Welcome Message: President of World Softball Confederation 5 Host Message: President of the Panamá Baseball Federation 6 Introduction & History 7 Medal Table 7 U-15 Baseball 2016 - Final Standings 8 Facts & Awards 9 Qualified Nations By Continent 10 WBSC Baseball World Cup - From Youth to Pro 11 Hosts & Venues 12 Trophy 13 U-15 Baseball World Cup Bracket 14 U-15 Baseball World Cup Schedule 16 Schedule by team 18 Schedule by day 22 Speed Chart 26 Social Media 27 Rosters 28 World Cup Tournament Regulations 52 Tournament Umpires 55 *yyyy-mm-dd format applied in rosters

U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 3 WELCOME MESSAGE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BASEBALL SOFTBALL CONFEDERATION

Dear National Teams, Players and fans watching It will also indicate which nations have the best worldwide: baseball programmes in the world, and the Final Standings in David and Chitré will reflect this. Welcome to the fourth edition of the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, which is being hosted by our This global tournament – with nations friends and colleagues at the Baseball participating from all corners of the earth – also Federation in the cities of Chitré and David, showcases baseball’s geographic footprint, Panama. connection to youth and bright future.

This international youth baseball festival is the It is an honour and privilege for the World Baseball world’s top baseball tournament in the U-15 Softball Confederation to bring the Baseball category, and it is the Official World Cup to Panama – a great baseball nation for this age group, and therefore impacts the with great baseball tradition and history. WBSC World Rankings. Good luck to all the athletes and teams, the U-15 This U-15 Baseball World Cup features the best world stage is yours! baseball players in the world born in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Riccardo Fraccari In Panama to compete For the Title of World President Champion are the National Teams from all five World Baseball Softball Confederation Olympic continents: Africa, all the American nations -- North-, South-, Central America and the Caribbean -- Asia, Europe and Oceania.

The 50 games of the IV WBSC Baseball World Cup in Panama will determine and measure which nation currently possesses the best U-15 baseball team and players on the planet.

4 U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 5 INTRODUCTION & HISTORY HOST MESSAGE The WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup® is the U-12 Baseball World Cup was introduced as part PRESIDENT OF THE PANAMÁ Official National Team world championship that of the international calendar. BASEBALL FEDERATION unites the top 15-year-old players to compete for their countries and for the world title in an As an official world championship tournament, Panamanian baseball and the world of baseball exciting tournament format. Is the highest-level the results of the U-15 Baseball World Cup is celebrating the IV U15 Baseball World Cup, the competition in baseball for this respective age- impact the WBSC Baseball World Rankings. premier youth event in this category. As host, category and is the only world championship the Panama Baseball Federations is honoured to in any sport to feature official National Teams The prescribed continental representation in the organize and unite the best young players who across this age-group, with only the best and U-15 Baseball World Cup is as follows: are the future of the sport. brightest young baseball players of each country selected. AFRICA: 1 Nation Panama, the capital of the continent and an AMERICAS: 5 Nations international hub, is an ideal setting for the The U-15 age-category was adapted from the ASIA: 2 Nations nations competing in this prestigious event. U-16 category in 2011, following 14 editions EUROPE: 2 Nations of the U-16 Baseball World Cup (“World Youth OCEANIA: 1 Nation Panama’s modern facilities, our hardworking Baseball Championship”). At this same time, the WILD CARD: 1 Nation people and our happy and folkloric culture welcomes the world and all the great family of On behalf of the entire nation of Panama, where international baseball under the umbrella of the Baseball is part of the fabric of our society, we World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). invite everyone to enjoy the games in David and Chiltre. It is for Panama an honour to host this great sporting event, where we will have the presence Welcome to Panama and Play Ball! of the highest powers of this great sport, and MEDAL TABLE where we will receive the top young players, their coaches, umpires, leaders and fans from Benicio Robinson RANK NATION GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL different parts of the world. WBSC Baseball Executive Board Member 1 6 4 2 12 President of the Panamá Baseball Federation 2 5 2 2 9 When “Play Ball” is yelled here in Panama, it will be heard on the other side of the planet, crossing 3 2 2 1 5 our proud Panama Canal and it will rumble 4 CHINESE TAIPEI 1 5 2 8 on every corner where baseball is played and 5 BRAZIL 1 2 2 5 followed. 6 1 1 2 4 7 REP. OF KOREA 1 0 1 2 Let’s enjoy the game, live every day all the passion and make these players our great stars of the 8 AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 3 present and future. Panama – representing the 9 DOMINICAN REP. 0 1 0 1 Americas – is ready to present an event with 10 CHINA 0 0 1 1 world class atmosphere and we are confident that our contribution will make the global *Includes U-16 Baseball World Cup I-XIV (1989-2011) baseball family bigger.

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AWARDS FIRST PLACE SECOND PLACE Team/Federation: World Championship Trophy Individuals: Silver Medal Individuals: Gold Medal THIRD PLACE Individuals: Bronze Medal U-15 ALL-WORLD TEAM 2018 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS • Best Starting Pitcher • Most Valuable Player (MVP) • Best Relief Pitcher • Leading Hitter • Catcher • Pitcher ERA • First baseman • Pitcher W-L average • Second baseman • Most RBI • Third baseman • Most Home Runs • Shortstop • Most Stolen Bases • Outfielder (3) • Most Runs Scored • Designated hitter • Outstanding Defensive Player

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AFRICA ASIA

No.26 No.2

AMERICAS No.6

No.1 EUROPE

No.4 No.9

No.12 No.21

No.14 OCEANIA

No.19 No.8

WILD CARD

No.22

U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 11 HOSTS WORLD CUP TROPHY

The Official Trophy of the WBSC U-15 Baseball was developed by the same mega-event branding World Cup was custom designed and produced agency that has rolled out the look of some of by Fratelli Pazzaglia in Pisa, . The U-15 World the world’s biggest international sporting events, Cup trophy is based on the Official Look and brand including the FIFA World Cup. PANAMANIAN BASEBALL FEDERATION / FEDERACIÓN PANAMEÑA DE BÉISBOL identity of the U-15 Baseball World Cup, which

INSTITUTO PANAMEÑO DE DEPORTES – PANDEPORTES Height: Weight: Diameter:

53cm 8.5kg 19 cm VENUES Made in Italy ESTADIO KENNY SERRACÍN Capacity: 8,500 Dimensions: Left Field: 325 ft (99.08 m); Centre Field: 380 ft (115.85 m); The visual identity of the WBSC U-15 Baseball Right Field: 325 ft (99.08 m) World Cup makes use of abstract art to conceptualise the main element, a baseball glove, Surface: Natural Grass, dirt which is based on five transparent geometric Address: Calle P Nte, David 507, Panama shapes and a universal colour scheme. The glove is intended to represent WBSC and its 200+ Members across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe and Oceania, as well as the global nature of the sport. ESTADIO RICO CEDEÑO Capacity: 3,000 At the heart of the glove is the iconic white baseball Dimensions: with contrasting red stiches, which not only unites Left Field: 320 ft (97.5 m); the baseball world, but brings together the world’s Centre Field: 400 ft (122 m); best young players to represent their countries Right Field: 320 ft (97.5 m) and compete For the Title of World Champion. Surface: Natural Grass, dirt Address: Calle Francisco Corro, Chitré, Panama

