Baseball at the 2007 Pan American Games

2007 Pan American Games

The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...

took place at Cidade do Rock which received temporary facilities for 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...

 competitions, with a stadium and training fields. Total capacity for these facilities is 651 spectators.

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...

 is the reigning Pan American Games baseball champion, with 10 consecutive gold medals in Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

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Tournament

The competition had eight teams divided in two groups. In each group, each team played against all others once and the two best advanced to the semifinals. The best team from Group A will play the second team from Group B and vice versa. Ties within a group were broken by the team allowing the least amount of runs to pass to the knockout round. The competition began on July 14, with the finals on July 19 (rescheduled to July 20 due to rain).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	Pct
USA United States national baseball team The United States National Baseball team represents the United States in international baseball competition. The United States has won the previous two Baseball World Cups, having lost this title to the Netherlands in 2011, and is currently second in the IBAF World Rankings, behind Cuba.The team...	3	3	0	20	10	1.000
Nicaragua Nicaragua national baseball team The Nicaragua national baseball team is the national baseball team of Nicaragua. Considered the best in Central America along with Panama It represents Nicaragua in international tournaments.- Placings :Olympic Games* 1992 : did not qualify...	3	1	2	6	9	0.333
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic national baseball team The Dominican Republic national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Dominican Republic.-World Baseball Classic Roster:- Dominican Republic:Manager: 17 Felipe Alou...	3	1	2	15	9	0.333
Brazil Brazil national baseball team The Brazil national baseball team is the national baseball team of Brazil. The team represents Brazil in international competitions. The team is currently ranked 36th in the world, behind the Belgium national baseball team and ahead of Nigeria...	3	1	2	8	21	0.333

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	Pct
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...	3	2	1	15	8	0.667
Mexico Mexico national baseball team The Mexico national baseball team is the baseball team which represents Mexico in international tournaments. They are currently the eighth ranked baseball team in the world.-Pan American Games:*1951 Bronze Medal *1963 Bronze Medal...	3	2	1	13	10	0.667
Panama Panama 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,...	3	2	1	8	14	0.667
Venezuela Venezuela national baseball team The Venezuela national baseball team is the national team of Venezuela. They are currently ranked seventh in the world by the International Baseball Federation.-World Baseball Classic:...	3	0	3	7	11	0.000

Knockout round

Medal chart

  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...

  United States of America

United States national baseball team

The United States National Baseball team represents the United States in international baseball competition. The United States has won the previous two Baseball World Cups, having lost this title to the Netherlands in 2011, and is currently second in the IBAF World Rankings, behind Cuba.The team...

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  Mexico

Mexico national baseball team

The Mexico national baseball team is the baseball team which represents Mexico in international tournaments. They are currently the eighth ranked baseball team in the world.-Pan American Games:*1951 Bronze Medal *1963 Bronze Medal...

 and   Nicaragua

Nicaragua national baseball team

The Nicaragua national baseball team is the national baseball team of Nicaragua. Considered the best in Central America along with Panama It represents Nicaragua in international tournaments.- Placings :Olympic Games* 1992 : did not qualify...

(awarded to both since the event was cancelled due to rain).

External links

• Official Baseball Results from the XV Pan American Games website.