2013 18U Baseball World Cup

The 2013 18U Baseball World Cup was an exciting international baseball competition for young players. It took place in the cities of Taichung, Yunlin, and Douliu in Taiwan during the summer of 2013, from August 30 to September 8. This event brought together teams from many countries to compete in the sport of international baseball.

Because of rain, there were no games on August 30 and August 31, but the tournament continued with matches for the rest of the week. This competition was a chance for young athletes to show their skills on a world stage and to build friendships with players from different nations. It was a memorable event for everyone who participated.

Medalists

The 2013 18U Baseball World Cup was a big baseball event for young players. It took place in Taiwan from August 30 to September 8, 2013. Unfortunately, rain stopped play on the first two days, so no games were held on August 30 or August 31. The competition continued after that, bringing together teams from many countries to compete for the top spot.

Teams

Twelve teams took part in the tournament.

^1 Chinese Taipei is the name used by the IBAF for the team from the place officially called the Republic of China, which is commonly known as Taiwan. (More information can be found about the political status of Taiwan.)

Pool A	Pool B
Canada	Australia
Chinese Taipei1	Colombia
Czech Republic	Cuba
Japan	Italy
Mexico	South Korea
Venezuela	United States

Round 1

Group A

Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

Group B

Source: WBSC

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	5	5	0	44	6	1.000	—	Advance to round 2
2	Chinese Taipei	5	4	1	48	11	.800	1
3	Venezuela	5	3	2	19	29	.600	2
4	Canada	5	2	3	39	25	.400	3
5	Mexico	5	1	4	26	47	.200	4
6	Czech Republic	5	0	5	7	65	.000	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	United States	5	4	1	28	13	.800	—	Advance to round 2
2	Cuba	5	4	1	35	9	.800	—
3	South Korea	5	3	2	27	8	.600	1
4	Australia	5	2	3	16	18	.400	2
5	Colombia	5	1	4	16	39	.200	3
6	Italy	5	1	4	15	50	.200	3

Round 2

In the second round of the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup, teams continued to compete in Taiwan. The games took place in Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu).

Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	40	20	1.000	—	Advance to final
2	Japan (H)	5	4	1	35	11	.800	1
3	Cuba	5	3	2	16	23	.600	2	Advance to 3rd place game
4	Chinese Taipei	5	2	3	21	16	.400	3
5	South Korea	5	1	4	17	20	.200	4	Advance to 5th place game
6	Venezuela	5	0	5	12	51	.000	5

5th place game

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
South Korea	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	X	6	7	3

3rd place game

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Cuba	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	6	11	1

Final

The 2013 18U Baseball World Cup was a big international baseball tournament. It took place in Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu), Taiwan, from August 30 to September 8, 2013. Sadly, there were no games on August 30 and August 31 because of rain.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Japan	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	6	1
United States	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	X	3	6	1

Final standings

The 2013 18U Baseball World Cup was a big baseball tournament for young players. It took place in Taiwan from August 30 to September 8, 2013. Because of rain, no games were played on August 30 and August 31. The final standings show how the teams finished in the competition.

Rk	Team
	United States
Lost in final
	Japan
Failed to qualify for the final
	Cuba
Lost in 3rd place game
4	Chinese Taipei
Failed to qualify for the finals
5	South Korea
6	Venezuela
Failed to qualify for the round 2
7	Canada
8	Australia
9	Mexico
10	Colombia
11	Italy
12	Czech Republic

Awards

Awards	Player
Most Valuable Player	Luis Ortiz
Outstanding Defensive Player	Moises Esquerre

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player
Starting Pitcher	Tomohiro Anraku
Relief Pitcher	Taisuke Yamaoka
Catcher	Tomoya Mori
First Base	Byeong-wuk Lim
Second Base	Li Lin
Third Base	Mike Rivera
Shortstop	Taiga Hirasawa
Outfield	Adam Haseley
	Tzu-Hao Chen
	Tyler O'Neill
Designated Hitter	Cheng-Tang Wang