Japan national under-18 baseball team
| Japan Baseball U-18 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Federation | Baseball Federation of Japan |
| Confederation | Baseball Federation of Asia |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 1  (18 November 2024)[1] |
The Japan national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Japan in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 1st in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.[2] They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup. They have finished 2nd in the tournament four times.[3]
Competitive record
[edit]| U-18 Baseball World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
| 1982 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 1999 | 5th | |||||
| 2004 | Final | 2nd | ||||
| 2012 | Round 2 | 6th | 5 | 4 | 38 | 25 |
| 2013 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 70 | 19 |
| 2015 | Final | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 81 | 5 |
| 2017 | Super Round | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 52 | 24 |
| 2019 | Super Round | 5th | 5 | 3 | 55 | 23 |
| 2021 | Super Round | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 43 | 38 |
| Total | ||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Rankings". WBSC. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "U-18 Baseball World Cup". www.wbsc.org. WBSC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
| Men | |
|---|---|
| Women | |
| Mixed | |
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