2009 World Youth Baseball Championship


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. Taiwan hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba.

Round 1

Group A

#TeamGamesWinsLossesTiebreaker
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35320-1
45231-0
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6505-

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Group B

was originally scheduled to participate in Group B of the tournament, but withdrew citing financial concerns. The International Baseball Federation announced that Hong Kong would be their replacements, shortly before the tournament was due to commence.
Qualified for the quarter-finals
Did not qualify for the quarter-finals

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Round 2

Bottom four

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Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final round

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

Final standings

Awards

The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
PositionPlayer
Pitcher Héctor Mendoza
Pitcher 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
Outfield Katsushi Nakamichi
Outfield JoMarcos Woods