# 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week

The 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from July 4–13, 2008. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and featured teams from Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Japan, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles (including Aruba) and United States.
In the end the team from the United States won for the thirteenth time the tournament.

## Group stage
### Standings

* Qualified for the semifinals
* Did not qualify for the semifinals
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Dutch Caribbean Team | 5 | 0 | 5 |
^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.) ^2 The Netherlands Antilles (including Aruba) were represented by the Dutch Caribbean Team.

### Game results

| July 4, 2008 | Cuba | 2 – 1 | Dutch Caribbean Team | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 4, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 4, 2008 | Japan | 5 – 4 | Chinese Taipei | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 4, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 5, 2008 | United States | 5 – 2 | Japan | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 5, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 5, 2008 | Netherlands | 5 – 1 | Dutch Caribbean Team | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 5, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 6, 2008 | Chinese Taipei | 6 – 4 | Netherlands | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 6, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 6, 2008 | United States | 1 – 0 | Cuba | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 6, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 7, 2008 | Dutch Caribbean Team | 5 – 12 | Japan | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 7, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 8, 2008 | Dutch Caribbean Team | 0 – 11 | United States | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 8, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 8, 2008 | Japan | 3 – 2 | Netherlands | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 8, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 9, 2008 | Cuba | 3 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 9, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 9, 2008 | Cuba | 5 – 3 | Japan | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 9, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 9, 2008 | Netherlands | 1 – 2 | United States | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 9, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 10, 2008 | Netherlands | 1 – 4 | Cuba | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 10, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 11, 2008 | United States | 3 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 11, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 11, 2008 | Chinese Taipei | 8 – 5 | Dutch Caribbean Team | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 11, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |

## Final round
### Semi-finals

| July 11, 2008 | Cuba | 6 – 4 | Japan | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 11, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 12, 2008 | United States | 5 – 2 | Chinese Taipei | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 12, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |

### 5th place

| July 12, 2008 | Netherlands | cancelled | Dutch Caribbean Team | Haarlem, Netherlands |

### 3rd place

| July 13, 2008 | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 0 | Japan | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 13, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |

### Final

| July 12, 2008 | Cuba | 1 – 4 | United States | Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 12, 2008 | | Boxscore | | Haarlem, Netherlands |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team |
| 1 | United States |
| Lost in final ||
| 2 | Cuba |
| Lost in semifinals ||
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | Japan |
| Failed to qualify for Semifinals ||
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Dutch Caribbean Team |
* 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week champions
* United States 4th title

## Tournament awards

| Best Pitcher | Mike Minor |
| Best Hitter | Randolph Kirindongo |
| Best Defending Player | Eduardo Paret |
| Home run King | Yoandy Garlobo |
| Most Valuable Player | Ryan Jackson |
| Most Popular Player | Ryoji Nakata |
| Press Award | David Bergman |