The 2002 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from July 19–28, 2002. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and featured teams from Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa and United States.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Haarlem |
| Dates | 19–28 July |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Cuba |
| Fourth place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Bryan Engelhardt |
In the end, the team from the United States won their second straight and third tournament as the national team.[1]
Group stage
editStandings
edit| Qualified for the final | |
| Did not qualify for the final |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | United States
|
5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Cuba
|
5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei [1]
|
5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 |  Japan
|
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  South Africa
|
5 | 0 | 5 |
^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)
Game results
edit| July 19, 2002 | Chinese Taipei
|
0 – 2 | United States
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 20, 2002 | Cuba
|
5 – 0 | Japan
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 21, 2002 | Japan
|
2 – 3 | Netherlands
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 21, 2002 | South Africa
|
0 – 8 | United States
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 22, 2002 | Netherlands
|
4 – 9 (F/13) | Chinese Taipei
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 22, 2002 | South Africa
|
0 – 10 | Cuba
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 23, 2002 | Cuba
|
5 – 0 | Chinese Taipei
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 24, 2002 | Japan
|
2 – 11 | Chinese Taipei
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 24, 2002 | Netherlands
|
8 – 3 | South Africa
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 25, 2002 | Aruba 
|
7 – 15 [2] |  Curaçao
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 25, 2002 | United States
|
4 – 1 | Cuba
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 26, 2002 | United States
|
1 – 2 | Japan
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 26, 2002 | Chinese Taipei
|
6 – 3 | South Africa
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 26, 2002 | Cuba
|
5 – 7 | Netherlands
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 27, 2002 | South Africa
|
2 – 6 | Japan
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| July 27, 2002 | Netherlands
|
6 – 2 | United States
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
^2 Regarding a friendly match, the results didn't affect the standings.
Final
edit| July 28, 2002 | Netherlands
|
4 – 5 | United States
|
Haarlem, Netherlands |
Final standings
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Tournament awards
edit| Best Pitcher | Yukiharu Hamamoto
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| Best Hitter | Rolnier Varona
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| Home run King | Pedro José Rodriguez Jason Cook
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| Most Valuable Player | Bryan Engelhardt
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| Most Popular Player | Alexander Smit
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| Press Award | Raymond Tew
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "The United States won 21st Haarlem Baseball Week". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2009-08-02.