2022 U-15 Baseball World Cup

2022 U-15 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Dates26 August - 4 September
Teams13
Final positions
Champions United States (7th title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Coy James
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The 2022 U-15 Baseball World Cup or the V U-15 Baseball World Cup was an under-15 international baseball competition held in Sonora, Mexico from August 26 to September 4, 2022.[1]

The United States won their second consecutive and overall seventh title, after defeated Cuba 4–3 in final.[2]

Final round

Bronze medal game

September 5, 2022 Japan  0 – 7  Chinese Taipei
Boxscore

Gold medal game

September 5, 2022 Cuba  3 – 4  United States
Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei
4  Japan
5  Puerto Rico
6  Panama
7  Mexico
8  Venezuela
9  Colombia
10  Czech Republic
11  France
12  Guam
13  South Africa

Awards

The WBSC announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[3]

Awards Player
Most Valuable Player United States Coy James
Position Player
Pitcher Chinese Taipei Yao-Yun Chang
Panama Daniel Reyes
Hitter United States Andrew Costello
Catcher Cuba Yaider Ruiz
First Base Japan Kanta Kanemoto
Second Base Chinese Taipei Tien-Szu Huang
Third Base Cuba Alejandro Cruz
Short Stop United States Ethan Holliday
Outfield Puerto Rico Isaac Carrasquillo
United States Coy James
Panama Juan Caballero

References

  1. ^ "Groups, schedule announced for WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, play opens 26 August in Hermosillo, Mexico". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "USA tops Cuba 4-3 to repeat as U-15 Baseball World Cup champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ^ "USA's Coy James earns WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup MVP honours as All-World team announced". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 24 August 2022.