2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup

2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryTaiwan
DatesOctober 13 – October 23, 2022
Teams12
Defending champions Venezuela
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Mexico
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Awards
MVPJapan Ryusei Gonda

All statistics correct as of 2022-10-24.

The 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially IV U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the fourth edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament. It was held in Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin in Taiwan.[1][2] Players born between 1999 and 2004 are eligible to play the tournament.

Venues

Tianmu Baseball Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and is scheduled to host all of the Group B games and medal games. Douliu Baseball Stadium and Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium were scheduled to host all of the Group A games.[3]

Douliu Taichung Taipei
Douliu Baseball Stadium Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Tianmu Baseball Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,500

Teams

China and Nicaragua were replaced in the tournament by Puerto Rico and Colombia due to COVID-19 restrictions in those countries.[3] The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.

Africa

 South Africa (26)

Americas

 Mexico (4)
 Venezuela (6)
 Cuba (9)
 Colombia (11)
 Puerto Rico (16)

Asia

 Japan (1)
 Chinese Taipei (2)
 South Korea (3)

Europe

 Netherlands (8)
 Germany (18)

Oceania

 Australia (10)

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei (H) 5 5 0 30 7 1.000 — Advance to super round
2  Japan 5 4 1 25 6 .800 1
3  Colombia 5 3 2 28 17 .600 2
4  Venezuela 5 2 3 28 20 .400 3 Advance to placement round
5  Germany 5 1 4 13 23 .200 4
6  South Africa 5 0 5 1 52 .000 5
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 13, 2022 18:30 Colombia  2 – 6  Chinese Taipei F/7 Tianmu 2:18 1250 Boxscore
Oct 14, 2022 12:00 South Africa  0 – 9  Venezuela F/7 Douliu 1:48 45 Boxscore
Oct 14, 2022 17:00 Japan  6 – 0  Germany F/7 Douliu 1:57 48 Boxscore
Oct 15, 2022 10:00 South Africa  0 – 10  Colombia F/6 Taichung 2:15 78 Boxscore
Oct 15, 2022 14:30 Japan  5 – 2  Venezuela F/7 Taichung 2:07 150 Boxscore
Oct 15, 2022 19:00 Germany  0 – 3  Chinese Taipei F/7 Taichung 2:15 525 Boxscore
Oct 16, 2022 10:00 Venezuela  7 – 8  Colombia F/8 Taichung 2:44 120 Boxscore
Oct 16, 2022 14:30 South Africa  0 – 10  Germany F/6 Taichung 2:22 232 Boxscore
Oct 16, 2022 19:00 Chinese Taipei  3 – 1  Japan F/7 Taichung 2:16 2800 Boxscore
Oct 17, 2022 10:00 Germany  3 – 7  Venezuela F/7 Taichung 2:49 42 Boxscore
Oct 17, 2021 14:30 Colombia  1 – 4  Japan F/7 Taichung 2:21 120 Boxscore
Oct 17, 2022 19:00 Chinese Taipei  14 – 1  South Africa F/5 Taichung 1:59 125 Boxscore
Oct 18, 2022 10:00 Germany  0 – 7  Colombia F/7 Taichung 2:18 50 Boxscore
Oct 18, 2022 14:30 Japan  9 – 0  South Africa F/7 Taichung 2:11 94 Boxscore
Oct 18, 2022 19:00 Venezuela  3 – 4  Chinese Taipei F/8 Taichung 3:23 350 Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  South Korea 5 5 0 16 5 1.000 — Advance to super round
2  Australia 5 2 3 19 14 .400[a] 3
3  Mexico 5 2 3 9 8 .400[a] 3
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 11 16 .400[a] 3 Advance to placement round
5  Cuba 5 2 3 7 13 .400[a] 3
6  Puerto Rico 5 2 3 11 17 .400[a] 3
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Five-way tie decided by TQB
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 14, 2022 10:00 Puerto Rico  5 – 0  Cuba F/7 Tianmu 2:26 132 Boxscore
Oct 14, 2022 14:30 Mexico  3 – 2  Australia F/8 Tianmu 2:12 145 Boxscore
Oct 14, 2022 19:00 South Korea  4 – 0  Netherlands F/7 Tianmu 1:55 157 Boxscore
Oct 16, 2021 16:00 Netherlands  0 – 4  Mexico F/7 Douliu 1:57 325 Boxscore
Oct 16, 2022 19:00 Cuba  0 – 4  South Korea F/7 Douliu 2:53 190 Boxscore
Oct 17, 2022 12:30 Mexico  2 – 3  Puerto Rico F/8 Douliu 2:02 45 Boxscore
Oct 17, 2022 15:30 Netherlands  3 – 2  Cuba F/7 Douliu 2:15 75 Boxscore
Oct 17, 2022 18:30 Australia  3 – 4  South Korea F/7 Douliu 2:31 174 Boxscore
Oct 18, 2022 10:00 Cuba  2 – 0  Mexico F/7 Tianmu 2:10 40 Boxscore
Oct 18, 2022 13:00 Puerto Rico  2 – 3  South Korea F/8 Tianmu 2:20 60 Boxscore
Oct 18, 2022 16:00 Australia  5 – 4  Netherlands F/7 Tianmu 2:26 106 Boxscore
Oct 18, 2021 19:00 Puerto Rico  0 – 8  Australia F/7 Tianmu 2:13 87 Boxscore
Oct 19, 2021 10:00 Australia  1 – 3  Cuba F/7 Tianmu 2:36 101 Boxscore
Oct 19, 2022 12:30 Netherlands  4 – 1  Puerto Rico F/8 Tianmu 2:36 70 Boxscore
Oct 19, 2022 15:00 South Korea  1 – 0  Mexico F/8 Tianmu 2:24 151 Boxscore

