The 1998 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 33rd international Men's amateurbaseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the third time, in Italy, from July 21 to August 2. The final was a repeat of the previous BWC tournament, with Cuba again defeating South Korea in the final, winning its 22nd title.
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1998, baseball, world, 33rd, international, amateur, baseball, tournament, tournament, sanctioned, international, baseball, federation, which, titled, amateur, world, series, from, 1938, tournament, through, 1986, tournament, held, third, time, italy, from, ju. The 1998 Baseball World Cup BWC was the 33rd international Men s amateur baseball tournament The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS The tournament was held for the third time in Italy from July 21 to August 2 The final was a repeat of the previous BWC tournament with Cuba again defeating South Korea in the final winning its 22nd title 1998 Baseball World CupTournament detailsHost countryItalyDates21 July 2 AugustTeams16Final positionsChampions Cuba 22nd title Runners up South KoreaThird place NicaraguaFourth place ItalyTournament statisticsGames played68Most valuable playerAntonio Pacheco 19942001 There were 16 participating countries split into two groups with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals This was the first edition of the tournament that allowed professional players to take part in the competition 1 The next six competitions were also held as the BWC tournament which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12 Contents 1 Stadiums 2 First round 2 1 Pool A 2 2 Pool B 3 Final round 4 Final standings 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksStadiums EditStadio Steno Borghese Stadio Primo NebioloFirst round EditPool A Edit Pos Team W L RS RA1 Cuba 7 0 84 102 Japan 6 1 46 203 Dominican Republic 5 2 56 354 Italy 3 4 33 645 Panama 3 4 39 366 China 2 5 20 387 Spain 2 5 35 678 South Africa 0 7 12 55Pool B Edit Pos Team W L RS RA1 Australia 5 2 48 322 Nicaragua 5 2 69 343 South Korea 4 3 35 264 Netherlands 4 3 45 495 United States 4 3 38 286 Canada 3 4 27 317 Chinese Taipei 3 4 36 358 Russia 0 7 12 75Final round Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal Cuba12 Netherlands1 Cuba14 Nicaragua2 Nicaragua12 Dominican Republic4 Cuba7 South Korea1 Japan5 South Korea8 South Korea8 Italy2Third place Australia8 Italy9 Nicaragua5 Italy1 5th 8th placeFifth place Netherlands7 Dominican Republic3 Netherlands3 Japan9 Japan11 Australia6 Seventh place Dominican Republic2 Australia9Final standings EditPos Team W L Cuba 10 0 South Korea 6 4 Nicaragua 7 34 Italy 4 65 Japan 8 26 Netherlands 5 57 Australia 6 48 Dominican Republic 5 59 United States 4 310 Panama 3 411 Canada 3 412 Chinese Taipei 3 413 China 2 514 Spain 2 515 South Africa 0 716 Russia 0 7Awards EditTournament Awards 2 Award PlayerMVP Antonio PachecoLeading hitter Orestes KindelanPitcher with best ERA Jose ContrerasPitcher with best win loss average Eiji YanoMost Runs batted in Antonio PachecoMost Home runs Chin Feng ChenMost Stolen bases Davide RigoliMost Runs scored Robelquis VideauxOutstanding defensive player Hwang Woo Gu All Star Team 2 Position PlayerPitchers Yovany Aragon Jurlaan LobbezooCatcher Juan ManriqueFirst base Loidel ChapelliSecond base Antonio PachecoThird base Omar LinaresShortstop Edgard LopezOutfield Oscar Machado Chen Chih yuan Robelquis VideauxDesignated hitter Orestes KindelanReferences Edit Timeline WBSC org Retrieved 29 July 2022 a b XXXIII Baseball World Cup XXXIII Copa del Mundo de Beisbol Archived from the original on 14 February 2005 Retrieved 28 July 2022 External links EditXXXIII Baseball World Cup XXXIII Copa del Mundo de Beisbol Mens World Cup 1998 at Sports123 com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Baseball World Cup amp oldid 1120055840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
