United States national under-18 baseball team

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CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Federation USA Baseball
Confederation COPABE
WBSC ranking
Current 2nd
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World Cup
Appearances27 (first in 1981 U-18 )
Best resultGold medal world centered.svg 1st (8 times, most recent in 2015 U-18 )
Pan American Games
Appearances9 (first in 1997 U-18 )
Best resultGold medal america.svg 1st (4 times, most recent in 2016 U-18 )

The United States national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 baseball team of United States in international-level baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 2nd in the world by the International Baseball Federation. [1] They have won the U-18 Baseball World Cup 8 times. [2]

Contents

The U.S. national 18U team debuted their international team in the Friendship Series, in 1983. [3]

Current roster

2017 18U National Team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pitchers
Catchers
  • 11 William Banfield V

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches


Primary National Team Tournament Records

U-18 Baseball World Cup record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
1981Final2nd
1982Final1st
1983Final2nd
1984Final2nd
1985Final2nd
1986Semifinal3rd
1987Final2nd
1988Final1st
1989Final1st
1990Semifinal3rd
1991Semifinal3rd
1992Final2nd
1993Final2nd
1994Final2nd
1995Final1st
1996Semifinal3rd
1997Semifinal3rd
1999Final1st
2000Final2nd
2002Semifinal3rd
2004Semifinal4th
2006Final2nd
2008Final2nd
2010Quarterfinal5th
2012Final1st816722
2013Final1st915624
2015Final1st815623
2017Final1st90615
2019Final2nd726031
Total

Record by team

Team
Main tournament
GP
W
L
RF
RA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 330167
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11080
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 220237
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 110111
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 110170
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11052
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321174
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5412515
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11051
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 220187
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2201210
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 220126
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3211113
Total281612

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References

  1. "Rankings". WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. "U-18 Baseball World Cup". www.wbsc.org. WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "1983 Friendship Series Team Roster". usabaseball.com. USA Baseball. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.