WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup: The first Super Round game is underway
The first game of Day 2 of the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025, presented by RAXUS Super Round, is underway at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Puerto Rico and Chinese Taipei took the field at 14:30 (local time) in what can be seen as an elimination game for a spot in the Medal Round.
At 19:30 (local time), Japan will face Panama at Cellular Stadium. At the same time, at Nishizaki Stadium, the USA and Korea will play a crucial match for a spot in the World Championship Final.
In the Placement Round, Cuba defeated Germany at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Naha to maintain a perfect record. It was a close game and Cuba won despite having fewer hits and committing three defensive errors..Cuba will finish seventh.
Italy beat China at Nishizaki Stadium in Itoman to improve to 3-1 and hold in eighth place..
South Africa and Australia took the field at 14:30 (local time) at Nishizaki Stadium for the third and final game.
All games are live on GameTime, the WBSC OTT platform
- Exceptions may apply in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
Standings WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025 presented by RAXUS
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | JPN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 |  | KOR | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 |
| 3 |  | PUR | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2 |
| 4 |  | CUB | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 3 |
| 5 |  | ITA | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4 |
| 6 |  | RSA | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 5 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | USA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 |  | TPE | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 |
| 3 |  | PAN | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 3 |
| 4 |  | AUS | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 3 |
| 5 |  | GER | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 3 |
| 6 |  | CHN | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 5 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | JPN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 | | KOR | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 |
| 2 | | USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 |
| 4 | | PUR | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2 |
| 4 | | TPE | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2 |
| 6 | | PAN | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | CUB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| 2 | | ITA | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1 |
| 3 | | GER | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2 |
| 4 | | AUS | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.5 |
| 5 | | CHN | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3 |
| 6 | | RSA | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 |
SUPER ROUND GAMES
Puerto Rico @ Chinese Taipei
PLACEMENT ROUND GAMES
South Africa @ Australia
Cuba-Germany 4-3
Germany scored early against Marlon Garcia and took the lead into the bottom of the fourth, when Cuba got to starter Matthias Bullman with three runs. Javier Zambrano hit a two-RBI single, and Yordan Artiles followed with an RBI double.
Germany tied the game in the top of the fifth when pinch hitter Jann Schierhorn needed just one pitch from reliever Leandro Forteza to deliver an RBI triple.
In the bottom half of the frame, Cuba scored the winning run. Leandro Perez tripled off reliever Moser and scored on a groundout.
Edurman Cruz walked the first batter in the top of the seventh and left for Edenis Cruz, Cuba's fourth pitcher. Germany loaded the bases with two outs, but Cruz ended the game getting Emilio Gotz to fly out to left field.
Italy-China 6-3
Italy scored three runs in the bottom of the first against Zijian Zheng, the first of six Chinese pitchers. With a runner at third and two outs, Zheng walked the bases loaded, and Daniele Di Persia cleared them with a three-RBI triple.
After China got on the scoreboard against Mattia Muscio in the top of the fifth, Italy added three runs to open the score. Aldo Pavarani hit a two-RBI double, sending reliever Yuchang Hu to the showers. Pablo Suarez welcomed Xiabo Li with an RBI single and made it 6-1.
China got to Musco in the top of the sixth with four one-out singles, including a two-RBI base hit by Weniong Liu, thus making the top of the seventh interesting. Ivan Larice hit the leadoff batter and hit another one with two outs before retiring Haonan Chen on a fly to right, ending the game.
Key links
- Tournament website
- Schedule/Live scoring
- Live Streaming
- Live clips on X
- Highlights
- Photos
- WBSC Men's Baseball World Ranking
The tournament day by day
- Super Round Day 1
- Super Round teams through stats
- Super Round and Placement Round scbedule
- Korea beat South Africa to complete Opening Round
- Day 5 Recap
- Day 4 Recap
- Day 3 Recap
- Day 2 Recap
- Day 1 Recap
- The Pre-Tournament Press Conference
- U-18 Baseball World Cup preview
- Where to watch
Feature articles
- NPB Superstar Livan Moinelo visits Cuban National Team in Okinawa
- A Trophy for the ages
- China aim to be proud host of XXXIII U-18 Baseball World Cup in 2027
- Frederich Cepeda Jr.: "We are Cubans, baseball is in our blood"
- Sponsors power WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup
- Manager Georg Bull speaks about Germany's Development Programme
- Kids step up to the plate - the future of international baseball is bright
- Italy's coach Daniele Santolupo, a former All-World Team centre fielder
- Yu Darvish: "The U-18 Baseball World Cup was a tremendous experience"
- Ten things to know about the U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025
- The U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025 by the Numbers
- A look at the historical records
- Meet the Okinawa Prefecture
- The Trophy is on display in Japan
- WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup trains on Okinawa Monorail
- All news