2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup

The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held in Barranquilla and Montería, Colombia.

2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Colombia
Dates October 19 – 28
Teams12 (from 5 continents)
Defending champions Japan (2016)
Final positions
Champions
 Mexico (1st title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Venezuela
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played50
← 2016
2021 →

Originally the host to the tournament was awarded to Nicaragua and would be held in Managua,[1] but due to 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests, WBSC subsequently decided to move the tournament to Colombia.[2]

Mexico defeated Japan with a score of 2:1 in the Championship game to win the Gold medal. Venezuela won the Bronze medal by defeating Korea in the Third-place game with a score of 4:5.

Teams

First round

Group A
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Japan501.000—355
 Mexico41.8001.03824
 Chinese Taipei23.4003.02920
 Netherlands23.4003.02940
 Colombia23.4003.03325
 South Africa05.0005.0656
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018 10:00 Chinese Taipei  1–2  Mexico   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:58 62 Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018 15:00 South Africa  0–13  Japan F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 1:50 300 Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018 20:00 Netherlands  5–9  Colombia   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:27 3,500 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018 10:00 Japan  3–1  Chinese Taipei   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:15 130 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018 15:00 Mexico  14–7  Netherlands   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:34 500 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018 20:00 Colombia  11–0  South Africa F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:07 3,500 Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018 10:00 Mexico  2–7  Japan   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:15 250 Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018 10:00 Netherlands  0–5  Japan   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:28 120 Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018 15:00 South Africa  0–12  Chinese Taipei F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 1:59 250 Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018 20:00 Colombia  6–7  Mexico   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 4:01 4,000 Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018 10:00 Chinese Taipei  9–10  Netherlands F/10 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:06 100 Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018 15:00 South Africa  3–13  Mexico F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:11 102 Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018 20:00 Japan  7–2  Colombia   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:58 6,000 Boxscore
Oct 24, 2018 8:00 Netherlands  7–3  South Africa   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:59 85 Boxscore
Oct 24, 2018 11:00 Chinese Taipei  6–5  Colombia F/10 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:27 250 Boxscore

Group B
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Venezuela501.000—3510
 Dominican Republic326002.03026
 South Korea32.6002.03830
 Puerto Rico23.4003.03424
 Australia23.4003.02027
 Czech Republic05.0005.01555
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018 10:00 Australia  2–4  Venezuela   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:40 101 Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018 15:00 Czech Republic  3–14  South Korea F/7 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:29 200 Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018 20:00 Dominican Republic  9–6  Puerto Rico   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:52 – Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018 10:00 Australia  5–3  Czech Republic   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:38 114 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018 15:00 Dominican Republic  8–2  South Korea   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:29 952 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018 20:00 Venezuela  7–2  Puerto Rico   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 4:05 1,550 Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018 10:00 Dominican Republic  3–4  Australia   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:52 150 Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018 15:00 Puerto Rico  3–6  South Korea   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:32 987 Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018 20:00 Czech Republic  2–8  Venezuela   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:15 855 Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018 10:00 South Korea  14–7  Australia   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:34 150 Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018 15:00 Venezuela  7–2  Dominican Republic   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:09 800 Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018 20:00 Puerto Rico  20–0  Czech Republic F/5 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 1:59 205 Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018 10:00 South Korea  2–9  Venezuela   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:30 700 Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018 15:00 Czech Republic  7–8  Dominican Republic F/10 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:12 496 Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018 20:00 Puerto Rico  3–2  Australia   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:40 452 Boxscore

Consolation round
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Colombia501.000–5313
 Puerto Rico41.8001.04213
 Australia32.6001.53731
 Netherlands14.2004.01143
 South Africa14.2004.02136
 Czech Republic14.2004.01149
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018 10:00  Czech Republic 4–3  Netherlands   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:58 102 Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018 15:00  South Africa 5–7  Puerto Rico   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:50 200 Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018 20:00  Australia 5–18  Colombia F/7 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:45 2,850 Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018 10:00  South Africa 9–2  Czech Republic   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:46 110 Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018 15:00  Australia 16–3  Netherlands F/7 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:28 100 Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018 20:00  Colombia 3–1  Puerto Rico F/11 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:23 2,423 Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018 10:00  South Africa 4–9  Australia   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:56 58 Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018 15:00  Netherlands 3–11  Puerto Rico   18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:54 – Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018 20:00  Czech Republic 2–12  Colombia F/8 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:17 1,221 Boxscore

Super round
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Japan501.000–238
 Mexico32.6002.01916
 Venezuela32.6002.02719
 South Korea23.4003.01424
 Chinese Taipei14.2504.01015
 Dominican Republic14.2004.01219
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018 10:00  South Korea 2–3  Japan   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:24 200 Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018 15:00  Chinese Taipei 3–1  Dominican Republic F/10 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:53 155 Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018 20:00  Mexico 10–4  Venezuela   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:13 1,200 Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018 10:00  Chinese Taipei 2–5  South Korea   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:53 150 Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018 15:00  Venezuela 3–6  Japan   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:58 150 Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018 18:30  Dominican Republic 1–3  Mexico   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:33 850 Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018 10:00  Dominican Republic 0–4  Japan   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:10 183 Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018 15:00  Chinese Taipei 3–4  Venezuela   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:34 400 Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018 20:00  South Korea 3–2  Mexico   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:48 2,100 Boxscore

Finals

Third place game
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Oct 28, 2018 13:00  South Korea 4–5  Venezuela   Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:51 645 Boxscore

Championship
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Oct 28, 2018 20:00  Mexico 2–1  Japan F/10 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:06 6,500 Boxscore

Final standings
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