2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

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
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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]

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Australia	Oceania
New Zealand	Oceania
Canada	Wildcard^[7]

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

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

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

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

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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2
3	New Zealand	5	3	2	28	13	+15	.600^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2
4	Venezuela	5	3	2	13	15	−2	.600^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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:

↑ Guatemala will compete under the WBSC flag due to the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala being suspended by the International Olympic Committee.^[5]
↑ Denmark finished second but waved qualification for technical reasons.^[6]
1 2 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

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

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

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

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3
4	Israel	5	2	3	14	28	−14	.400^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3
5	Team WBSC	5	1	4	8	28	−20	.200^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
6	South Africa	5	1	4	26	17	+9	.200^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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 2 Head to head: Singapore 6–1 Israel
1 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

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

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Advance to Final
3	Mexico	5	3	2	12	13	−1	.600^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Advance to third place play-off
4	Argentina (H)	5	3	2	17	9	+8	.600^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Advance to third place play-off
5	Canada	5	1	4	7	16	−9	.200^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
6	New Zealand	5	1	4	12	24	−12	.200^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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 2 3 Head to head wins: Australia 2, Mexico 1, Argentina 0.
1 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

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

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	Super Round

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

References

↑ "WBSC to launch U23 Men's and U15 Women's Softball World Cups". mister-baseball.com. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
↑ "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
↑ "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
↑ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
↑ "Teams, groups announced for WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup in Parana, Argentina". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ "Czech Republic wins European Championship, qualifies with Israel for inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". asiasoftball.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ "Estadio Mundialista de Softbol Nafaldo Cargnel – Paraná" (in Spanish). Estadios de Argentina. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
1 2 3 4 "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
↑ "Stats". WBSC. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
↑ "U-23 Men's Softball World Cup 2023 Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
1 2 "Jack Besgrove named WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup MVP; seven teams represented in All-World team". WBSC. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
↑ "Mizuno unveils new, more sustainable official softball for WBSC Softball World Cups". WBSC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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[6] Guatemala will compete under the WBSC flag due to the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala being suspended by the International Olympic Committee.^[5]

[8] Denmark finished second but waved qualification for technical reasons.^[6]

[table_hth_CAN0.76845800912402-13] 1 2 3 Head to head wins: 1 each. Head to head runs against: Canada 5, New Zealand 7, Venezuela 9.

[table_hth_SGP0.50195898790935-14] 1 2 Head to head: Singapore 6–1 Israel

[table_hth_GUA0.50195898790935-15] 1 2 Head to head: Team WBSC 3–0 South Africa

[table_hth_AUS0.1320779203121-16] 1 2 3 Head to head wins: Australia 2, Mexico 1, Argentina 0.

[table_hth_CAN0.1320779203121-17] 1 2 Head to head: Canada 5–3 New Zealand

[1] "WBSC to launch U23 Men's and U15 Women's Softball World Cups". mister-baseball.com. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[2] "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[3] "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[4] "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[5] "Teams, groups announced for WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup in Parana, Argentina". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[7] "Czech Republic wins European Championship, qualifies with Israel for inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[9] "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". asiasoftball.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[eventinfo-10] 1 2 3 4 5 "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[11] "Estadio Mundialista de Softbol Nafaldo Cargnel – Paraná" (in Spanish). Estadios de Argentina. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[regulations-12] 1 2 3 4 "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[Stats-18] "Stats". WBSC. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[FinalReport-19] "U-23 Men's Softball World Cup 2023 Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[Awards-20] 1 2 "Jack Besgrove named WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup MVP; seven teams represented in All-World team". WBSC. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[21] "Mizuno unveils new, more sustainable official softball for WBSC Softball World Cups". WBSC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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