2002 World University Baseball Championship Explained
Country: | Italy |
Dates: | 2–11 August |
Num Teams: | 10 |
Continents: | 3 |
Medal Type: | world cup |
Champion: | Cuba |
Num Championships: | 1 |
Second: | United States |
Third: | Japan |
Fourth: | Chinese Taipei |
Games: | 31 |
Mvp: | 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.[1]
Round 1
Pool A
width=15px bgcolor=#98fb98 | | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
width=15px bgcolor=pink | | Did not qualify for the quarter-finals | |
width=220 | Team | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | R | width=20 | RA | width=20 | PCT |
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align=left | | 3 | 1 | 38 | 7 | .750 |
align=left | | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | .750 |
align=left | | 2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | .500 |
align=left | | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | .500 |
align=left | | 0 | 4 | 7 | 42 | .000 | |
Pool B
width=15px bgcolor=#98fb98 | | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
width=15px bgcolor=pink | | Did not qualify for the quarter-finals | |
width=220 | Team | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | R | width=20 | RA | width=20 | PCT |
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align=left | | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1.000 |
align=left | | 3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | .750 |
align=left | | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | .500 |
align=left | | 1 | 3 | 5 | 30 | .250 |
align=left | | 0 | 4 | 6 | 32 | .000 | |
Final standings
width=25 | Rk | width=170 | Team | width=25 | W | width=25 | L |
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1 | | 7 | 0 |
Lost in the Final |
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2 | | 5 | 2 |
Failed to qualify for Final |
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3 | | 5 | 2 |
4 | | 3 | 4 |
Failed to qualify for the Semi-Finals |
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5 | | 3 | 3 |
6 | | 3 | 3 |
7 | | 3 | 3 |
8 | | 1 | 4 |
9 | | 1 | 4 |
10 | | 0 | 5 | |
Notes and References
- http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/081202aaa.html United States Earns Silver Medal AT 2002 FISU World University Baseball Championship