By the numbers: WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B in Prince Albert
Check out the key numbers of the XVIII WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Group B, which starts on 10 July in Prince Albert, Canada.
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<p><strong>.647</strong> - Highest Batting Average (Clark Bosch - CAN 1988)</p>
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<p><strong>1</strong> - Previous participations by Israel in the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/mens-softball-world-cup/historic-results">WBSC Men's Softball World Cup</a> (1996).</p>
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<p><strong>2</strong> - Commentators for the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-xviii-mens-softball-world-cup-group-b/home">WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B</a>: Peter Loubardias and Kyle Smith.</p>
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<p><strong>3</strong> - Gold medals awarded at the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 1976 (Canada, New Zealand and USA), after the play-offs were rained out.</p>
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<p><strong>4</strong> - WBSC Men's Softball World Cups previously organised in Canada: Saskatoon (1988, 2009, 2015) and Whitehorse (2017).</p>
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<p><strong>4</strong> - Softball diamonds at Prime Ministers' Park, including Rotary Field, the stage for the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B.</p>
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<p><strong>4</strong> - Most Triples (Redelio Cruz - Cuba 1988, Mark Sorenson - New Zealand 1996, Taifau Matai - New Zealand 1996).</p>
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<p><strong>5</strong> - World champions in the history of the event: New Zealand (7), USA (5), Canada (4), Australia (2) and Argentina (1).</p>
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<p><strong>6</strong> - Most Stolen Bases (Brian Rothrock - USA 1988, Marty Kernaghan - CAN 1988)</p>
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<p><strong>7</strong> - Hosts of the Men's Softball World Cup: Canada (4), New Zealand (4), USA (4), Philippines (2), Mexico (1), South Africa (1), Czechia (1). The event has been played in all five Olympic continents.</p>
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<p><strong>8</strong> - Most Home Runs (Brian Rothrock - USA 1988, Marty Kernaghan - CAN 1988)</p>
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<p><strong>9</strong> - Teams with a medal at the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup: Canada(14); New Zealand (13); USA (10); Australia (5); Japan (3); Mexico (2); Venezuela (2), Argentina (1); Bahamas (1).</p>
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<p><strong>12</strong> - World titles between the participating teams in Group B: New Zealand (7), Canada (4) and Argentina (1).</p>
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<p><strong>19</strong> - Games scheduled for the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B.</p>
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<p><strong>23</strong> - Most RBIs (Brian Rothrock - USA 1988)</p>
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<p><strong>28</strong> - Medals between the participating teams in Group B: Canada (14), New Zealand (13) and Argentina (1).</p>
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<p><strong>30 </strong>- Price of the Daily Pass Ticket in Canadian dollars.</p>
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<p><strong>32</strong> - Most Strikeouts in a Game (Ty Stofflet - USA 1976)</p>
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<p><strong>44</strong> - Countries and regions with at least one appearance in the Men's Softball World Cup</p>
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<p><strong>54 -</strong> Total participations from Group B's teams in the WBSC Men's Coftball World Cup: New Zealand (17); Canada (17); Argentina (11); Hong Kong, China (5); Singapore (3); and Israel (1).</p>
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<p><strong>59</strong> - Most Innings Pitched (Ty Stofflet- USA 1976).</p>
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<p><strong>59</strong> - Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings (Ty Stofflet - USA 1976)</p>
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<p><strong>65 </strong>- Surface of Prime Ministers' Park, where the stadium is located, in acres.</p>
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<p><strong>74.99 </strong>- Price of the GameTime Season Pass, with full access to almost 300 Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 games during the 2024 WBSC World Cup season, in US dollars.</p>
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<p><strong>96</strong> - Athletes in the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B</p>
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<p><strong>110</strong> - Price of the Tournament Pass Ticket in Canadian dollars.</p>
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<p><strong>250 </strong>- Feet, the distance from home plate to the outfield fence.</p>
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<p><strong>600</strong> - Permanent seats at Rotary Field.</p>
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<p><strong>2,000</strong> - Average attendance per day at the U-18 Men's softball World Cup 2018 in Prince Albert.</p>
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<p><strong>2018</strong> - Year of inauguration of Rotary Field. It was built to host the WBSC U-18 Men's Softball World Cup.</p>
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<p><strong>2,073</strong> - Kilometres between Prince Albert, Canada, and Oklahoma City, USA, host of Group C of the Men's Softball World Cup</p>
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<p><strong>2,712</strong> - Kilometres between Prince Albert, Canada, and Hermosillo, Mexico, host of Group A of the Men's Softball World Cup</p>
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<p><strong>5,000</strong> - Attendance for the game between New Zealand and Canada during the U-18 Men's Softball World Cup 2018 in Prince Albert.</p>
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<p><strong>37,756</strong> - Population of Prince Albert, according to the 2021 census.</p>
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<p><strong>150,000 </strong>- Canadian dollars, profit generated by the WBSC U-18 Men's Softball World Cup 2018 in Prince Albert.</p>
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<p><strong>1,500,000 </strong>- Canadian dollars, money raised to built Rotary Field at Prime Ministers' Park for the WBSC U-18 Men's softball World Cup 2018 in Prince Albert.</p>
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<p><strong>10,000,000 </strong>- Canadian dollars, approximate local economic impact of the WBSC U-18 Men's Softball World Cup 2018 in Prince Albert.</p>
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