{"id":42761,"date":"2024-01-30T17:02:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T01:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42761"},"modified":"2024-01-30T17:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T01:02:29","slug":"hermosillo-to-host-wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-group-a-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42761","title":{"rendered":"Hermosillo to host WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup Group A in June"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hermosillo, in the north western Mexican state of Sonora, will host Group A from 12-16 June 2024.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? Breaking! <br><br>???? Hermosillo to host WBSC Men&#39;s Softball World Cup Group A in June<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoftballWorldCupM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoftballWorldCupM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XnQhfsCNil\">https:\/\/t.co\/XnQhfsCNil<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1752433714980667890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"561\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hermosillo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42764\" style=\"width:415px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hermosillo.jpg 932w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hermosillo-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hermosillo-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After the success of the&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2023-u18-mens-softball-world-cup\/home\" target=\"_blank\">WBSC U-18 Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;last November, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has awarded Hermosillo, M\u00e9xico the hosting rights for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/organisation\/wbsc-events\/mens-softball-world-cup\"><strong>WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Group A, the most important men&#8217;s softball tournament in the world. Group A, one of three groups that make up the Group Stage, will take place from 12-16 June 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hermosillo, the capital of the Sonora State, hosted in 2023 the WBSC U-18 Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup at the fully renovated Fernando Ortiz and Mundialistas Hermosillenses stadiums, which remain as a long-term legacy for the Hermosillo softball community. The Fernando Ortiz stadium seated almost 2,000 fans every night during the youth event and will serve as the main venue for the WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup Group Stage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The XVIII WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup will be played for the first time under the two-stage format. A total of 18 teams will start the tournament with the Group Stage, scheduled for the summer of 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the confirmation of Hermosillo &#8211; thanks to the support of the Mexico\u2019s National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE) and its Director, Ana Guevara; along with the Sonora State Sports Commission&nbsp;(CODESON) &#8211; the Group Stage is now set. Hermosillo will host Group A in June, followed by&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2024-xviii-mens-softball-world-cup-group-stage-prince-albert\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Group B<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in Prince Albert, Canada, from 10 to 14 July; and&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2024-xviii-mens-softball-world-cup-group-stage-oklahoma-city\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Group C<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in Oklahoma City, USA, between 17 and 21 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top two teams in the final standings of each group and two wild cards will move to the World Championship Finals 2025, to be played in Prince Albert, Canada, from 8 to 13 July next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hermosillo, in the north western Mexican state of Sonora, will host Group A from 12-16 June 2024. 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