2002 World University Baseball Championship

Italy 2–11 August 10 Cuba 1 United States Japan Chinese Taipei 31 CUB Orelvis Avila The 2002 World University Baseball Championship was an under-23 international college baseball tournament that was held from August 2 to 11, 2002. The final game was held on August 11, 2002 in Messina, Italy. It was the first time the University Championship took place. Italy hosted the tournament and 10 nations competed. In the end, the Cuba won their first University Championship, over a win against runner-up United States.United States Earns Silver Medal AT 2002 FISU World University Baseball Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20111006174008/http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/081202aaa.html 2011-10-06 Round 1 Pool A Qualified for the quarter-finals Did not qualify for the quarter-finals Team W L R RA PCT USA 3 1 38 7 .750 ITA 3 1 18 14 .750 KOR 2 2 23 23 .500 CHN 2 2 13 13 .500 CAN 0 4 7 42 .000 Pool B Qualified for the quarter-finals Did not qualify for the quarter-finals Team W L R RA PCT CUB 4 0 29 4 1.000 JPN 3 1 25 2 .750 TPE 2 2 17 14 .500 CZE 1 3 5 30 .250 FRA 0 4 6 32 .000 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 25px 150px A1 USA 14 B4 CZE 1 B2 JPN 6 A3 KOR 1 A2 ITA 3 B3 TPE 14 B1 CUB 3 A4 CHN 0 Q1 USA 2 Q2 JPN 1 Q3 TPE 0 Q4 CUB 2 S1 USA 0 S2 CUB 6 Final standings RkTeamWL1CUB70Lost in the Final2USA52Failed to qualify for Final3JPN524TPE34Failed to qualify for the Semi-Finals5KOR336ITA337CHN338CZE149CAN1410FRA05 bb 2002 World University Baseball champions CUB 1st References 30em Category:World University Baseball Championship World University Championship Category:2002 in Italian sport Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Italy Category:Sports competitions in Messina Category:2000s in Sicily