# 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup

The 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially IV U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the fourth edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament. It was held in Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin in Taiwan. Players born between 1999 and 2004 are eligible to play the tournament.

## Venues

Tianmu Baseball Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and is scheduled to host all of the Group B games and medal games. Douliu Baseball Stadium and Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium were scheduled to host all of the Group A games.
| Douliu | Taichung | Taipei |
| Douliu Baseball Stadium | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | Tianmu Baseball Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,500 |

## Teams

China and Nicaragua were replaced in the tournament by Puerto Rico and Colombia due to COVID-19 restrictions in those countries. The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.
Africa
    South Africa (26)
Americas
    Mexico (4)
    Venezuela (6)
    Cuba (9)
    Colombia (11)
    Puerto Rico (16)
Asia
    Japan (1)
    Chinese Taipei (2)
    South Korea (3)
Europe
    Netherlands (8)
    Germany (18)
Oceania
    Australia (10)

## First round

* The top three teams in each pool will qualify for the second round.
* Qualified for the Super Round
* Qualified for the Placement Round

### Group A

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Chinese Taipei (H) | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 30 | 7 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 25 | 6 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 28 | 17 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 28 | 20 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 13 | 23 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 1 | 52 |
H: Host
* All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 18:30 | Colombia | 2 – 6 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:18 | 1250 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 12:00 | South Africa | 0 – 9 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 1:48 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 17:00 | Japan | 6 – 0 | Germany | F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | 48 | Boxscore |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 10:00 | South Africa | 0 – 10 | Colombia | F/6 | Taichung | 2:15 | 78 | Boxscore |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan | 5 – 2 | Venezuela | F/7 | Taichung | 2:07 | 150 | Boxscore |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 19:00 | Germany | 0 – 3 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Taichung | 2:15 | 525 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 10:00 | Venezuela | 7 – 8 | Colombia | F/8 | Taichung | 2:44 | 120 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 14:30 | South Africa | 0 – 10 | Germany | F/6 | Taichung | 2:22 | 232 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Japan | F/7 | Taichung | 2:16 | 2800 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 10:00 | Germany | 3 – 7 | Venezuela | F/7 | Taichung | 2:49 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2021 | 14:30 | Colombia | 1 – 4 | Japan | F/7 | Taichung | 2:21 | 120 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 14 – 1 | South Africa | F/5 | Taichung | 1:59 | 125 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 10:00 | Germany | 0 – 7 | Colombia | F/7 | Taichung | 2:18 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan | 9 – 0 | South Africa | F/7 | Taichung | 2:11 | 94 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 19:00 | Venezuela | 3 – 4 | Chinese Taipei | F/8 | Taichung | 3:23 | 350 | Boxscore |

### Group B

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 16 | 5 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 19 | 14 |
| Mexico | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 9 | 8 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 11 | 16 |
| Cuba | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 7 | 13 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 11 | 17 |
* All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 5 – 0 | Cuba | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 132 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 14:30 | Mexico | 3 – 2 | Australia | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:12 | 145 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 19:00 | South Korea | 4 – 0 | Netherlands | F/7 | Tianmu | 1:55 | 157 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2021 | 16:00 | Netherlands | 0 – 4 | Mexico | F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | 325 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 19:00 | Cuba | 0 – 4 | South Korea | F/7 | Douliu | 2:53 | 190 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 12:30 | Mexico | 2 – 3 | Puerto Rico | F/8 | Douliu | 2:02 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 15:30 | Netherlands | 3 – 2 | Cuba | F/7 | Douliu | 2:15 | 75 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 18:30 | Australia | 3 – 4 | South Korea | F/7 | Douliu | 2:31 | 174 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 10:00 | Cuba | 2 – 0 | Mexico | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:10 | 40 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 13:00 | Puerto Rico | 2 – 3 | South Korea | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:20 | 60 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 16:00 | Australia | 5 – 4 | Netherlands | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 106 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2021 | 19:00 | Puerto Rico | 0 – 8 | Australia | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:13 | 87 | Boxscore |
| Oct 19, 2021 | 10:00 | Australia | 1 – 3 | Cuba | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:36 | 101 | Boxscore |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 12:30 | Netherlands | 4 – 1 | Puerto Rico | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:36 | 70 | Boxscore |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 15:00 | South Korea | 1 – 0 | Mexico | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:24 | 151 | Boxscore |

