United States national under-18 baseball team
The United States national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 baseball team of United States in international-level baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 2nd in the world by the International Baseball Federation.[1] They have won the U-18 Baseball World Cup 8 times.[2]
| USA Baseball 18U | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| Country |  United States of America | ||
| Federation | USA Baseball | ||
| Confederation | COPABE | ||
| WBSC World Rank | 2nd | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 27 (First in 1981 U-18) | ||
| Best result |  1st (8 times, most recent in 2015 U-18) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1997 U-18) | ||
| Best result |  1st (4 times, most recent in 2016 U-18) | ||
The U.S. national 18U team debuted their international team in the Friendship Series, in 1983.[3]
Current roster
| 2017 18U National Team roster | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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Primary National Team Tournament Records
World Baseball Classic
| U-18 Baseball World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
| 1981 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1982 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1983 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1984 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1985 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1986 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1987 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1988 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1989 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1990 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1991 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1992 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1993 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1994 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1995 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1996 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1997 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1999 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 2000 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 2002 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 2004 | Semifinal | 4th | ||||
| 2006 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 2008 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 2010 | Quarterfinal | 5th | ||||
| 2012 | Final | 1st | 8 | 1 | 67 | 22 |
| 2013 | Final | 1st | 9 | 1 | 56 | 24 |
| 2015 | Final | 1st | 8 | 1 | 56 | 23 |
| 2017 | ||||||
| Total | ||||||
Record by team
| Team |
Main tournament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP |
W |
L |
RF |
RA | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
 Colombia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
 Japan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 Venezuela |
2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| Cuba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
 South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 12 | ||
See also
Notes
- "Rankings". WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "U-18 Baseball World Cup". www.wbsc.org. WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "1983 Friendship Series Team Roster". usabaseball.com. USA Baseball. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
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