WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals 2025 Stats Review: Pimentel puts up dominant numbers to lead Venezuela to title

Maiker Pimentel earned MVP honours at the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals 2025 in Prince Albert, Canada after delivering a dominant individual performance across six days of action. The Venezuelan ace was a force in the circle, leading the tournament in wins (4), strikeouts (58), innings pitched (34), and games started (5). His ERA of 2.88 helped propel Venezuela to victories over Argentina, Canada, and twice against New Zealand - including the Championship game.

Despite Pimentel’s standout numbers, Argentina’s Huemul Mata finished as the ERA leader with a tournament-best 2.06.

Powered by Pimentel, Venezuela’s pitching staff led all teams in batting average allowed at .214, followed by New Zealand at .229. The champions also topped the strikeout chart with 69, with Argentina second at 55.

Argentina posted the lowest team ERA of the tournament at 3.00 across five games. USA followed closely at 3.28, while Venezuela and New Zealand were tied at 3.41.

Offensively, Canada led the way in team batting average, hitting .362 as a team with Argentina second with .291. Venezuela, despite finishing seventh in batting average (.243), found other ways to win and ultimately claimed the title.

USA powered their way to the top of the home run list with 11, trailed closely by Japan (10). Canada, New Zealand, and Venezuela each belted nine.

Individually, the Dominican Republic’s Jendry Torres topped the batting charts with an eye-popping .692 average. Canada’s Blake Hunter (.571) and Brad Ezekiel (.500) weren't far behind.

On the tournament’s penultimate day, Canada’s Mathieu Roy smashed three home runs against Australia to claim the home run crown with four in total. Venezuela’s Kleiver Rodriguez made a strong finish, going deep in both the last Super Round game and the final to place second overall.

The Finals saw a total of 218 runs scored, averaging 9.91 per game. Power was on full display at Prince Edward’s Prime Ministers Park, with a total of 63 home runs hit at an average of 2.86 per game.