The 1998

ISF Women's World Championship The Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams held historically every four years, now every two years, by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The tournament, originally known as the ''I ...

for

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

was held July 20–30, 1998 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States, coached by

Margie Wright Marjorie Ann Wright (born December 28, 1952) is a former college softball coach. She was the head softball coach at California State University, Fresno—more commonly known as Fresno State—from 1986 to 2012. She led the Fresno State Bulldogs ...

, which avenged its only loss of the tournament to Australia by a 1-0 margin in the final.

Pool Play

Group I

Group II

Playoffs

Day One

Venezuela and Chinese Taipei Eliminated.

Day Two

Italy and Canada Eliminated.

Day Three

Medal Round

External links

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Softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

Women's Softball World Championship 1998 Sport in Shizuoka Prefecture Softball World Championship July 1998 sports events in Asia