2010 World Junior Baseball Championship

2010 World Junior Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Canada
Dates 23 July - 1 August
Teams 12
Defending champions  South Korea (2008)
Final positions
Champions
  Chinese Taipei (2nd title)
Runner-up
  Australia
Third place
  Cuba
Fourth place  Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played 45
Attendance 48,500 (1,078 per game)
Best batting average Chinese Taipei Tzu Wei Lin (.607)
Most homeruns hit Australia Ryan Battaglia (3)
Most stolen bases Czech Republic Petr Sila (4 out 6)
Best ERA United States John Simms (0.00)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher) South Korea Chang Sik Yoo (31)
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Last updated on August 1, 2010

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.[1]

Teams

Just before the tournament started on July 23, the organization had to announce that the team from Venezuela would not attend the tournament.[2] 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.[3]

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.[4]

Pool A Pool B

Australia 		Representation of Oceania
Canada 		Host nation

Chinese Taipei
Asian qualifier
Cuba
Americas qualifier

France
European qualifier
Czech Republic 		Replaced South Africa

Italy
European qualifier
Netherlands
European qualifier

United States
Americas qualifier
Panama 		Replaced Japan

Venezuela
Americas qualifier
South Korea
Asian qualifier

Preliminaries

Pool A

Standings

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA.
 United States 5 0 1.000 – 54 9
 Chinese Taipei 4 1 .800 1 46 26
 Australia 3 2 .600 2 52 22
 Italy 2 3 .400 3 28 50
 Venezuela 1 4 .200 4 20 40
 France 0 5 .000 5 12 65

Schedule

July 23, 2010 Australia  9 – 0
(Forfeit) 		 Venezuela Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
July 24, 2010 France  1 – 11 (F/7)  Chinese Taipei Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
July 24, 2010 United States  4 – 2  Australia Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 1,000
Boxscore
July 24, 2010 Venezuela  5 – 6 (F/11)  Italy Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 100
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July 25, 2010 France  2 – 8  Venezuela Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 350
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July 25, 2010 Australia  11 – 13  Chinese Taipei Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 450
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July 25, 2010 Italy  0 – 10 (F/7)  United States Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 1,500
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July 26, 2010 Italy  14 – 8  France Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 400
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July 26, 2010 Chinese Taipei  0 – 10 (F/7)  United States Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 0
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July 27, 2010 France  1 – 16 (F/6)  Australia Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 275
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July 27, 2010 Chinese Taipei  13 – 4  Italy Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 0
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July 27, 2010 Venezuela  7 – 14  United States Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 0
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July 28, 2010 Italy  4 – 14 (F/7)  Australia Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 125
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July 28, 2010 United States  16 – 0 (F/5)  France Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 225
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July 28, 2010 Venezuela  0 – 9  Chinese Taipei Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 350
Boxscore

Pool B

Standings

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Canada 4 1 .800 – 31 18
 South Korea 4 1 .800 – 35 10
 Netherlands 3 2 .600 1 29 33
 Cuba 3 2 .600 1 40 15
 Panama 1 4 .200 3 13 41
 Czech Republic 0 5 .000 4 17 48

Schedule

July 23, 2010 Panama  0 – 10 (F/7)  Cuba Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
July 23, 2010 Canada  9 – 2  Netherlands Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 2,000
Boxscore
July 24, 2010 Netherlands  0 – 10 (F/8)  South Korea Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
July 24, 2010 Czech Republic  5 – 7  Panama Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 225
Boxscore
July 24, 2010 Cuba  3 – 0  Canada Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 4,500
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July 25, 2010 Netherlands  5 – 2  Panama Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 150
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July 25, 2010 Cuba  16 – 1 (F/7)  Czech Republic Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 0
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July 25, 2010 Canada  5 – 4  South Korea Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 2,500
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July 26, 2010 Czech Republic  0 – 4  South Korea Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 200
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July 27, 2010 Netherlands  13 – 4  Czech Republic Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 0
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July 27, 2010 South Korea  5 – 3  Cuba Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 1,200
Boxscore
July 27, 2010 Panama  2 – 9  Canada Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 4,200
Boxscore
July 28, 2010 Cuba  8 – 9 (F/10)  Netherlands Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 500
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July 28, 2010 South Korea  12 – 2 (F/7)  Panama Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 475
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July 28, 2010 Czech Republic  7 – 8  Canada Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 3,500
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Playoffs

