# 2024 U-15 Baseball World Cup

The 2024 U-15 Baseball World Cup or the VI U-15 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 15-year-old and younger. The 2018 edition was held in Barranquilla and Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from August 16 to August 25, 2024.

## Format

First round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the consolation round.
Consolation round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)
Super round: The format in the super round is similar to that of the consolation round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other second-round qualifiers from the team's first-round group, and the 3 games played in the second round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the bronze-medal game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the gold-medal game.
Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the gold-medal game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.

## Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Colombia | Mexico |
| Dominican Republic | Nicaragua |
| Guam | Netherlands |
| Italy | South Africa |
| Japan | Chinese Taipei $^1$ |
| Puerto Rico | Venezuela |
$^1$Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by most of the international organizations in sports competitions. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

## 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 |
| Japan | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | 52 | 17 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 54 | 18 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 36 | 27 |
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 61 | 29 |
| Italy | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 28 | 40 |
| Guam | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 3 | 103 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2024 | 15:00 | Guam | 0-24 | Puerto Rico | F/5 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:18 | 375 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2024 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic | 9-12 | Japan | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 3:01 | 500 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2024 | 19:00 | Colombia | 11-4 | Italy | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 3:32 | 4354 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 10:30 | Dominican Republic | 38-1 | Guam | F/5 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:26 | 200 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 15:00 | Japan | 8-3 | Italy | F/9 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:55 | 300 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 19:00 | Colombia | 6-7 | Puerto Rico | F/8 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:48 | 900 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2024 | 10:30 | Italy | 13-1 | Guam | F/5 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:04 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2024 | 15:00 | Puerto Rico | 10-4 | Dominican Republic | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:35 | 529 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2024 | 19:00 | Japan | 14-3 | Colombia | F/6 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:22 | 2500 | Boxscore |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 10:30 | Italy | 4-11 | Puerto Rico | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:52 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Aug 19, 2018 | 15:00 | Guam | 0-14 | Japan | F/5 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 1:30 | 250 | Boxscore |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic | 1-2 | Colombia | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 1:56 | 2700 | Boxscore |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 10:30 | Puerto Rico | 2-4 | Japan | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 1:41 | 200 | Boxscore |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 15:00 | Italy | 4-9 | Dominican Republic | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:09 | 259 | Boxscore |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 19:00 | Guam | 1-14 | Colombia | F/5 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 1:35 | 350 | Boxscore |

### Group B

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | 48 | 7 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 35 | 18 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 27 | 15 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 27 | 17 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 20 | 32 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 | 7 | 75 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2024 | 10:30 | South Africa | 1-13 | Mexico | F/5 | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 1:47 | 300 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2024 | 10:30 | Netherlands | 1-11 | Chinese Taipei | F/6 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:12 | 452 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2024 | 15:00 | Nicaragua | 4-2 | Venezuela | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:27 | 1432 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 15:00 | Venezuela | 1-6 | Chinese Taipei | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:37 | 254 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2024 | 19:00 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Mexico | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:13 | 2134 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2024 | 10:30 | South Africa | 0-10 | Venezuela | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 1:41 | 372 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 13:30 | Nicaragua | 21-1 | South Africa | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:02 | 103 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2024 | 15:00 | Netherlands | 2-3 | Nicaragua | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:09 | 156 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2024 | 19:00 | Mexico | 5-1 | Chinese Taipei | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:05 | 353 | Boxscore |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 10:30 | Venezuela | 11-1 | Netherlands | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:39 | 234 | Boxscore |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 18-0 | South Africa | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 1:33 | 321 | Boxscore |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 19:00 | Nicaragua | 7-1 | Mexico | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:45 | 517 | Boxscore |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 10:30 | South Africa | 5-13 | Netherlands | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:19 | 221 | Boxscore |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 12-0 | Nicaragua | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:18 | 376 | Boxscore |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 19:00 | Mexico | 6-3 | Venezuela | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:27 | 435 | Boxscore |

## Super round

* Qualified for the Final
* Qualified for the Third-place game
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 36 | 14 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 31 | 20 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 25 | 18 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 16 | 25 |
| Colombia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 17 | 33 |
| Mexico | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 16 | 31 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 10:30 | Puerto Rico | 3-1 | Nicaragua | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:07 | 350 | Boxscore |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei | 6-5 | Japan | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:31 | 500 | Boxscore |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 19:00 | Mexico | 2-6 | Colombia | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:04 | 2500 | Boxscore |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 10:30 | Puerto Rico | 8-2 | Chinese Taipei | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 3:11 | 175 | Boxscore |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 15:00 | Mexico | 1-6 | Japan | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 1:28 | 700 | Boxscore |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 19:00 | Colombia | 2-6 | Nicaragua | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:06 | 2000 | Boxscore |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 10:30 | Mexico | 7-11 | Puerto Rico | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:41 | 300 | Boxscore |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 15:00 | Nicaragua | 2-7 | Japan | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:08 | 600 | Boxscore |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 19:00 | Colombia | 0-4 | Chinese Taipei | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:21 | 1250 | Boxscore |

## Placement Round

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 73 | 15 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 54 | 18 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 48 | 28 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 32 | 29 |
| South Africa | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 20 | 61 |
| Guam | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 13 | 89 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 10:30 | Guam | 8-9 | South Africa | F/8 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:40 | 102 | Boxscore |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 15:00 | Netherlands | 4-8 | Italy | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:40 | 201 | Boxscore |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic | 5-4 | Venezuela | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:31 | 584 | Boxscore |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 10:30 | South Africa | 4-14 | Italy | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 1:53 | 112 | Boxscore |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 15:00 | Guam | 3-19 | Venezuela | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 1:57 | 104 | Boxscore |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 19:00 | Netherlands | 4-5 | Dominican Republic | | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 2:08 | 353 | Boxscore |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 10:30 | Italy | 9-10 | Venezuela | F/9 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 3:10 | 376 | Boxscore |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 15:00 | South Africa | 2-16 | Dominican Republic | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 1:50 | 106 | Boxscore |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 19:00 | Guam | 0-10 | Netherlands | F/5 | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 1:37 | 421 | Boxscore |

## Finals
### Third-place game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 14:00 | Nicaragua | 6-7 | Chinese Taipei | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:33 | 500 | Boxscore |

### Championship

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 19:00 | Puerto Rico | 6-7 | Japan | | Edgar Renteria Baseball Stadium | 2:23 | 2709 | Boxscore |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 1 |
| Lost in Final ||||
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2 |
| Failed to qualify for the Final ||||
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 |
| Lost in 3rd Place Game ||||
| 4 | Nicaragua | 5 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for the finals ||||
| 5 | Colombia | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Mexico | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for the super round ||||
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Italy | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | South Africa | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Guam | 0 | 8 |