2011 World Youth Baseball Championship

{{Infobox international baseball tournament

| image = 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship.jpg

| size = 300px

| country = Mexico

| dates = 19 August - 28 August

| num_teams = 11

| defending_champion = United States

| prev_year = 2009

| medal_type = world minor

| champion_other = {{Flag decoration|USA}} United States

| num_championships = 5

| second_other = {{Flag decoration|CUB}} Cuba

| third_other = {{Flag decoration|JPN}} Japan

| fourth_other = {{Flag decoration|MEX}} Mexico

| best_avg_hitter =

| best_era_pitcher =

| mvp =

| attendance = 55069

| games = 34

| prev_edition = 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship

| next_edition = 2012 World Youth Baseball Championship

}}

The 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship was an under-16 international baseball competition held in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico from August 19 to August 28, 2011.[http://www.ibaf.org/en/article-detail.aspx?id=8ab39e1a-7233-4874-af0a-8db027574828 Teams for the IBAF 16U Baseball World Championship] This event is considered a test event for the 2011 Pan American Games baseball event.

Teams

Eleven teams participated in the tournament. Originally, the Philippines would appear in Group A, but the team withdrew one week before the tournament.[http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/08/12/schedule-released-for-ibaf-16u-baseball-world-cham/6764a5c8-4116-4b9e-b998-c81da8b94150 Schedule released for IBAF 16U Baseball World Championship]

class="wikitable" width=40%

!width=50%|Group A

!width=50%|Group B

align=center

| {{bb-big|AUS}}

| {{bb-big|CUB}}

align=center

| {{bb-big|BRA}}

| {{bb-big|DOM}}

align=center

| {{bb-big|TPE}}{{ref|1|1}}

| {{bb-big|INA}}

align=center

| {{bb-big|MEX}}

| {{bb-big|JPN}}

align=center

| {{bb-big|USA}}

| {{bb-big|NED}}

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!

| {{bb-big|VEN}}

{{refbegin}}

{{note|1|1}} Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)

{{refend}}

Round 1

=Group A=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;"

! width="20%" | Teams

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | W | Wins}}

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | L | Loss}}

! width="8%" | Pct.

! width="7%" | GB

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | R | Runs scored}}

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | RA | Runs allowed}}

bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{Flag decoration|USA}} United States

401.0007021
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|MEX}}

22.50022230
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|TPE}}

22.50023235
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|AUS}}

13.25033554
align=left| {{bb|BRA}}13.25032948

==Schedule and Results==

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 19, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 8 – 6

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042011/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/01.htm

|team2 = {{bb|TPE}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 2500}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 19, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|AUS}}

|score = 11 – 21 (F/8)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042045/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/02.htm

|team2 = {{Flag decoration|USA}} United States

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 2000}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 20, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|TPE}}

|score = 7 – 6

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042119/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/06.htm

|team2 = {{bb|BRA}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 600}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 20, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 5 – 3

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042130/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/07.htm

|team2 = {{bb|AUS}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 1200}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 21, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|TPE}}

|score = 6 – 19 (F/7)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185646/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/11.htm

|team2 = {{Flag decoration|USA}} United States

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 617}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 21, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 7 – 6 (F/10)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185706/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/12.htm

|team2 = {{bb|MEX}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 1372}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 22, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 15 – 19

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185915/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/16.htm

|team2 = {{bb|AUS}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 150}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 22, 2011

|team1 = United States {{Flag decoration|USA}}

|score = 14 – 3 (F/7)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185923/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/17.htm

|team2 = {{bb|MEX}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 3700}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 23, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|AUS}}

|score = 2 – 13 (F/7)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185944/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/21.htm

|team2 = {{bb|TPE}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 200}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 23, 2011

|team1 = United States {{Flag decoration|USA}}

|score = 16 – 1 (F/5)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190041/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/22.htm

|team2 = {{bb|BRA}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 400}}

=Group B=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;"

! width="20%" | Teams

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | W | Wins}}

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | L | Loss}}

! width="8%" | Pct.

