: 95 Boxscore

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22 April 2023 9:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Africa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	0	0	X	4	5	0
WP: Jose Reynaldo Chirinos Vargas   LP: Sebotse Lucas Ledwaba Attendance: 53 Boxscore

22 April 2023 11:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	2
Czech Republic (5)	2	1	3	2	X	X	X	8	9	0
WP: Jonáš Hajný   LP: Diego Morales Attendance: 73 Boxscore

22 April 2023 14:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	6	8	1
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
WP: Tai Jin Jeron Tan   LP: Kfir Leon   Sv: Mathew Tan Boxscore

Super round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	5	4	1	19	3	+16	.800	—	Advance to Final
2	Australia	5	3	2	12	14	−2	.600[a]	1
3	Mexico	5	3	2	12	13	−1	.600[a]	1	Advance to third place play-off
4	Argentina (H)	5	3	2	17	9	+8	.600[a]	1
5	Canada	5	1	4	7	16	−9	.200[b]	3
6	New Zealand	5	1	4	12	24	−12	.200[b]	3

Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head^[10][8]
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head to head wins: Australia 2, Mexico 1, Argentina 0.
2. Head to head: Canada 5–3 New Zealand

20 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	5	0
Australia	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
WP: Liam James Potts (1–0)   LP: Jack Besgrove (0–1)   Sv: Floyd Marijan Nola Home runs: NZL: None AUS: Ryan King Attendance: 324 Boxscore

20 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), sunny

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	0	0
WP: Kazuya Umibe (1–0)   LP: Jesus Arturo Valdez Chaparro (0–1) Attendance: 321 Boxscore

20 April 2023 18:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 17 °C (63 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Argentina	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	1
Canada	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
WP: Franco Saenz (1–0)   LP: Riley James Manion (0–1)   Sv: Juan Jose Pepe Attendance: 1,112 Boxscore

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21 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 22 °C (72 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Mexico	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	1	2	0
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (1–0)   LP: Riley James Manion (0–1) Attendance: 454 Boxscore

21 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	1	2	1
Japan (5)	0	0	4	4	X	X	X	8	9	0
WP: Taiga Onishi (1–0)   LP: Lincoln Walk (0–1) Home runs: AUS: Jeremy Garland (1) JPN: None Attendance: 334 Boxscore

21 April 2023 18:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 20 °C (68 °F), clear

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	1	X	X	1	2	2
Argentina (5)	3	0	1	0	4	X	X	8	9	2
WP: Matias Etchevers (1–0)   LP: Liam James Potts (0–1) Home runs: NZL: None ARG: Alan Peker (1), Juan Cruz Garoli (1) Attendance: 1,445 Boxscore

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22 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	4	5	1
Mexico	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	5	7	2
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro (1–0)   LP: Liam James Potts (0–1) Home runs: NZL: Brock Clint-Samuel Attewell (1) MEX: None Attendance: 1,130 Boxscore

22 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	3	0	0	0	0	1	X	4	6	0
WP: Jack Besgrove (1–0)   LP: Reese Yantzi (0–1) Home runs: CAN: None AUS: Ashlee Goffer (1) Attendance: 1,499 Boxscore

22 April 2023 18:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 19 °C (66 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Argentina (9)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WP: Juan Jose Pepe (0–1)   LP: Taiga Onishi (1–0) Attendance: 3,075 Boxscore

Final round

Third place play-off

23 April 2023 14:00 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 21 °C (70 °F), partly cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Argentina (6)	0	5	0	0	2	3	X	10	14	0
Mexico	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	1	5	1
WP: Juan Jose Pepe   LP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro Home runs: ARG: None MEX: Junior Alexis Flores Del Valle Boxscore

Final

23 April 2023 17:00 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol 23 °C (73 °F), cloudy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
WP: Jack Besgrove   LP: Kazuya Umibe Attendance: 1,554 Boxscore

Statistics

The statistics below include all opening, super and placement round games.^[11][12][13]

Homeruns

3 homeruns

• Jakub Hajný

2 homeruns

• Juan Cruz Garoli
• Ryan King
• Bar-Arie Shrim
• Junior Alexis Flores del Valle
• Ean Eu
• Joshua Ri Ming Tan

1 homerun

• Khalil Luna
• Alan Peker
• Thomas Cass
• Jeremy Garland
• Ashlee Goffer
• Cody Smith
• Isaac Lefebvre
• Adam Buchner
• Vojtěch Buchner
• George Harris
• Martin Magula
• Shani Hadar
• Kfir Leon
• Tomoki Kikukawa
• Luis Julian Rodriguez Valdez
• Jordan Solorio
• Iran Francisco Torres Laguna
• Brock Attewell
• Huw Davies
• Brock Evans
• Huzaifie Bin Mohammad Noorham
• Shun Kai Cheoh

Leading players

Hitting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Nery Del Cid .579 HR Jakub Hajný 3 RBI Jakub Hajný 8 R Alan Peker 8 H Nery Arnoldo Jr. Del Cid Natareno 11 SB Luciano Biondi 6

Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Jack Besgrove 6 L Diego Morales 6 ERA Juan Jose Pepe 0.65 SO Jack Besgrove 82 IP Jack Besgrove 48 SV Juan Jose Pepe Floyd Nola 2

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L	Final result
1	Australia	7	2	Gold medal
2	Japan	7	2	Silver medal
3	Argentina (H)	7	2	Bronze medal
4	Mexico	6	3	Fourth place
5	Canada	3	5	Super Round
6	New Zealand	4	4
7	Czech Republic	5	3	Placement Round
8	Venezuela	5	3
9	Singapore	2	6
10	Israel	2	6
11	Guatemala	1	7
12	South Africa	1	7

Awards

All World Team

Awards		Awarded player[13]
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

Symbols

Match balls

The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.^[14]

Notes