{{Short description|Baseball World Cup}} {{Infobox international baseball tournament | image = 2006_WBWC.png | size = 200px | city = Taipei | country = Taiwan | dates = July 31 - August 6 | num_teams = 7 | defending_champions_other = {{bbw|United States}} | champion_other = {{bbw|United States}} | num_championships = 2 | second_other = {{bbw|Japan}} | third_other = {{bbw|Canada}} | fourth_other = {{bbw|Australia}} | games = 21 | best_avg_hitter = {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomomi Nishi | best_avg = .625 | most_hr_hitter = {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumi Ota | most_hr = 1 | most_sb_runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Hamilton | most_sb = 6 | best_era_pitcher = {{flagicon|TPE}} Feng-Yin Cheng | best_era = 0.00 | mvp = {{flagicon|USA}} Donna Mills | prevseason = 2004 | nextseason = 2008 }} The '''2006 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup''' was held from July 31 to August 6 in Taipei, Taiwan and won by the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/bsb/results/ww-2006.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201082946/http://sports123.com/bsb/results/ww-2006.html|website=Sports 123|title=Women: World Cup 2006 at Taipei (tai)|archive-date=1 Dec 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref> The tournament was a round-robin format, with the U.S. defeating Japan on the final day of the tournament to win the championship.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=IV Campeonato Mundial de Beisbol Femenino |url=http://ibaf.org/attachment-show.aspx?eid=2cfcc351-53f6-4397-a2f9-6ce439901805&etype=d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926205002if_/http://ibaf.org/attachment-show.aspx?eid=2cfcc351-53f6-4397-a2f9-6ce439901805&etype=d |archive-date=2010-09-26 |website=IBAF |pages=8-10}}</ref>
==Final results== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Pos. ! Team ! W ! L !{{Tooltip|RS|Runs scored}} !{{Tooltip|RA|Runs allowed}} |- | {{gold1}} | {{bbw|United States}} | 5 | 1 |51 |23 |- | {{silver2}} | {{bbw|Japan}} | 4 | 2 |92 |25 |- | {{bronze3}} | {{bbw|Canada}} | 4 | 2 |36 |29 |- | 4 | {{bbw|Australia}} | 4 | 2 |48 |28 |- | 5 | {{bbw|Chinese Taipei}} | 3 | 3 |37 |19 |- | 6 | {{bbw|Cuba}} | 1 | 5 |30 |56 |- | 7 | {{bbw|Hong Kong}} | 0 | 6 |8 |122 |}
==All-Star Team== {| class="wikitable" !Position !Player !Nation |- align=center |rowspan=2| Pitchers ||align=left|Lin-Pei Chun ||align=left| {{bbw|TPE}} |- align=center |align=left| Simone Wearne ||align=left| {{bbw|AUS}} |- align=center | Catchers ||align=left|Tomomi Takashima ||align=left| {{bbw|JPN}} |- align=center | First base || align="left" |Amanda Asay ||align=left| {{bbw|CAN}} |- align=center | Second base || align="left" |Shae Lillywhite ||align=left| {{bbw|AUS}} |- align=center | Third base || align="left" |Donna Mills ||align=left| {{bbw|USA}} |- align=center | Shortstop ||align=left|Ayumi Ota ||align=left| {{bbw|JPN}} |- align=center |rowspan=3| Outfielders ||align=left|Amy McCann ||align=left| {{bbw|AUS}} |- align=center |align=left| Bridget Veenema ||align=left| {{bbw|USA}} |- align=center |align=left| Kim Voisard ||align=left| {{bbw|USA}} |- align=center | Designated hitter || align="left" |Tomomi Nishi ||align=left| {{bbw|JPN}} |} Source<ref name=":0" />
== Awards ==
* Most valuable player: {{Flag icon|USA}} Donna Mills * Outstanding defensive player: {{Flag icon|JAP}} Tomomi Takashima * Champion manager: {{Flag icon|USA}} Julie Croteau
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==See also== * List of sporting events in Taiwan
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Women's Baseball World Cup}}
2006 Category:Women's Baseball World Cup Category:2000s in women's baseball Category:2006 in baseball Women's Baseball World Cup, 2006 Category:Sports competitions in Taipei Women's Baseball World Cup Women's Baseball World Cup Category:2000s in Taipei