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
# | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | |
2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | |
3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0-1 | |
4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1-0 | |
5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0-1 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | - |
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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
----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.Position | Player |
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 |