# 2012 15U Baseball World Championship

The 2012 15U Baseball World Championship was the first under-15 international baseball competition held in Chihuahua, Mexico, from August 16 to August 26, 2012.

## Teams

The tournament was slated to include 16 teams from across the world as three groups have been formed. After Colombia and Uganda withdrew from the competition, IBAF swapped Honduras and Argentina. Due to the non-appearance of Bahamas, the organizers updated the schedule.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Chinese Taipei | Argentina | Aruba |
| Honduras | Brazil | Germany |
| Italy | Cuba | Nicaragua |
| Lithuania | Hong Kong | Ukraine |
| Mexico | Indonesia | Venezuela |
^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 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 59 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 81 | 7 |
| Honduras | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 26 | 35 |
| Italy | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 24 | 58 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 9 | 93 |

#### Schedule

| August 16, 2012 | Honduras | 12–2 (F/7) | Lithuania | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 40 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 40 |
| August 17, 2012 | Italy | 17–7 | Lithuania | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 17, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 14–0 (F/7) | Honduras | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 17, 2012 | Lithuania | 0–44 (F/5) | Mexico | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 2,000 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 2,000 |
| August 18, 2012 | Italy | 2–19 (F/7) | Chinese Taipei | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 1,000 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 1,000 |
| August 18, 2012 | Mexico | 14–1 (F/7) | Honduras | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 400 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 400 |
| August 19, 2012 | Honduras | 13–5 | Italy | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 700 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 700 |
| August 19, 2012 | Mexico | 4–6 | Chinese Taipei | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 9,000 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 9,000 |
| August 20, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 20–0 (F/4) | Lithuania | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 20, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 20, 2012 | Mexico | 19–0 (F/5) | Italy | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 3,000 |
| August 20, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 3,000 |

### Group B
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Cuba | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 80 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 59 | 22 |
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 32 | 39 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 15 | 67 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 57 |

#### Schedule

| August 16, 2012 | Indonesia | 0–21 (F/7) | Brazil | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 16, 2012 | Cuba | 31–4 (F/5) | Hong Kong | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 17, 2012 | Indonesia | 0–24 (F/5) | Cuba | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 17, 2012 | Hong Kong | 8–18 (F/8) | Argentina | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 18, 2012 | Brazil | 16–0 (F/5) | Hong Kong | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 19, 2012 | Argentina | 9–2 | Indonesia | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 19, 2012 | Brazil | 0–18 (F/5) | Cuba | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 19, 2012 | Cuba | 7–1 (F/5) | Argentina | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 252 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 252 |
| August 20, 2012 | Argentina | 4–22 (F/6) | Brazil | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 20, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 20, 2012 | Hong Kong | 3–2 (F/8) | Indonesia | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 180 |
| August 20, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 180 |

### Group C
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 65 | 7 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 43 | 15 |
| Aruba | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 28 | 53 |
| Germany | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 21 | 40 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 10 | 52 |

#### Schedule

| August 16, 2012 | Ukraine | 1–16 (F/7) | Nicaragua | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 300 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 300 |
| August 16, 2012 | Germany | 6–18 (F/7) | Aruba | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 80 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 80 |
| August 17, 2012 | Nicaragua | 5–4 | Germany | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 17, 2012 | Venezuela | 15–0 (F/5) | Ukraine | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 18, 2012 | Aruba | 0–15 (F/5) | Nicaragua | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 133 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 133 |
| August 18, 2012 | Germany | 0–16 (F/5) | Venezuela | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 19, 2012 | Ukraine | 1–11 (F/7) | Germany | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 150 |
| August 19, 2012 | Venezuela | 24–0 (F/4) | Aruba | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 308 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 308 |
| August 20, 2012 | Nicaragua | 7–10 | Venezuela | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 506 |
| August 20, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 506 |
| August 20, 2012 | Aruba | 10–8 | Ukraine | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua |
| August 20, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua |

