2009 World Youth Baseball Championship

The 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament scheduled to start on 15 August 2009. It was the 14th time the World Youth Cup has taken place. Taiwan hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba.

2009 World Youth Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Taiwan
Dates 15 23 August
Teams12
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Defending champions Cuba (2005)
Final positions
Champions
 United States (4th title)
Runner-up
 Cuba
Third place
 Mexico
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Games played46
Attendance8,244 (179 per game)
Best batting average JoMarcos Woods (.696)
Most homeruns hit Guillermo Aviles (3)
Most stolen bases Urving Kemp (6)
Best ERA Elbis Martinez
Cory Geisler
John Hochstatter (0.00)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher) Seung-Jun Baek (26)

Round 1

Group A

Qualified for the quarter-finals
Did not qualify for the quarter-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 Cuba550
2 Japan5321-0
3 Venezuela5320-1
4 Chinese Taipei5231-0
5 Australia5230-1
6 Russia505
August 15, 2009
Game 1
Cuba  9 1  Australia Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 65
Boxscore
August 15, 2009
Game 3
Chinese Taipei  14 15  Venezuela Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 1,350
Boxscore
August 15, 2009
Game 5
Russia  0 20 (F/5)  Japan Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 45
Boxscore

August 16, 2009
Game 7
Australia  15 2 (F/7)  Russia Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 45
Boxscore
August 16, 2009
Game 9
Chinese Taipei  12 15  Japan Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 1,840
Boxscore
August 16, 2009
Game 11
Venezuela  2 12  Cuba Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 37
Boxscore

August 17, 2009
Game 13
Russia  1 19 (F/5)  Chinese Taipei Taichung
Attendance: 77
Boxscore
August 17, 2009
Game 15
Venezuela  9 8  Australia Taichung
Attendance: 75
Boxscore
August 17, 2009
Game 17
Japan  2 5  Cuba Taichung
Attendance: 320
Boxscore

August 18, 2009
Game 19
Japan  7 6  Venezuela Taichung
Attendance: 50
Boxscore
August 18, 2009
Game 21
Cuba  16 1 (F/5)  Russia Taichung
Attendance: 20
Boxscore
August 18, 2009
Game 23
Australia  4 8  Chinese Taipei Taichung
Attendance: 250
Boxscore

August 19, 2009
Game 25
Venezuela  21 1 (F/5)  Russia Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 10
Boxscore
August 19, 2009
Game 27
Japan  9 10  Australia Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
August 19, 2009
Game 29
Chinese Taipei  5 7  Cuba Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 520
Boxscore

Group B

Panama was originally scheduled to participate in Group B of the tournament, but withdrew citing financial concerns. The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) announced that Hong Kong would be their replacements, shortly before the tournament was due to commence.[1]

Qualified for the quarter-finals
Did not qualify for the quarter-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 United States550
2 South Korea541
3 Mexico532
4 Netherlands523
5 Hong Kong514
6 Czech Republic505
August 15, 2009
Game 2
Hong Kong  0 28 (F/5)  United States Taichung
Attendance: 30
Boxscore
August 15, 2009
Game 4
South Korea  5 4  Mexico Taichung
Attendance: 25
Boxscore
August 15, 2009
Game 6
Czech Republic  2 11  Netherlands Taichung
Attendance: 50
Boxscore

August 16, 2009
Game 8
Mexico  20 3 (F/5)  Hong Kong Taichung
Attendance: 35
Boxscore
August 16, 2009
Game 10
United States  18 1 (F/6)  Czech Republic Taichung
Attendance: 30
Boxscore
August 16, 2009
Game 12
Netherlands  0 10 (F/7)  South Korea Taichung
Attendance: 50
Boxscore

August 17, 2009
Game 14
United States  15 1 (F/7)  Netherlands Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 30
Boxscore
August 17, 2009
Game 16
Czech Republic  2 13 (F/8)  Mexico Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
August 17, 2009
Game 18
Hong Kong  0 16 (F/7)  South Korea Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 45
Boxscore

August 18, 2009
Game 20
South Korea  14 3 (F/7)  Czech Republic Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 45
Boxscore
August 18, 2009
Game 22
Netherlands  16 6 (F/7)  Hong Kong Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 65
Boxscore
August 18, 2009
Game 24
Mexico  6 16  United States Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 73
Boxscore

August 19, 2009
Game 26
Netherlands  6 8  Mexico Taichung
Attendance: 85
Boxscore
August 19, 2009
Game 28
United States  11 1 (F/7)  South Korea Taichung
Attendance: 50
Boxscore
August 19, 2009
Game 30
Hong Kong  6 5  Czech Republic Taichung
Attendance: 80
Boxscore

Round 2

Bottom four

August 21, 2009
Game 31
Australia  15 0 (F/5)  Czech Republic Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 45
Boxscore
August 21, 2009
Game 32
Hong Kong  3 5  Russia Taichung
Attendance: 65
Boxscore

August 22, 2009
Game 37
Australia  10 0 (F/7)  Russia Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 47
Boxscore
August 22, 2009
Game 38
Czech Republic  16 0 (F/5)  Hong Kong Taichung
Attendance: 13
Boxscore

Quarter-finals

August 21, 2009
Game 33
Cuba  13 3 (F/7)  Netherlands Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 25
Boxscore
August 21, 2009
Game 34
Japan  4 5  Mexico Taichung
Attendance: 50
Boxscore
August 21, 2009
Game 35
United States  11 8  Chinese Taipei Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 468
Boxscore
August 21, 2009
Game 36
South Korea  5 11  Venezuela Taichung
Attendance: 100
Boxscore

Semi-finals

August 22, 2009
Game 39
Cuba  9 0  Venezuela Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 156
Boxscore
August 22, 2009
Game 40
Netherlands  4 5  South Korea Taichung
Attendance: 90
Boxscore
August 22, 2009
Game 41
United States  9 5  Mexico Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 120
Boxscore
August 22, 2009
Game 42
Chinese Taipei  10 6  Japan Taichung
Attendance: 420
Boxscore

Final round

7th place

August 23, 2009
Game 43
Netherlands  1 11 (F/7)  Japan Taichung
Attendance: 75
Boxscore

5th place

August 23, 2009
Game 44
Chinese Taipei  11 0 (F/7)  South Korea Taichung
Attendance: 263
Boxscore

3rd place

August 23, 2009
Game 45
Mexico  11 10  Venezuela Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 65
Boxscore

Final

August 23, 2009
Game 46
Cuba  6 7  United States Taichung Intercontinental
Attendance: 625
Boxscore

Final standings

RankCountry
 United States
 Cuba
 Mexico
4th  Venezuela
5th  Chinese Taipei
6th  South Korea
7th  Japan
8th  Netherlands
9th  Australia
10th  Russia
11th  Czech Republic
12th  Hong Kong

Awards

The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[2]

All Star Team
PositionPlayer
Pitcher (RHP) Héctor Mendoza
Pitcher (LHP) Cory Geisler
Catcher Guy Edmonds
First Base Guillermo Aviles
Second Base Rougned Odor
Third Base Lin-Jen Chu
Short Stop Francisco Lindor
Outfield Austin Cousino
Katsushi Nakamichi
JoMarcos Woods

References

  1. Schiroli, Riccardo (14 August 2009). "IBAF Announces Replacement for Panama in 2009 World Youth Championships". Lausanne, Switzerland: International Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  2. Sedgman, Cassandra (24 August 2009). "Guy Edmunds named in AA World All-Star Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
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