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No.14

No.1 SUPER ROUND 16-18 AUGUST No.6 vs B3 B1 B2 FINALS No.19 A1 19 AUGUST GROUP A

No.21 A2 vs B1 B2 B3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAME No.22 A3 vs B2 B3 B1 SRD1 VS 1ST No.2 B1 vs A2 A1 A3 SRD2 ESTADIO KENNY SERRACÍN No.4 B2 vs A3 A2 A1 2ND No.8 B3 vs A1 A3 A2 BRONZE MEDAL GAME No.9 GROUP B SRD3 No.12 VS 3RD SRD4 No.26 ESTADIO KENNY SERRACÍN

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VISITOR HOME 1 10:00 vs David 2 10:00 vs Chitré FRI 3 14:00 vs David 4 14:00 vs Chitré 10 18:00 OPENING CEREMONY David AUG 5 18:00 vs Chitré 6 19:00 vs David

7 10:00 vs David 8 10:00 vs Chitré SAT 9 14:00 vs David 11 10 14:00 vs Chitré AUG 11 18:00 vs David 12 18:00 vs Chitré

13 10:00 vs David 14 10:00 vs Chitré SUN 15 14:00 vs David 12 16 14:00 vs Chitré AUG 17 18:00 vs David 18 18:00 vs Chitré

19 10:00 vs David 20 10:00 vs Chitré MON 21 14:00 vs David 13 22 14:00 vs Chitré AUG 23 18:00 vs David 24 18:00 vs Chitré GROUP A 25 10:00 vs David 26 10:00 vs Chitré No.14 TUE 27 14:00 vs David 14 28 14:00 vs Chitré No.1 AUG 29 18:00 vs David 30 18:00 vs Chitré No.6 WED 15 AUG | REST DAY No.19 SUPER ROUND No.21 VISITOR HOME

No.22 TBA A3 vs B2 David TBA A2 vs B1 David THU TBA B3 vs A1 David

GROUP B 16 TBA B6 vs A5 Chitré AUG TBA A6 vs B4 Chitré Consolation

No.2 TBA B5 vs A4 Round Gameds Chitré

No.4 TBA* A3 vs B3 David TBA* A2 vs B2 David No.8 FRI TBA* A1 vs B1 David

TBA* A6 vs B6 Chitré No.9 17 AUG TBA* A5 vs B5 Chitré Consolation

TBA* A4 vs B4 Round Gameds Chitré No.12 TBA A3 vs B1 David No.26 TBA B3 vs A2 David SAT TBA B2 vs A1 David * Super/Consolation Rounds: Higher seed is home 18 TBA B6 vs A4 Chitré team. In games between equal seeds, a coin toss AUG TBA A5 vs B4 Chitré

determines home team. Consolation TBA A6 vs B5 Round Gameds Chitré ** Super Round/Consolation Round: The venue and time of the Super and Consolation Rounds will be announced following the conclusion of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL AND BRONZE MEDAL GAME Opening Round NOTE: Head to head results of Opening Round games between 3 nations that advance VISITOR HOME to the Super Round will carry over and will 4th place after 3rd place after 49 13:00 BRONZE MEDAL GAME David count to establish 4 qualified nations for SUN Super Round Super Round Final Round as well as overall competition 2nd place after 1st place after standings. The same methodology applies 50 18:00 Super Round Super Round WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL David to Consolation Round. 19 AUG CLOSING CEREMONY David 16 U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 17 OPENING ROUND SCHEDULE NATIONAL TEAMS

VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

FRI 10 AUG FRI 10 AUG 10:00 No.8 vs No.2 19:00 No.6 vs No.14

SAT 11 AUG SAT 11 AUG 14:00 No.26 vs No.8 14:00 No.6 vs No.19

SUN 12 AUG SUN 12 AUG 14:00 No.12 vs No.8 10:00 No.1 vs No.6

MON 13 AUG MON 13 AUG 10:00 No.9 vs No.8 10:00 No.22 vs No.6

TUE 14 AUG TUE 14 AUG 10:00 No.8 vs No.4 14:00 No.21 vs No.6

VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

FRI 10 AUG FRI 10 AUG 10:00 No.19 vs No.21 14:00 No.9 vs No.4

SAT 11 AUG SAT 11 AUG 14:00 No.6 vs No.19 18:00 No.4 vs No.12

SUN 12 AUG SUN 12 AUG 18:00 No.19 vs No.14 18:00 No.4 vs No.2

MON 13 AUG MON 13 AUG 14:00 No.19 vs No.1 14:00 No.26 vs No.4

TUE 14 AUG TUE 14 AUG 10:00 No.22 vs No.19 10:00 No.8 vs No.4

VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

FRI 10 AUG FRI 10 AUG 14:00 No.22 vs No.1 10:00 No.19 vs No.21

SAT 11 AUG SAT 11 AUG 18:00 No.14 vs No.22 10:00 No.21 vs No.1

SUN 12 AUG SUN 12 AUG 14:00 No.21 vs No.22 14:00 No.21 vs No.22

MON 13 AUG MON 13 AUG 10:00 No.22 vs No.6 18:00 No.14 vs No.21

TUE 14 AUG TUE 14 AUG 10:00 No.22 vs No.19 14:00 No.21 vs No.6

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VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

FRI 10 AUG FRI 10 AUG 18:00 No.12 vs No.26 19:00 No.6 vs No.14

SAT 11 AUG SAT 11 AUG 18:00 No.4 vs No.12 18:00 No.14 vs No.22

SUN 12 AUG SUN 12 AUG 14:00 No.12 vs No.8 18:00 No.19 vs No.14

MON 13 AUG MON 13 AUG 18:00 No.2 vs No.12 18:00 No.14 vs No.21

TUE 14 AUG TUE 14 AUG 14:00 No.12 vs No.9 18:00 No.1 vs No.14

VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

FRI 10 AUG FRI 10 AUG 10:00 No.8 vs No.2 18:00 No.12 vs No.26

SAT 11 AUG SAT 11 AUG 10:00 No.2 vs No.9 14:00 No.26 vs No.8

SUN 12 AUG SUN 12 AUG 18:00 No.4 vs No.2 10:00 No.9 vs No.26

MON 13 AUG MON 13 AUG 18:00 No.2 vs No.12 14:00 No.26 vs No.4

TUE 14 AUG TUE 14 AUG 18:00 No.26 vs No.2 18:00 No.26 vs No.2

VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

FRI 10 AUG FRI 10 AUG 14:00 No.9 vs No.4 14:00 No.22 vs No.1

SAT 11 AUG SAT 11 AUG 10:00 No.2 vs No.9 10:00 No.21 vs No.1

SUN 12 AUG SUN 12 AUG 10:00 No.9 vs No.26 10:00 No.1 vs No.6

MON 13 AUG MON 13 AUG 10:00 No.9 vs No.8 14:00 No.19 vs No.1

TUE 14 AUG TUE 14 AUG 14:00 No.12 vs No.9 18:00 No.1 vs No.14

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DAY 01 DAY 03 VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

