2010 Women's Baseball World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Venezuela
|
| Dates | 12 August - 22 August |
| Teams | 11 |
| Defending champions |
 Japan (2008) |
| Final positions | |
Champions
 |
Japan (2nd title)
|
Runner-up
 |
 Australia
|
Third place
 |
 United States
|
| Fourth place |
Venezuela
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 40 |
| Attendance | 156,684 (3,917 per game) |
| Best batting average | Ayako Rokkaku (.643) |
| Most homeruns hit | Tamara Holmes (3) |
| Most stolen bases |  Dayana Batista (7–7) |
| Best ERA | Kasumi Noguchi (0.00) |
| Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Martina Sementelli (14) |
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Last updated on August 22, 2010 |
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The 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition that was held in Venezuela from August 12 to August 22, 2010.Japan successfully defended their title from 2008, defeating Australia 13–3 in the final.
The following 11 teams appeared at the tournament.
On August 13, during the game against the Netherlands, Hong Kong player Cheuk Woon-Yee was struck by a stray bullet in the leg. The incident occurred when Cheuk was taking the field to play third base in the fourth inning against the Netherlands, which were leading the game 12–9. The game was held at Estadio José Antonio Casanova in Fort Tiuna, a military garrison in Caracas. The other two games on Friday and all games on Saturday were postponed.
On August 15, the International Baseball Federation and the organizers of the tournament decided to move all remaining games to Maracay. The schedule did not include Hong Kong, as they elected to withdraw from the competition to return home.
The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
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