2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup

2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Country Japan
DatesSeptember 5–14
Teams12
Final positions
Champions United States (11th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Best BAAustralia Ashton Kennedy (.444)
Most HRsFive tied (1)
Most SBsJapan Hyuma Okabe (7)
Best ERACuba Edenis Cruz (0.00)
Most Ks (as pitcher)South Korea Joel Kim &
Japan Shota Morishita (19)
Awards
MVPUnited States Coleman Borthwick

The 2025 U-18 Baseball World Cup or the XXXII U-18 Baseball World Cup is an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 18-year-old and younger. The 2025 edition was held in Naha and Itoman, Japan from September 5 to 14, 2025.[1][2]

Format

First round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the consolation round.

Placement round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)

Super round: The format in the super round is similar to that of the consolation round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other second-round qualifiers from the team's first-round group, and the 3 games played in the second round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the bronze-medal game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the gold-medal game.

Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the gold-medal game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.

Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.[3][4]

Pool A Pool B

Japan
Australia

Cuba
China

Italy
Germany

South Korea
Panama

Puerto Rico
Chinese Taipei1

South Africa
United States

1Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by most of the international organizations in sports competitions. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 5 5 0 24 3 1.000 — Advance to super round
2  South Korea 5 4 1 35 6 .800 1
3  Puerto Rico 5 3 2 18 11 .600 2
4  Cuba 5 2 3 18 7 .400 3 Advance to placement round
5  Italy 5 1 4 8 30 .200 4
6  South Africa 5 0 5 5 51 .000 5
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 5, 2025 14:30 Puerto Rico  2–5  South Korea 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:31 237 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2025 14:30 Cuba  10–0  South Africa F/5 Nishizaki Stadium 1:45 100 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2025 18:30 Italy  1–4  Japan 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:07 3,400 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2025 10:30 South Africa  1–9  Puerto Rico 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:25 93 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2025 14:30 Italy  0–8  Cuba 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:10 250 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2025 18:30 South Korea  2–4  Japan 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:11 5,067 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2025 10:30 Puerto Rico  6–2  Italy 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:35 473 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2025 14:00 Japan  3–0  Cuba 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:07 6,055 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2025 10:30 Cuba  0–1  Puerto Rico 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:01 184 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2025 18:30 South Africa  0–10  Japan F/5 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 1:32 2,905 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2025 18:30 Italy  0–8  South Korea 7 Nishizaki Stadium 1:54 227 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2025 14:30 Cuba  0–3  South Korea 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 1:48 378 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2025 14:30 South Africa  4–5  Italy 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:03 130 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2025 18:30 Japan  3–0  Puerto Rico 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:08 3,556 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2025 10:00 South Korea  17–0  South Africa F/5 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 1:41 38 Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 43 4 1.000 — Advance to super round
2  Chinese Taipei 5 4 1 27 11 .800 1
3  Panama 5 2 3 28 20 .400[a] 3
4  Australia 5 2 3 26 30 .400[a] 3 Advance to placement round
5  Germany 5 2 3 21 38 .400[a] 3
6  China 5 0 5 11 53 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Three-way tie decided by TQB
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 5, 2025 10:30 United States  9–0  Panama 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:30 76 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2025 10:30 Germany  5–4  Australia 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:23 100 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2025 18:30 China  0–7  Chinese Taipei 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:13 275 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2025 10:30 Australia  4–1  Panama 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:17 200 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2025 14:30 Germany  9–3  China 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:28 147 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  0–4  United States 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:10 657 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2025 10:30 China  3–15  Australia F/5 Nishizaki Stadium 2:06 153 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2025 14:30 United States  9–3  Germany 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:19 388 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2025 18:30 Panama  1–2  Chinese Taipei 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:11 315 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2025 10:30 China  0–10  United States F/5 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 1:34 200 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2025 14:30 Australia  2–10  Chinese Taipei 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:12 219 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2025 14:30 Germany  0–14  Panama F/5 Nishizaki Stadium 1:50 78 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2025 10:30 Australia  1–11  United States F/6 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:04 236 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2025 10:30 Panama  12–5  China 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:33 54 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  8–4  Germany F/8 Nishizaki Stadium 2:18 253 Boxscore

