1 playoff stage
1.1 quarterfinals
1.2 semifinals
1.3 third place game
1.4 championship
playoff stage
quarterfinals
though canada led group 5–0 record, upset in quarterfinals mexico. zack segovia led united states victory on netherlands. south korea defeated cuba, taking 5–0 lead on cuba second inning. japan defeated puerto rico behind pitching of kenta maeda.
semifinals
south korea had lost japan in round-robin play. japan led semifinal matchup 3–0 going ninth inning, south korea scored 4 runs in final inning defeat japan. meanwhile, united states defeated mexico 6–1, scoring 4 runs in fifth inning, advance championship round.
third place game
in third place game, japan defeated mexico 11–1, game ending after 7 innings due mercy rule. japan s tetsuto yamada hit 2 home runs, , sho nakata , nobuhiro matsuda each hit home run, , score 8–0 after 2 innings.
championship
in championship game, lee yong-kyu of south korea recorded run batted in (rbi) double in first inning off of zack segovia. kim hyun-soo had rbi double in third inning, , scored 2 more runs on double in fourth inning. park byung-ho hit home run off of brooks pounders left field in fourth inning. kim finished game 3 hits, including 2 doubles scored runs. kim hyun-soo , jeong keun-woo had 3 hits apiece, , jeong recorded run batted in bases loaded walk in ninth inning.
the united states had defeated south korea during sole matchup during group play score of 3–2 in innings. kim later explained south korean team made adjustments better prepare fastballs thrown united states pitchers. before game, united states players brett eibner, j. b. wendelken, , jake barrett became ineligible play in championship game had been added 40-man rosters of respective major league baseball organizations.
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