Panama is the baseball epicenter of the World Cup under 15

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Panama is the baseball epicenter of the World Cup under 15

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 16:54

The Panamanian provinces of Herrera (Chitré) and Chiriquí (David) will be the epicenters of the world’s youth baseball starting tomorrow Friday until August 19, when the crown comes into play of the under 15 World Cup.

Twelve countries will compete for the crown of the category, which at the moment is in the hands of the Cuban team, which is the two-time champion of the category.

The U15 Baseball World Tournament, comprising 50 games, is divided into two groups: group A will play in David, western province of Chiriquí and Group B in the city of Chitré, central province of Herrera.

The teams playing in group A are: Taiwan, the United States, China, Brazil, Germany and Panama, while in Group B: Japan, Korea, Cuba, Australia, Holland and the Dominican Republic.

The first day of competitions will match the national teams of Brazil and Germany, these last world champions of the category, at the Kenny Serracín stadium, in David.

In that same venue, China, the "wild card" of the competition, will play against the United States, champion of America and Panama, host of the tournament, will debut against Taiwan, the second best team in Asia in the Under 15 category.

In Chitre, at the Rico Cedeño stadium, that same day, the continental champions of Asia and Oceania, Japan and Australia will play. Then, Holland, the European runner-up, and Cuba, defending world champions, will face each other.

Cubans will arrive in Panama to keep the titles won during the latest versions, in Mexico 2014 and Japan 2016.

The Caribbean people come to justice with a fairly compact team, according to their strategist, Dany Valdespino,

The first round in the city of Chitré ends with the match between the Dominican Republic, the runners-up of America and South Africa, the best team of the African continent.

After the Opening Round, which will consist of 30 games, the first three titles of group A will face the first three names of Group B in a three-day Super Round at the Kenny Serracín Stadium in David.

The teams that did not reach a level between the top six, three per group, will play the consolation round, which will take the seventh place to twelve and will take place at the Rico Cedeño Stadium in Chitré.

For the gold medal of the tournament the best teams of the super round will play at the Kenny Serracín stadium, in David, Chiriqui, from 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT). The third and fourth place will be decided by the Match for the Bronze Medal that will be played in the same place at 13:00 local time (20:00 GMT).

The president of the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC), Riccardo Fraccari, said at the beginning of the tournament, that the U15 World Cup "is an example of the geographical footprint" of the scope of the world’s baseball.

"This world tournament, with the participation of countries from all corners of the world, also shows the geographical footprint of our sport, the connection with youth and the bright future of connecting with millions of players, followers and fans in the next decade," said Fraccari.

 

http://www.panamatoday.com/sports/panama-baseball-epicenter-world-cup-under-15-7521

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Results of the Baseball World Cup under'15

Sun, 08/12/2018 - 00:08

Results of the day and classifications of the second date of the IV version of the Baseball World Cup under'15 organized by the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC)

 

 

http://www.panamatoday.com/sports/results-baseball-world-cup-under15-7539

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Panama eatn a 4-2 victory under unbeaten Cuban in baseball World Cup under 15

Fri, 08/17/2018 - 21:55

The Panamanian team today added its second victory in the super round of the Baseball World Cup under 15 organized by the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC), earning a 4-2 win over unbeaten Cuban.

The Cubans now have a record of 2 wins against 1 defeat, just like the Panamanians.

The match that took place at the Kenny Serracín stadium in David, eastern province of Chiriquí, started with a pitcher’s duel between right-handed pitcher Joaquin Tejada and Brander Guevara, who retired in line the first three batters they faced.

Cuba opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning, with a hit by Eriandys Matos that brought home to Leify Llanez.

At the top of the second inning, the Panamanians responded with two more lines, scored on the legs of Kenin Pinto and Erick Barría.

Tejada, the Panamanian starter, jumped in the fourth inning being relieved by Rances Pinilla, the Cuban Guevara held until the sixth loss, when he was relieved by Osiel Veranes.

Both teams did not score in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

In the top of the seventh inning, Panama manages to load the bases, and a double by Reggie Preciado, who bathed by completed the Cuban right fielder, towed the plate to Barria and Jonathan Mendoza, to put the match 4-2 in favor of the From home.

In the seventh, the Panamanian team turned to Sanchez, who relieved Pinilla, and struck out Gabriel Agrazal with full bases, the right-hander took out the two-thirds of the inning to ensure Luis Sanchez’ victory, third pitcher of the Panamanians, and he who was accredited the save.

The defeat of the duel fell on Osiel Veranes, second pitcher to see action for Cuba.

The best at bat for the winners were Reggie Preciado 3-1 and three RBIs and Luis Sanchez 3-1 and one RBI.

For Cuba the best on offense was Leify Llanez 1-1, one double, one run scored and one RBI.

Tomorrow, Panama will face Japan, while Cuba will face the United States.

 

https://www.panamatoday.com/sports/panama-eatn-4-2-victory-under-unbeaten-cuban-baseball-world-cup-under-15-7606

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The World Championship final between Panama and the USA goes tonight at 6:00 p.m.

https://u15bwc.wbsc.org/news/watch-panama-v-usa-final-u-15-baseball-world-cup-2018

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That's it, that's all. Our guys, ranked 14th in the world, made it through to the final.

USA tops Panama to become new U-15 Baseball Champions of the World

2018-08-20

DAVID, Panama – USA can now add the WBSC U-15 Baseball Cup to a growing list of accomplishments on the global baseball stage.

Reigning World Champions at the U-12, U-18 and Senior National Team levels, USA claimed their first world title in the history of the U-15 Baseball World Cup, with a 7-1 win over host Panama in front of over 8,000 fans at Estadio Kenny Serracín.

USA 7, Panama 1

Three first inning errors proved costly for Panama who found themselves down 6-0 after one inning of play. A pair of walks issued by Panama starting pitcher Joaquin Tejada Ortega followed by a Brady House RBI single and three ensuing errors gave USA a quick 4-0 lead before the first out was recorded.

USA starting pitcher Andrew Painter was solid over 5.1 innings of work allowing one run on four hits and two walks while striking out five batters to earn the win. Luke Leto entered the game with one out and two runners on in the sixth and was able to secure the victory.

After the opening the tournament with two wins, USA suffered a 2-1 defeat to Chinese Taipei before going on a run of six consecutive victories to claim the world title.