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Men's Softball World Cup

International softball tournament


Summary

International softball tournament

FieldValue
current_season2025 Men's Softball World Cup
logoMen's_Softball_World_Cup.svg
sportSoftball
founded
teams12 (Finals)
continentInternational
champion(1st title)
(2025)
most_champs(7 titles)

(2025)

The Men's Softball World Cup, known through 2015 as the ISF Men's World Championship, is a softball tournament for the best national men's teams in the world. From 1966 to 2013 it was held every four years, first by the International Softball Federation (ISF) and from 2019 an onward it is held every two years by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the 16 best teams in the world compete.

Results

YearFinal HostMedalistsChampionsFinal scoreRunners-up3rd place
1966
DetailsMEX
Mexico City****6 – 0
1968
DetailsUSA
Oklahoma City****4 – 0
1972
DetailsPHI
Marikina****1 – 0
1976
DetailsNZL
Lower Hutt****
1980
DetailsUSA
Tacoma****3 – 0
1984
DetailsUSA
Midland****3 – 1
1988
DetailsCAN
Saskatoon****4 – 0
1992
DetailsPHI
Manila/Pasig****5 – 3
1996
DetailsUSA
Midland****4 – 0
2000
DetailsRSA
East London****2 – 1
2004
DetailsNZL
Christchurch****9 – 5
2009
DetailsCAN
Saskatoon****5 – 0
2013
DetailsNZL
Auckland****4 – 1
2015
DetailsCAN
Saskatoon****10 – 5
2017
DetailsCAN
Whitehorse****6 – 4
2019
DetailsCZE
Prague/Havlíčkův Brod****3 – 2
2022
DetailsNZL
Auckland****5 – 2
2025
DetailsCAN
Prince Albert****3 – 0

In 1976 the final day was rained out. New Zealand, USA and Canada were all awarded the gold medal.

Medal table

Participating nations

Teams196619681972197619801984198819921996200020042009201320152017201920222025Years1212621818823118715526132181114811812412312124121182112No. of
Teams11101071416141722161516161516161218
12th9th6th9th8th7th4th7th4th1st4th5th
7th5th7th12th3rd1st3rd4th2nd7th1st6th
6th7th3rd8th6th10th
15th13th
12th
14th10th18th9th13th13th8th14th
9th2nd1st1st2nd2nd3rd1st2nd4th2nd3rd5th1st3rd3rd2nd7th
8th5th6th4th11th9th14th15th
10th10th
4th10th5th
12th12th6th7th9th11th8th9th8th9th17th
14th15th13th11th14th12th9th12th
8th11th5th7th5th11th8th
10th
9th8th9th11th13th
7th6th8th10th16th
12th9th
10th16th14th15th14th14th
15th
11th16th16th
20th15th
7th10th6th4th7th6th5th4th3rd2nd6th6th6th6th5th2nd7th4th
17th
16th
2nd3rd4th5th12th9th8th5th11th14th13th10th11th16th
9th13th14th14th14th15th13th11th
11th
3rd5th3rd1st4th1st2nd2nd1st1st1st2nd1st2nd1st4th8th2nd
11th
13th16th
4th6th11th12th
22nd
9th7th
14th17th19th
4th5th8th7th10th10th10th15th13th16th10th18th
21st
6th7th
9th15th15th13th
9th7th13th8th8th12th15th12th10th12th11th12th
16th
1st1st2nd1st1st3rd1st3rd4th3rd4th4th8th9th6th5th3rd3rd
8th10th
5th6th5th11th5th2nd3rd7th6th6th1st
13th10th
  • Czech Republic has participated as in 1992.

Records and statistics

All statistics are up to date to the end of the 2022 Men's Softball World Championship.

Individual

; Highest batting average: 0.647, Clark Bosh (Canada, 1988) ; ; Most Stolen Bases: 6, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988); Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988) ; ; Most Doubles: 7, Bob McKinnon (Canada, 1988) ; ; Most Triples: 4, Redelio Cruz (Cuba, 1988); Mark Sorenson and Taifau Matai (New Zealand, 1996) ; ; Most Home Runs: 8, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988); Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988) ; ; Most Runs Scored: 19, Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988) ; ; Most Hits: 21, Crestwell Pratt (Bahamas, 1988); Bob McKinnon (Canada, 1988) ; ; Most RBI's: 23, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988) ; ; Most Innings pitched: 59, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976) ; ; Most strikeouts: 98, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976) ; ; Most strikeouts in a single game: 32, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976) ; ; Most consecutive scoreless innings: 59, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)

Team

; ; Highest batting average: 0.404, Canada (1998) ; ; Most Runs: 142, Canada (1998) ; ; Most RBI's: 125, Canada (1998) ; ; Most Home-Runs: 37, Canada (1998) ; ; Most Hits: 142, United States (1998) ; ; Lowest ERA: 0.19, United States (1976)

References

References

  1. [http://www.internationalsoftball.com/english/events/past_results.asp Past results since 1990 in softball] {{webarchive. link. (February 22, 2007)
  2. "Tradestaff ISF Men's World Softball Championships". NHSA.
  3. "WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022: By the Numbers". WBSC.
  4. "Records on the line at XVII WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup". WBSC.
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