## Round 2
### Group 1
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| Cuba | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 52 | 15 | | |
| Venezuela | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 49 | 26 | 1-1 | 8 RA |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 50 | 22 | 1-1 | 10 RA |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 32 | 37 | 1-1 | 24 RA |
| Brazil | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 13 | 63 | | |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 | 27 | 60 | | |

#### Schedule

| August 22, 2012 | Cuba | 14–4 (F/7) | Nicaragua | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 22, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 2–20 (F/7) | Venezuela | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 22, 2012 | Mexico | 19–2 (F/6) | Brazil | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 3,500 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 3,500 |
| August 23, 2012 | Cuba | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 250 |
| August 23, 2012 | Brazil | 7–6 | Nicaragua | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 500 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 500 |
| August 23, 2012 | Venezuela | 4–6 | Mexico | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 5,000 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 5,000 |
| August 24, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 10–4 | Brazil | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
| August 24, 2012 | Venezuela | 5–11 | Cuba | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 1,500 |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 1,500 |
| August 24, 2012 | Nicaragua | 4–16 (F/7) | Mexico | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 2,000 |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 2,000 |
| August 25, 2012 | Venezuela | 10–0 (F/7) | Brazil | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 25, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 25, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 13–6 | Nicaragua | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 25, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 25, 2012 | Cuba | 6–5 | Mexico | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 10,500 |
| August 25, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 10,500 |

### Group 2
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA | Tiebreaker 1 |
| Honduras | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 64 | 18 | |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 62 | 45 | |
| Aruba | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.5 | 38 | 41 | |
| Italy | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 55 | 49 | 1-0 |
| Germany | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 48 | 60 | 0-1 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.5 | 18 | 72 | |

#### Schedule

| August 22, 2012 | Aruba | 9-8 | Italy | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 110 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 110 |
| August 22, 2012 | Hong Kong | 3–20 (F/5) | Germany | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 22, 2012 | Honduras | 9-3 | Argentina | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 220 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 220 |
| August 23, 2012 | Italy | 17-5 (F/7) | Hong Kong | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 120 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 120 |
| August 23, 2012 | Argentina | 9-13 | Germany | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 23, 2012 | Aruba | 5-11 | Honduras | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 200 |
| August 24, 2012 | Germany | 6-16 | Italy | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 24, 2012 | Honduras | 17-2 (F/6) | Hong Kong | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 70 |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 70 |
| August 24, 2012 | Argentina | 16-6 (F/7) | Aruba | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 120 |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 120 |
| August 25, 2012 | Honduras | 14-3 (F/7) | Germany | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 133 |
| August 25, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 133 |
| August 25, 2012 | Argentina | 12-9 (F/7) | Italy | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 283 |
| August 25, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Parral, Chihuahua Attendance: 283 |

### Group 3
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 26 | 23 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 44 | 35 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 31 | 43 |

#### Schedule

| August 22, 2012 | Lithuania | 19-9 (F/8) | Indonesia | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 50 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 50 |
| August 22, 2012 | Indonesia | 6-2 | Ukraine | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 50 |
| August 22, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 50 |
| August 23, 2012 | Lithuania | 7-9 | Ukraine | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 23, 2012 | Ukraine | 8-6 | Indonesia | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 23, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 100 |
| August 24, 2012 | Indonesia | 10-14 (F/10) | Lithuania | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 55 |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 55 |
| August 24, 2012 | Ukraine | 7-4 | Lithuania | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 95 |
| August 24, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua Attendance: 95 |

## Finals
### 5th place game

| August 26, 2012 | Brazil | 9-7 | Nicaragua | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 30 |
| August 26, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 30 |

### 3rd place game

| August 26, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 6-1 | Mexico | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 3551 |
| August 26, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 3551 |

### Championship

| August 26, 2012 | Cuba | 2-10 | Venezuela | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 5000 |
| August 26, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Chihuahua, Chihuahua Attendance: 5000 |