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2012 18U Baseball World Championship

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2012 18U Baseball World Championship
Tournament details
CountrySouth Korea South Korea
DatesAugust 30 - September 8
Teams12
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Games played43
Attendance15,640 (364 per game)
Best BANetherlands Marciano Phillippi (.500)
Most HRsFour tied (1)
Most SBsUnited States Ryan Boldt (12)
Most Ks (as pitcher)Japan Shintaro Fujinami (26)

The 2012 IBAF 18U Baseball World Championship was an international baseball competition held in Seoul, South Korea from August 30 to September 8, 2012.[1]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Tournament  United States[2]
Willie Abreu
Christian Arroyo
Cavan Biggio
Ryan Boldt
Bryson Brigman
Ian Clarkin
Kevin Davis
Stephen Gonsalves
Connor Heady
John Kilichowski
Jeremy Martinez
Reese McGuire
Andy McGuire
Dom Núñez
Chris Okey
Ryan Olson
Carson Sands
Dominic Taccolini
Keegan Thompson
Garrett Williams
 Canada[3]
Christian Botnick
Dayton Dawe
Nathan DeSouza
Brock Dykxhoorn
Kyle Hann
Jesse Hodges
Ryan Kellogg
Jake Marks
Gareth Morgan
Josh Naylor
Daniel Pinero
Cal Quantrill
Jacob Robson
Travis Seabrooke
Logan Seifrit
Christopher Shaw
Brett Siddall
Owen Spiwak
Mitchell Triolo
Myles Vincent
 Chinese Taipei[4]
Chan Chun-Hsiang
Chen Yu-Ming
Chen Yueh-Se
Huang Tzu-Peng
Hung Hsin-Chi
Lee Tsung-Hsien
Tzu-Wei Lin
Lin Yi-Che
Lin Cheng-Hsien
Liu Chia-Kai
Liu Sheng-Hung
Sen Yu-Pin
Sen Jung-Hung
Su Chih-Chieh
Tsai I-Hsuan
Tsao Yu-Ning
Jen-Ho Tseng
Wang Cheng-Tang
Yang Chia-Wei
Yang Hsiang-Hao

Teams

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The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.

Pool A Pool B

Australia

Canada

Colombia

Chinese Taipei1

Netherlands

Czech Republic

South Korea

Italy

United States

Japan

Venezuela

Panama

^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

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Group A

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Standings

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 United States 4 1 .800 39 13
 South Korea 3 1 .750 ½ 18 7
 Colombia 3 2 .600 1 24 27
 Venezuela 2 3 .400 2 19 18
 Australia 2 3 .400 2 21 24
 Netherlands 0 4 .000 10 42

Schedule

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August 31, 2012 Colombia  4 – 7  Australia Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
August 31, 2012 South Korea  2 – 1  Venezuela Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 230
Boxscore
August 31, 2012 Netherlands  0 – 17 (F/7)  United States Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 145
Boxscore

September 1, 2012 Australia  3 – 6 (F/10)  Venezuela Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
September 1, 2012 Colombia  9 – 6  Netherlands Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 100
Boxscore
September 1, 2012 South Korea  8 – 2  United States Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 4,000
Boxscore

September 2, 2012 United States  11 – 1 (F/7)  Colombia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 50
Boxscore
September 2, 2012 Venezuela  8 – 3  Netherlands Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 85
Boxscore
September 2, 2012 Australia  1 – 7  South Korea Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 1,000
Boxscore

September 3, 2012 Netherlands  1 – 8  Australia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 65
Boxscore
September 3, 2012 South Korea  1 – 3  Colombia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 800
Boxscore
September 3, 2012 United States  3 – 2  Venezuela Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 143
Boxscore

September 4, 2012 Venezuela  2 – 7  Colombia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 50
Boxscore
September 4, 2012 Netherlands  Rainout  South Korea Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul

September 5, 2012 United States  6 – 2  Australia Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 150
Boxscore

Group B

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Standings

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Canada 4 1 .800 28 17
 Japan 4 1 .800 29 7
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 .750 ½ 16 10
 Panama 2 3 .400 2 12 24
 Italy 1 3 .250 16 14
 Czech Republic 0 5 .000 4 5 34

Schedule

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August 31, 2012 Panama  2 – 0  Italy Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 70
Boxscore
August 31, 2012 Canada  6 – 5 (F/10)  Japan Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 125
Boxscore
August 31, 2012 Czech Republic  0 – 6  Chinese Taipei Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 100
Boxscore

September 1, 2012 Canada  4 – 3  Italy Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 85
Boxscore
September 1, 2012 Chinese Taipei  0 – 2  Japan Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
September 1, 2012 Czech Republic  2 – 6  Panama Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 95
Boxscore

