August2015

Championship and placement brackets set for WBSC Junior Women's World

August 13, 2015

Oklahoma City, OK

Championship and placement brackets set for WBSC Junior Women's World
Championship

OKLAHOMA CITY - The schedules are set for both the Championship and
Placement divisions at the 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation
(WBSC) Junior Women's World Championship (JWWC) as the final day of
preliminary rounds concluded in Oklahoma City, Okla. Team USA and Japan
both earned the No. 1 seed in their respective pools to earn No. 1 seeds
in the Championship rounds while Canada, China, Czech Republic, Mexico,
New Zealand and Puerto Rico all also earned a spot in the playoffs. All
eight teams will enter into a double page playoff with the Bronze Medal
Game slated for 4 p.m. CST and the Gold Medal Game occurring at 7 p.m.
CST on Saturday, August 15. In addition to the Championship rounds
being set, seven teams have entered into the placement bracket with the
Championship Game, which will result in a ninth place finish, taking
place at 1 p.m. CST on Saturday, August 15. All games will be played on
historic OGE Energy Field at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.

Final Pool Play breakdown:



Pool A

Won

Lost

Runs Scored

Runs Against

1

JAPAN

6

0

64

0

2

CANADA

5

1

39

6

3

CHINA

4

2

26

31

4

NEW ZEALAND

3

3

16

18

5

GREAT BRITAIN

2

4

11

15

6

ARGENTINA

1

5

12

37

7

COLOMBIA

0

6

1

62





Pool B

Won

Lost

Runs Scored

Runs Against

1

UNITED STATES

7

0

82

3

2

MEXICO

5

2

15

34

3

CZECH REPUBLIC

4

3

10

12

4

PUERTO RICO

4

3

28

13

5

AUSTRALIA

3

4

25

21

6

CHINESE TAIPEI

3

4

18

26

7

ITALY

2

5

14

40

8

BRAZIL

0

7

6

50



Below is the schedule for Thursday, August 13:



Championship Bracket:

Thursday, August 13 - OGE Energy Field

A3 China vs. B4 Puerto Rico - 12 p.m. CST

B3 Czech Republic vs. A4 New Zealand - 2:30 p.m. CST

A1 Japan vs. B2 Mexico - 5 p..m CST

B1 USA vs. A2 Canada - 7 p.m. CST



Placement Bracket:

Thursday, August 12 - Integris Field

A6 Argentina vs. B7 Italy - 1:30 p.m. CST

B6 Chinese Taipei vs. A7 Colombia - 4 p.m. CST

A5 Great Britain vs. B8 Brazil - 6:30 p.m. CST



Australia earned an bye from action on Thursday after earning the B5
seed in the placement bracket. They will await the winner of the
placement round game No. 4 for a 4 p.m. matchup on Friday.

Click here to view the results, box scores and the schedule for the 2015
WBSC JWWC.
<http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship/Tournament/Schedule >



Highlights from Day Four



Czech Republic 1, Australia 0

Veronika Peckova had a day, throwing a no-hitter in Czech Republic's 1-0
victory over Australia. Pecknova was nearly perfect through seven
innings, striking out 13 batters with the sole runner of the game
reaching on a walk.



Sabina Vitkova helped Czech Republic seal the win in the top of the
seventh inning. With the game threatening to go into extra innings,
Julie Coufalova singled with one out to get a runner on base for the
Czech Republic and was lifted for a pinch runner, Natalie Kalouskova.
Kalouskova came around to score on a fielder's choice off a Vitkova
grounder.



Japan 19, China 0

Japan remained perfect at the WBSC JWWC with a 19-0 (four inning) win
over China in their final game of the preliminary rounds. With the win,
Japan earned the No. 1 seed in Pool A.



Japan's pitching staff has continued to shine at the WBSC JWWC, giving
up zero runs through six games played. Japan jumped out to an early
lead, scoring two runs in the top of the first and following with an
additional two runs in the second inning. Combined with seven runs in
the next two innings, Japan's offense combined for 16 hits in the win.



China managed just one hit off Japan's pitching staff as Haruka Fukui
earned the win with two strikeouts and no hits allowed through two
innings of work. China's Qi Aijun suffered the loss, issuing five runs
and six hits through two innings in the circle.



Mexico 2, Australia 1

Mexico earned the No. 2 seed in Pool B as they defeated Australia 2-1 in
the two teams final game of the preliminary rounds. With the loss,
Australia earned the No. 5 Pool B seed in the placement rounds at the
WBSC JWWC.



Australia scored one run in the fifth on an RBI single by Alicia Forte,
but was unable to take the lead back from Mexico who scored two runs
earlier in the inning.



Gabrielle Plain took the loss for Australia, issuing four walks and two
runs while striking out nine batters. Mexico's Cielo Meza picked up the
win, going the full seven innings with eight strikeouts, one walk and
one run allowed.



Great tickets are still available for the 2015 JWWC. Fans have the
option to purchase either single session tickets or the Gold Pass for
the week-long event. Single day session tickets allow fans the
opportunity to pick which days they plan on attending during the JWWC
with the opportunity to watch any game they choose for that day. The
Gold Pass includes all-session tickets for the JWWC, as well as an
official event t-shirt, a program and the opportunity to have a
personalized name slide on the video board and OGE Energy Field at the
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, with additional photo opportunities. Click
here to view seating chart
<http://www.softballoutlet.com/graphics/2015_WBSC_seating.jpg > . Gold
Passes and single session tickets can be purchased at the box office of
OGE Energy Field.

All games will be streamed live at no cost to fans through the official
event website. There will be expanded coverage, beginning Thursday,
August 13, featuring play-by-play and color commentary, in-game
interviews, instant replays and unique camera shots. Visit 2015jwwc.com
<http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship > to watch games.

For updates, check or the tournament website 2015JWWC.com
<http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/2015/August/09/XI-WBSC-Junior-Womens-World-Championship > and keep up all week on the event's
official Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/2015JWWC?ref=hl > and
Twitter <https://twitter.com/2015_JWWC > . Fans can also visit
www.wbsc.co for more information.

About ASA/USA Softball
Founded in 1933, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball is
the National Governing Body Softball in the United States and a member
of the United States Olympic Committee. One of the nation's largest
sports organizations, ASA/USA Softball sanctions competition in every
state through a network of 74 local associations and has grown from a
few hundred teams in the early days to over 165,000 teams today,
representing a membership of more than 2.5 million. ASA/USA is
responsible for training, equipping and promoting the six USA Softball
National Teams that compete in international and domestic competitions.
The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of only two women's sports
involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold
medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won
nine World Championship titles as well as claimed eight World Cup of
Softball titles. For more information about ASA/USA Softball, please
visit http://www.asausasoftball.com/.



About the World Baseball Softball Confederation

Headquartered in the Olympic Capital city of Lausanne, Switzerland, the
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was established in April
2013 and granted recognition as the sole competent authority in baseball
and softball by the International Olympic Committee at the 125th IOC
Session in September 2013. The WBSC represents a united
baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million
athletes worldwide. The WBSC governs all international competitions
involving any of the National Teams of its 141 National Federation
members. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships, The
Premier 12, the World Baseball Classic, and the U12, U15, U18, U21 and
Women's Baseball World Cups. For further information, please go to
www.WBSC.co
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<https://twitter.com/WBSC > .





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