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United States national under-18 baseball team

The United States national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 baseball team of United States in international-level baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 2nd in the world by the International Baseball Federation.[1] They have won the U-18 Baseball World Cup total in 10 times.[2]

USA Baseball 18U
Information
Country United States
FederationUSA Baseball
ConfederationCOPABE
WBSC ranking
Current2nd
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
Medal record
U-18 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1982 Knoxville
Gold medal – first place 1988 Sydney
Gold medal – first place 1989 Trois-Rivières
Gold medal – first place 1995 Cape Cod
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kaohsiung
Gold medal – first place 2012 Seoul
Gold medal – first place 2013 Taichung
Gold medal – first place 2015 Osaka
Gold medal – first place 2017 Thunder Bay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sarasota & Bradenton
Silver medal – second place 1981 Newark
Silver medal – second place 1983 Johnstown
Silver medal – second place 1984 Saskatoon
Silver medal – second place 1985 Albany
Silver medal – second place 1987 Windsor
Silver medal – second place 1992 Monterrey
Silver medal – second place 1993 Windsor
Silver medal – second place 1994 Brandon
Silver medal – second place 2000 Edmonton
Silver medal – second place 2006 Sancti Spíritus
Silver medal – second place 2008 Edmonton
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gijang
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Windsor
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Cuba
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Brandon
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Sancti Spíritus
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Sherbrooke

The U.S. national 18U team debuted their international team in the Friendship Series, in 1983.[3]

Current roster

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2017 18U National Team roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
 Catchers
  • 11 William Banfield V

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches


Competitive record

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U-18 World Cup

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U-18 Baseball World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W L % RS RA
  1981 Runners-up 2nd
  1982 Champions 1st
  1983 Runners-up 2nd
  1984 Runners-up 2nd
  1985 Runners-up 2nd
  1986 Third place 3rd
  1987 Runners-up 2nd
  1988 Champions 1st .
  1989 Champions 1st
  1990 Third place 3rd
  1991 Third place 3rd
  1992 Runners-up 2nd
  1993 Runners-up 2nd
  1994 Runners-up 2nd
  1995 Champions 1st
  1996 Third place 3rd
  1997 Fourth Place 4th
  1999 Champions 1st
  2000 Runners-up 2nd
  2002 Third place 3rd .
  2004 Fourth Place 4th
  2006 Runners-up 2nd
  2008 Runners-up 2nd 8 7 1 .875
  2010 Fifth place 5th 8 7 1 .875 78 18
  2012 Champions 1st 9 7 2 .778 60 22
  2013 Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889 63 29
  2015 Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889 56 23
  2017 Champions 1st 9 9 0 1.000 61 5
  2019 Runners-up 2nd 9 7 2 .778 60 31
  2022[R 1] Champions 1st 9 8 1 .889 68 27
  2023 Fourth Place 4th 9 5 4 .556 30 24
  2025 To be determined
Total 10 Titles 31/32
Notes
  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to September 2022.

Record by team

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Team
 Main tournament
GP
 W
 L
 RF
 RA
  Canada 3 3 0 16 7
  Italy 1 1 0 8 0
  Colombia 2 2 0 23 7
  Czech Republic 1 1 0 11 1
  Netherlands 1 1 0 17 0
  Brazil 1 1 0 5 2
  Australia 3 2 1 17 4
  Japan 5 4 1 25 15
  Mexico 1 1 0 5 1
  Venezuela 2 2 0 18 7
  Cuba 2 2 0 12 10
  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 12 6
  South Korea 3 2 1 11 13
Total 28 16 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rankings". WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ "U-18 Baseball World Cup". www.wbsc.org. WBSC. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "1983 Friendship Series Team Roster". usabaseball.com. USA Baseball. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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