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2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup

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2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryPanama
Dates10-19 August
Teams12
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runner-up Panama
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States 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

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Bronze medal game

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August 20, 2018 Chinese Taipei  6 – 3  Japan
Boxscore

Gold medal game

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August 20, 2018 Panama  1 – 7  United States
Boxscore

Final standings

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Rk Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Panama
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei
4  Japan
5  Cuba
6  Dominican Republic
7  Brazil
8  Netherlands
9  Australia
10  China
11  Germany
12  South Africa

Awards

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The WBSC announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[3]

Awards Player
Most Valuable Player United States Cody Schrier
Position Player
Pitcher United States Andrew Painter
Panama Alexis Bernal
Hitter Japan Aoi Sugishita
Catcher Cuba Edgar Quero
First Base United States Brady House
Second Base Japan Seiya Fukuhara
Third Base United States Luke Leto
Short Stop Panama Reginald Preciado
Outfield Dominican Republic Oscar Aude
Panama Luis Durango
United States Ryan Spikes

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "USA tops Panama to become new U-15 Baseball Champions of the World". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
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