2008 World University Baseball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Dates | 17–27 July |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Third place | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 26 |
| MVP | United States 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. In the end, the United States won their third University Championship, over a win against runner-up Japan.[1]
Round 1
Standings
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| Team | W | L | R | RA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 6 | 0 | 59 | 13 | 1.000 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 5 | 1 | 55 | 21 | .833 |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 4 | 2 | 32 | 23 | .667 |
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | .500 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2 | 4 | 46 | 22 | .333 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 1 | 5 | 13 | 31 | .167 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 0 | 6 | 2 | 103 | .000 |
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Game results
Round 2
Semi finals
Final round
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
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