影片：慶祝世界棒壘球總會U-18男壘世界盃日本奪冠滿兩個月
兩個月前的三月1日，世界棒壘球總會 U-18男壘世界盃決賽在這天日本與澳洲的比賽，亞洲巨人拿下這個青年項目的第三座冠軍。這一天稍早，捷克擊敗阿根廷拿下他們男壘歷史上首座獎牌。這是首屆世界棒壘球總會U-18男壘世界盃，這個新的項目取代了之前的青年壘球世錦賽（U-19）。
看一看這個突破性錦標賽精彩回顧：
這個歷史性的賽事聚集了全球十二個國家，爭奪世界冠軍頭銜。阿根廷、澳洲、加拿大、捷克、新加坡與南非在A組；丹麥、瓜地馬拉、日本、墨西哥、地主紐西蘭與美國在B組。
首次來自四個大洲都有代表的球隊進入世界棒壘球總會U-18男壘世界盃前四強，再次傳達出壘球在全球的觸角。日本（亞洲）、澳洲（大洋洲）與捷克（歐洲）上到了頒獎台，阿根廷（美洲）最後是第四名。
從個人角度來看，日本的 Hitto Nagayoshi 拿下MVP榮耀，並且入選全世界明星隊二壘手。共有五個國家代表了全世界明星隊：澳洲、日本、捷克、紐西蘭與阿根廷。
日本與澳洲以超級循環賽前兩名進入世界冠軍賽，捷克與阿根廷則進行銅牌戰。
日本在相隔四年後以五局、9-2擊敗澳洲，再次拿下壘球青年項目冠軍。日本首次冠軍是1981年在加拿大艾德蒙頓的首屆青年壘球世錦賽，接著是2016年在美國密德蘭。
這場勝利後，日本第十一度在青年世錦賽拿下獎牌，成為最成功的球隊，其中三度金牌、四次銀牌與四次銅牌；加拿大八度奪牌，一面金牌、兩面銀牌與五次銅牌；澳洲與紐西蘭分別拿下七座獎牌。澳洲五次金牌則領先日本的三次。
Jakub Osicka獲選為錦標賽最優秀投手，在銅牌戰扮演關鍵腳色帶領捷克拿下男壘世界盃隊史首次獎牌。這位右投手投出一安打完投的比賽，一共送出13次三振，以 2-0擊敗阿根廷。
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