10:00 No.19 vs No.21 10:00 No.1 vs No.6

10:00 No.8 vs No.2 10:00 No.9 vs No.26

14:00 No.22 vs No.1 14:00 No.21 vs No.22

14:00 No.9 vs No.4 14:00 No.12 vs No.8

18:00 No.12 vs No.26 18:00 No.19 vs No.14

19:00 No.6 vs No.14 18:00 No.4 vs No.2

DAY 02 DAY 04 VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME

10:00 No.21 vs No.1 10:00 No.22 vs No.6

10:00 No.2 vs No.9 10:00 No.9 vs No.8

14:00 No.6 vs No.19 14:00 No.19 vs No.1

14:00 No.26 vs No.8 14:00 No.26 vs No.4

18:00 No.14 vs No.22 18:00 No.14 vs No.21

18:00 No.4 vs No.12 18:00 No.2 vs No.12

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DAY 05 SUPER ROUND VISITOR HOME VISITOR HOME TBA A3 vs B2 David 10:00 No.22 vs No.19 TBA A2 vs B1 David THU TBA B3 vs A1 David 10:00 No.8 vs No.4 16 TBA B6 vs A5 Chitré AUG TBA A6 vs B4 Chitré

vs Consolation 14:00 No.21 No.6 TBA B5 vs A4 Round Gameds Chitré

14:00 No.12 vs No.9 TBA* A3 vs B3 David TBA* A2 vs B2 David FRI 18:00 No.1 vs No.14 TBA* A1 vs B1 David TBA* A6 vs B6 Chitré 17 TBA* A5 vs B5 Chitré vs AUG 18:00 No.26 No.2 Consolation TBA* A4 vs B4 Round Gameds Chitré

TBA A3 vs B1 David TBA B3 vs A2 David SAT TBA B2 vs A1 David 18 TBA B6 vs A4 Chitré AUG TBA A5 vs B4 Chitré Consolation

TBA A6 vs B5 Round Gameds Chitré

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL AND BRONZE MEDAL GAME

VISITOR HOME 4th place after 3rd place after 49 13:00 BRONZE MEDAL GAME David SUN Super Round Super Round 2nd place after 1st place after 50 18:00 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL David 19 Super Round Super Round AUG CLOSING CEREMONY David

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MPH KM/H FEET METERS 60 97 60,5 18,3 Pitcher’s mound 65 105 90 37,4 Between bases 70 113 100 30 75 121 300 91 80 129 310 94 85 137 320 97,5 90 145 330 100 TWITTER 91 146 340 104 OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM 92 148 350 107 OF THE U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP 93 150 360 110 94 151 370 113 95 153 380 116 96 154 390 119 97 156 400 122 98 158 99 159 100 161 101 163 102 164 103 166 104 167 105 169

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MANAGER: Jason Ramond MAXWELL

DUTTON Samuel Gary PITCHER HARTLE Joshua Beau PITCHER BROWN Joseph Anthony CATCHER SAUM Charles Vincent CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2003-05-05 Date of Birth: 2003-03-24 Date of Birth: 2004-03-26 Date of Birth: 2003-09-24 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: L/R 17 BT: L/L 26 BT: R/R 18 BT: R/R 22

LANSVILLE Cale Michael PITCHER LETO Luke Edgar PITCHER CLIFFORD Ryan Andrew OUTFIELD REED Tyree Husani OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-01-06 Date of Birth: 2003-02-25 Date of Birth: 2003-07-20 Date of Birth: 2003-01-09 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 15 BT: L/R 23 BT: L/L 16 BT: L/L 7

LITTLE Christian Xavier PITCHER MCINTOSH Rheego R A. PITCHER DILANDRI Thomas B. OUTFIELD COLON JAIME Justin J. SHORTSTOP

Date of Birth: 2003-07-05 Date of Birth: 2003-06-15 Date of Birth: 2003-01-29 Date of Birth: 2003-05-16 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 28 BT: R/R 10 BT: R/R 31 BT: S/R 12

PAINTER Andrew Patrick PITCHER WILLIAMS JR Timothy R. PITCHER DIAZ Davis Alejandro SHORTSTOP SCHRIER Cody Jackson SECOND B.

Date of Birth: 2003-04-10 Date of Birth: 2003-03-21 Date of Birth: 2003-03-02 Date of Birth: 2003-03-03 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 24 BT: L/L 6 BT: R/R 5 BT: R/R 30

ZIEHL Gage Lawrence PITCHER BOWEN Karson Blair CATCHER SPIKES Ryan Antoine SECOND B. HOUSE Brady Hunter THIRD B.

Date of Birth: 2003-05-15 Date of Birth: 2004-07-01 Date of Birth: 2003-03-13 Date of Birth: 2003-06-04 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 14 BT: R/R 11 BT: R/R 2 BT: R/R 25

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MANAGER: Takayuki SHIMIZU

AKIYAMA Kyohei PITCHER FUJIMORI Ikinasuke PITCHER IKEDA Ryoma CATCHER JOSHITA Hiromu CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2003-05-15 Date of Birth: 2003-05-22 Date of Birth: 2003-08-24 Date of Birth: 2003-07-07 Height: 165cm Height: 178cm Height: 170cm Height: 171cm Weight: 56 kg Weight: 78 kg Weight: 72 kg Weight: 66 kg BT: L/L 21 BT: R/R 19 BT: R/R 5 BT: L/R 13

FURUKAWA Shuya PITCHER HINOUE Sota PITCHER SAKA Reiya CATCHER HANADA Asahi OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-12-02 Date of Birth: 2003-04-15 Date of Birth: 2003-04-04 Date of Birth: 2003-04-23 Height: 177cm Height: 173cm Height: 178cm Height: 183cm Weight: 60 kg Weight: 78 kg Weight: 75 kg Weight: 68 kg BT: R/R 15 BT: R/R 11 BT: R/R 10 BT: R/R 7

HONDA Shunya PITCHER KANAI Shinnosuke PITCHER OBATA Isshin OUTFIELD KIMOTO Keiichi SECOND B.

