| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Taiwan |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 15 – 23 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runner-up |  Cuba |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 46 |
| Attendance | 8,244 (179 per game) |
| Best BA | JoMarcos Woods (.696) |
| Most HRs | Guillermo Aviles (3) |
| Most SBs |  Urving Kemp (6) |
| Best ERA | Elbis Martinez Cory Geisler John Hochstatter (0.00) |
| Most Ks (as pitcher) |  Seung-Jun Baek (26) |
The 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament scheduled to start on 15 August 2009. It was the 14th time the World Youth Cup has taken place. Taichung, Taiwan hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba.
Round 1
Group A
| Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | – |
| 2 |  Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0-1 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1-0 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0-1 |
| 6 |  Russia | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| August 15, 2009 Game 1 |
Cuba |
9 – 1 | Australia |
 Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 65 |
| Boxscore |
| August 15, 2009 Game 3 |
Chinese Taipei |
14 – 15 | Venezuela |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 1,350 |
| Boxscore |
| August 15, 2009 Game 5 |
Russia |
0 – 20 (F/5) | Japan |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| August 16, 2009 Game 7 |
Australia |
15 – 2 (F/7) | Russia |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| August 16, 2009 Game 9 |
Chinese Taipei |
12 – 15 | Japan |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 1,840 |
| Boxscore |
| August 16, 2009 Game 11 |
Venezuela |
2 – 12 | Cuba |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 37 |
| Boxscore |
| August 17, 2009 Game 13 |
Russia |
1 – 19 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 77 |
| Boxscore |
| August 17, 2009 Game 15 |
Venezuela |
9 – 8 | Australia |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 75 |
| Boxscore |
| August 17, 2009 Game 17 |
Japan |
2 – 5 | Cuba |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 320 |
| Boxscore |
| August 18, 2009 Game 19 |
Japan |
7 – 6 | Venezuela |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| August 18, 2009 Game 21 |
Cuba |
16 – 1 (F/5) | Russia |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 20 |
| Boxscore |
| August 18, 2009 Game 23 |
Australia |
4 – 8 | Chinese Taipei |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 250 |
| Boxscore |
| August 19, 2009 Game 25 |
Venezuela |
21 – 1 (F/5) | Russia |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 10 |
| Boxscore |
| August 19, 2009 Game 27 |
Japan |
9 – 10 | Australia |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 100 |
| Boxscore |
| August 19, 2009 Game 29 |
Chinese Taipei |
5 – 7 | Cuba |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 520 |
| Boxscore |
Group B
Panama was originally scheduled to participate in Group B of the tournament, but withdrew citing financial concerns. The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) announced that Hong Kong would be their replacements, shortly before the tournament was due to commence.[1]
| Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | – |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | – |
| 3 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 2 | – |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 5 |  Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| August 15, 2009 Game 2 |
Hong Kong |
0 – 28 (F/5) | United States |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 30 |
| Boxscore |
| August 15, 2009 Game 4 |
South Korea |
5 – 4 | Mexico |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 25 |
| Boxscore |
| August 15, 2009 Game 6 |
Czech Republic |
2 – 11 | Netherlands |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| August 16, 2009 Game 8 |
Mexico |
20 – 3 (F/5) | Hong Kong |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 35 |
| Boxscore |
| August 16, 2009 Game 10 |
United States |
18 – 1 (F/6) | Czech Republic |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 30 |
| Boxscore |
| August 16, 2009 Game 12 |
Netherlands |
0 – 10 (F/7) | South Korea |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| August 17, 2009 Game 14 |
United States |
15 – 1 (F/7) | Netherlands |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 30 |
