2010 World Junior Baseball Championship
The 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition being held at the Port Arthur Stadium and Central Ball Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada from July 23 to August 1, 2010.
Teams
Just before the tournament started on July 23, the organization had to announce that the team from Venezuela would not attend the tournament. However, on the second day of the tournament it was announced that Venezuela has joined the other 11 nations. The original schedule remained in place, and Venezuela forfeited its first scheduled game on July 23, giving a 9-0 win to Australia. That game will not be made up.The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
Preliminaries
Pool A
Standings
Schedule
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Pool B
Standings
Schedule
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Playoffs
11th place game
9th place game
Finals
Quarterfinals
Losers Semifinals
Semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Awards
Following the final, the IBAF World Juniors Baseball Championship Technical Commission announced the All-IBAF 2010 World Juniors Baseball Championship Team. Only pool games were used to determine the players selected.Position | Player |
Starting Pitcher | Omar Luis Rodriguez |
Relief Pitcher | Chang Sik Yoo |
Catcher | Ryan Battaglia |
First Base | Guilermo Aviles |
Second Base | Hong Sheng Yang |
Third Base | Tzu-Wei Lin |
Short Stop | Francisco Lindor |
Outfield | Michael Lorenzen |
Outfield | Geikis Jimenez |
Outfield | Alexander Calbick |
Designated Hitter | Phillip Diedrick |
Award | Player |
MVP | Tzu Wei Lin |
Leading Batter | Tzu Wei Lin |
Best Earned Run Average | John Simms |
Best Won/Loss Average | Omar Luis Rodriguez Darwin Ramirez |
Most Runs Batted In | Hong Sheng Yang |
Most Home Runs | Ryan Battaglia |
Most Stolen Bases | Petr Sila |
Most Runs Scored | Tzu Wei Lin |
Outstanding Defensive Player | Luca Ainger |