2009 World Youth Baseball Championship
Introduction 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#TeamGamesWinsLossesTiebreaker1550–2541–3532–4523–5514–6505–----------------
Round 2 ===Bottom four===----===Quarter-finals======Semi-finals===
Final round ===7th place======5th place======3rd place======Final===
Final standings  Rank  Country center  center  center  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