USA Wins World Cup of Softball; Mexico Finishes Sixth
Monday, July 14, 2014 | Softball
University of Florida infielder Kelsey Stewart and Gator alumna Michelle Moultrie helped the United States national team to a championship this week at the General Tire World Cup of Softball IX, while infielder Kathlyn Medina earned a sixth-place finish with Mexico.
The Stars and Stripes won the World Cup for the seventh time in the event's nine-year history. Moultrie captured gold in a World Cup for the third time in her four-year career with Team USA (also: 2011, 2012), and Stewart earned a medal for the second consecutive year after she won silver at last year's ISF X Junior Women's World Championship.
Below are the full World Cup results for the United States and Mexico:
| UNITED STATES | MEXICO | |||
| Opponent | Result | Day | Opponent | Result |
| Mexico (exhibition) | W, 7-0 | Monday | USA (exhibition) | L, 0-7 |
| Venezuela | W, 5-0 | Tuesday | Philippines | W, 7-0 (5) |
| Philippines | W, 13-1 (5) | Wednesday | Japan | L, 0-7 |
| Canada | W, 5-3 | Thursday | Chinese Taipei | L, 2-3 |
| Japan | W, 8-1 (5) | Friday | Venezuela | W, 1-0 |
| Mexico | W, 3-2 | Saturday | USA | L, 2-3 |
| Chinese Taipei | W, 14-0 (4) | Saturday | Canada | L, 2-8 |
| Canada | W, 5-2 | Sunday | Venezuela | L, 0-4 |
Moultrie appeared in seven of Team USA's eight games during the week in Irvine, compiling a .333 batting average with five runs scored, five RBI, two extra-base hits and a stolen base. The former Gators star secured a championship-game berth for the Eagles with a walkoff sacrifice fly in Saturday's 3-2 win over Mexico. Stewart saw action in every game for the Stars and Stripes, batting .214 with seven runs scored, two RBI, two walks and two steals. The Wichita, Kan., native started the scoring in Sunday's championship game against Canada when she scored on a wild pitch.
Below are the complete game-by-game statistics for all three Gators at the World Cup of Softball:
| GATOR | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG. | Notes |
| Kathlyn Medina (Mexico) | ||||||
| Monday vs. USA (exhibition) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Tuesday vs. Philippines | did not play | |||||
| Wednesday vs. Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Thursday vs. Chinese Taipei | did not play | |||||
| Friday vs. Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Saturday vs. USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Saturday vs. Canada | did not play | |||||
| Sunday vs. Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| TOTALS | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Michelle Moultrie (USA) | ||||||
| Monday vs. Mexico (exhibition) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3B |
| Tuesday vs. Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | SB |
| Wednesday vs. Philippines | did not play | |||||
| Thursday vs. Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | |
| Friday vs. Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | |
| Saturday vs. Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Saturday vs. Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2B |
| Sunday vs. Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | |
| TOTALS | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | .333 | 2B, 3B, SB |
| Kelsey Stewart (USA) | ||||||
| Monday vs. Mexico (exhibition) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | BB |
| Tuesday vs. Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | BB |
| Wednesday vs. Philippines | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .667 | SB |
| Thursday vs. Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Friday vs. Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Saturday vs. Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Saturday vs. Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Sunday vs. Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | SB |
| TOTALS | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .214 | 2 BB, 2 SB |
USA Softball's Website has box scores for all World Cup games, along with the Team USA roster and summer schedule. The next international event is the Canadian Open FP International, which begins Tuesday and runs through July 21 in Surrey, British Columbia.
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