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. Taichung, Taiwan hosted the tournament and 12 nations competed, including defending champions Cuba.
Round 1 Group A Qualified for the quarter-finalsDid not qualify for the quarter-finals #TeamGamesWinsLossesTiebreaker1550–25321-035320-145231-055230-16505–
Group B Panama 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.
Qualified for the quarter-finalsDid not qualify for the quarter-finals #TeamGamesWinsLossesTiebreaker1 United States550–2541–3532–4523–5514–6505–
Round 2 Bottom four
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final round 7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Final standings Rank Country United States 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Awards The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
+ All Star Team Position Player Pitcher (RHP) Héctor 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 JoMarcos Woods
See also List of sporting events in Taiwan
References
External links Official website