# 2022 South American Baseball Championship

The 2022 South American Baseball Championship was an international professional baseball tournament and the eighteenth iteration of the South American Baseball Championship. The tournament took place in Peru from July 24, 2022, to July 30, 2022.
Brazil won their 8th title, breaking the tie with Argentina for most championships won. In addition, Brazil has qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games.
Brazilian pitcher Marcelo Arai was awarded as the tournament's Most Valuable Player, while Argentine third baseman Pedro Figueras was named the Best Defensive Player.

## Teams

Five of the ten South American national teams competed in the championship.

## Venue

The venue for the 2022 South American Baseball Championship was the Campo de Béisbol in the Villa María del Triunfo district in Lima. The venue was used for the 2019 Pan American Games.
* Venue
* Campo de Béisbol
* Capacity: 1,869

## Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 1.000 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 21 | +21 | .750 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 3 | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 22 | −3 | .500 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 4 | Peru (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 26 | +4 | .250 | Advanced to the Semifinals |
| 5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 55 | −52 | .000 | |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| July 24, 2022 | 13:00 PET | Ecuador | 0–10 | Argentina | 5 | Campo de Béisbol | 1:44 | 50 | Boxscore |
| July 24, 2022 | 18:00 PET | Peru | 16–0 | Bolivia | 5 | Campo de Béisbol | 1:59 | 450 | Boxscore |
| July 25, 2022 | 13:00 PET | Brazil | 18–1 | Bolivia | 5 | Campo de Béisbol | 2:03 | 150 | Boxscore |
| July 25, 2022 | 18:00 PET | Ecuador | 4–3 | Peru | | Campo de Béisbol | 2:41 | 380 | Boxscore |
| July 26, 2022 | 13:20 PET | Brazil | 7–4 | Ecuador | | Campo de Béisbol | 2:44 | 80 | Boxscore |
| July 26, 2022 | 18:00 PET | Argentina | 10–4 | Peru | 8 | Campo de Béisbol | 3:38 | 400 | Boxscore |
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 PET | Bolivia | 0–10 | Argentina | 5 | Campo de Béisbol | 1:45 | 50 | Boxscore |
| July 27, 2022 | 18:00 PET | Peru | 7–12 | Brazil | | Campo de Béisbol | 2:49 | 300 | Boxscore |
| July 28, 2022 | 13:00 PET | Bolivia | 2–11 | Ecuador | | Campo de Béisbol | 2:21 | 56 | Boxscore |
| July 28, 2022 | 18:00 PET | Argentina | 9–5 | Brazil | | Campo de Béisbol | 3:02 | 100 | Boxscore |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship |
| July 29 – Lima | July 29 – Lima |
| Ecuador | 0 |
| Ecuador | 0 | July 30 – Lima | July 30 – Lima |
| Brazil | 7 | July 30 – Lima | July 30 – Lima |
| Brazil | 7 | Brazil | 2 |
| July 29 – Lima | July 29 – Lima | | Brazil | 2 |
| July 29 – Lima | July 29 – Lima | Argentina | 0 |
| Peru | 2 | Argentina | 0 |
| Argentina | 3 | | |
| Argentina | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | July 30 – Lima | July 30 – Lima |
| | | Peru | 5 |
| | | Ecuador | 7 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| July 29, 2022 | 13:00 PET | Ecuador | 0–7 | Brazil | | Campo de Béisbol | 1:41 | 50 | Boxscore |
| July 29, 2022 | 18:00 PET | Peru | 2–3 | Argentina | | Campo de Béisbol | 2:12 | 350 | Boxscore |

### Third place game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| July 30, 2022 | 13:00 PET | Peru | 5–7 | Ecuador | | Campo de Béisbol | 2:34 | 350 | Boxscore |

### Championship

July 30, 2022 18:00 PET at Campo de Béisbol in Lima, Peru :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| WP: André Rienzo (1–0) LP: Lucas Ramón (0–1) Attendance: 120 Umpires: HP: José Mansilla, 1B: Darwin Espinoza, 2B: Luis Borges, 3B: Arturo Mezarina, LF: José Duclos, RF: José Perez Boxscore |||||||||||