September 2, 2012 Italy  12 – 1 (F/7)  Czech Republic Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 72
Boxscore
September 2, 2012 Chinese Taipei  6 – 5  Canada Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 200
Boxscore
September 2, 2012 Japan  8 – 0  Panama Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 224
Boxscore

September 3, 2012 Canada  3 – 2  Czech Republic Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 73
Boxscore
September 3, 2012 Chinese Taipei  4 – 3  Panama Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 103
Boxscore
September 3, 2012 Japan  7 – 1  Italy Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 85
Boxscore

September 4, 2012 Japan  7 – 0 (F/5)  Czech Republic Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 45
Boxscore
September 4, 2012 Italy  Rainout  Chinese Taipei Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul

September 5, 2012 Panama  1 – 10  Canada Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 78
Boxscore

Round 2

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Group C

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Standings

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA Tiebreaker
 United States 3 2 .600 28 16 1–1, 0.173 TQB
 Canada 3 2 .600 25 26 1–1, -0.006 TQB
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 .600 17 16 1–1, -0.192 TQB
 Colombia 2 3 .400 1 14 25 2–0
 Japan 2 3 .400 1 16 21 1–1
 South Korea 2 3 .400 1 23 19 0–2

Schedule

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September 5, 2012 South Korea  3 – 7 (F/10)  Chinese Taipei Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 520
Boxscore
September 5, 2012 Japan  0 – 3  Colombia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 118
Boxscore
September 5, 2012 United States  0 – 1 (F/10)  Canada Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 120
Boxscore

September 6, 2012 Canada  10 – 6  Colombia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 84
Boxscore
September 6, 2012 United States  5 – 1  Chinese Taipei Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 113
Boxscore
September 6, 2012 South Korea  2 – 4  Japan Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 3,500
Boxscore

September 7, 2012 Chinese Taipei  3 – 1  Colombia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 85
Boxscore
September 7, 2012 Canada  3 – 9  South Korea Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 210
Boxscore
September 7, 2012 United States  10 – 5  Japan Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 200
Boxscore

Round 3

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11th place game

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September 5, 2012 Czech Republic  4 – 7  Netherlands Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 87
Boxscore

9th place game

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September 6, 2012 Australia  11 – 2  Italy Guei Ballpark, Seoul
Attendance: 45
Boxscore

7th place game

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September 6, 2012 Panama  5 – 4  Venezuela Guei Ballpark, Seoul
Attendance: 65
Boxscore

5th place game

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September 8, 2012 Japan  0 – 3  South Korea Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 1,100
Boxscore

Bronze medal game

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September 8, 2012 Chinese Taipei  4 – 1  Colombia Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 120
Boxscore

Gold medal game

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September 8, 2012 United States  6 – 2  Canada Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 400
Boxscore

Final standings

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Officials

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Technical Commissioners

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Chairman:

Jim Baba (CAN)

Members:

  • Brett Pickett (AUS)
  • Koji Aso (JPN)
  • Lin, Hua Wei (TPE)
  • George Santiago (PUR)
  • Lee, Kyu-Seok (KOR)
  • Kang, Moon-Kil (KOR)
  • Kim, Byung-Il (KOR)
  • Park, Ro-Jun (KOR)
  • Son, Hyuk (KOR)

Umpires

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Umpire Director:

Gustavo Rodriguez (USA)

Members:

  • Gregory Howard (AUS)
  • Jon Oko (CAN)
  • Bin Shun Chen (TPE)
  • David Kulhanek (CZE)
  • Marco Taurelli (ITA)
  • Tomohisa Yamaguchi (JPN)
  • Hi Young Park (KOR)
  • Osmel Pimentel (VEN)
  • Kou Wakabayashi (JPN)
  • David Condon (USA)
  • Kevin Sweeney (USA)
  • Batista Fermin (PAN)
  • Do Hyung Kim (KOR)
  • Yang, Jae Man (KOR)
  • Jae Hoon Lim (KOR)
  • Seong Jun Park (KOR)
  • Suk Man Hwang (KOR)
  • Won Jung Park (KOR)

Scorers

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Scoring Director:

Marco Battistella (ITA)

Members:

  • Takuya Sumi (JPN)
  • Feiko Drost (NED)
  • Jennie Moloney (AUS)
  • An, Woo Jun (KOR)
  • Oh, Ik Hwan (KOR)
  • Hwang, Sung Jun (KOR)
  • Han, In Hii (KOR)
  • Kim Young Sung (KOR)

Jury of Appeal

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Chairman:

Gustavo Rodriguez (USA)

Members:

  • Sang Hyung Lee (KOR)
  • Gianni Fabrizi (ITA)

References

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  1. ^ International Baseball Federation Organizer
  2. ^ "XXV U-18 Baseball World Cup 2012". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "XXV U-18 Baseball World Cup 2012". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "XXV U-18 Baseball World Cup 2012". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ "The Official Site of the International Baseball Federation". www.ibaf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02.