Placement round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1  Venezuela 5 4 1 23 7 .800[a] —
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 27 9 .800[a] —
3  Puerto Rico 5 3 2 21 9 .600[b] 1
4  Cuba 5 3 2 16 10 .600[b] 1
5  Germany 5 1 4 16 16 .200 3
6  South Africa 5 0 5 3 55 .000 4
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Netherlands 0–3 Venezuela
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Puerto Rico 5–0 Cuba
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 20, 2022 11:00  Netherlands 0 – 3  Venezuela F/7 Douliu 1:53 30 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2022 14:00  Germany 2 – 3  Cuba F/7 Douliu 1:49 45 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2022 17:00  South Africa 0 – 10  Puerto Rico F/5 Douliu 1:39 34 Boxscore
Oct 21, 2022 11:00  Cuba 2 – 0  Venezuela F/7 Douliu 1:57 - Boxscore
Oct 21, 2022 14:00  South Africa 3 – 17  Netherlands F/5 Douliu 1:51 - Boxscore
Oct 21, 2022 17:00  Puerto Rico 3 – 1  Germany F/7 Douliu 2:10 - Boxscore
Oct 22, 2022 11:00  South Africa 0 – 9  Cuba F/7 Douliu 1:52 - Boxscore
Oct 22, 2022 14:00  Puerto Rico 2 – 4  Venezuela F/7 Douliu 2:15 - Boxscore
Oct 22, 2022 17:00  Germany 0 – 3  Netherlands F/7 Douliu 2:02 - Boxscore

Super round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 5 4 1 13 8 .800[a] — Advance to final
2  South Korea 5 4 1 17 11 .800[a] —
3  Mexico 5 3 2 11 11 .600 1 Advance to third-place game
4  Chinese Taipei 5 2 3 12 14 .400 2
5  Colombia 5 1 4 18 25 .200[b] 3
6  Australia 5 1 4 15 17 .200[b] 3
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Japan 2–1 South Korea
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Colombia 8–6 Australia
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 20, 2022 10:00  Colombia 3 – 4  Mexico F/7 Tianmu 2:12 32 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2022 14:30  Australia 1 – 2  Japan F/7 Tianmu 1:52 97 Boxscore
Oct 20, 2022 19:00  South Korea 6 – 2  Chinese Taipei F/7 Tianmu 2:40 3,921 Boxscore
Oct 21, 2022 10:00  Colombia 8 – 6  Australia F/7 Tianmu 2:25 - Boxscore
Oct 21, 2022 14:30  Japan 2 – 1  South Korea F/7 Tianmu 2:22 - Boxscore
Oct 21, 2022 19:00  Mexico 2 – 1  Chinese Taipei F/8 Tianmu 2:59 - Boxscore
Oct 22, 2022 10:00  Colombia 4 – 5  South Korea F/8 Tianmu 2:33 - Boxscore
Oct 22, 2022 13:00  Mexico 2 – 4  Japan F/7 Tianmu 2:25 - Boxscore
Oct 22, 2022 16:00  Australia 3 – 0  Chinese Taipei F/7 Tianmu 2:16 - Boxscore

Finals

Third-place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 23, 2022 14:30  Chinese Taipei 3 – 1  Mexico F/7 Tianmu 2:26 481 Boxscore

Championship

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 23, 2022 19:00  South Korea 0 – 3  Japan F/7 Tianmu 1:52 388 Boxscore

Final standings

Awards

U23 All-World Team

PositionPlayer
C Venezuela David Garcia
1B Venezuela Jesus Chirinos
2B Colombia Carlos Arroyo
3B Japan Hiroki Nakagawa
SS Cuba Christian Rodriguez
OF Chinese Taipei Chen Tso Tseng
Puerto Rico Ezequiel Pagan
Australia Christopher Burke
DH Japan Ren Onishi
P Japan Ren Tomida
Japan Ryusei Gonda

Individual Award

AwardPlayerStatistics
Leading Hitter Japan Ren Onishi .500
Best ERA South Korea Saangyung Lee 0.00 (13 innings pitched)
Best Pitching Record Japan Ren Tomida 2W 0L
Most RBI Venezuela Jesus Chirinos 8
Most HR Venezuela Jesus Chirinos 2
Most Stolen Bases Venezuela Michael Chirinos 5
Most Runs Scored Colombia Daniel Aguilar 7
Outstanding Defensive Player South Korea Hanbyul Kim -

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WBSC - Baseball World Cups 2021-2029". wbsc.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Event Info". U-23 Baseball World Cup. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Groups, schedule revealed for WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup this October in Taipei". World Baseball Softball Confederation. September 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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