WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2025 MVP Christopher Chikodroff: Checking out advanced data insights

While the impressive achievements of Christopher Chikodroff (USA) - the MVP of the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2025 presented by RAXUS, and the All World Team were already obvious by looking at the tournament stats - a deeper dive into the numbers, with the help of Synergy Sports, provides an even more compelling story behind their performances.

On paper, Chikodroff’s tournament numbers were a .533 batting average, .563 on-base percentage and a .700 slugging percentage but Synergy Sports reviewed all 107 pitches he faced through interactive charts and video clips.

Of those 107 pitches, 68 of them were fastballs, 27 curveballs, eight sliders and three changeups – a varied pitch selection you would expect to see in the U-12 category event. Chikodroff put 26 balls in play, collecting 16 hits to lead the batting average rankings. He produced 10 groundballs, nine line drives, four fly balls and three pop ups.

With Synergy's tools, you can also check out pitch location maps and spray charts and quickly pull up associated frame-by-frame video clips tied to any of the aforementioned stats. These help coaches curate video playlists to pinpoint both strengths and areas for improvement.

Meanwhile, other key stats to highlight include the tournament's best pitcher Shotaro Hashimoto (JPN) - who was the ERA leader in the event, throwing a total of 152 pitches - favouring his four-seam fastball 64 percent of the time, alongside 44 sliders, seven curveballs and three changeups. 

While the defensive work of Mexico’s David Escalera Rodriguez also stood out with his involvement in three double plays during the tournament.

The WBSC and Synergy Sports, a division of Sportradar, have a long-standing technology partnership that runs through 2028. At the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2025 presented by RAXUS, Synergy Sports’ staff were on-hand, as they are at all WBSC events, to capture the advanced statistics for every game. Their technology pushes beyond recording the numbers; it transforms them into detailed insights and visuals, providing coaches, players, and scouts with a deeper appreciation of the action on the field.