July 30, 2010 France  3 – 5  Panama Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 100
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July 30, 2010 Czech Republic  6 – 9  Venezuela Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 0
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11th place game

July 31, 2010 France  8 – 5 (F/10)  Czech Republic Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 325
Boxscore

9th place game

July 31, 2010 Venezuela  7 – 5  Panama Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 300
Boxscore

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  B3   Netherlands 2  
A2   Chinese Taipei 4  
  WQF1   Chinese Taipei 3  
  WQF4   Canada 1  
A4   Italy 1
  B1   Canada 11  
    WSF2   Australia 4
  WSF1   Chinese Taipei 8
  A3   Australia 5  
B2   South Korea 4  
  WQF3   Australia 2 Third place
  WQF2   Cuba 1  
B4   Cuba 3 LSF2   Cuba 8
  A1   United States 2   LSF1   Canada 2

Quarterfinals

July 30, 2010 Netherlands  2 – 4  Chinese Taipei Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
July 30, 2010 Cuba  3 – 2  United States Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 2,000
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July 30, 2010 Australia  5 – 4  South Korea Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 500
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July 30, 2010 Italy  1 – 11 (F/7)  Canada Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 5,000
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Losers Semifinals

July 31, 2010 Netherlands  8 – 5  Italy Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 300
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July 31, 2010 United States  4 – 2  South Korea Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 500
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Semifinals

July 31, 2010 Chinese Taipei  3 – 1  Canada Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 5,000
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July 31, 2010 Australia  2 – 1  Cuba Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 1,200
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7th place game

August 1, 2010 Italy  1 – 3  South Korea Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 100
Boxscore

5th place game

August 1, 2010 Netherlands  2 – 18 (F/6)  United States Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 150
Boxscore

Bronze medal game

August 1, 2010 Cuba  8 – 2  Canada Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 1,700
Boxscore

Gold medal game

August 1, 2010 Australia  4 – 8  Chinese Taipei Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay
Attendance: 5,500
Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team W L
1st  Chinese Taipei 71
Lost in Final
2nd  Australia 53
Failed to qualify for Final
3rd  Cuba 53
4  Canada 53
Failed to qualify for the Semifinals
5  United States 71
6  Netherlands 44
Failed to qualify for the 5th place game
7  South Korea 53
8  Italy 26
Failed to qualify for the Quarterfinals
9  Venezuela 34
10  Panama 25
Failed to qualify for the 9th place game
11  France 16
12  Czech Republic 07
 2010 World Junior Baseball Champions 

Chinese Taipei
2nd title

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.[5]

All-IBAF Juniors Team
Position Player
Starting Pitcher Cuba Omar Luis Rodriguez
Relief Pitcher South Korea Chang Sik Yoo
Catcher Australia Ryan Battaglia
First Base Cuba Guilermo Aviles
Second Base Chinese Taipei Hong Sheng Yang
Third Base Chinese Taipei Tzu-Wei Lin
Short Stop United States Francisco Lindor
Outfield United States Michael Lorenzen
Cuba Geikis Jimenez
Canada Alexander Calbick
Designated Hitter Canada Phillip Diedrick
Tournament Awards
Award Player
MVP Chinese Taipei Tzu Wei Lin
Leading Batter Chinese Taipei Tzu Wei Lin
Best Earned Run Average (Pitcher) United States John Simms
Best Won/Loss Average (Pitcher) Cuba Omar Luis Rodriguez
Venezuela Darwin Ramirez
Most Runs Batted In Chinese Taipei Hong Sheng Yang
Most Home Runs Australia Ryan Battaglia
Most Stolen Bases Czech Republic Petr Sila
Most Runs Scored Chinese Taipei Tzu Wei Lin
Outstanding Defensive Player Italy Luca Ainger

External links

References

  1. ↑ Thunder Bay to host 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship
  2. ↑ Team Venezuela not attending Junior World Cup
  3. ↑ Venezuela joins World Junior Baseball Championship
  4. ↑ Qualifiers 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship
  5. ↑ "All-IBAF Junior tournament team named". IBAF. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010. The 2010 All-World Junior Baseball team is headed by tournament MVP Wei Tzu Lin, third baseman of Chinese Taipei.