VIII Baseball World Junior Championship 1988

The VIII Baseball World Junior Championship 1988 was a competition for baseballers below the age of 19. It took place in December 1988 in the eastern Australian metropolis Sydney. Venues were Oriole Park in the western suburb of Auburn and the Flat Rock baseball diamond in the northern suburb of Willoughby. Among eight participants, the United States of America won the title ahead of Cuba and Chinese Taipei.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Tournament  United States[1]
Doug Bennett
Greg Blosser
Reid Cornelius
Darin Dreasky
Brent Gates
Tyler Green
Dean Haskins
Charles Johnson
Kiki Jones
Mickey Kerns
Ryan Klesko
Bub Maietta
Rusty Rugg
Chris Sinacori
Steve Solomon
Scott Stahoviak
Troy Tallman
Pat True
 Cuba  Chinese Taipei

Final standings

The floodlight masts is all what remains of the Oriole Park stadium
Rk Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Lost in Final
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Cuba
Failed to qualify for the Final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei
Lost in 3rd Place Game
4  Australia
Failed to qualify for the semifinals
5  Canada
6  South Korea
7  Italy
8  China

References

  1. ^ "Official Roster for the 1988 18U National Team" (PDF). USA Baseball. Retrieved 1 August 2024.