# 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup

The 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup or the XXVIV U-18 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 18-year-old and younger. The 2019 edition was held in Gijang, South Korea from August 30 to September 8, 2019.

## 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.

## Qualification
### Qualified teams

| Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals | Last appearance | Consecutive streak | Previous best performance |
| South Korea | Hosts | 13 July 2018 | 20th | 2017 | 16 | Champions (1981, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2008) |
| Netherlands | 2018 U-18 European Baseball Championship champions | 15 July 2018 | – | 2017 | 2 | – |
| Spain | 2018 U-18 European Baseball Championship runners-up | 15 July 2018 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Chinese Taipei | 2018 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship runners-up | 10 September 2018 | – | – | – | Champions (1983, 2010) |
| Japan | 2018 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship 3rd place | 10 September 2018 | 9th | 2017 | 5 | Runners-up (1982, 2004, 2013, 2015) |
| China | 2018 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship 4th place | 10 September 2018 | – | – | 1 | – |
| United States | 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship champions | 2 December 2018 | 29th | 2017 | 29 | Champions (1982, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2012, 2017) |
| Panama | 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship runners-up | 2 December 2018 | 13th | 2012 | 1 | Fourth place (1984, 1999) |
| Canada | 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship 3rd place | 2 December 2018 | – | – | – | Champions (1991) |
| Nicaragua | 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship 4th place | 2 December 2018 | – | 2017 | 2 | – |
| Australia | 2019 U-18 Oceania Baseball Championship champions | 27 January 2019 | – | – | – | Runners-up (2010) |
| South Africa | 2018 U-18 African Baseball Championship champions | – | – | – | – | – |

#### Notes

* ↑ Chinese Taipei is the official WBSC 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 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 29 | 12 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 48 | 18 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 26 | 15 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 22 | 27 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 11 | 27 |
| China | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 | 16 | 53 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 09:30 | China | 3-17 | Canada | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:13 | 108 | Boxscore |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 14:00 | Nicaragua | 3-2 | Australia | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:24 | 168 | Boxscore |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 19:00 | Netherlands | 4-5 | South Korea | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:49 | 5,324 | Boxscore |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 15:30 | Netherlands | 0-11 | Canada | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 1:58 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 18:00 | South Korea | 0-1 | Australia | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:33 | 2,165 | Boxscore |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 18:00 | China | 3-6 | Nicaragua | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:26 | 102 | Boxscore |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 12:00 | Canada | 5-8 | South Korea | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:45 | 700 | Boxscore |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 12:00 | Nicaragua | 2-4 | Netherlands | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:30 | 84 | Boxscore |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 15:30 | Australia | 13-2 | China | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:19 | 247 | Boxscore |
| Sep 2, 2019 | 18:00 | Nicaragua | 0-9 | South Korea | F/6 (rain) | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 1:40 | 120 | Boxscore |
| Sep 3, 2019 | 10:00 | Netherlands | 4-3 | Australia | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:10 | 80 | Boxscore |
| Sep 3, 2019 | 12:00 | South Korea | 7-2 | China | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:46 | 150 | Boxscore |
| Sep 3, 2019 | 15:30 | Canada | 9-0 | Nicaragua | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:56 | 93 | Boxscore |
| Sep 4, 2019 | 11:00 | China | 6-10 | Netherlands | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:56 | 247 | Boxscore |
| Sep 4, 2019 | 11:00 | Australia | 7-6 | Canada | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:39 | 80 | Boxscore |