Date of Birth: 2003-04-08 Date of Birth: 2003-05-24 Date of Birth: 2003-08-30 Date of Birth: 2003-04-28 Height: 177cm Height: 179cm Height: 184cm Height: 174cm Weight: 63 kg Weight: 68 kg Weight: 77 kg Weight: 70 kg BT: L/L 16 BT: L/L 14 BT: R/R 9 BT: R/R 2

KUROYANAGI Kyosuke PITCHER KIYOTA Sohi PITCHER TAKENAKA Hayato THIRD B. SAITO Hirotaka SHORTSTOP

Date of Birth: 2003-05-03 Date of Birth: 2003-05-02 Date of Birth: 2004-01-03 Date of Birth: 2003-06-11 Height: 175cm Height: 185cm Height: 174cm Height: 167cm Weight: 72 kg Weight: 87 kg Weight: 75 kg Weight: 65 kg BT: R/R 18 BT: R/R 22 BT: R/R 3 BT: R/R 6

SUZUKI Yuito PITCHER FUKUHARA Seiya CATCHER SUGISHITA Aoi SHORTSTOP UCHIYAMA Haruto SHORTSTOP

Date of Birth: 2003-11-04 Date of Birth: 2004-07-30 Date of Birth: 2004-01-03 Date of Birth: 2003-04-07 Height: 175cm Height: 166cm Height: 168cm Height: 167cm Weight: 72 kg Weight: 62 kg Weight: 63 kg Weight: 70 kg BT: L/L 17 BT: R/R 12 BT: L/R 4 BT: L/R 8

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MANAGER: Danis VALDESPINO ROCHE

BORGE MENDOZA J. Luis PITCHER CORREA V. Eccel Willian PITCHER ALARCON LENS L. Adrian INFIELDER ALCOLEA RIVERO Kevin INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-01-08 Date of Birth: 2003-02-01 Date of Birth: 2003-02-08 Date of Birth: 2003-04-20 Height: 177cm Height: 177cm Height: 175cm Height: 171cm Weight: 84 kg Weight: 67 kg Weight: 69 kg Weight: 73 kg BT: L/L 25 BT: R/R 94 BT: R/R 42 BT: R/R 66

GUEVARA V. Brander PITCHER LORENZO BATISTA J. Carlos PITCHER CUELLAR H. V. Manuel INFIELDER GONZALEZ C. F. David INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-02-20 Date of Birth: 2003-04-05 Date of Birth: 2003-01-17 Date of Birth: 2003-01-02 Height: 181cm Height: 170cm Height: 178cm Height: 170cm Weight: 101 kg Weight: 60 kg Weight: 78 kg Weight: 73 kg BT: R/R 62 BT: L/L 58 BT: L/L 5 BT: R/R 50

REYES LAMORU Leonardo PITCHER RIESGO LOPEZ Omar PITCHER JORGE H. Dyan Yamel INFIELDER RAMON MATOS Eriandys INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-01-10 Date of Birth: 2003-08-23 Date of Birth: 2003-03-18 Date of Birth: 2003-01-07 Height: 169cm Height: 166cm Height: 180cm Height: 175cm Weight: 61 kg Weight: 63 kg Weight: 59 kg Weight: 59 kg BT: R/R 27 BT: R/R 26 BT: R/R 17 BT: S/R 3

ROSALES H. Kevin PITCHER VERANES M. Osiel PITCHER YANEZ C. Leyfi Liban INFIELDER ESTACHOLI P. L. Maikol OUTFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-04-16 Date of Birth: 2003-02-21 Date of Birth: 2003-01-01 Date of Birth: 2004-01-11 Height: 172cm Height: 182cm Height: Height: 165cm Weight: 63 kg Weight: 77 kg Weight: Weight: 71 kg BT: R/R 33 BT: L/L 34 BT: L/R 15 BT: R/R 11

CHAVEZ SEHARA C. Daniel CATCHER QUERO AGUILA E. Yoel CATCHER HERNANDEZ M. C. Yanquiel OUTFIELDER PEREZ A. Chrisptohfer OUTFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-03-26 Date of Birth: 2003-04-06 Date of Birth: 2003-04-22 Date of Birth: 2004-01-06 Height: 185cm Height: 171cm Height: 177cm Height: 166cm Weight: 76 kg Weight: 66 kg Weight: 75 kg Weight: 70 kg BT: R/R 13 BT: S/R 26 BT: L/L 10 BT: S/R 81

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MANAGER: Kuan-Yi YANG

CHEN Hao-En PITCHER CHEN Kuan-Yu PITCHER LI Tung-Sen OUTFIELD LIN Wang-Hsi OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-02-14 Date of Birth: 2003-08-23 Date of Birth: 2003-07-28 Date of Birth: 2003-08-23 Height: 182cm Height: 172cm Height: 178cm Height: 172cm Weight: 76 kg Weight: 64 kg Weight: 70 kg Weight: 77 kg BT: R/R 11 BT: R/R 18 BT: L/R 14 BT: L/R 1

LI Chang-Chou PITCHER LIN Yu-Min PITCHER YANG Hao-En OUTFIELD LEE Hao-Yu INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-05-03 Date of Birth: 2003-07-12 Date of Birth: 2003-01-06 Date of Birth: 2003-02-03 Height: 178cm Height: 175cm Height: 176cm Height: 174cm Weight: 78 kg Weight: 60 kg Weight: 76 kg Weight: 76 kg BT: L/R 19 BT: L/L 16 BT: R/R 8 BT: R/R 17

PENG Shan-Tsung PITCHER TENG Chia-An PITCHER LI Chan-I INFIELDER LIU Kai-Yu INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-04-28 Date of Birth: 2003-06-09 Date of Birth: 2003-01-30 Date of Birth: 2003-01-22 Height: 174cm Height: 178cm Height: 183cm Height: 165cm Weight: 70 kg Weight: 73 kg Weight: 95 kg Weight: 68 kg BT: R/R 20 BT: R/R 9 BT: R/R 15 BT: R/R 6

TSAI Kao-Hsiang PITCHER WU Ping-En PITCHER TUNG Tzu-En INFIELDER LIAO Yi-An CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2003-01-25 Date of Birth: 2003-03-29 Date of Birth: 2003-02-28 Date of Birth: 2003-06-30 Height: 176cm Height: 183cm Height: 182cm Height: 173cm Weight: 65 kg Weight: 78 kg Weight: 76 kg Weight: 70 kg BT: L/L 7 BT: R/R 21 BT: R/R 10 BT: R/R 22

WU Yu-Cheng CATCHER HUNG Chen-Yi OUTFIELD MAO Ying-Chieh CATCHER YU Kuei CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2004-02-15 Date of Birth: 2003-05-21 Date of Birth: 2003-04-04 Date of Birth: 2003-08-29 Height: 175cm Height: 182cm Height: 162cm Height: 166cm Weight: 79 kg Weight: 92 kg Weight: 56 kg Weight: 75 kg BT: R/R 5 BT: R/R 3 BT: R/R 12 BT: R/R 2

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MANAGER: Andrew Donald KYLE

COLLINS C. Joseph PITCHER COOKE Bailey-Jay Malcolm PITCHER MAGUIRE Solomon Zeke OUTFIELD BURNS Jake Mark CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2003-01-12 Date of Birth: 2003-03-14 Date of Birth: 2003-03-04 Date of Birth: 2003-02-17 Height: 180cm Height: 178cm Height: 179cm Height: 181cm Weight: 78 kg Weight: 60 kg Weight: 71 kg Weight: 95 kg BT: R/L 12 BT: R/R 22 BT: L/R 10 BT: L/R 16

