# 2012 18U Baseball World Championship

The 2012 IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship was an international baseball competition held in Seoul, South Korea from August 30 to September 8, 2012.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tournament | United States Willie Abreu Christian Arroyo Cavan Biggio Ryan Boldt Bryson Brigman Ian Clarkin Kevin Davis Stephen Gonsalves Connor Heady John Kilichowski Jeremy Martinez Reese McGuire Andy McGuire Dom Núñez Chris Okey Ryan Olson Carson Sands Dominic Taccolini Keegan Thompson Garrett Williams | Canada Christian Botnick Dayton Dawe Nathan DeSouza Brock Dykxhoorn Kyle Hann Jesse Hodges Ryan Kellogg Jake Marks Gareth Morgan Josh Naylor Daniel Pinero Cal Quantrill Jacob Robson Travis Seabrooke Logan Seifrit Christopher Shaw Brett Siddall Owen Spiwak Mitchell Triolo Myles Vincent | Chinese Taipei Chan Chun-Hsiang Chen Yu-Ming Chen Yueh-Se Huang Tzu-Peng Hung Hsin-Chi Lee Tsung-Hsien Tzu-Wei Lin Lin Yi-Che Lin Cheng-Hsien Liu Chia-Kai Liu Sheng-Hung Sen Yu-Pin Sen Jung-Hung Su Chih-Chieh Tsai I-Hsuan Tsao Yu-Ning Jen-Ho Tseng Wang Cheng-Tang Yang Chia-Wei Yang Hsiang-Hao |

## Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Australia | Canada |
| Colombia | Chinese Taipei |
| Netherlands | Czech Republic |
| South Korea | Italy |
| United States | Japan |
| Venezuela | Panama |
^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.)

## Round 1
### Group A
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| United States | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 39 | 13 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | .750 | ½ | 18 | 7 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 24 | 27 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 19 | 18 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 21 | 24 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3½ | 10 | 42 |

#### Schedule

| August 31, 2012 | Colombia | 4 – 7 | Australia | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| August 31, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| August 31, 2012 | South Korea | 2 – 1 | Venezuela | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 230 |
| August 31, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 230 |
| August 31, 2012 | Netherlands | 0 – 17 (F/7) | United States | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 145 |
| August 31, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 145 |
| September 1, 2012 | Australia | 3 – 6 (F/10) | Venezuela | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| September 1, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| September 1, 2012 | Colombia | 9 – 6 | Netherlands | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| September 1, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| September 1, 2012 | South Korea | 8 – 2 | United States | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 4,000 |
| September 1, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 4,000 |
| September 2, 2012 | United States | 11 – 1 (F/7) | Colombia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 50 |
| September 2, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 50 |
| September 2, 2012 | Venezuela | 8 – 3 | Netherlands | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 2, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 2, 2012 | Australia | 1 – 7 | South Korea | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 1,000 |
| September 2, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 1,000 |
| September 3, 2012 | Netherlands | 1 – 8 | Australia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 65 |
| September 3, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 65 |
| September 3, 2012 | South Korea | 1 – 3 | Colombia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 800 |
| September 3, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 800 |
| September 3, 2012 | United States | 3 – 2 | Venezuela | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 143 |
| September 3, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 143 |
| September 4, 2012 | Venezuela | 2 – 7 | Colombia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 50 |
| September 4, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 50 |
| September 4, 2012 | Netherlands | Rainout | South Korea | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul |
| September 5, 2012 | United States | 6 – 2 | Australia | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 150 |
| September 5, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 150 |

### Group B
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Canada | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 28 | 17 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 29 | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | .750 | ½ | 16 | 10 |
| Panama | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Italy | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2½ | 16 | 14 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 | 5 | 34 |

#### Schedule

| August 31, 2012 | Panama | 2 – 0 | Italy | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 70 |
| August 31, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 70 |
| August 31, 2012 | Canada | 6 – 5 (F/10) | Japan | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 125 |
| August 31, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 125 |
| August 31, 2012 | Czech Republic | 0 – 6 | Chinese Taipei | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| August 31, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 100 |
| September 1, 2012 | Canada | 4 – 3 | Italy | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 1, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 1, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 2 | Japan | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 500 |
| September 1, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 500 |
| September 1, 2012 | Czech Republic | 2 – 6 | Panama | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 95 |
| September 1, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 95 |
| September 2, 2012 | Italy | 12 – 1 (F/7) | Czech Republic | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 72 |
| September 2, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 72 |
| September 2, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 6 – 5 | Canada | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 200 |
| September 2, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 200 |
| September 2, 2012 | Japan | 8 – 0 | Panama | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 224 |
| September 2, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 224 |
| September 3, 2012 | Canada | 3 – 2 | Czech Republic | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 73 |
| September 3, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 73 |
| September 3, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 4 – 3 | Panama | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 103 |
| September 3, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 103 |
| September 3, 2012 | Japan | 7 – 1 | Italy | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 3, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 4, 2012 | Japan | 7 – 0 (F/5) | Czech Republic | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 45 |
| September 4, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 45 |
| September 4, 2012 | Italy | Rainout | Chinese Taipei | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul |
| September 5, 2012 | Panama | 1 – 10 | Canada | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 78 |
| September 5, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 78 |

