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WBSC Women's Softball World Cup: Czech Republic, Canada, Chinese Taipei Remain Undefeated After Day 2

Nicole Reitz|
Chinese Taipei remains undefeated after two days of play at the WBSC World Cup Group Stage.
Chinese Taipei remains undefeated after two days of play at the WBSC World Cup Group Stage. | WBSC

Through two days of play at the  World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Softball World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, Canada and Chinese Taipei remain undefeated, while Italy and Czechia grabbed their first wins. 

Here are the results after day two. 

No. 9 Italy 10,  No. 10 Czechia, 2

RBIs from Isabella Dayton, Laura Vigna, Mackenzie Barbara, plus a solo home run from Erika Piancastelli, highlighted the scoring for Italy. 

Dayton was also crucial on defense, as she robbed Czechia of a grand slam with an outstanding catch in center field. 

In the circle, Christina Toniolo threw a complete game with six strikeouts. The only runs for Czechia came from defensive errors, costing two runs to cross the plate. 

No. 4 Canada 7, No. 11 Australia 1 

Canada only needed the first inning to get the job done. 

Australia’s pitcher Ellen Roberts struggled to record an out, allowing Canada to be up by three. Stephanie Trzcisnki then came in for relief, but Canda’s Logan Forman ripped a two-run homer to bring the score to 7-0. 

Megan Bodrug allowed Australia one unearned run on the mound across six innings, before Morgan Reimer came in to close in the seventh. 

No. 5 Chinese Taipei 9, No. 9 Italy 0

Three home runs from  Feng-Chen Lin, Chia-Yi Chen, and Hsuan Liu led Chinese Taipei to win in six innings. 

After Italy's starting pitcher Julianna Verni walked the leadoff hitter on four pitches, Lin homered to center field, then Chen added a two-out two-run homer to extend the lead to 4-0. Lin added another RBI, while Liu capped off the four-run sixth inning with a two-run shot to win the game early. 

Elisa Cecchett's double in the bottom of the first was the only hit Italy managed to get off ace Hsia-Ai Ke. 

No. 10 Czechia 8, No. 14 Cuba 0 

The hosts scored in every inning to grab the shutout win in five innings. 

Barbora Saviola, Veronika Klimplova, Michaela Smejkal Peckova, Gabriela Slaba, and Andela Kopecka all collected RBIs, while pitchers Katerina Kindermannova and Anna Zoulova combined for the shutout victory. 

About the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup

The WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage is played across the world in various locations, including Prague, Czechia, Lima, Peru, and Oklahoma City, Okla. 

One Olympic berth will be available for the top-ranked team at the Finals in Redcliffe, Australia, in April 2027. 

A total of 57 games will be held during the Group Stage. Group Prague will take place until June 20 at the Stadium of Joudrs. 

The round robin will run through June 19, with the playoffs scheduled for June 20. Since Australia is hosting the Finals, they already qualify, but should they fail to finish in the top two of the group, they will be given a wild card spot.

June 18: 

  • No. 14 Cuba vs. No. 4 Canada 
  • No.9 Italy vs. No. 11 Australia
  • No. 11 Australia vs. No. 14 Cuba
  • No. 10 Czechia vs. No. 5 Chinese Taipei 

June 19: 

  • No.9 Italy vs. No. 14 Cuba
  • No. 5 Chinese Taipei vs. No. 11 Australia 
  • No. 4 Canada vs. No. 5 Chinese Taipei
  • No. 4 Canada vs. No. 10 Czechia
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Nicole Reitz
NICOLE REITZ

Nicole Reitz graduated from Indiana University Indianapolis with a degree in sports journalism in 2022 and has been writing about softball and baseball since 2018 .Her work has been published in various publications like Softball America, the Indianapolis Star, and SoxOn35th.

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