Due to the rain delay in Parral, Ukraine-Nicaragua game in Cuauhtemoc was definetly the first game of the first IBAF 15U Baseball World Championships.

Aruba had a perfect start into the premier IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship. They crushed Germany 18-6 in seven innings. They scored in six of the seven frames, highlighted by a seven-run rally in the fifth. Germany’s defense helped, committing a whopping nine errors.

Cuba put on a show in their first game at the I IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship in Mexico. Playing in Parral they dismantled Hong Kong 31-4 in five innings. Seven runs in the first, 12 in the third and ten in the fourth turned the game into a whopping blowout.

Honduras dominated Lithuania in a 12-2 seven-inning victory on Thursday in the first game in Chihuahua at the I IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship. They scored nine runs in the third to decide things quickly. Two runs in the seventh ended the contest early due to ten-run mercy rule.

Brazil started the I IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship in Mexico with a 21-0 shutout over Indonesia on Thursday morning in Parral Stadium. They already led with 11 runs, when the South Americans put ten runs on the board in the seventh. The Asian squad committed eight errors in the loss.

Chihuahua (Mexico). The I IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship started with five games in Chihuahua, Cuauhtémoc and Parral, Mexico on Thursday. Brazil, Indonesia, Cuba, Aruba and Honduras celebrated lopsided victories on the first day of the inaugural tournament. In the evening the opening ceremony and the game between Mexico and Chinese Taipei in Chihuahua were rained out.

Just one big inning was needed for Nicaragua to down Germany 5-4 on Friday morning at Cuauhtémoc stadium. They scored all five of their runs in the bottom of the sixth, erasing a 0-2 deficit en route to their second victory of the tournament. Germany threatened to come back in the ninth, but left the bases loaded to end the game.

The inaugural IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship starts on Thursday, August 16 in Chihuahua, Mexico. It will be played through Sunday, August 26. 16 teams have traveled to Mexico to compete in the new tournament, created by the International Baseball Federation, replacing the 16U age category.

The first edition of IBAF 15U Baseball World Championship will start August 16 in three cities of Chihuahua state, Cuauhtemoc, Parral and Chihuahua. 16 teams across the world will gather in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico to compete for the title of world championship from August 16-26.

The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) announces today the groupings for the first round of the I 15U Baseball World Championship. The tournament is slated to include 17 teams from across the world as three groups have been formed. The event will be held from August 16 to 26, 2012 in Chihuahua, Mexico.