FOX Jaime Ryan PITCHER GEORGE Matthew John PITCHER JOHNSON Quinn Adam CATCHER RANIERI A. Jonah CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2003-08-20 Date of Birth: 2003-11-02 Date of Birth: 2003-03-27 Date of Birth: 2003-01-13 Height: 185cm Height: 172cm Height: 178cm Height: 173cm Weight: 72 kg Weight: 58 kg Weight: 76 kg Weight: 77 kg BT: R/R 21 BT: R/R 2 BT: R/R 15 BT: R/R 20

KAZMIEROWSKI Tye PITCHER LEE Tung-Ying Ian PITCHER CHIPPER Max Anthony INFIELDER HOLDING Blake Lindsay INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-07-05 Date of Birth: 2003-01-18 Date of Birth: 2003-09-09 Date of Birth: 2003-01-26 Height: 175cm Height: 170cm Height: 180cm Height: 170cm Weight: 65 kg Weight: 67 kg Weight: 58 kg Weight: 70 kg BT: R/R 23 BT: R/R 6 BT: R/R 9 BT: R/R 30

ROBINSON Parker James PITCHER WEST Matthew Kevin PITCHER NATI James Frank INFIELDER POUAKA-GREGO N. Jack INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2004-04-09 Date of Birth: 2003-05-15 Date of Birth: 2003-07-10 Date of Birth: 2004-09-13 Height: 183cm Height: 180cm Height: 180cm Height: 173cm Weight: 80 kg Weight: 71 kg Weight: 75 kg Weight: 60 kg BT: R/R 13 BT: R/L 14 BT: R/R 7 BT: L/R 3

BALD Jacob Campbell OUTFIELD CHAPPELL N. Lindsay OUTFIELD STIVEY Maddux John INFIELDER YEATMAN Riley James INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-03-02 Date of Birth: 2003-04-11 Date of Birth: 2003-12-19 Date of Birth: 2004-02-12 Height: 178cm Height: 191cm Height: 185cm Height: 184cm Weight: 68 kg Weight: 82 kg Weight: 74 kg Weight: 61 kg BT: R/R 11 BT: R/R 27 BT: R/R 24 BT: R/R 8

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MANAGER: Michael Steven DUURSMA

BLIJLEVEN Marten Jacob C. PITCHER BURNET Yizreel Yorix S. PITCHER PASTOR Luca Antoine L. CATCHER ROBBERSE Mees CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2003-11-08 Date of Birth: 2004-01-15 Date of Birth: 2003-01-25 Date of Birth: 2004-04-01 Height: 180cm Height: 185cm Height: 176cm Height: 176cm Weight: 75 kg Weight: 87 kg Weight: 63 kg Weight: 61 kg BT: L/L 3 BT: R/R 19 BT: R/R 11 BT: R/R 12

HUTZEZON Ingmar Joaquin PITCHER LIPPENS Dorian Jamie PITCHER CIJNTJE Jurrangelo Jean M. INFIELDER LEGITO Raydley Joaquin T. INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-05-08 Date of Birth: 2003-01-16 Date of Birth: 2003-05-31 Date of Birth: 2003-06-06 Height: 184cm Height: 176cm Height: 161cm Height: 170cm Weight: 64 kg Weight: 86 kg Weight: 60 kg Weight: 59 kg BT: R/R 23 BT: R/R 10 BT: S/S 21 BT: R/R 1

NIJKAMP Arjen Justin PITCHER OUKES Kaien Robin PITCHER MARLIN Gedionne M. P. INFIELDER MEVISSEN Vincent Peter INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-02-02 Date of Birth: 2004-06-01 Date of Birth: 2004-02-05 Date of Birth: 2003-02-16 Height: 192cm Height: 174cm Height: 176cm Height: 168cm Weight: 88 kg Weight: 62 kg Weight: 65 kg Weight: 66 kg BT: R/R 13 BT: R/L 9 BT: R/R 14 BT: R/R 5

RIZVIĆ Rick PITCHER RODRIGUEZ Arlison A. PITCHER VAN DER H. Sebastiaan INFIELDER AYUBI Karim Jonathan OUTFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-08-02 Date of Birth: 2003-03-05 Date of Birth: 2003-02-03 Date of Birth: 2003-12-08 Height: 172cm Height: 188cm Height: 182cm Height: 177cm Weight: 69 kg Weight: 68 kg Weight: 67 kg Weight: 63 kg BT: L/L 16 BT: L/L 18 BT: R/R 7 BT: L/R 17

ANTONIA Donovan Jones CATCHER HASWELL Emilson J. CATCHER VELDERS Jesse Maarten OUTFIELDER COLLINS Darnel Silver FIRST B.

Date of Birth: 2003-08-13 Date of Birth: 2003-12-05 Date of Birth: 2003-04-06 Date of Birth: 2004-07-12 Height: 180cm Height: 173cm Height: 180cm Height: 175cm Weight: 76 kg Weight: 78 kg Weight: 67 kg Weight: 77 kg BT: R/R 2 BT: R/R 6 BT: R/R 15 BT: L/L 22

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MANAGER: Cristian Bolivar PIMENTEL PEREZ

GOMEZ CRUZ Cristofer PITCHER LORENZO D. A. Manuel PITCHER AMADOR S. Amador S. SHORTSTOP BELTRE RIVAS Manuel SHORTSTOP

Date of Birth: 2003-05-13 Date of Birth: 2003-05-28 Date of Birth: 2003-04-11 Date of Birth: 2004-06-09 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: 80 kg Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 11 BT: R/R 53 BT: L/L 50 BT: L/R 27

LUNA GARCIA A. Miguel PITCHER SANCHEZ V. E. Alfredo PITCHER DE LOS SANTOS RUIZ D. THIRD B. AUDE CASTILLO Oscar A. OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-01-21 Date of Birth: 2003-05-23 Date of Birth: 2003-06-21 Date of Birth: 2003-05-14 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: L/L 12 BT: R/R 15 BT: R/R 42 BT: R/R 31

SILVERIO SALOMON E. A. PITCHER SOLIS AYALA Roberto E. PITCHER BAUTISTA SOTO Sebastian OUTFIELD RAMIREZ MARTINEZ D. L. OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-04-03 Date of Birth: 2003-04-21 Date of Birth: 2003-05-17 Date of Birth: 2003-02-10 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 35 BT: R/R 48 BT: R/R 30 BT: R/R 51

TORRES GUZMAN Julio C. PITCHER OVIEDO PELAEZ Roberto M. CATCHER SURIEL ROMAN Anderson J. OUTFIELD VARGAS P. Manuel A. OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-05-30 Date of Birth: 2003-01-16 Date of Birth: 2003-04-11 Date of Birth: 2003-11-12 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/L 55 BT: R/R 37 BT: R/R 14 BT: R/R 38

