1998 ISF World Championship
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The 1998 ISF Women's World Championship
for softball
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
, which avenged its only loss of the tournament to Australia by a 1-0 margin in the final.
Venezuela and Chinese Taipei Eliminated.
Italy and Canada Eliminated.
ISF Women's World Championship
The ISF Women's World Championship is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams held every four years by the International Softball Federation . The number of teams in the tournament began at five in its inaugural event in 1965, went to a high of 28 for the 1994 edition , and now...
for softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
was held July 20–30, 1998 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 122,464 and the density of 389 persons per km². The total area was 314.81 km².-Geography:...
. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States, coached by Margie Wright
Margie Wright
Margie Wright is a college softball coach. She has been the head softball coach at California State University, Fresno—more commonly known as Fresno State—since 1986. She led the Fresno State Bulldogs to the NCAA national softball championship in 1998 and is the NCAA's all-time winningest...
, which avenged its only loss of the tournament to Australia by a 1-0 margin in the final.
Group I
| GP | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 0 | 8 |
Group II
| GP | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 7 |
Day One
| 1-0 | ||
| 7-0 | ||
| 1-0 | ||
| 1-0 |
Venezuela and Chinese Taipei Eliminated.
Day Two
| 2-0 | ||
| 3-0 |
Italy and Canada Eliminated.
Day Three
| 1-0 |