| Baseball at the XXVIII Summer Universiade | |||||||
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| Venue | various | ||||||
| Dates | July 6, 2015 – July 11, 2015 | ||||||
| Teams | 8 (men) | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Baseball was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 6 to 11 in Gwangju, South Korea. The tournament was only for men.
| Baseball at the XXVIII Summer Universiade | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | various | ||||||
| Dates | July 6, 2015 – July 11, 2015 | ||||||
| Teams | 8 (men) | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Baseball was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 6 to 11 in Gwangju, South Korea. The tournament was only for men.
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Japan (JPN) Chinese Taipei (TPE) | South Korea (KOR) |
Eight teams participated in the men's tournament.
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| Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 0.667 |
 China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0.333 |
 France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2015 | 12:00 | China | 3–2 | France | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | ||||
| July 6, 2015 | 18:00 | South Korea | 0–8 | Japan | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | ||||
| July 7, 2015 | 11:00 | Japan | 9–0 | China | 5 | Mudeung Baseball Stadium | |||
| July 8, 2015 | 17:00 | Japan | 10–0 | France | 7 | Mudeung Baseball Stadium | |||
| July 8, 2015 | 18:00 | South Korea | 14–0 | China | 7 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | |||
| July 9, 2015 | 18:00 | France | 0–13 | South Korea | 7 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field |
| Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1.000 |
 United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 0.667 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0.333 |
 Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2015 | 11:00 | Mexico | 1–9 | Chinese Taipei | Mudeung Baseball Stadium | ||||
| July 6, 2015 | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 4–5 | United States | Mudeung Baseball Stadium | ||||
| July 8, 2015 | 11:00 | Czech Republic | 8–0 | Mexico | 5 | Mudeung Baseball Stadium | |||
| July 8, 2015 | 12:00 | United States | 3–5 | Chinese Taipei | 10 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | |||
| July 9, 2015 | 12:00 | Mexico | 3–7 | United States | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | ||||
| July 9, 2015 | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 5–3 | Czech Republic | Mudeung Baseball Stadium |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 10 | ||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| July 11 | ||||||
| China | 5 | |||||
| China | X | |||||
| July 10 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | X | |||||
| France | 8 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 10 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| July 11 | ||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 10 | ||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| July 11 | ||||||
| Japan | 8 | |||||
| Japan | X | |||||
| July 10 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | X | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| July 11 | ||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||
| South Korea | 14 | |||||
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