SANCHEZ R. Esterlyn N. CATCHER PERALTA M. Ramon E. INFIELDER POLANCO M. Ronny A. OUTFIELD PAREDES V. Erdenverd D. HITTER

Date of Birth: 2003-01-27 Date of Birth: 2003-10-02 Date of Birth: 2003-08-23 Date of Birth: 2004-01-04 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 16 BT: R/R 46 BT: R/S 19 BT: L/S 40

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MANAGER: Dimas Ashley PONCE

AGRAZAL M. Gabriel E. PITCHER MUÑOZ P. Pedro Israel PITCHER PRECIADO A. Reginald J. INFIELDER RODRIGUEZ P. Rodrigo A. INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-09-10 Date of Birth: 2004-07-29 Date of Birth: 2003-05-16 Date of Birth: 2003-04-11 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 10 BT: L/L 13 BT: S/S 7 BT: R/R 11

CARDENAS T. Francisco A. PITCHER TEJADA O. Joaquin E. PITCHER SANCHEZ MEJIA Luis A. INFIELDER BARRIA PITTY Erick J. INFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-02-15 Date of Birth: 2003-07-16 Date of Birth: 2004-01-16 Date of Birth: 2003-01-31 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 15 BT: R/R 18 BT: R/R 16 BT: R/R 31

BERNAL V. Alexis D. PITCHER PIERRE A. Mauricio PITCHER MENDOZA M. Jonathan E. INFIELDER DURANGO O. Luis A. OUTFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-10-20 Date of Birth: 2003-11-23 Date of Birth: 2003-01-09 Date of Birth: 2003-04-08 Height: Height: Height: Height: 166cm Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: 56 kg BT: R/R 20 BT: R/R 23 BT: R/R 31 BT: L/L 2

PINILLA VARGAS Rance A. PITCHER PINTO VEGA Kenin David PITCHER GONZALEZ C. Carlos P. OUTFIELDER MORALES C. William A. OUTFIELDER

Date of Birth: 2003-04-23 Date of Birth: 2003-05-08 Date of Birth: 2003-11-20 Date of Birth: 2003-07-16 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 23 BT: L/L 98 BT: R/R 14 BT: R/R 15

HIDALGO O. Edwin Zaid CATCHER BERNAL C. Leonardo A. CATCHER SIANCA P. José Jesús OUTFIELDER ENDRICK GRANT Robert N. FIRST B.

Date of Birth: 2003-08-12 Date of Birth: 2004-02-13 Date of Birth: 2003-02-27 Date of Birth: 2003-04-22 Height: Height: Height: Height: Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 12 BT: R/R 13 BT: R/R 64 BT: R/R 19

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MANAGER: Henrique Shigueo TAMAKE

ANSANELLI J. P. Enzo OUTFIELD GOMES Gabriel OUTFIELD SAKURAI F. Joāo Victor OUTFIELD SASAKI Lucas Issamo OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-01-11 Date of Birth: 2004-03-31 Date of Birth: 2003-03-29 Date of Birth: 2003-08-27 Height: 178cm Height: 172cm Height: 175cm Height: 169cm Weight: 70 kg Weight: 72 kg Weight: 66 kg Weight: 52 kg BT: R/R 16 BT: R/R 28 BT: R/R 31 BT: R/R 27

ITANI MATUDA Henry A. OUTFIELD ITIKAWA Gabriel Jun OUTFIELD SILVA DE ARAUJO Kawan OUTFIELD SILVA UEMURA Denis H. OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-11-21 Date of Birth: 2003-03-17 Date of Birth: 2003-05-24 Date of Birth: 2003-05-28 Height: 175cm Height: 162cm Height: 183cm Height: 164cm Weight: 66 kg Weight: 58 kg Weight: 92 kg Weight: 56 kg BT: R/R 61 BT: R/L 9 BT: R/R 33 BT: L/R 6

KORAGI Felipe Kenzo OUTFIELD LEMOS DA C. P. Henrique OUTFIELD TIBURTINO DA S. Juan OUTFIELD HARA Henrique Yuzo OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2004-01-23 Date of Birth: 2003-05-22 Date of Birth: 2003-02-18 Date of Birth: 2003-03-07 Height: 169cm Height: 180cm Height: 176cm Height: 180cm Weight: 59 kg Weight: 79 kg Weight: 81 kg Weight: 84 kg BT: R/R 26 BT: R/R 22 BT: R/R 98 BT: L/L 17

MATSUSAKO Igor Ichiro OUTFIELD NAKANISHI Y. M. Yasushi OUTFIELD ISHISAKI Vitor Itiro OUTFIELD OKADA Renato Ryu OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-07-30 Date of Birth: 2003-12-21 Date of Birth: 2003-07-28 Date of Birth: 2003-10-28 Height: 169cm Height: 172cm Height: 165cm Height: 170cm Weight: 62 kg Weight: 59 kg Weight: 61 kg Weight: 64 kg BT: R/R 15 BT: R/L 21 BT: L/L 51 BT: L/L 32

PEREIRA DA S. C. Oscar OUTFIELD RIBEIRO M. Matheus OUTFIELD RIBEIRO DE A. Sulivan OUTFIELD SATO COELHO Andrew T. OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-03-17 Date of Birth: 2004-08-01 Date of Birth: 2003-12-16 Date of Birth: 2003-02-24 Height: 173cm Height: 181cm Height: 186cm Height: 165cm Weight: 65 kg Weight: 85 kg Weight: 82 kg Weight: 64 kg BT: R/R 3 BT: R/R 13 BT: L/L 54 BT: L/R 7

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MANAGER: Georg Friedrich BULL

BUCHWALD R. Joshua PITCHER DANDO N. Christopher PITCHER VAN BERGEN M. Peter PITCHER HELMIG J. Leopold Rex CATCHER

Date of Birth: 2003-01-26 Date of Birth: 2003-08-30 Date of Birth: 2004-04-29 Date of Birth: 2003-03-15 Height: 172cm Height: 180cm Height: 177cm Height: 186cm Weight: 64 kg Weight: 65 kg Weight: 73 kg Weight: 78 kg BT: R/R 16 BT: R/R 9 BT: R/L 15 BT: R/R 23

EHRICH Christoph PITCHER HELMIG Lou Martin PITCHER WALTHER Yannic CATCHER FISCHER Tim FIRST B.