| Boxscore |
| August 17, 2009 Game 16 |
Czech Republic |
2 – 13 (F/8) | Mexico |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 120 |
| Boxscore |
| August 17, 2009 Game 18 |
Hong Kong |
0 – 16 (F/7) | South Korea |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| August 18, 2009 Game 20 |
South Korea |
14 – 3 (F/7) | Czech Republic |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| August 18, 2009 Game 22 |
Netherlands |
16 – 6 (F/7) | Hong Kong |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 65 |
| Boxscore |
| August 18, 2009 Game 24 |
Mexico |
6 – 16 | United States |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 73 |
| Boxscore |
| August 19, 2009 Game 26 |
Netherlands |
6 – 8 | Mexico |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 85 |
| Boxscore |
| August 19, 2009 Game 28 |
United States |
11 – 1 (F/7) | South Korea |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| August 19, 2009 Game 30 |
Hong Kong |
6 – 5 | Czech Republic |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 80 |
| Boxscore |
Round 2
Bottom four
| August 21, 2009 Game 31 |
Australia |
15 – 0 (F/5) | Czech Republic |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 45 |
| Boxscore |
| August 21, 2009 Game 32 |
Hong Kong |
3 – 5 | Russia |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 65 |
| Boxscore |
| August 22, 2009 Game 37 |
Australia |
10 – 0 (F/7) | Russia |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 47 |
| Boxscore |
| August 22, 2009 Game 38 |
Czech Republic |
16 – 0 (F/5) | Hong Kong |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 13 |
| Boxscore |
Quarter-finals
| August 21, 2009 Game 33 |
Cuba |
13 – 3 (F/7) | Netherlands |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 25 |
| Boxscore |
| August 21, 2009 Game 34 |
Japan |
4 – 5 | Mexico |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 50 |
| Boxscore |
| August 21, 2009 Game 35 |
United States |
11 – 8 | Chinese Taipei |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 468 |
| Boxscore |
| August 21, 2009 Game 36 |
South Korea |
5 – 11 | Venezuela |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 100 |
| Boxscore |
Semi-finals
| August 22, 2009 Game 39 |
Cuba |
9 – 0 | Venezuela |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 156 |
| Boxscore |
| August 22, 2009 Game 40 |
Netherlands |
4 – 5 | South Korea |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 90 |
| Boxscore |
| August 22, 2009 Game 41 |
United States |
9 – 5 | Mexico |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 120 |
| Boxscore |
| August 22, 2009 Game 42 |
Chinese Taipei |
10 – 6 | Japan |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 420 |
| Boxscore |
Final round
7th place
| August 23, 2009 Game 43 |
Netherlands |
1 – 11 (F/7) | Japan |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 75 |
| Boxscore |
5th place
| August 23, 2009 Game 44 |
Chinese Taipei |
11 – 0 (F/7) | South Korea |
Taichung Baseball Field Attendance: 263 |
| Boxscore |
3rd place
| August 23, 2009 Game 45 |
Mexico |
11 – 10 | Venezuela |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 65 |
| Boxscore |
Final
| August 23, 2009 Game 46 |
Cuba |
6 – 7 | United States |
Taichung Intercontinental Attendance: 625 |
| Boxscore |
Final standings
| Rank | Country |
|---|---|
 |
United States |
 |
Cuba |
 |
Mexico |
| 4th | Venezuela |
| 5th | Chinese Taipei |
| 6th | South Korea |
| 7th | Japan |
| 8th | Netherlands |
| 9th | Australia |
| 10th | Russia |
| 11th | Czech Republic |
| 12th | Hong Kong |
Awards
The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[2]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Pitcher (RHP) | Héctor Mendoza |
| Pitcher (LHP) | Cory Geisler |
| Catcher | Guy Edmonds |
| First Base | Guillermo Aviles |
| Second Base | Rougned Odor |
| Third Base | Lin-Jen Chu |
| Short Stop | Francisco Lindor |
| Outfield | Austin Cousino |
| Katsushi Nakamichi | |
| JoMarcos Woods |
See also
References
- ↑ Schiroli, Riccardo (14 August 2009). "IBAF Announces Replacement for Panama in 2009 World Youth Championships". Lausanne, Switzerland: International Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ↑ Sedgman, Cassandra (24 August 2009). "Guy Edmunds named in AA World All-Star Team". Australian Baseball Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
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