Super round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 5 5 0 28 10 1.000 — Advance to final
2  United States 5 4 1 23 6 .800 1
3  South Korea 5 3 2 24 8 .600 2 Advance to third-place game
4  Chinese Taipei 5 2 3 5 22 .400 3
5  Puerto Rico 5 1 4 5 17 .200 4
6  Panama 5 0 5 7 29 .000 5
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 11, 2025 10:30 Puerto Rico  3–1  Panama 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:23 85 Boxscore
Sep 11, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  1–8  South Korea 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:38 225 Boxscore
Sep 11, 2025 18:30 Japan  6–2  United States F/8 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:40 5,286 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2025 14:30 Puerto Rico  0–1  Chinese Taipei F/9 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:12 286 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2025 18:30 South Korea  0–1  United States 7 Nishizaki Stadium 1:43 277 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2025 18:30 Panama  5–6  Japan F/9 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:35 2,489 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2025 14:30 Puerto Rico  0–7  United States 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:00 547 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2025 18:30 Panama  0–9  South Korea 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:15 150 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  1–9  Japan 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:02 4,531 Boxscore

Placement round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1  Cuba 5 5 0 34 4 1.000 —
2  Australia 5 3 2 45 15 .600[a] 2
3  Italy 5 3 2 18 29 .600[a] 2
4  Germany 5 2 3 23 21 .400 3
5  China 5 1 4 20 43 .200[b] 4
6  South Africa 5 1 4 15 43 .200[b] 4
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Italy 3-12 Australia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: South Africa 3-11 China
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 11, 2025 10:30 China  11–3  South Africa 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:11 45 Boxscore
Sep 11, 2025 14:30 Germany  2–4  Italy 7 Nishizaki Stadium 1:52 53 Boxscore
Sep 11, 2025 14:30 Australia  1–2  Cuba F/9 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:31 196 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2025 10:30 China  3–6  Italy 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:18 39 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2025 10:30 Germany  3–4  Cuba 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:07 39 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2025 14:30 South Africa  2–13  Australia F/5 Nishizaki Stadium 1:38 55 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2025 10:30 South Africa  6–4  Germany 7 Nishizaki Stadium 2:10 78 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2025 10:30 Italy  3–12  Australia 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:18 69 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2025 14:30 China  0–10  Cuba F/6 Nishizaki Stadium 1:59 38 Boxscore

Finals

Third-place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 14, 2025 11:00 Chinese Taipei  3–2  South Korea 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 2:25 1,516 Boxscore

Championship

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 14, 2025 16:00 United States  2–0  Japan 7 Okinawa Cellular Stadium 1:47 16,693 Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 8 1
Lost in final
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan 8 1
Failed to qualify for the final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei 6 3
Lost in 3rd place game
4  South Korea 6 3
Failed to qualify for the finals
5  Puerto Rico 4 4
6  Panama 2 6
Failed to qualify for the super round
7  Cuba 5 3
8  Australia 4 4
9  Italy 3 5
10  Germany 2 6
11  China 1 7
12  South Africa 1 7

U-18 All-World Team

Position Player
C United States William Brick
1B Chinese Taipei Sheng-En Zeng
2B Japan Ryota Okumura
3B United States Grady Emerson
SS United States Aiden Ruiz
OF South Korea Jiho Park
Panama Luis Rivera
Chinese Taipei Kai-Qi Li
DH Panama Carlos Castillo
P United States Giovanni Rojas


Individual awards

Award Player Performance
Most Valuable Player United States Coleman Borthwick
Leading Hitter Australia Ashton Kennedy B-AVE.444
Pitcher Best ERA Cuba Edenis Cruz 0.00 ERA – 16 IP
Pitcher Best Win-Loss Avg Japan Daito Nakano 3 W – 0 L – 7.2 IP
Most Runs Batted In Australia Josh Nati 12 RBI
Most Home Runs Japan Takumu Imaoka 1 HR
Most Stolen Bases Japan Hyuma Okabe 7 SB
Most Runs Scored Cuba Jonathan Moreno 9 R
Best Defensive Player

References

  1. ^ "Japan and China confirmed as hosts for WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cups 2025 & 2027". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 3 October 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Japan to host WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Naha City from September 5 to 14". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ^ "China complete list of WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025 participants". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Groups confirmed for WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025 presented by RAXUS". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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