Date of Birth: 2003-02-28 Date of Birth: 2003-05-01 Date of Birth: 2004-04-12 Date of Birth: 2004-09-08 Height: 171cm Height: 178cm Height: 177cm Height: 176cm Weight: 60 kg Weight: 63 kg Weight: 68 kg Weight: 58 kg BT: R/R 8 BT: L/R 7 BT: R/R 5 BT: R/R 11

HERWIG Florian Eric PITCHER LANDWEHR Ladislaus PITCHER HARRISON Joshua Jamie THIRD B. MICHEL Kalle Bjōrn OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-08-10 Date of Birth: 2003-07-04 Date of Birth: 2004-10-04 Date of Birth: 2004-02-06 Height: 170cm Height: 184cm Height: 161cm Height: 174cm Weight: 56 kg Weight: 74 kg Weight: 55 kg Weight: 53 kg BT: R/R 3 BT: R/R 24 BT: R/R 4 BT: R/R 10

LINDT Noah Alexander PITCHER ROSSIUS Niklas Felipe PITCHER WEINSTEIGER S. Konrad INFIELD DE ANGELIS A. Maximilian UTILITY

Date of Birth: 2004-04-13 Date of Birth: 2004-01-03 Date of Birth: 2004-05-01 Date of Birth: 2003-02-25 Height: 170cm Height: 164cm Height: 164cm Height: 156cm Weight: 68 kg Weight: 47 kg Weight: 50 kg Weight: 53 kg BT: L/L 22 BT: L/R 1 BT: L/R 2 BT: R/R

RUSSELL Tristan Liam PITCHER SCHMITZ Paul Anton PITCHER

Date of Birth: 2004-01-11 Date of Birth: 2004-01-16 Height: 173cm Height: 196cm Weight: 62 kg Weight: 85 kg BT: S/R 21 BT: R/R 27

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MANAGER: Don Wayne PARNELL

Huadanzhaxi PITCHER DING Ruofei PITCHER ZHAO Zixu OUTFIELD FU Yiyang OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2003-12-10 Date of Birth: 2003-01-03 Date of Birth: 2004-03-06 Date of Birth: 2004-03-23 Height: 168cm Height: 177cm Height: 183cm Height: 183cm Weight: 59 kg Weight: 60 kg Weight: 75 kg Weight: 80 kg BT: L/L 48 BT: R/R 18 BT: R/R 85 BT: R/R 28

DU Haonan PITCHER NIE Lei PITCHER WANG Yuchen INFIELD Luozangjiancuo FIRST B.

Date of Birth: 2003-09-12 Date of Birth: 2004-01-21 Date of Birth: 2003-11-18 Date of Birth: 2003-02-25 Height: 180cm Height: 183cm Height: 180cm Height: 180cm Weight: 73 kg Weight: 70 kg Weight: 67 kg Weight: 80 kg BT: R/R 61 BT: R/R 9 BT: R/R 71 BT: R/L 3

WANG Lei PITCHER WANG Lin PITCHER QI Yihao SECOND B. FENG Shaojie THIRD B.

Date of Birth: 2003-12-30 Date of Birth: 2005-08-04 Date of Birth: 2003-05-16 Date of Birth: 2004-02-07 Height: 180cm Height: 175cm Height: 178cm Height: 178cm Weight: 64 kg Weight: 73 kg Weight: 55 kg Weight: 58 kg BT: R/R 12 BT: R/R 16 BT: R/R 31 BT: R/R 26

XIAO Ziran PITCHER ZHANG Qi PITCHER ZHANG Jinyang THIRD B. ZHU Tianzhou THIRD B.

Date of Birth: 2005-01-16 Date of Birth: 2004-03-24 Date of Birth: 2003-07-31 Date of Birth: 2004-03-22 Height: 175cm Height: 183cm Height: 180cm Height: 185cm Weight: 63 kg Weight: 70 kg Weight: 73 kg Weight: 81 kg BT: R/R 42 BT: R/R 27 BT: L/R 29 BT: R/R 20

DING Yuze OUTFIELD WANG Yingxuan OUTFIELD FAN Deyu CATCHER FENG Qingyang SHORTSTOP

Date of Birth: 2004-03-20 Date of Birth: 2003-09-20 Date of Birth: 2003-04-22 Date of Birth: 2003-12-24 Height: 173cm Height: 165cm Height: 173cm Height: 160cm Weight: 59 kg Weight: 54 kg Weight: 79 kg Weight: 44 kg BT: R/R 5 BT: R/R 19 BT: R/R 69 BT: R/L 6

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MANAGER: Kevin Mark Eldred JOHNSON

ADAMS Moegamat T. PITCHER DIEDERICKS Bernardo M. PITCHER HUTTON Jason Aiden OUTFIELD MITCHELL Joshua Dean OUTFIELD

Date of Birth: 2004-04-06 Date of Birth: 2005-03-09 Date of Birth: 2004-07-23 Date of Birth: 2003-04-05 Height: 168cm Height: 158cm Height: 166cm Height: 179cm Weight: Weight: 50 kg Weight: Weight: 87 kg BT: R/R 7 BT: R/R 8 BT: R/R 28 BT: R/R 27

LEVENDAL Abdurrazzaaq PITCHER LEVKOV Alexander PITCHER DE ASCENSĀO Nicholas K. OUTFIELD ESCREET Philip Liam FIRST B.

Date of Birth: 2005-01-18 Date of Birth: 2003-01-23 Date of Birth: 2003-01-20 Date of Birth: 2003-06-16 Height: 166cm Height: 183cm Height: 175cm Height: 182cm Weight: 46 kg Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: L/L 12 BT: R/R 3 BT: R/R 34 BT: R/R 40

GROBLER Nathan Lee PITCHER STOPFORTH Jordan PITCHER SCHWARTZ Kyle Nathan SECOND B. FORD Liam Heath THIRD B.

Date of Birth: 2003-02-02 Date of Birth: 2003-04-24 Date of Birth: 2004-02-12 Date of Birth: 2003-07-15 Height: 175cm Height: 170cm Height: 178cm Height: 177cm Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 18 BT: R/R 24 BT: R/R 67 BT: R/R 22

WEIDEMAN Kyle PITCHER BUCKLEY Ethan C. CATCHER MURRAY Joshua Cameron THIRD B. WENTZEL Luca Johann SHORTSTOP

Date of Birth: 2003-07-30 Date of Birth: 2003-05-17 Date of Birth: 2003-10-31 Date of Birth: 2003-04-11 Height: 179cm Height: 168cm Height: 173cm Height: 171cm Weight: Weight: Weight: Weight: BT: R/R 13 BT: R/R 5 BT: R/R 77 BT: R/R 17

RIFFEL Jared Kyle CATCHER WHITFIELD Cameron P. CATCHER PRETORIUS Darian David SHORTSTOP SAMUELS Liam SHORTSTOP

Date of Birth: 2005-04-03 Date of Birth: 2003-03-14 Date of Birth: 2003-03-26 Date of Birth: 2003-01-22 Height: 167cm Height: 187cm Height: 167cm Height: 174cm Weight: 55 kg Weight: Weight: Weight: 74 kg BT: R/R 17 BT: R/R 14 BT: R/R 4 BT: L/R 32

