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Practices begin on March 2nd 2024

All players are invited to participate in practices at BASES in Linthicum, Maryland. Address 700 Evelyn Avenue, Unit C1, Linthicum, MD 21090

Practices will be held every Saturday in March from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Season Wrap Up

Another summer season of the Eastern Women’s Baseball Conference is in the books. Thank you to all of the participants for your dedication to the game and for the fun and enthusiasm you brought to the field. Below are a few end-of-season highlights.

EWBC First-Place Finisher

This year’s race to the top came down to the final game. The Fury and the Flames both finished with the same record of wins and losses. The Fury edged out the Flames in a tiebreaker, having scored more runs this season. Congratulations, Fury!

Summer Sandlot Game

The Blues, Flames, and Fury decided to cap off the summer season by combining forces and playing in the inaugural Sandlot Game. Players were divided into two teams: the Blurry and the Flurry. Both teams showcased excellent pitching, solid defense, and impressive hitting. The Flurry took an early lead, but the Blurry chipped away and ended up winning 10-8. Both teams celebrated, for it was a glorious day to play baseball and have fun with friends.

Heather Millar Sportsmanship Award

This year’s Heather Millar Sportsmanship Award goes to Bonnie Hoffman. Bonnie is a great teacher of baseball and has a way of encouraging and inspiring a person to be better. Bonnie is committed to the growth of women’s baseball and has done a lot through leadership roles she has taken on with DC Girls Baseball and the EWBC. Thank you, Bonnie, for your integrity and positivity on and off the baseball field!

Fall Ball

The EWBC has a Sunday time slot at McLean HIgh School’s Field until November. If players want to get together for a fall game or two, please let us know, and we can try to organize something.

In the meantime, try to stay cool, and invite your friends to join the League!

Women’s Baseball World Cup Info Aug 8th-

Credit for the following goes to the WBSC website:

The premier women’s baseball competition returns after five years with a renovated competition system. All Women’s Baseball World Cup games will be played in seven innings.

When world No. 10 Korea take on No. 11 Hong Kong, China in Game 1 of the IX WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup on Tuesday, a new competition format will be in place for the premier women’s baseball competition – a Two-Stage Format.

Under the new format, the Group Stage and the Finals of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup will be played in consecutive years. In this case, the Group Stage will be played in August and October 2023, and will finish with the Finals in the summer of 2024. 

For the Group Stage, the 12 participating teams have been drawn into two groups of six teams. 

Group A will be hosted in Thunder Bay, Canada, from 8 to 13 August, with No. 3 Canada; No. 4 USA; No. 8 Australia; No. 10 Korea; No. 11 Hong Kong, China; and No. 12 Mexico in action. See Group A’s schedule here. 

Miyoshi City, Japan, will host Group B from 13 to 19 September featuring hosts and world No. 1 Japan; No. 2 Chinese Taipei; No. 5 Venezuela; No. 7 Cuba; No. 9 Puerto Rico and No. 16 France. See Group B’s schedule here. 

Each group consists of a single round robin, featuring games of seven innings, with the top two teams at the completion of the round robin games earning a spot in the Finals. 

In addition, two wild cards will be awarded for the Finals. If Canada finishes Group A in the top-three positions, then both third-place finishers from Groups A and B will advance to the Finals 2024 as wild cards. However, if Canada finishes lower than third place in the Group Stage, then they receive an automatic berth in the Finals as host team, and the final wild card goes to the best third place finisher, according to the following criteria (in order): 

  • Criterion 1: Final standings of previous World Cup
  • Criterion 2: World rankings at 31.12.2023

The six-team Finals will be played in a single round robin format, with the first and second place teams after the round robin facing off For the Title of World Champion while the third and fourth place finishers will play the Bronze Medal Game.