2012 15U Baseball World Championship

2012 15U Baseball World Championship
Tournament details
CountryMexico Mexico
Dates16 August – 26 August
Teams15
Final positions
Champions Venezuela (1st title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played46
Attendance44,599 (970 per game)
Best BAMexico Conrado Diaz (.591)
Most HRsVenezuela Greifer Andrade
Venezuela Nestor Tejada (2)
Most SBsBrazil Lucas Sakay (11)
Best ERAVenezuela Ulises Perez
Cuba Luis Ramos (0.00)
Most Ks (as pitcher)Indonesia Muhammad Fauzan (29)
MVPVenezuela Ricardo Sánchez
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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.[1]

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.[2] Due to the non-appearance of Bahamas, the organizers updated the schedule.

Group A Group B Group C

Chinese Taipei1
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
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August 17, 2012 Italy  17–7  Lithuania Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 150
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August 17, 2012 Chinese Taipei  14–0 (F/7)  Honduras Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 250
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August 17, 2012 Lithuania  0–44 (F/5)  Mexico Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 2,000
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August 18, 2012 Italy  2–19 (F/7)  Chinese Taipei Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 1,000
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August 18, 2012 Mexico  14–1 (F/7)  Honduras Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 400
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August 19, 2012 Honduras  13–5  Italy Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 700
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August 19, 2012 Mexico  4–6  Chinese Taipei Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 9,000
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August 20, 2012 Chinese Taipei  20–0 (F/4)  Lithuania Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 100
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August 20, 2012 Mexico  19–0 (F/5)  Italy Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 3,000
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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
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August 16, 2012 Cuba  31–4 (F/5)  Hong Kong Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 150
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August 17, 2012 Indonesia  0–24 (F/5)  Cuba Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 150
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August 17, 2012 Hong Kong  8–18 (F/8)  Argentina Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 18, 2012 Brazil  16–0 (F/5)  Hong Kong Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 150
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August 19, 2012 Argentina  9–2  Indonesia Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 100
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August 19, 2012 Brazil  0–18 (F/5)  Cuba Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 250
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August 19, 2012 Cuba  7–1 (F/5)  Argentina Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 252
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August 20, 2012 Argentina  4–22 (F/6)  Brazil Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 20, 2012 Hong Kong  3–2 (F/8)  Indonesia Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 180
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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
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August 16, 2012 Germany  6–18 (F/7)  Aruba Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 80
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August 17, 2012 Nicaragua  5–4  Germany Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 250
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August 17, 2012 Venezuela  15–0 (F/5)  Ukraine Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 250
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August 18, 2012 Aruba  0–15 (F/5)  Nicaragua Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 133
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August 18, 2012 Germany  0–16 (F/5)  Venezuela Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 250
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August 19, 2012 Ukraine  1–11 (F/7)  Germany Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 150
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August 19, 2012 Venezuela  24–0 (F/4)  Aruba Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 308
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August 20, 2012 Nicaragua  7–10  Venezuela Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 506
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August 20, 2012 Aruba  10–8  Ukraine Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
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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
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August 22, 2012 Chinese Taipei  2–20 (F/7)  Venezuela Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 22, 2012 Mexico  19–2 (F/6)  Brazil Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 3,500
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August 23, 2012 Cuba  3–1  Chinese Taipei Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 250
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August 23, 2012 Brazil  7–6  Nicaragua Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 500
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August 23, 2012 Venezuela  4–6  Mexico Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 5,000
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August 24, 2012 Chinese Taipei  10–4  Brazil Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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August 24, 2012 Venezuela  5–11  Cuba Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 1,500
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August 24, 2012 Nicaragua  4–16 (F/7)  Mexico Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 2,000
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August 25, 2012 Venezuela  10–0 (F/7)  Brazil Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 25, 2012 Chinese Taipei  13–6  Nicaragua Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 25, 2012 Cuba  6–5  Mexico Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 10,500
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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
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August 22, 2012 Hong Kong  3–20 (F/5)  Germany Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 22, 2012 Honduras  9-3  Argentina Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 220
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August 23, 2012 Italy  17-5 (F/7)  Hong Kong Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 120
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August 23, 2012 Argentina  9-13  Germany Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 23, 2012 Aruba  5-11  Honduras Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 200
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August 24, 2012 Germany  6-16  Italy Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 100
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August 24, 2012 Honduras  17-2 (F/6)  Hong Kong Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 70
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August 24, 2012 Argentina  16-6 (F/7)  Aruba Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 120
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August 25, 2012 Honduras  14-3 (F/7)  Germany Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 133
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August 25, 2012 Argentina  12-9 (F/7)  Italy Parral, Chihuahua
Attendance: 283
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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
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August 22, 2012 Indonesia  6-2  Ukraine Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 50
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August 23, 2012 Lithuania  7-9  Ukraine Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 100
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August 23, 2012 Ukraine  8-6  Indonesia Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 100
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August 24, 2012 Indonesia  10-14 (F/10)  Lithuania Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 55
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August 24, 2012 Ukraine  7-4  Lithuania Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Attendance: 95
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Finals

5th place game

August 26, 2012 Brazil  9-7  Nicaragua Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Attendance: 30
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3rd place game

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

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

  1. ^ Groups announced for I 15U Baseball World Championship
  2. ^ Schedule for 15U Baseball World Championship announced