2010 Women's Baseball World Cup
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.
Teams
The following 11 teams appeared at the tournament.Round 1
Pool A
Standings
Schedule
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Pool B
Standings
Schedule
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Round 2
Pool C
Standings
Schedule
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Pool D
Standings
Schedule
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Classification games
9th and 10th place
7th and 8th place
5th and 6th place
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Shooting incident
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.
Final standings
Awards
The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.| Position | Player |
| Starting Pitcher |  Ayami Sato |
| Relief Pitcher |  Laura Neads |
| Catcher | Tomomi Nishi |
| First Base |  Kate Psota |
| Second Base |  Lelis Gomez |
| Third Base | Christina Kreppold |
| Short Stop |  Jena Marston |
| Outfield | Akiko Shimura |
| Outfield | Tamara Holmes |
| Outfield | Leonel Reyes |
| Designated Hitter | Kim McMillan |
| Award | Player |
| MVP | Ayako Rokkaku |
| Leading Hitter | Ayako Rokkaku |
| Best Earned Run Average | Kasumi Noguchi |
| Best Won/Loss Average | Ayami Sato |
| Most Runs Batted In | Katie Gaynor |
| Most Home Runs | Tamara Holmes |
| Most Stolen Bases |  Dayana Bautista |
| Most Runs Scored | Clarisa Navarro |
| Outstanding Defensive Player | Tara Herbert |