2008 World Junior Baseball Championship

World Junior Baseball Championship 2008 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship (emblem).jpg 175px Canada 25 July – 3 August 12 18 KOR 18 KOR 5 18 USA 18 CUB 18 AUS 42 2006 2010 The 2008 World Junior AAA Championship was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from July 25 to August 3, 2008. Group stage Pool A 18 USA 5–0 18 KOR 4–1 18 AUS 3–2 18 MEX 2–3 18 NED 1–4 18 RUS 0–5 Pool B 18 CUB 4–1 18 CAN 4–1 18 TPE 3–2 18 PUR 3–2 18 ITA 1–4 18 CZE 0–5 Knockout stage August 1, 2008 – 19:05 18 AUS 2 18 CAN 1 August 1, 2008 – 10:00 18 PUR 0 18 USA 7 August 1, 2008 – 10:00 18 TPE 4 18 KOR 5 August 1, 2008 – 15:00 18 MEX 7 18 CUB 8 August 2, 2008 – 19:00 18 AUS 1 18 USA 3 August 2, 2008 – 15:00 18 KOR 6 18 CUB 1 August 3, 2008 – 16:30 18 USA 0 18 KOR 7 August 3, 2008 – 13:15 18 CUB 6 18 AUS 2 Fifth through eighth place Classification round Fifth place Seventh place August 2, 2008 – 19:00 18 CAN 9 18 PUR 6 August 2, 2008 – 14:00 18 TPE 1 18 MEX 0 August 3, 2008 – 10:00 18 CAN 4 18 TPE 12 August 3, 2008 – 10:00 18 Puerto Rico 0 18 Mexico 2 Final standings Classification1 18 KOR2 18 USA3 18 CUB 4 18 AUS 5 18 TPE 6 18 CAN 7 18 MEX 8 18 PUR 9 18 NED 10 18 ITA 11 18 CZE 12 18 RUS bb 2008 World Junior Baseball champions KOR 5th Awards + Awards Player Most Valuable Player KOR Yung-hoon SungOutstanding Defensive PlayerKOR An Chi-hong + All-Tournament Team Position Player Catcher CAN Brett Lawrie First Base USA Jeff Malm Second Base MEX Adán Velázquez Third Base USA Harold Martinez Shortstop USA Nolan Fontana Outfield KOR Jung Soo-bin CUB Yasiel Puig CAN Michael CrouseDesignated HitterKOR Oh Ji-hwanLeft-handed PitcherUSA Matt PurkeRight-handed PitcherTPE Che-Ming Su See also World Junior Baseball Championship External links IBAF official website International Baseball Foundation official websiteSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes World Junior Baseball Championship, 2008 Category:U-18 Baseball World Cup 2008 Category:Baseball in Edmonton World Junior Baseball Championship World Junior Baseball Championship Category:2000s in Edmonton Category:2008 in sports in Alberta Category:Sports competitions in Edmonton