50 U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP© 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 51 in the bronze medal match. The bottom nations • The lineup will continue as in any other inning. WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT No. of Pitches Mandatory Days Rest of the Super Group will finish the tournament in For example, if the 7th inning ends with the Thrown 5th- and 6th-place. #8 hitter having the last plate appearance REGULATIONS 1 -35 0 (PA), the 8th inning begins with the #9 hitter 36-50 1 Day PRE-GAME PROGRAMME at bat and 2B runner is the #7 hitter, and 1B runner is the #8 hitter in the lineup. 51 - 65 2 days PLAYER ELIGIBILITY Starts 1 hour 50 minutes before scheduled 66 - 80 3 days game time: COLLISION RULE Nationality of Competitors Max. 95 4 days As with any official WBSC National Team 1. 30 minutes Home team BP The WBSC is concerned about unnecessary and competition, a player must be a national of the Pitcher cannot pitch four consecutive days; at 2. 30 minutes Visiting Team BP violent collisions primarily with the catcher at country or territory of the National Federation least one rest-day is needed. 3. 10 minutes infield maintenance home plate, and with infielders at all bases. The that is entering him. 4. 10 Minutes Home team Infield intent of this rule is to encourage base runners TOURNAMENT FORMAT 5. 10 minutes Visiting team infield and defensive players to avoid such collisions Players must be between the ages of 13 and 15 6. 10 minutes Field Maintenance whenever possible. years-old (born in either 2003, 2004 or 2005). Opening Round – Games 1-30 7. 7 minutes Pre-Game Ceremony (Anthems, 1. When there is a collision between a runner The U-15 Baseball World Cup nations will etc.) and a fielder who clearly is in possession of compete within two groups of six teams to 8. 3 minutes Pitcher Warm Up the ball, the umpire shall judge: begin the tournament (Round-Robin). FINAL TEAM ROSTER – (FTR) 9. PLAYBALL! • Whether the collision by the runner was At the end of the Opening Round, the top avoidable (could the runner have reached three teams from each group will advance to Each National Team Delegation will be Example: the plate without colliding) or unavoidable the Super Round, whereas the bottom three composed of a maximum: (the runner’s path to the plate was teams from each group will be relegated to the Game start at h. 18:00 blocked); Consolation Round. • Whether the runner actually was • 20 Players h. 16:10 Batting Practice Home team • 1 Manager attempting to reach the plate or Super Group Round – Games 30-39 h. 16:40 Batting Practice Visiting Team • 3 Coaches attempting to dislodge the ball from the The top three teams from Group A will compete • 1 Delegation Leader h. 17:10 Maintenance fielder. Contact above the waist shall be against the top three nations in Group B, h. 17:20 Infield Practice Home team judged by the umpire as an attempt by the keeping their win-loss records from the Opening h. 17:30 Infield Practice Visiting Team runner to dislodge the ball in; or Round; however, all contests involving teams • Whether the runner was using flagrant COMPETITION SYSTEM h. 17:40 Maintenance that went to the Consolation Round will be contact to maliciously dislodge the ball. removed from their records. At the end of h. 17:50 Pre-Game Ceremony • Teams: 12 National Teams 2. If the defensive player blocks the plate or the Super Round, the top two nations in the h. 17:57 Pitcher Warm Up base(line) clearly without possession of • Total Number of Games: 50 standings will play in the gold medal/world • No. of Innings: 7 (with tiebreak, if necessary) h. 18:00 PLAYBALL! the ball, obstruction shall be called. The championship finale, while the third and fourth obstructed runner is awarded at least one • Designated hitter: Yes teams will play in the bronze medal match. • Official ball: SSK WBSC540 base beyond the base last touched legally Consolation Round – Games 40-48 before the obstruction. • Bats Permitted: Batted Ball Coefficient of The bottom three teams from each group after ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS Restitution (BBCOR)-certified the Opening Round will play each other. Final • Early Knockout Rule* (“Mercy Rule”) placement (7th place to 12th place) will be Extra-Inning WBSC International Tiebreak Rule 12-SECOND RULE • Game results shall become official before determined based upon the results of Opening Pitchers have 12 seconds to pitch with no when there is a run-difference of: Round between three teams that went to the If the game remains tied after the completion of runners on base. • 10 or more runs after five innings consolation rounds as well as the consolation seven (7) innings, the following procedures will round games. be implemented during extra innings: *Not applied in the world championship final

Finals – Games 49-50 • Each team will begin the 8th inning (and any

• Pitch Count Limit The top two nations following Super Round subsequent necessary extra innings) with a

will play in the gold medal, world championship player on first and second, no outs.

finale, while the third and fourth teams will play

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The order of the standings of the teams after the Opening Round shall be according to the win-loss record of all the games played. Ties in UMPIRE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL TCS the standings shall be settled in the following LISA TURBITT CAN PETER CALIENDO USA order (if criterion (1) does not break the tie, ENRIQUE MAYORGA MEX criterion (2) will be used. This logic continues PEDRO MEDINA CUB through the list, in order, until the tie is broken: INTERNATIONAL UMPIRES RILEY BARRINGTON AUS GEORGE SANTIAGO PUR NICKY TO 1. Head-to-head results EVERALDO MEDEIROS BRA HKG 2. Team’s Quality Balance (TQB) and game BING XU CHN results between teams tied. OMAR PERALTA CUB LOCAL TCS 3. Note: If three or more teams are tied and RAMON MARTINEZ DOM GIL GONZALEZ PAN when criterion 1 does not break a tie, a TIM MEYER GER ARMANDO VASQUEZ PAN team or teams with lower TQB will be SHINYA TAKAHASHI JPN RAUL JIMENEZ PAN eliminated so that criterion 1 can break the ROY VAN DE WATERINGEN NED EDGAR ESTIVISON PAN tie between the teams. ALEJANDRO PECERO PAN 4. The team that has the best ERA -Team’s SIMONE MENICUCCI ITA Quality Balance (ER-TQB). SCORERS DIRECTOR LIN FU SHENG TPE 5. Highest batting average in games between OSCAR IZAGUIRRE VEN the teams tied. CHRISTOPHER VIVERITO USA 6. A coin flip. MITSUNORI KUSAMOTO JPN ZHE LI CHN INTERNATIONAL SCORERS YU-SUNG LIN TPE GABRIEL ALMARAZ MEX DUGOUTS SIN YEE CHAN HKG The home team will be assigned the third-base MEGWYN REDMAN RSA LOCAL UMPIRES dugout and the visiting team will be assigned to BRIAN MOORE USA BRYAN ARROCHA PAN the first-base dugout. WILLIAM COGOLLO COL DANIEL JEAN PAN HANSEL BROWN PAN ERIC BOSQUEZ DOPING CONTROL PAN LOCAL SCORERS ALFONSO MILLER PAN For the U-15 category, no doping controls will PRISCILLA DE VINDA PAN be administered. TC DIRECTOR JOSÉ CLEMENTE ARAUZ PAN GIUSEPPE GUILIZZONI ITA ERIC CABRERA PAN BERNARDINO CASTILLO PAN MANUEL ALCEDO PAN

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