2009 World Youth Baseball Championship
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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. Chinese Taipei
hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba
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was originally scheduled to participate in Group B of the tournament, but withdrew citing financial concerns. The International Baseball Federation
(IBAF) announced that Hong Kong
would be their replacements, shortly before the tournament was due to commence.
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announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
World Youth Baseball Championship
The IBAF AA World Youth Championships is an under-16 international baseball competition sponsored by the International Baseball Federation , which was first held in 1989 in Japan...
was an international baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
tournament scheduled to start on 15 August 2009. It was the 14th time the World Youth Cup has taken place. Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba
Cuba national baseball team
The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. The team is made up of amateur players from the Cuban national baseball system, as there are no professional sports leagues in Cuba...
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Group A
| Qualified for the quarter-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
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| 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
PanamaPanama national baseball team
The Panama national baseball team is the national team of Panama. They are currently the 16th ranked baseball team in the world.- Roster :PitchersManuel Acosta,Albenis Castillo,Bienvenido Cedeno,Bruce Chen,Manuel Corpas,Jorge Cortez,...
was originally scheduled to participate in Group B of the tournament, but withdrew citing financial concerns. The International Baseball Federation
International Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
(IBAF) announced that Hong Kong
Hong Kong national baseball team
The Hong Kong national baseball team is the representative team for Hong Kong in international baseball competition. The team finished 6th in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship....
would be their replacements, shortly before the tournament was due to commence.
| Qualified for the quarter-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
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Bottom four
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Semi-finals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Final standings
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Awards
The IBAFInternational Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
| Position | Player |
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| Pitcher (RHP) |  Hector Mendoza |
| Pitcher (LHP) |  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 |
 Katsushi Nakamichi |
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| JoMarcos Woods |