# 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup

The 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup or the IV U-15 Baseball World Cup was an under-15 international baseball competition held in David / Chitré, Panama from August 10 to 19, 2018.
The United States won their first world title in the U-15 World Cup history and overall sixth title in the tournaments, after defeated Panama 7–1 in final.

## Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Brazil | Australia |
| China | Cuba |
| Germany | Dominican Republic |
| Panama | Japan |
| Chinese Taipei $^1$ | Netherlands |
| United States | South Africa |
$^1$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 |
| United States | 4 | 1 | .800 | — |
| Panama | 4 | 1 | .800 | — |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | .800 | — |
| Brazil | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 |
| China | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 |
| Germany | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 10:00 | Brazil | 10-0 | Germany | F/6 | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:37 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 14:00 | China | 0-27 | United States | F/5 | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:26 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1-9 | Panama | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:50 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 11, 2018 | 10:00 | Germany | 0-10 | United States | F/5 | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 1:33 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 11, 2018 | 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 9-7 | Brazil | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 3:37 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 11, 2018 | 18:00 | Panama | 2-1 | China | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:23 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 12, 2018 | 10:00 | United States | 1-2 | Chinese Taipei | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:44 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 12, 2018 | 14:00 | Germany | 4-5 | China | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:22 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 12, 2018 | 18:00 | Brazil | 3-7 | Panama | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 3:10 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 13, 2018 | 10:00 | China | 0-10 | Chinese Taipei | F/5 | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 1:52 | 101 | Boxscore |
| Aug 14, 2018 | 09:30 | China | 1-2 | Brazil | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:05 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 14, 2018 | 13:00 | Germany | 3-6 | Chinese Taipei | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:27 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 14, 2018 | 17:00 | United States | 4-1 | Panama | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 3:06 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 15, 2018 | 09:00 | Brazil | 0-8 | United States | | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:44 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 15, 2018 | 12:30 | Panama | 18-0 | Germany | F/5 | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:03 | | Boxscore |

### Group B

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Cuba | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 |
| Australia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 10:00 | Australia | 2-4 | Japan | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:02 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 14:00 | Netherlands | 1-5 | Cuba | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:24 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 10, 2018 | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 5-3 | South Africa | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:24 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 11, 2018 | 10:00 | Japan | 11-1 | Netherlands | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:26 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 11, 2018 | 14:00 | South Africa | 6-16 | Australia | F/6 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:42 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 11, 2018 | 18:00 | Cuba | 9-0 | Dominican Republic | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:43 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 12, 2018 | 10:00 | Netherlands | 18-2 | South Africa | F/5 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:09 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 12, 2018 | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 20-8 | Australia | F/6 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:55 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 12, 2018 | 18:00 | Cuba | 9-7 | Japan | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:55 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 13, 2018 | 10:00 | Netherlands | 22-7 | Australia | F/6 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:56 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 13, 2018 | 14:00 | South Africa | 0-10 | Cuba | F/5 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:01 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 13, 2018 | 18:00 | Japan | 13-7 | Dominican Republic | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:40 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 14, 2018 | 10:00 | Australia | 3-9 | Cuba | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:18 | | Boxscore |
| Aug 14, 2018 | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 11-2 | Netherlands | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:28 | 200 | Boxscore |
| Aug 14, 2018 | 18:00 | South Africa | 0-20 | Japan | F/5 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:02 | 200 | Boxscore |

## Super round

* Qualified for the Final
* Qualified for the Third-place game
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| United States | 4 | 1 | .800 | - |
| Panama | 4 | 1 | .800 | - |
| Japan | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 |
| Cuba | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Venue | Game duration | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2018 | 10:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2-5 | Japan | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:18 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2018 | 14:00 | Dominican Republic | 7-13 | United States | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:45 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2018 | 18:00 | Panama | 4-2 | Cuba | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 3:07 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 10:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3-4 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 1:57 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 14:00 | United States | 10-0 | Cuba | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:33 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 18:00 | Japan | 3-7 | Panama | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:50 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 10:00 | Chinese Taipei | 8-5 | Cuba | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:57 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 14:00 | Japan | 2-8 | United States | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:40 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 2-3 | Panama | Estadio Kenny Serracín | 2:50 | Boxscore |

## Consolation Round

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 |
| China | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
| South Africa | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2018 | 10:00 | South Africa | 5-3 | China | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:32 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2018 | 14:00 | Germany | 3-4 | Netherlands | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:34 | Boxscore |
| Aug 16, 2018 | 18:00 | Australia | 2-3 | Brazil | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:23 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 10:00 | Germany | 5-0 | South Africa | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:32 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 14:00 | China | 2-9 | Australia | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:12 | Boxscore |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 18:00 | Brazil | 11-1 | Netherlands | F/5 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 1:56 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 10:00 | Germany | 2-8 | Australia | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:07 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 14:00 | South Africa | 0-10 | Brazil | F/6 | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:09 | Boxscore |
| Aug 18, 2018 | 18:00 | China | 2-6 | Netherlands | | Estadio Rico Cedeño | 2:27 | Boxscore |

## Final round
### Bronze medal game

| August 20, 2018 | Chinese Taipei | 6 – 3 | Japan |
| August 20, 2018 | | Boxscore | |

### Gold medal game

| August 20, 2018 | Panama | 1 – 7 | United States |
| August 20, 2018 | | Boxscore | |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team |
| | United States |
| | Panama |
| | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Cuba |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | Netherlands |
| 9 | Australia |
| 10 | China |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | South Africa |

## Awards

The WBSC announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
| Awards | Player |
| Most Valuable Player | Cody Schrier |
| Position | Player |
| Pitcher | Andrew Painter Alexis Bernal |
| Hitter | Aoi Sugishita |
| Catcher | Edgar Quero |
| First Base | Brady House |
| Second Base | Seiya Fukuhara |
| Third Base | Luke Leto |
| Short Stop | Reginald Preciado |
| Outfield | Oscar Aude |
| Outfield | Luis Durango |
| Outfield | Ryan Spikes |