2008 World University Baseball Championship

2008 World University Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Country	Czech Republic
Dates	17–27 July
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	United States (3rd title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	Chinese Taipei
Fourth place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played	26
Awards
MVP	Blake Smith

The 2008 World University Baseball Championship was an under-23 international college baseball tournament that was held from July 17 to 27, 2008. The final game was held on July 27, 2008 in Brno, Czech Republic. It was the 4th time the University Championship took place. Czech Republic hosted the tournament and 7 nations competed, including defending champions the United States. India was originally to have participated but withdrew.

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In the end, the United States won their third University Championship, over a win against runner-up Japan.^[1]

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Team	W	L	R	RA	PCT
United States	6	0	59	13	1.000
Japan	5	1	55	21	.833
South Korea	4	2	32	23	.667
Chinese Taipei	3	3	22	16	.500
Canada	2	4	46	22	.333
Czech Republic	1	5	13	31	.167
Lithuania	0	6	2	103	.000

July 17, 2008	Czech Republic	3 – 6	South Korea	Ostrava, Czech Republic
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July 18, 2008	South Korea	2 – 5	United States	Ostrava, Czech Republic
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July 18, 2008	Chinese Taipei	6 – 4	Canada	Brno, Czech Republic
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July 18, 2008	Czech Republic	5 – 0	Lithuania	Ostrava, Czech Republic
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2008 World University Baseball Championship

Round 1

Standings

Game results

Round 2

Semi finals

Final round

5th place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

References

External links

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	Qualified for the semi-finals
	Did not qualify for the semi-finals