Women’s Baseball World Cup

Rockford will host group stage games this July before becoming just the second U.S. city to host the Finals next year. (Courtesy IWBC)

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Rockford, Illinois, Chosen to Host 2027 Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals

The International Women’s Baseball Center in Rockford, Illinois, has been chosen to host the World Baseball Softball Confederation‘s Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals in the summer of 2027. GoRockford is the U.S. presenting sponsor of the event, which will take place from July 19–25, 2027, at Rivets Stadium in neighboring Loves Park, Illinois. The Women’s […]

Posted On : February 24, 2026 By : Ted Keith

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Rockford, Illinois, to Host 2026 Baseball For All Nationals

GoRockford, Baseball For All and the Rockford Park District have announced that the Rockford region will host the 11th annual Baseball For All Nationals from July 19–25, 2026, during the same week as the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup group stage. The pair of events running back–to–back will make Rockford the epicenter of women’s and […]

Posted On : October 1, 2025 By : Justin Shaw

Beyer Stadium is the historical site where the Rockford Peaches of the American Girls Professional Baseball League played from 1943–1954. Today, the field hosts a variety of events, but needs renovations. Photo courtesy of the International Women’s Baseball Center

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Women’s Baseball Finds a Home in Rockford

When most people think of women’s baseball, what comes to mind is the film A League of Their Own, the 1992 box office hit which tells an interpretative version of real-life events surrounding the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which existed from 1943–1954, with Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell and others playing the parts of […]

Posted On : July 22, 2025 By : Justin Shaw

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Rockford to Host WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage 2026

The World Baseball Softball Confederation Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage 2026 will be held at the International Women’s Baseball Center in Rockford, Illinois, the first time in the state and only the second time in the United States. Scheduled for July 22–27, 2026, the event will be played at Rivets Stadium in neighboring Loves […]

Posted On : June 10, 2025 By : Justin Shaw