! width="7%" | GB

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | R | Runs scored}}

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | RA | Runs allowed}}

bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|CUB}}{{ref|2|2}}

41.8005118
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|VEN}}

41.8006341
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|JPN}}

32.60013616
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|NED}}

32.60015024
align=left| {{bb|INA}}14.20031268
align=left| {{bb|DOM}}{{ref|3|3}}05.0004045

==Schedule and Results==

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 19, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|DOM}}

|score = 0 – 9 (Forfeit)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042056/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/03.htm

|team2 = {{bb|INA}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = }}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 19, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|CUB}}

|score = 0 – 9 (Forfeit)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042102/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/04.htm

|team2 = {{bb|NED}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = }}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 19, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|VEN}}

|score = 10 – 9 (F/10)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042107/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/05.htm

|team2 = {{bb|JPN}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 2500}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 20, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|NED}}

|score = 21 – 2 (F/5)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042149/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/08.htm

|team2 = {{bb|INA}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 1400}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 20, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|CUB}}

|score = 6 – 5

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042203/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/09.htm

|team2 = {{bb|JPN}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 3000}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 20, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|DOM}}

|score = 0 – 9 (Forfeit)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120906042215/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/10.htm

|team2 = {{bb|VEN}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = }}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 21, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|NED}}

|score = 0 – 3

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185718/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/13.htm

|team2 = {{bb|JPN}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 3200}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 21, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|CUB}}

|score = 9 – 0 (Forfeit)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185755/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/14.htm

|team2 = {{bb|DOM}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = }}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 21, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|INA}}

|score = 1 – 21 (F/5)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185856/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/15.htm

|team2 = {{bb|VEN}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 500}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 22, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|DOM}}

|score = 0 – 9 (Forfeit)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185911/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/18.htm

|team2 = {{bb|NED}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = }}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 22, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 10 – 0 (F/7)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185929/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/19.htm

|team2 = {{bb|INA}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 120}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 22, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|VEN}}

|score = 4 – 20

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908185934/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/20.htm

|team2 = {{bb|CUB}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 4000}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 23, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|INA}}

|score = 0 – 16 (F/5)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190049/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/23.htm

|team2 = {{bb|CUB}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 100}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 23, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|NED}}

|score = 11 – 19

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190100/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/24.htm

|team2 = {{bb|VEN}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 2500}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 23, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 9 – 0 (Forfeit)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190111/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/25.htm

|team2 = {{bb|DOM}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = }}

{{refbegin}}

{{note|2|2}} The team from Cuba did not arrive in time in Mexico for the tournament and lost their first game due to forfeit, which was scheduled against the Netherlands.[http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/08/20/16u-indonesia-netherlands-win-due-forfeits/6c270be6-253a-4bda-bcb2-403c7c754488 16U: Indonesia, Netherlands win due Forfeits]

{{note|3|3}} The team from the Dominican Republic did not arrive in Mexico and lost all their games due to forfeit.[http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/08/22/day-3-at-16u-baseball-world-championship-brings-up/ac030d31-2ff0-4ea2-acd4-94a9437780fb Day 3 at 16U Baseball World Championship brings Upset]

{{refend}}

Round 2

=Group C=

==Standings==

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! width="20%" | Teams

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | W | Wins}}

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | L | Loss}}

! width="8%" | Pct.

! width="7%" | GB

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | R | Runs scored}}

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | RA | Runs allowed}}

bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|CUB}}

51.8335331
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{Flag decoration|USA}} United States

51.8339149
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|JPN}}

42.66714131
bgcolor="ccffcc"

|align=left| {{bb|MEX}}

33.50023445
align=left| {{bb|TPE}}33.50024540
align=left| {{bb|VEN}}33.50026175
align=left| {{bb|NED}}15.16743153
align=left| {{bb|AUS}}06.00053567

==Schedule and Results==

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 25, 2011

|team1 = United States {{Flag decoration|USA}}

|score = 14 – 3 (F/5)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190123/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/26.htm

|team2 = {{bb|NED}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 350}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 25, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|VEN}}

|score = 2 – 9

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190351/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/28.htm

|team2 = {{bb|TPE}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 150}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 25, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 0 – 6