## Placement round

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 9 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 21 | 9 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 16 | 10 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 16 | 16 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 | 3 | 55 |
* All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 11:00 | Netherlands | 0 – 3 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 1:53 | 30 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 14:00 | Germany | 2 – 3 | Cuba | F/7 | Douliu | 1:49 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 17:00 | South Africa | 0 – 10 | Puerto Rico | F/5 | Douliu | 1:39 | 34 | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 11:00 | Cuba | 2 – 0 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 14:00 | South Africa | 3 – 17 | Netherlands | F/5 | Douliu | 1:51 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 17:00 | Puerto Rico | 3 – 1 | Germany | F/7 | Douliu | 2:10 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 11:00 | South Africa | 0 – 9 | Cuba | F/7 | Douliu | 1:52 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 2 – 4 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 2:15 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 17:00 | Germany | 0 – 3 | Netherlands | F/7 | Douliu | 2:02 | - | Boxscore |

## Super Round

* Qualified for the Final
* Qualified for the Third-place game
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 13 | 8 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 17 | 11 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 11 | 11 |
| Chinese Taipei (H) | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 12 | 16 |
| Colombia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 18 | 25 |
| Australia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 15 | 17 |
H: Host
* All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 10:00 | Colombia | 3 – 4 | Mexico | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:12 | 32 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 14:30 | Australia | 1 – 2 | Japan | F/7 | Tianmu | 1:52 | 97 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 19:00 | South Korea | 6 – 2 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:40 | 3,921 | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 10:00 | Colombia | 8 – 6 | Australia | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:25 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan | 2 – 1 | South Korea | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:22 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 19:00 | Mexico | 2 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:59 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 10:00 | Colombia | 4 – 5 | South Korea | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:33 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 13:00 | Mexico | 2 – 4 | Japan | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:25 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 16:00 | Australia | 3 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:16 | - | Boxscore |

## Finals
### Third-place game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 14:30 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Mexico | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 481 | Boxscore |

### Championships

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 19:00 | South Korea | 0 – 3 | Japan | F/7 | Tianmu | 1:52 | 388 | Boxscore |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | Japan | 8 | 1 |
| Lost in Final ||||
| | South Korea | 7 | 2 |
| Won in 3rd-place game ||||
| | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 3 |
| Lost in 3rd-place game ||||
| 4 | Mexico | 4 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for the finals ||||
| 5 | Colombia | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Australia | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for the super round ||||
| 7 | Venezuela | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Cuba | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | South Africa | 0 | 8 |
* 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup
* Japan 2nd title

## Awards
### U23 All-World Team

| Position | Player |
| C | David Garcia |
| 1B | Jesus Chirinos |
| 2B | Carlos Arroyo |
| 3B | Hiroki Nakagawa |
| SS | Christian Rodriguez |
| OF | Chen Tso Tseng |
| OF | Ezequiel Pagan |
| OF | Christopher Burke |
| DH | Ren Onishi |
| P | Ren Tomida |
| P | Ryusei Gonda |

### Individual Award

| Award | Player | Statistics |
| Leading Hitter | Ren Onishi | .500 |
| Best ERA | Saangyung Lee | 0.00 (13 innings pitched) |
| Best Pitching Record | Ren Tomida | 2W 0L |
| Most RBI | Jesus Chirinos | 8 |
| Most HR | Jesus Chirinos | 2 |
| Most Stolen Bases | Michael Chirinos | 5 |
| Most Runs Scored | Daniel Aguilar | 7 |
| Outstanding Defensive Player | Hanbyul Kim | - |