U-12 Baseball World Cup: USA will defend title in World Championship Final, Chinese Taipei take lead in eighth inning
Due to severe weather conditions, only two Super Round games remain scheduled for August 2, Day 9 of the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2025 presented by RAXUS. Both games will start at 18:30 (local time).
Chinese Taipei and Korea took the field at the Asia Pacific International Baseball Stadiums and Training Centre (ASPAC) Main Stadium. Korea will advance to the World Championship Final with a win.
The USA and Japan took the field at the ASPAC FIeld 2. The game will promote the winner to the World Championship Final.
If both Chinese Taipei and Japan win, Chinese Taipei, USA, and Korea will tie at 3-2 in second place, and the Team Quality Balance (TQB) will break the tie.
If Chinese Taipei and the USA win, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Korea will tie at 3-2 in second place, and Japan will advance to the World Championship Final thanks to wins against Chinese Taipei in the Opening Round and Korea in the Super Round.
The Placement Round games Germany-Czechia, South Africa-Cuba, and Australia-Panama, and the Super Round game Mexico-Dominican Republic were suspended and will be rescheduled.
All Games are Live on GameTime, the WBSC OTT platform
- Exceptions may apply in Taiwan, Korea and Japan
Standings WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2025 presented by RAXUS
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | JPN | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0 |
| 2 |  | MEX | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0 |
| 3 |  | TPE | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0 |
| 4 |  | CUB | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2 |
| 5 |  | AUS | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 3 |
| 6 |  | GER | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 4 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | KOR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 |  | USA | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 |
| 3 |  | DOM | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2 |
| 4 |  | PAN | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 3 |
| 5 |  | CZE | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 |
| 6 |  | RSA | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 5 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | USA | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0 |
| 2 | | JPN | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 |
| 3 | | TPE | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 |
| 4 | | KOR | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 |
| 5 | | MEX | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 2.5 |
| 6 | | DOM | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | CUB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 | | AUS | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.5 |
| 2 | | PAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.5 |
| 4 | | GER | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.5 |
| 5 | | CZE | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3 |
| 6 | | RSA | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 |
USA-Japan 8-0
The defending World Champions made an early stand with a five-run rally against starter Riku Sahashi. Nolan Hatch led off bunting for the hit and Kristian Valadez homered on the second pitch he saw.
Sahashi, who was also plagued by an error, got only two outs. He left after allowing five hits and five runs, three earned.
Duncan Mount allowed only one hit and three walks over 2.2 innings of work. He couldn't finish the third inning because of a heavy thunderstorm. As the game resumed after 90 minutes, the USA opened the score with three runs on four hits, including a double by Christopher Chikodroff.
Mount didn't return to the mound after the rain delay. Brock Bliss also pitched 2.2 innings, allowing only two hits. Mason Bitzenhofer took care of the final two outs.
Chinese Taipei @ Korea
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