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190358/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/27.htm

|team2 = {{bb|JPN}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 800}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 25, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|CUB}}

|score = 9 – 2

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190412/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/29.htm

|team2 = {{bb|AUS}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 1200}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 26, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 10 – 9

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190507/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/34.htm

|team2 = {{bb|AUS}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 1000}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 26, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|TPE}}

|score = 7 – 2

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190539/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/33.htm

|team2 = {{bb|NED}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 130}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 26, 2011

|team1 = United States {{Flag decoration|USA}}

|score = 18 – 17

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190549/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/31.htm

|team2 = {{bb|VEN}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 3500}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 26, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|CUB}}

|score = 11 – 7

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190558/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/32.htm

|team2 = {{bb|MEX}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 350}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 27, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|CUB}}

|score = 7 – 4

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190619/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/38.htm

|team2 = {{bb|TPE}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 6000}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 27, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|VEN}}

|score = 9 – 8

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190644/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/39.htm

|team2 = {{bb|AUS}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 200}}

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 27, 2011

|team1 = United States {{Flag decoration|USA}}

|score = 6 – 8 (F/10)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190657/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/36.htm

|team2 = {{bb|JPN}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 800}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = {{Tooltip | August 28, 2011 | Originally scheduled on August 27}}

|team1 = {{bb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 11 – 5

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190705/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/37.htm

|team2 = {{bb|NED}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 5000}}

=Group D=

==Standings==

class="wikitable" width="50%" style="text-align:center;"

! width="20%" | Teams

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | W | Wins}}

! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | L | Loss}}

! width="8%" | Pct.

! width="7%" | GB

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | R | Runs scored}}

! width="8%" | {{Tooltip | RA | Runs allowed}}

align=left| {{bb|BRA}}201.000332
align=left| {{bb|INA}}02.0002233

==Schedule and Results==

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 25, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 17 – 2 (F/6)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190419/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/30.htm

|team2 = {{bb|INA}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 30}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 26, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|INA}}

|score = 0 – 16 (F/7)

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190606/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/35.htm

|team2 = {{bb|BRA}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 200}}

----

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 27, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|BRA}}

|score = {{Tooltip | — | Cancelled }}

|boxurl =

|team2 = {{bb|INA}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = }}

Round 3

=Bronze medal game=

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 28, 2011

|team1 = {{bb-rt|JPN}}

|score = 8 – 7

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190712/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/41.htm

|team2 = {{bb|MEX}}

|stadium = Alberto Romo Chávez Baseball Stadium, Aguascalientes

|attendance = 3000}}

=Gold medal game=

{{Baseballbox

|date = August 28, 2011

|team1 = United States {{Flag decoration|USA}}

|score = 9 – 0

|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120908190722/http://ibaf.prod.kgroup.eu/stats/2011/mexico/games/42.htm

|team2 = {{bb|CUB}}

|stadium = Pan American Baseball Stadium, Lagos de Moreno

|attendance = 2300}}

Final standings

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center
width=25|Rk

!width=170|Team

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

{{gold1}}

|align=left|{{Flag decoration|USA}} United States

|7

1
colspan="5"|Lost in Final
{{silver2}}

|align=left|{{bb|CUB}}

|7

2
colspan="5"|Failed to qualify for Gold medal game
{{bronze3}}

|align=left|{{bb|JPN}}

|7

2
4

|align=left|{{bb|MEX}}

|3

5
colspan="5"|Failed to qualify for Bronze medal game
5

|align=left|{{bb|TPE}}

|4

3
6

|align=left|{{bb|VEN}}

|5

3
7

|align=left|{{bb|NED}}

|3

5
8

|align=left|{{bb|AUS}}

|1

6
colspan="5"|Failed to qualify for Group C
9

|align=left|{{bb|BRA}}

|3

3
10

|align=left|{{bb|INA}}

|1

6
11

|align=left|{{bb|DOM}}

|0

5

{{col-2}}

{{winners|bb|2011 World Youth Baseball champions|USA|5th}}

{{col-end}}

References