2010 World Junior Baseball Championship
Introduction The '''2010 World Junior Baseball Championship''' was an international baseball competition being held at the Port Arthur Stadium and Central Ball Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada from July 23 to August 1, 2010.
Teams Just before the tournament started on July 23, the organization had to announce that the team from Venezuela would not attend the tournament. However, on the second day of the tournament it was announced that Venezuela has joined the other 11 nations. The original schedule remained in place, and Venezuela forfeited its first scheduled game on July 23, giving a 9–0 win to Australia. That game will not be made up.The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Pool APool B   Representation of Oceania   Host nation   18pxAsian qualifier   18pxAmericas qualifier   18pxEuropean qualifier   Replaced South Africa   18pxEuropean qualifier   18pxEuropean qualifier   18pxAmericas qualifier   Replaced Japan   18pxAmericas qualifier   18pxAsian qualifier
Preliminaries ===Pool A=======Standings==== Teams   Pct. GB  . 5  0  1.000  –  54  9   4  1  .800  1  46  26   3  2  .600  2  52  22   2  3  .400  3  28  50   1  4  .200  4  20  40   0  5  .000  5  12  65====Schedule====--------------------===Pool B=======Standings==== Teams   Pct. GB     4  1  .800  –  31  18   4  1  .800  –  35  10   3  2  .600  1  29  33   3  2  .600  1  40  15   1  4  .200  3  13  41   0  5  .000  4  17  48====Schedule====--------------------
Playoffs ===11th place game======9th place game===
Finals ===Quarterfinals======Losers Semifinals======Semifinals======7th place game======5th place game======Bronze medal game======Gold medal game===
Final standings RkTeamWL71Lost in Final53Failed to qualify for Final53453Failed to qualify for the Semifinals571644Failed to qualify for the 5th place game753826Failed to qualify for the Quarterfinals9341025Failed to qualify for the 9th place game11161207
Awards Following the final, the IBAF World Juniors Baseball Championship Technical Commission announced the All-IBAF 2010 World Juniors Baseball Championship Team. Only pool games were used to determine the players selected.+ All-IBAF Juniors Team Position  Player Starting Pitcher  Omar Luis Rodriguez Relief Pitcher  Chang Sik Yoo Catcher  Ryan Battaglia First Base  Guilermo Aviles Second Base  Hong Sheng Yang Third Base  Tzu-Wei Lin Short Stop  Francisco Lindor Outfield  Michael Lorenzen  Geikis Jimenez  Alexander Calbick Designated Hitter  Phillip Diedrick+ Tournament Awards Award  Player MVP  Tzu Wei Lin Leading Batter  Tzu Wei Lin Best Earned Run Average (Pitcher)  John Simms Best Won/Loss Average (Pitcher)  Omar Luis Rodriguez Darwin Ramirez Most Runs Batted In  Hong Sheng Yang Most Home Runs  Ryan Battaglia Most Stolen Bases  Petr Sila Most Runs Scored  Tzu Wei Lin Outstanding Defensive Player  Luca Ainger
External links * Official Website* Official Website Host* Schedule and Results
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