# 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship

The 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship was an under-16 international baseball competition held in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico from August 19 to August 28, 2011. This event is considered a test event for the 2011 Pan American Games baseball event.

## Teams

Eleven teams participated in the tournament. Originally, the Philippines would appear in Group A, but the team withdrew one week before the tournament.
| Group A | Group B |
| Australia | Cuba |
| Brazil | Dominican Republic |
| Chinese Taipei | Indonesia |
| Mexico | Japan |
| United States | Netherlands |
| | Venezuela |
^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)

## Round 1
### Group A
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| United States | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | — | 70 | 21 |
| Mexico | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 22 | 30 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 32 | 35 |
| Australia | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 35 | 54 |
| Brazil | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 29 | 48 |

#### Schedule and Results

| August 19, 2011 | Mexico | 8 – 6 | Chinese Taipei | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 2500 |
| August 19, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 2500 |
| August 19, 2011 | Australia | 11 – 21 (F/8) | United States | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 2000 |
| August 19, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 2000 |
| August 20, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 7 – 6 | Brazil | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 600 |
| August 20, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 600 |
| August 20, 2011 | Mexico | 5 – 3 | Australia | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 1200 |
| August 20, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 1200 |
| August 21, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 6 – 19 (F/7) | United States | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 617 |
| August 21, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 617 |
| August 21, 2011 | Brazil | 7 – 6 (F/10) | Mexico | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 1372 |
| August 21, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 1372 |
| August 22, 2011 | Brazil | 15 – 19 | Australia | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 150 |
| August 22, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 150 |
| August 22, 2011 | United States | 14 – 3 (F/7) | Mexico | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 3700 |
| August 22, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 3700 |
| August 23, 2011 | Australia | 2 – 13 (F/7) | Chinese Taipei | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 200 |
| August 23, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 200 |
| August 23, 2011 | United States | 16 – 1 (F/5) | Brazil | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 400 |
| August 23, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 400 |

### Group B
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | 51 | 18 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | 63 | 41 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 36 | 16 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 50 | 24 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 12 | 68 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 45 |

#### Schedule and Results

| August 19, 2011 | Dominican Republic | 0 – 9 (Forfeit) | Indonesia | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 19, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 19, 2011 | Cuba | 0 – 9 (Forfeit) | Netherlands | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 19, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 19, 2011 | Venezuela | 10 – 9 (F/10) | Japan | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 2500 |
| August 19, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 2500 |
| August 20, 2011 | Netherlands | 21 – 2 (F/5) | Indonesia | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 1400 |
| August 20, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 1400 |
| August 20, 2011 | Cuba | 6 – 5 | Japan | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3000 |
| August 20, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3000 |
| August 20, 2011 | Dominican Republic | 0 – 9 (Forfeit) | Venezuela | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 20, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 21, 2011 | Netherlands | 0 – 3 | Japan | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3200 |
| August 21, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3200 |
| August 21, 2011 | Cuba | 9 – 0 (Forfeit) | Dominican Republic | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 21, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 21, 2011 | Indonesia | 1 – 21 (F/5) | Venezuela | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 500 |
| August 21, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 500 |
| August 22, 2011 | Dominican Republic | 0 – 9 (Forfeit) | Netherlands | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 22, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 22, 2011 | Japan | 10 – 0 (F/7) | Indonesia | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 120 |
| August 22, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 120 |
| August 22, 2011 | Venezuela | 4 – 20 | Cuba | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 4000 |
| August 22, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 4000 |
| August 23, 2011 | Indonesia | 0 – 16 (F/5) | Cuba | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 100 |
| August 23, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 100 |
| August 23, 2011 | Netherlands | 11 – 19 | Venezuela | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 2500 |
| August 23, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 2500 |
| August 23, 2011 | Japan | 9 – 0 (Forfeit) | Dominican Republic | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
| August 23, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes |
^2 The team from Cuba did not arrive in time in Mexico for the tournament and lost their first game due to forfeit, which was scheduled against the Netherlands.
^3 The team from the Dominican Republic did not arrive in Mexico and lost all their games due to forfeit.

## Round 2
### Group C
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Cuba | 5 | 1 | .833 | — | 53 | 31 |
| United States | 5 | 1 | .833 | — | 91 | 49 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 41 | 31 |
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 34 | 45 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 45 | 40 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 61 | 75 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 31 | 53 |
| Australia | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5 | 35 | 67 |

#### Schedule and Results

| August 25, 2011 | United States | 14 – 3 (F/5) | Netherlands | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 350 |
| August 25, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 350 |
| August 25, 2011 | Venezuela | 2 – 9 | Chinese Taipei | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 150 |
| August 25, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 150 |
| August 25, 2011 | Mexico | 0 – 6 | Japan | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 800 |
| August 25, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 800 |
| August 25, 2011 | Cuba | 9 – 2 | Australia | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 1200 |
| August 25, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 1200 |
| August 26, 2011 | Japan | 10 – 9 | Australia | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 1000 |
| August 26, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 1000 |
| August 26, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 7 – 2 | Netherlands | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 130 |
| August 26, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 130 |
| August 26, 2011 | United States | 18 – 17 | Venezuela | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3500 |
| August 26, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3500 |
| August 26, 2011 | Cuba | 11 – 7 | Mexico | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 350 |
| August 26, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 350 |
| August 27, 2011 | Cuba | 7 – 4 | Chinese Taipei | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 6000 |
| August 27, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 6000 |
| August 27, 2011 | Venezuela | 9 – 8 | Australia | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 200 |
| August 27, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 200 |
| August 27, 2011 | United States | 6 – 8 (F/10) | Japan | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 800 |
| August 27, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 800 |
| August 28, 2011 | Mexico | 11 – 5 | Netherlands | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 5000 |
| August 28, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 5000 |

### Group D
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | — | 33 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 33 |

#### Schedule and Results

| August 25, 2011 | Brazil | 17 – 2 (F/6) | Indonesia | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 30 |
| August 25, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 30 |
| August 26, 2011 | Indonesia | 0 – 16 (F/7) | Brazil | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 200 |
| August 26, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 200 |
| August 27, 2011 | Brazil | — | Indonesia | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno |

## Round 3
### Bronze medal game

| August 28, 2011 | Japan | 8 – 7 | Mexico | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3000 |
| August 28, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes Attendance: 3000 |

### Gold medal game

| August 28, 2011 | United States | 9 – 0 | Cuba | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 2300 |
| August 28, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno Attendance: 2300 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | United States | 7 | 1 |
| Lost in Final ||||
| | Cuba | 7 | 2 |
| Failed to qualify for Gold medal game ||||
| | Japan | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for Bronze medal game ||||
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | 6 |
| Failed to qualify for Group C ||||
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 5 |
* 2011 World Youth Baseball champions
* United States 5th title