2014 15U Baseball World Cup Explained

Country:	Mexico
Dates:	July 31 – August 10
Num Teams:	18
Medal Type:	world minor
Champion:	Cuba
Num Championships:	1
Second:	USA
Third:	VEN
Best Avg Hitter:	Shu Masuda
Best Avg:	.556
Best Era Pitcher:	Angel Ortega
Best Era:	0.00
Most Hr Hitter:	Carlos Soto
Most Hr:	2
Most Sb Runner:	Jarlin Tecu
Most Sb:	11
Most K Pitcher:	Javarn Woolston
Most K:	10
Mvp:	Adrián Morejón
Games:	83
Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2016

The 2014 U-15 Baseball World Cup was the second under-15 international baseball championship. It was held in Mazatlán, Mexico, from July 31 to August 10, 2014.

Venues

On November 6, 2013, it was announced that La Paz, Baja California Sur would be hosting the tournament. The newly renovated Arturo C. Nahl Stadium was to be the centerpiece of the tournament.^[1] However, on June 10, 2014, it was announced that the event would be relocated across the Gulf of California to Mazatlán and Culiacán after La Paz was affected by Hurricane Amanda.^[2] When the schedules were announced, it was revealed that some games would also be played in Los Mochis. Ultimately, seven ballparks were used during the tournament.^[3] The final round, consisting of the championship and third-place game, were held at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán.^[4]

width=25%	Final Round
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
Capacity: 16,000

Teams

On April 29, 2014, a sixteen-team field including unranked Tunisia was announced.^[5] When the groups and schedule were announced on July 24, 2014, however, it was also announced that Guatemala would be replacing Tunisia for undisclosed reasons.^[6]

First round

Group A

Group A was contested in Culiacán.

width=150px	Teams	width=50px		width=50px		width=50px	Pct.	width=50px	GB
align=left		5	0	1.000	–
align=left	(H)	4	1	.800	1
align=left		3	2	.600	2
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		1	4	.200	4
align=left		0	5	.000	5

Group B

Group B was contested in Mazatlán.

width=150px	Teams	width=50px		width=50px		width=50px	Pct.	width=50px	GB
align=left		5	0	1.000	–
align=left		4	1	.800	1
align=left		3	2	.600	2
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		1	4	.200	4
align=left		0	5	.000	5

Group C

Group C was contested in Los Mochis.

width=150px	Teams	width=50px		width=50px		width=50px	Pct.	width=50px	GB
align=left		5	0	1.000	–
align=left		4	1	.800	1
align=left		3	2	.600	2
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		1	4	.200	4
align=left		0	5	.000	5

Super round robin

Standings

width=150px	Teams	width=50px		width=50px		width=50px	Pct.	width=50px	GB
align=left		5	0	1.000	–
align=left		3	2	.800	2
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left	(H)	2	3	.400	3
align=left		1	4	.200	4

Consolation rounds

7th–12th

width=150px	Teams	width=50px		width=50px		width=50px	Pct.	width=50px	GB
align=left		5	0	1.000	–
align=left		4	1	.800	1
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		0	5	.000	5

13th–18th

width=150px	Teams	width=50px		width=50px		width=50px	Pct.	width=50px	GB
align=left		5	0	1.000	–
align=left		4	1	.800	1
align=left		3	2	.600	2
align=left		2	3	.400	3
align=left		1	4	.200	4
align=left		0	5	.000	5

Finals

Third-place game

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	–	–	3	6	5
	0	0	0	5	1	1	6	–	–	13	15	2

Championship

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	6	8	0
	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	1

Medalists

Tournament

^[7]
Leonides Aguilar
Lázaro Armenteros
Osvaldo Cárdenas
Arthur Chapell
Ángel Díaz
Ariel Díaz
Denzel Douglas
Martínez Ernesto
Fadraga Fadraga
Angel Francia
Jonathan Machado
Luis Meneses
Adrián Morejón
Carlos Pérez
Ramón Pérez
Pedro Portuondo
Yoris Rodríguez
Taylor Sánchez
Mailon Tomás
Vargas Vargas

^[8]
Kristofer Armstrong
Jacob Blas
Justin Bullock
Thomas Burbank
Noah Campbell
John Dearth
Cordell Dunn
Hugh Fisher
Raymond Gil
Hunter Greene
Royce Lewis
Austin Martin
Doug Nikhazy
Devin Ortiz
Blake Paugh
Alejandro Toral
Brice Turang
Mark Vientos
Ryan Vilade
Steven Williams

^[9]
Gabriel Arias
Oswaldo Cabrera
Brayan Carpio
Yoanny Carrizo
Max Castillo
Gustavo Gomez
Albert Guaimaro
Abraham Gutierrez
Miguel Hernandez
Angello Infante
Jose Marcano
Rafael Marchán
Harvin Mendoza
Daniel Montaño
Jose Orta
Angel Ortega
Jefferson Perez
Peterson Plaz
Lenyn Sosa
Jose Sulbaran

Final standings

Qualified for championship game
width=25	Rk	width=170	Team^[10]	width=25	W	width=25	L
align=left	1		8	2
align=left	2		9	1
Won third-place game
align=left	3		7	3
Qualified for third-place game
4		6	4
Qualified for second round
5	(H)	6	3
6		5	4
Qualified for first consolation group
7		7	2
8		6	3
9		4	5
10		4	5
11		4	5
12		2	7
Qualified for second consolation group
13		5	4
14		4	5
15		3	6
16		2	7
17		1	8
18		0	9

External links

Official website

Notes and References

News: https://web.archive.org/web/20240731005727/https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2014-u15-baseball-world-cup/news/mexicos-sur-baja-california-capital-awarded-2014-u15-baseball-world-cup. July 31, 2024. Mexico’s Sur Baja California capital awarded 2014 U15 Baseball World Cup . November 11, 2013 . . 31 July 2024 . en.
News: 15U Baseball World Cup shifts to Mazatlán & Culiacan . 31 July 2024 . . June 10, 2014 . en.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20240108202929/https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2014-u15-baseball-world-cup/info . January 8, 2024 . Event Info - II U-15 Baseball World Cup 2014 . . 31 July 2024.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20240108202913/https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2014-u15-baseball-world-cup/schedule-and-results. January 8, 2024. Schedule & Results . . 31 July 2024 . en.
News: Countries revealed, expansion announced for the 2014 IBAF U-15 Baseball World Cup . 31 July 2024 . . April 29, 2014 . en.
News: 15U Baseball World Cup schedule announced . 31 July 2024 . . July 24, 2014 . en.
Web site: Cuba . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108202930/https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2014-u15-baseball-world-cup/teams/310 . January 8, 2024 . . 30 July 2024 . en.
Web site: United States . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108202932/https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2014-u15-baseball-world-cup/teams/303 . January 8, 2024 . . 30 July 2024 . en.
Web site: Venezuela . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108202930/https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2014-u15-baseball-world-cup/teams/309 . January 8, 2024 . . 30 July 2024 . en.
Web site: Standings . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415022316/https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2014-u15-baseball-world-cup/standings . April 15, 2024 . . 30 July 2024 . en.