The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup , officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup , is the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held at Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium in Barranquilla and 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium in Montería , Colombia .
Originally the host to the tournament was awarded to Nicaragua and would be held in Managua ,[1] 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests , WBSC subsequently decided to move the tournament to Colombia.[2]
Mexico defeated Japan with a score of 2:1 in the championship game to win the gold medal. Venezuela won the bronze medal by defeating Korea in the third-place game with a score of 4:5.
Teams First round Group A Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Oct 19, 2018 10:00 Chinese Taipei 1–2 Mexico Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:58 62 Boxscore Oct 19, 2018 15:00 South Africa 0–13 Japan F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 1:50 300 Boxscore Oct 19, 2018 20:00 Netherlands 5–9 Colombia Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:27 3,500 Boxscore Oct 20, 2018 10:00 Japan 3–1 Chinese Taipei Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:15 130 Boxscore Oct 20, 2018 15:00 Mexico 14–7 Netherlands Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:34 500 Boxscore Oct 20, 2018 20:00 Colombia 11–0 South Africa F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:07 3,500 Boxscore Oct 21, 2018 10:00 Mexico 2–7 Japan Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:15 250 Boxscore Oct 22, 2018 10:00 Netherlands 0–5 Japan Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:28 120 Boxscore Oct 22, 2018 15:00 South Africa 0–12 Chinese Taipei F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 1:59 250 Boxscore Oct 22, 2018 20:00 Colombia 6–7 Mexico Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 4:01 4,000 Boxscore Oct 23, 2018 10:00 Chinese Taipei 9–10 Netherlands F/10 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:06 100 Boxscore Oct 23, 2018 15:00 South Africa 3–13 Mexico F/7 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:11 102 Boxscore Oct 23, 2018 20:00 Japan 7–2 Colombia Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:58 6,000 Boxscore Oct 24, 2018 8:00 Netherlands 7–3 South Africa Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:59 85 Boxscore Oct 24, 2018 11:00 Chinese Taipei 6–5 Colombia F/10 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:27 250 Boxscore
Group B Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Oct 19, 2018 10:00 Australia 2–4 Venezuela 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:40 101 Boxscore Oct 19, 2018 15:00 Czech Republic 3–14 South Korea F/7 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:29 200 Boxscore Oct 19, 2018 20:00 Dominican Republic 9–6 Puerto Rico 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:52 – Boxscore Oct 20, 2018 10:00 Australia 5–3 Czech Republic 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:38 114 Boxscore Oct 20, 2018 15:00 Dominican Republic 8–2 South Korea 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:29 952 Boxscore Oct 20, 2018 20:00 Venezuela 7–2 Puerto Rico 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 4:05 1,550 Boxscore Oct 21, 2018 10:00 Dominican Republic 3–4 Australia 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:52 150 Boxscore Oct 21, 2018 15:00 Puerto Rico 3–6 South Korea 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:32 987 Boxscore Oct 21, 2018 20:00 Czech Republic 2–8 Venezuela 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:15 855 Boxscore Oct 22, 2018 10:00 South Korea 14–7 Australia 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:34 150 Boxscore Oct 22, 2018 15:00 Venezuela 7–2 Dominican Republic 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:09 800 Boxscore Oct 22, 2018 20:00 Puerto Rico 20–0 Czech Republic F/5 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 1:59 205 Boxscore Oct 23, 2018 10:00 South Korea 2–9 Venezuela 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:30 700 Boxscore Oct 23, 2018 15:00 Czech Republic 7–8 Dominican Republic F/10 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:12 496 Boxscore Oct 23, 2018 20:00 Puerto Rico 3–2 Australia 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:40 452 Boxscore
Consolation round Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Oct 25, 2018 10:00 Czech Republic 4–3 Netherlands 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:58 102 Boxscore Oct 25, 2018 15:00 South Africa 5–7 Puerto Rico 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:50 200 Boxscore Oct 25, 2018 20:00 Australia 5–18 Colombia F/7 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:45 2,850 Boxscore Oct 26, 2018 10:00 South Africa 9–2 Czech Republic 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:46 110 Boxscore Oct 26, 2018 15:00 Australia 16–3 Netherlands F/7 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:28 100 Boxscore Oct 26, 2018 20:00 Colombia 3–1 Puerto Rico F/11 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 3:23 2,423 Boxscore Oct 27, 2018 10:00 South Africa 4–9 Australia 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:56 58 Boxscore Oct 27, 2018 15:00 Netherlands 3–11 Puerto Rico 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:54 – Boxscore Oct 27, 2018 20:00 Czech Republic 2–12 Colombia F/8 18 de Junio Baseball Stadium 2:17 1,221 Boxscore
Super round Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Oct 25, 2018 10:00 South Korea 2–3 Japan Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:24 200 Boxscore Oct 25, 2018 15:00 Chinese Taipei 3–1 Dominican Republic F/10 Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:53 155 Boxscore Oct 25, 2018 20:00 Mexico 10–4 Venezuela Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 3:13 1,200 Boxscore Oct 26, 2018 10:00 Chinese Taipei 2–5 South Korea Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:53 150 Boxscore Oct 26, 2018 15:00 Venezuela 3–6 Japan Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:58 150 Boxscore Oct 26, 2018 18:30 Dominican Republic 1–3 Mexico Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:33 850 Boxscore Oct 27, 2018 10:00 Dominican Republic 0–4 Japan Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:10 183 Boxscore Oct 27, 2018 15:00 Chinese Taipei 3–4 Venezuela Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:34 400 Boxscore Oct 27, 2018 20:00 South Korea 3–2 Mexico Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium 2:48 2,100 Boxscore
Finals Third place game Championship Final standings U-23 All-World Team The following players were selected to the tournament's All-World Team.[3]
External links References
Mexico (1st title)
Japan
Venezuela
South Korea