### Group B
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 45 | 13 |
| United States | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 39 | 23 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 28 | 14 |
| Spain | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 37 | 28 |
| Panama | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 25 | 28 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 | 10 | 78 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 12:00 | Panama | 1-4 | Chinese Taipei | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:48 | 1,032 | Boxscore |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 12:00 | Spain | 2-4 | Japan | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:08 | 230 | Boxscore |
| Aug 30, 2019 | 19:00 | South Africa | 0-11 | United States | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 1:56 | 70 | Boxscore |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 10:00 | Spain | 12-3 | Panama | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 3:35 | 80 | Boxscore |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 1-8 | United States | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:44 | 400 | Boxscore |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 12:00 | Japan | 19-0 | South Africa | F/6 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:09 | 517 | Boxscore |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 10:00 | South Africa | 2-17 | Panama | F/5 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 1:29 | 258 | Boxscore |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 18:00 | United States | 7-16 | Japan | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 3:32 | 400 | Boxscore |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 18:00 | Spain | 4-5 | Chinese Taipei | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 3:22 | 70 | Boxscore |
| Sep 2, 2019 | 18:00 | Japan | 1-3 | Chinese Taipei | F/6 (rain) | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 1:58 | 75 | Boxscore |
| Sep 3, 2019 | 12:00 | United States | 8-3 | Spain | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:58 | 112 | Boxscore |
| Sep 3, 2019 | 18:00 | Japan | 5-1 | Panama | F/6 (rain) | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:39 | 90 | Boxscore |
| Sep 3, 2019 | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 15-0 | South Africa | F/5 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 1:36 | 80 | Boxscore |
| Sep 4, 2019 | 15:00 | Panama | 3-5 | United States | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:52 | 102 | Boxscore |
| Sep 4, 2019 | 15:00 | South Africa | 8-16 | Spain | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 3:16 | 73 | Boxscore |

## Super round

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| United States | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 35 | 23 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 30 | 23 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 13 | 21 |
| South Korea | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 20 | 25 |
| Japan | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 27 | 20 |
| Canada | 1 | 4 | .000 | 3.0 | 24 | 37 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 12:00 | Australia | 1-2 | United States | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:07 | 285 | Boxscore |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 7-2 | South Korea | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:52 | 787 | Boxscore |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 18:00 | Canada | 1-5 | Japan | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:31 | 687 | Boxscore |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 12-0 | Australia | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 1:55 | 233 | Boxscore |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 12:00 | United States | 10-0 | Canada | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 1:58 | 102 | Boxscore |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 18:00 | Japan | 4-5 | South Korea | F/10 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 3:35 | 4,039 | Boxscore |
| Sep 7, 2019 | 12:30 | United States | 8-5 | South Korea | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 3:23 | 650 | Boxscore |
| Sep 7, 2019 | 12:30 | Australia | 4-1 | Japan | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 3:02 | 469 | Boxscore |
| Sep 7, 2019 | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 7-12 | Canada | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 3:04 | 80 | Boxscore |

## Consolation round

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 29 | 10 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 36 | 22 |
| Panama | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 26 | 18 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 22 | 17 |
| China | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 24 | 19 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 11 | 62 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 10:00 | South Africa | 1-11 | Nicaragua | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:00 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 16:00 | China | 6-0 | Spain | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:32 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Sep 5, 2019 | 18:00 | Panama | 1-2 | Netherlands | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:02 | 80 | Boxscore |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 10:00 | China | 8-0 | South Africa | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 2:17 | 32 | Boxscore |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 16:00 | Panama | 2-1 | Nicaragua | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 1:52 | 30 | Boxscore |
| Sep 6, 2019 | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3-1 | Spain | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II | 2:15 | 88 | Boxscore |
| Sep 7, 2019 | 16:00 | Nicaragua | 2-7 | Spain | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 1:57 | 51 | Boxscore |
| Sep 7, 2019 | 19:30 | China | 1-3 | Panama | F/7 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 1:42 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Sep 8, 2019 | 10:00 | South Africa | 0-10 | Netherlands | F/6 | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III | 1:29 | 45 | Boxscore |

## Finals
### Third place game

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 8, 2019 | 12:00 | South Korea | 6-5 | Australia | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:44 | 1,008 | Boxscore |

### Championship

| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Sep 8, 2019 | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2-1 | United States | | Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark | 2:52 | 3,223 | Boxscore |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 |
| Lost in Final ||||
| | United States | 7 | 2 |
| Failed to qualify for the Final ||||
| | South Korea | 6 | 3 |
| Lost in 3rd Place Game ||||
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for the finals ||||
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Canada | 4 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for the super round ||||
| 7 | Netherlands | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Spain | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Panama | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | China | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | South Africa | 0 | 8 |

## U-18 All-World Team

| Position | Player |
| C | Juan González |
| 1B | Yuya Nirasawa |
| 2B | Ji-chan Kim |
| 3B | Shun-ho Wang |
| SS | Austin Gomm |
| OF | Darryl Collins |
| OF | Pete Crow-Armstrong |
| OF | Robert Hassell III |
| DH | Tyler Soderstrom |
| P | Yasunobu Okugawa |
| P | Alejandro Rosario |