United States national under-18 baseball team
| USA Baseball 18U | |||
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| Information | |||
| Country |
 United States of America | ||
| Federation | USA Baseball | ||
| Confederation | COPABE | ||
| WBSC World Rank | 2nd | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 27 (First in 1981 U-18) | ||
| Best result |
 1st (8 times, most recent in 2015 U-18) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1997 U-18) | ||
| Best result |
 1st (4 times, most recent in 2016 U-18) | ||
The United States national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 baseball team of United States in international-level baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 2nd in the world by the International Baseball Federation.[1] They have won the U-18 Baseball World Cup 8 times.[2]
The U.S. national 18U team debuted their international team in the Friendship Series, in 1983.[3]
Current roster
| 2017 18U National Team Trials roster | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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Primary National Team Tournament Records
World Baseball Classic
| U-18 Baseball World Cup record | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
| 1981 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1982 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1983 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1984 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1985 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1986 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1987 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1988 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1989 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1990 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1991 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1992 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1993 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1994 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1995 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 1996 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1997 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 1999 | Final | 1st | ||||
| 2000 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 2002 | Semifinal | 3rd | ||||
| 2004 | Semifinal | 4th | ||||
| 2006 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 2008 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 2010 | Quarterfinal | 5th | ||||
| 2012 | Final | 1st | 8 | 1 | 67 | 22 |
| 2013 | Final | 1st | 9 | 1 | 56 | 24 |
| 2015 | Final | 1st | 8 | 1 | 56 | 23 |
| 2017 | ||||||
| Total | ||||||
Record by team
| Team |
Main tournament | ||||
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| GP |
W |
L |
RF |
RA | |
 Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
 Colombia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
 Japan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 15 |
 Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
 Venezuela |
2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| Cuba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
 South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 12 | ||
Pan American Games
The U.S. and Cuba have been archrivals at the Pan American Games ever since the event began in 1951. The U.S. has finished second behind Cuba eight of the twelve times they have brought home the gold. Likewise, when the U.S. won the gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games, Cuba finished second.
In total, the U.S. has won one gold medal, ten silver medals and three bronze. The only games the U.S. failed to medal in were 1979 and 1995. For the 1995 games, the U.S. did not send their national team, but instead the St. John's University baseball team, who finished 0–4 against the international All-star teams.
See also
- United States national baseball team
- United States women's national baseball team
- USA Baseball
- USA Baseball National Training Complex
Notes
- ↑ "Rankings". WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "U-18 Baseball World Cup". www.wbsc.org. WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ↑ "1983 Friendship Series Team Roster". usabaseball.com. USA Baseball. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
Media related to United States national baseball team at Wikimedia Commons
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