Tournament details | |
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Country | Taiwan |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 15 – 23 August |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (4th title) |
Runner-up | Cuba |
Third place | Mexico |
Fourth place | Venezuela |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 46 |
Attendance | 8,244 (179 per game) |
Best BA | JoMarcos Woods (.696) |
Most HRs | Guillermo Aviles (3) |
Most SBs | Urving Kemp (6) |
Best ERA | Elbis Martinez Cory Geisler John Hochstatter (0.00) |
Most Ks (as pitcher) | Seung-Jun Baek (26) |
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.