2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup

The 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by IBAF. The 2015 edition was held in Osaka, Japan from August 28, 2015 to September 6, 2015.

2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates August 28–September 6
Teams12
Defending champions United States (2013)
Final positions
Champions
 United States (8th title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 South Korea
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance65,724 (1,314 per game)
Most Valuable PlayerNick Pratto (USA)
2013
2017

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 Second 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)

Second Round: The format in the Second 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. The number shown in parenthesis is the country's position in the IBAF World Rankings going into the competition.

Pool A Pool B

Japan (1)

Cuba (3)

United States (2)

Chinese Taipei 1 (4)

Mexico (12)

Canada (7)

Australia (14)

South Korea (8)

Brazil (15)

Italy (11)

Czech Republic (20)

South Africa (29)

^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)

First round

Group A

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Japan501.000541
 United States41.8001328
 Australia32.60023322
 Brazil23.40032246
 Mexico14.20041640
 Czech Republic05.00051454
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Aug 28, 2015 9:00 Australia  10–0  Mexico F/7 Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:42 100
Aug 28, 2015 12:30 Czech Republic  1–11  United States F/7 Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:12 618
Aug 28, 2015 18:00 Brazil  0–14  Japan F/7 Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:37 3500
Aug 29, 2015 10:00 Czech Republic  4–8  Mexico   Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:43 112
Aug 29, 2015 15:30 Australia  11–1  Brazil   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:50 703
Aug 29, 2015 18:30 United States  0–3  Japan   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:50 5500
Aug 30, 2015 10:00 Mexico  1–5  United States   Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:46 150
Aug 30, 2015 10:00 Czech Republic  9–10  Brazil   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 3:43 160
Aug 30, 2015 17:30 Australia  1–10  Japan   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:54 7804
Aug 31, 2015 10:00 Brazil  9–7  Mexico   Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:45 100
Aug 31, 2015 15:30 United States  11–1  Australia F/8 Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 3:05 703
Aug 31, 2015 17:30 Czech Republic  0–15  Japan F/7 Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:30 2000
Sep 1, 2015 10:00 United States  5–2  Brazil   Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:45 130
Sep 1, 2015 10:00 Australia  10–0  Czech Republic F/8 Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:35 130
Sep 1, 2015 17:30 Mexico  0–12  Japan F/7 Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:19 2347

Group B

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 South Korea501.0004213
 Cuba41.8001288
 Canada32.60023029
 Chinese Taipei23.40033315
 Italy14.20041738
 South Africa05.00051562
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Aug 28, 2015 9:00 Cuba  4–1  Italy   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:41 527
Aug 28, 2015 11:00 South Africa  2–17  South Korea F/5 Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:30 300
Aug 28, 2015 12:30 Canada  6–2  Chinese Taipei   Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:57 100
Aug 29, 2015 10:00 South Africa  0–7  Cuba   Toyonaka Rose Stadium 2:22 647
Aug 29, 2015 12:00 South Korea  6–2  Canada   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:51 500
Aug 29, 2015 15:30 Italy  1–11  Chinese Taipei F/7 Nanko Chuo Baseball Stadium 2:38 186
Aug 30, 2015 12:00 Cuba  3–4  South Korea F/10 Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 3:03 647
Aug 30, 2015 15:30 Chinese Taipei  15–1  South Africa F/7 Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:26 200
Aug 30, 2015 15:30 Italy  0–10  Canada F/8 Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:32 300
Aug 31, 2015 10:00 Italy  12–2  South Africa   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:51 327
Aug 31, 2015 12:00 South Korea  4–3  Chinese Taipei   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:55 180
Aug 31, 2015 15:30 Canada  1–11  Cuba F/7 Nanko Chuo Baseball Stadium 2:07 200
Sep 1, 2015 12:00 South Korea  11–3  Italy   Maishima Baseball Stadium 3:02 637
Sep 1, 2015 15:30 Chinese Taipei  2–3  Cuba   Nanko Chuo Stadium 2:57 150
Sep 1, 20151 15:30 South Africa  10–11  Canada   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:50 647

1Game suspended and completed on September 2

Super round

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Japan501.000393
 United States41.80013318
 South Korea32.60021724
 Australia14.20041238
 Cuba14.20042327
 Canada14.20042034
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Sep 3, 2015 12:00 United States  7–4  South Korea   Maishima Baseball Stadium 3:56 300
Sep 3, 2015 15:30 Australia  7–4  Cuba F/10 Nanko Chuo Stadium 3:23 703
Sep 3, 2015 17:30 Canada  2–5  Japan   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:49 1500
Sep 4, 2015 12:00 Canada  10–3  Australia   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:46 527
Sep 4, 2015 13:00 Cuba  5–6  United States   Hanshin Koshien Stadium 2:55 500
Sep 4, 2015 18:00 South Korea  0–12  Japan F/7 Hanshin Koshien Stadium 2:29 7000
Sep 5, 2015 12:00 Australia  0–3  South Korea   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:26 70
Sep 5, 2015 13:00 Cuba  0–9  Japan   Hanshin Koshien Stadium 2:39 8000
Sep 5, 2015 18:00 Canada  5–9  United States   Hanshin Koshien Stadium 3:10 350

Consolation round

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Mexico41.800-2619
 Chinese Taipei41.800-363
 Brazil32.60012936
 Italy23.40022930
 Czech Republic14.20032228
 South Africa14.20031338
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Sep 3, 2015 10:00 Czech Republic  0–1  Chinese Taipei F/5 Nanko Chuo Stadium 1:10 303
Sep 3, 2015 10:00 Italy  6–8  Brazil   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 3:24 69
Sep 4, 2015 10:00 Czech Republic  4–2  South Africa   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:32 110
Sep 4, 20151 13:30 South Africa  2–5  Mexico   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:48 100
Sep 4, 2015 16:30 Mexico  5–3  Italy   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 3:15 60
Sep 4, 2015 17:30 Brazil  0–8  Chinese Taipei   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:59 303
Sep 5, 2015 10:00 South Africa  6–2  Brazil   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:23 527
Sep 5, 2015 15:30 Czech Republic  4–7  Italy   Toyonaka Rose Baseball Stadium 2:37 527
Sep 5, 2015 17:30 Mexico  2–1  Chinese Taipei   Maishima Baseball Stadium 2:15 100

1Game suspended and completed on September 4

Finals

Third place game

Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Sep 6, 2015 10:00 Australia  5–8  South Korea   Maishima Baseball Stadium 3:08 70

Championship

Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Sep 6, 2015 19:301 United States  2–1  Japan   Koshien Stadium 2:40 15,000

1The game was originally scheduled to begin at 18:10, but was delayed by rain.

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