2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Panama |
Dates | 10-19 August |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (6th title) |
Runner-up | Panama |
Third place | Chinese Taipei |
Fourth place | Japan |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Cody Schrier |
The 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup was an under-15 international baseball competition held in David / Chitré, Panama from August 10 to 19, 2018.[1]
The United States won their first world title in the U-15 World Cup history and overall sixth title in the tournaments, after defeated Panama 7–1 in final.[2]
Final round
[edit]Bronze medal game
[edit]August 20, 2018 | Chinese Taipei | 6 – 3 | Japan | |
Boxscore |
Gold medal game
[edit]August 20, 2018 | Panama | 1 – 7 | United States | |
Boxscore |
Final standings
[edit]Rk | Team |
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United States | |
Panama | |
Chinese Taipei | |
4 | Japan |
5 | Cuba |
6 | Dominican Republic |
7 | Brazil |
8 | Netherlands |
9 | Australia |
10 | China |
11 | Germany |
12 | South Africa |
Awards
[edit]The WBSC announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[3]
Awards | Player |
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Most Valuable Player | Cody Schrier |
Position | Player |
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Pitcher | Andrew Painter Alexis Bernal |
Hitter | Aoi Sugishita |
Catcher | Edgar Quero |
First Base | Brady House |
Second Base | Seiya Fukuhara |
Third Base | Luke Leto |
Short Stop | Reginald Preciado |
Outfield | Oscar Aude |
Luis Durango | |
Ryan Spikes |
References
[edit]- ^ "U-15 Baseball World Cup set to open in Panama in 12-nation battle for world title". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "USA tops Panama to become new U-15 Baseball Champions of the World". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "5 nations represented on U-15 Baseball World Cup 2018 All-World Team, led by MVP Cody Schrier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 20 August 2018.