Korea didn’t want to disappoint the fans that crowded Dream Ballpark in Gijang. Despite blowing a four-run lead in the eighth, the hosts came back and built the first win in the tournament in the bottom of the tenth. Pinch hitter Yun Wonhoe batted in the winning run

An old fashioned pitching duel turned into a 1-1 tie after eight innings. Nicaragua won it in the ninth after failing to squeeze in a run. Leyton Castillo got the winning hit. In the eighth Nicaragua had escaped a bases-loaded jam

Strong pitching and an eleven-hit offense, that displayed as much power as to hit five doubles and a triple, led Chinese Taipei to an important win against Panama

Canada won the first game of the U-18 Baseball World Cup in seven innings. Japan was trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the eighth when a defensive error started a dramatic comeback

The USA is the four-time defending World Champions and manager Leggett is aware of the potential of his National Team. Five more managers are still flirting with the idea of challenging the team that hasn’t lost at this level since 2015

The WBSC will produce and live-stream all 50 games of the XXIX WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup, which opens tomorrow (Friday, 30 August) with six games at Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark in Korea.

Six games are scheduled on Day 1 of the XXIX WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup at Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark. 

Watch live the pre-event press conference of the XXIX WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2019 on WBSC YouTube channel and on WBSC OTT platform Gametime.sport

4-time defending World Champions USA take 16-game win-streak into Gijang, last loss was in 2015 to Japan.

Pre-event press conference and presentation of the XXIX WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup® 2019, including the unveiling of the official U-18 World Cup trophy, medals and SSK competition ball. National Team managers will give brief introductions and speak on their expectations in the U-18 World Cup.