2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup

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2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
DatesSeptember 9–18
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (10th title)
Runner-upFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Third placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Fourth placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Best BA Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Miller (.550)
Most HRs Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Eldridge
Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Miller
Flag of Panama.svg Eric Guevara (2)
Most Ks (as pitcher) Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Hyeon Kim (18)

The 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup or the XXIX U-18 Baseball World Cup is an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 18-year-old and younger held in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida, USA. The event was originally scheduled in 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was postponed to 2022. [1]

Contents

Format

First round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the consolation round.

Consolation round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)

Super round: The format in the super round is similar to that of the consolation round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other second-round qualifiers from the team's first-round group, and the 3 games played in the second round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the bronze-medal game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the gold-medal game.

Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the gold-medal game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.

Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.

Pool APool B
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Panama.svg
Panama

1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by most of the international organizations in sports competitions. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

First round

Group A

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 501.0005012
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 41.8001.04211
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32.6002.02014
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 23.4003.01434
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14.2004.01528
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 05.0005.0951
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Sep 9, 202215:00 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg6–7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   LECOM Park 2:28150 Boxscore
Sep 9, 202219:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–9Flag of the United States.svg  United States   LECOM Park 2:24300 Boxscore
Sep 10, 202211:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   LECOM Park 2:1371 Boxscore
Sep 10, 202219:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg8–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Ed Smith Stadium 3:04212 Boxscore
Sep 11, 202211:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   LECOM Park 1:50123 Boxscore
Sep 11, 202215:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg11–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   Ed Smith Stadium 2:5882 Boxscore
Sep 12, 202211:00 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   Ed Smith Stadium 2:17100 Boxscore
Sep 12, 202215:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg14–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa F/5 Ed Smith Stadium 1:39200 Boxscore
Sep 12, 202219:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Ed Smith Stadium 3:12282 Boxscore
Sep 13, 202211:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Ed Smith Stadium 1:50100 Boxscore
Sep 13, 202215:00 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Ed Smith Stadium 1:2869 Boxscore
Sep 13, 202219:00 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–10Flag of the United States.svg  United States F/6 LECOM Park 1:54133 Boxscore
Sep 14, 202209:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg16–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa F/5 LECOM Park 1:34134 Boxscore
Sep 14, 202209:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg13–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada F/6 Ed Smith Stadium 2:0785 Boxscore
Sep 14, 202212:30 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg9–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa   Ed Smith Stadium 1:5671 Boxscore

Group B

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 501.0003811
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 41.8001.02714
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 32.6002.03027
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 23.4003.03025
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14.2004.01439
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 05.0005.01235
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Sep 9, 202215:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   Ed Smith Stadium 1:56187 Boxscore
Sep 9, 202219:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg9–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia   Ed Smith Stadium 2:48152 Boxscore
Sep 10, 202211:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Ed Smith Stadium 2:19300 Boxscore
Sep 10, 202219:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   LECOM Park 2:01102 Boxscore
Sep 11, 202211:00 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg13–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia F/5 Ed Smith Stadium 2:13101 Boxscore
Sep 11, 202215:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg12–7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   LECOM Park 3:11158 Boxscore
Sep 11, 202219:00 Panama  Flag of Panama.svg4–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Ed Smith Stadium 2:10141 Boxscore
Sep 12, 202211:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   LECOM Park 1:5589 Boxscore
Sep 12, 202215:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–10Flag of Panama.svg  Panama F/5 LECOM Park 1:4055 Boxscore
Sep 12, 202219:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan F/5 LECOM Park 1:3343 Boxscore
Sep 13, 202211:00 Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7–8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico F/8 LECOM Park 3:1734 Boxscore
Sep 13, 202215:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   LECOM Park 2:32158 Boxscore
Sep 13, 202219:00 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg9–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Ed Smith Stadium 2:14110 Boxscore
Sep 14, 202211:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg10–6Flag of Panama.svg  Panama   LECOM Park 2:57100 Boxscore
Sep 14, 202215:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama F/8 LECOM Park 1:5498 Boxscore

Super round

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 41.800-247
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41.800-3020
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 41.800-2114
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 23.4002.01022
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.2503.01018
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 05.0004.01428
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Sep 15, 202209:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands   LECOM Park 1:5957 Boxscore
Sep 15, 202216:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   LECOM Park 1:59107 Boxscore
Sep 15, 202216:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Ed Smith Stadium 2:12200 Boxscore
Sep 16, 202212:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei F/8 LECOM Park 2:1584 Boxscore
Sep 16, 202216:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan F/5 Ed Smith Stadium 1:14  Boxscore
Sep 16, 202216:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States   LECOM Park 2:29380 Boxscore
Sep 17, 202212:30 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   LECOM Park 2:0095 Boxscore
Sep 17, 202212:30 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Ed Smith Stadium 2:35125 Boxscore
Sep 17, 202216:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–4Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Ed Smith Stadium 3:01486 Boxscore

Consolation Round

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 41.800-2216
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 41.800-307
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32.6001.02520
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23.4002.01819
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23.4002.01023
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 05.0004.01231
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Sep 15, 202209:00 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy   Ed Smith Stadium 1:35150 Boxscore
Sep 15, 202216:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Ed Smith Stadium 2:0677 Boxscore
Sep 15, 202216:00 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama F/8 LECOM Park 2:1875 Boxscore
Sep 16, 202209:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Ed Smith Stadium 2:0185 Boxscore
Sep 16, 202209:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil F/9 LECOM Park 2:43107 Boxscore
Sep 16, 202212:30 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–10Flag of Panama.svg  Panama   Ed Smith Stadium 2:0625 Boxscore
Sep 17, 202209:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil   Ed Smith Stadium 1:4898 Boxscore
Sep 17, 202209:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama   LECOM Park 1:5555 Boxscore
Sep 17, 202216:00 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia   LECOM Park 2:0443 Boxscore

Finals

Third-place game

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Sep 18, 202210:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Ed Smith Stadium 2:15222 Boxscore

Championship

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Sep 18, 202210:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Ed Smith Stadium 2:351,896 Boxscore

Medalists

Final standings

RkTeamWL
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 81
Lost in Final
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 72
Failed to qualify for the Final
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 63
Lost in 3rd Place Game
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 72
Failed to qualify for the finals
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 35
Failed to qualify for the super round
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 44
8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 44
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35
10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 26
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 26
12Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 08

U-18 All-World Team

PositionPlayer
C Flag of Japan.svg Shion Matsuo
1B Flag of Mexico.svg Yael Romero
2B Flag of Panama.svg Luis Escudero
3B Flag of South Korea.svg Daeseon Jeong
SS Flag of Mexico.svg Rosman Verdugo
OF Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsin Chiu
Flag of South Korea.svg Junyoung Jeong
Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Miller
DH Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Eldridge
P Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Shao-En Lin
Flag of Japan.svg Shiki Kawahara

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