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
Teams	12 (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 played	50
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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

Africa  South Africa Asia  Japan  Chinese Taipei  South Korea Europe  Netherlands  Czech Republic

Americas  Venezuela  Mexico  Puerto Rico  Dominican Republic Oceania  Australia Wild Card  Colombia

First round

Group A

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Japan	5	0	1.000	—	35	5
Mexico	4	1	.800	1.0	38	24
Chinese Taipei	2	3	.400	3.0	29	20
Netherlands	2	3	.400	3.0	29	40
Colombia	2	3	.400	3.0	33	25
South Africa	0	5	.000	5.0	6	56

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
Venezuela	5	0	1.000	—	35	10
Dominican Republic	3	2	600	2.0	30	26
South Korea	3	2	.600	2.0	38	30
Puerto Rico	2	3	.400	3.0	34	24
Australia	2	3	.400	3.0	20	27
Czech Republic	0	5	.000	5.0	15	55

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
Colombia	5	0	1.000	–	53	13
Puerto Rico	4	1	.800	1.0	42	13
Australia	3	2	.600	1.5	37	31
Netherlands	1	4	.200	4.0	11	43
South Africa	1	4	.200	4.0	21	36
Czech Republic	1	4	.200	4.0	11	49

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
Japan	5	0	1.000	–	23	8
Mexico	3	2	.600	2.0	19	16
Venezuela	3	2	.600	2.0	27	19
South Korea	2	3	.400	3.0	14	24
Chinese Taipei	1	4	.250	4.0	10	15
Dominican Republic	1	4	.200	4.0	12	19

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

Rk Team W L 1  Mexico 4 2 Lost in Final 2  Japan 5 1 Failed to qualify for the Final 3  Venezuela 4 2 Lost in 3rd Place Game 4  South Korea 2 4 Failed to qualify for the finals 5  Chinese Taipei 3 5 6  Dominican Republic 3 5 Failed to qualify for the super round 7  Colombia 5 3 8  Puerto Rico 4 4 9  Australia 4 4 10  Netherlands 2 6 11  South Africa 1 7 12  Czech Republic 1 7 U-23 All-World Team Position Player C Orlando Piña 1B Hisanori Yasuda 2B Brallan Pérez 3B Derwin Pomare SS Jorma Rodríguez OF Norberto Obeso Ulrich Bojarski Carlos Vidal DH Leandro Cedeño P Francisco Haro Kakeru Narita External links Event Official Website at WBSC References WBSC (2017-12-05). "WBSC awards Hosting Rights: U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 to Nicaragua, U-15 Baseball World Cup 2018 to Panama". WBSC (2018-07-30). "U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 hosting rights awarded to Barranquilla, Colombia".