## Round 2
### Group C
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA | Tiebreaker |
| United States | 3 | 2 | .600 | – | 28 | 16 | 1–1, 0.173 TQB |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | .600 | – | 25 | 26 | 1–1, -0.006 TQB |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | .600 | – | 17 | 16 | 1–1, -0.192 TQB |
| Colombia | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 2–0 |
| Japan | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 1–1 |
| South Korea | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 0–2 |

#### Schedule

| September 5, 2012 | South Korea | 3 – 7 (F/10) | Chinese Taipei | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 520 |
| September 5, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 520 |
| September 5, 2012 | Japan | 0 – 3 | Colombia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 118 |
| September 5, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 118 |
| September 5, 2012 | United States | 0 – 1 (F/10) | Canada | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 120 |
| September 5, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 120 |
| September 6, 2012 | Canada | 10 – 6 | Colombia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 84 |
| September 6, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 84 |
| September 6, 2012 | United States | 5 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 113 |
| September 6, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 113 |
| September 6, 2012 | South Korea | 2 – 4 | Japan | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 3,500 |
| September 6, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 3,500 |
| September 7, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Colombia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 7, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 85 |
| September 7, 2012 | Canada | 3 – 9 | South Korea | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 210 |
| September 7, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 210 |
| September 7, 2012 | United States | 10 – 5 | Japan | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 200 |
| September 7, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 200 |

## Round 3
### 11th place game

| September 5, 2012 | Czech Republic | 4 – 7 | Netherlands | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 87 |
| September 5, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 87 |

### 9th place game

| September 6, 2012 | Australia | 11 – 2 | Italy | Guei Ballpark, Seoul Attendance: 45 |
| September 6, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Guei Ballpark, Seoul Attendance: 45 |

### 7th place game

| September 6, 2012 | Panama | 5 – 4 | Venezuela | Guei Ballpark, Seoul Attendance: 65 |
| September 6, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Guei Ballpark, Seoul Attendance: 65 |

### 5th place game

| September 8, 2012 | Japan | 0 – 3 | South Korea | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 1,100 |
| September 8, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 1,100 |

### Bronze medal game

| September 8, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 4 – 1 | Colombia | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 120 |
| September 8, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 120 |

### Gold medal game

| September 8, 2012 | United States | 6 – 2 | Canada | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 400 |
| September 8, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 400 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | United States | 7 | 2 |
| Lost in gold medal game ||||
| | Canada | 6 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for gold medal game ||||
| | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Colombia | 4 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for bronze medal game ||||
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for Round 2 ||||
| 7 | Panama | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 2 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for the 7th place game ||||
| 9 | Australia | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 1 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for the 9th place game ||||
| 11 | Netherlands | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 6 |
* 2012 18U Baseball World champions
* United States 6th title

## Officials
### Technical Commissioners

Chairman:
Jim Baba (CAN)
Members:
* Brett Pickett (AUS)
* Koji Aso (JPN)
* Lin, Hua Wei (TPE)
* George Santiago (PUR)
* Lee, Kyu-Seok (KOR)
* Kang, Moon-Kil (KOR)
* Kim, Byung-Il (KOR)
* Park, Ro-Jun (KOR)
* Son, Hyuk (KOR)

### Umpires

Umpire Director:
Gustavo Rodriguez (USA)
Members:
* Gregory Howard (AUS)
* Jon Oko (CAN)
* Bin Shun Chen (TPE)
* David Kulhanek (CZE)
* Marco Taurelli (ITA)
* Tomohisa Yamaguchi (JPN)
* Hi Young Park (KOR)
* Osmel Pimentel (VEN)
* Kou Wakabayashi (JPN)
* David Condon (USA)
* Kevin Sweeney (USA)
* Batista Fermin (PAN)
* Do Hyung Kim (KOR)
* Yang, Jae Man (KOR)
* Jae Hoon Lim (KOR)
* Seong Jun Park (KOR)
* Suk Man Hwang (KOR)
* Won Jung Park (KOR)

### Scorers

Scoring Director:
Marco Battistella (ITA)
Members:
* Takuya Sumi (JPN)
* Feiko Drost (NED)
* Jennie Moloney (AUS)
* An, Woo Jun (KOR)
* Oh, Ik Hwan (KOR)
* Hwang, Sung Jun (KOR)
* Han, In Hii (KOR)
* Kim Young Sung (KOR)

### Jury of Appeal

Chairman:
Gustavo Rodriguez (USA)
Members:
* Sang Hyung Lee (KOR)
* Gianni Fabrizi (ITA)