2001 World Youth Championship
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The 2001 World Youth Championship was the 10th edition of the World Youth Championship. Played from August 3 through August 12 in Monterrey, Mexico, it was won by the USA.
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[edit] Round-Robin Results
[edit] Pool A
United States 4-0, 48 runs, 5 runs allowed
Mexico 3-1, 25, 17
Chinese Taipei 2-2, 32, 20
South Korea 1-3, 17, 32
South Africa 0-4, 6, 54
[edit] Pool B
Cuba 5-0, 54, 15
Australia 4-1, 60, 24
Venezuela 3-2, 51, 31
Japan 2-3, 29, 32
Czech Republic 1-4, 17, 58
Russia 0-5, 4, 55
[edit] Quarterfinals
- USA 2, Japan 1; Jeff Flaig hits a 2-run homer in the 7th and strikes out 2 of 3 batters in the 9th for the save and the game-winning RBI
- South Korea 3, Cuba 2
- Australia advances
- Venezuela advances
The two top teams face major scares, with Cuba being eliminated and the USA barely hanging on to move to the semifinals
[edit] Semifinals
- USA 14, Australia 6; Lastings Milledge homers twice
- Venezuela defeats South Korea
[edit] Finals
- USA 6, Venezuela 2; Andy Beal allows 5 hits and strikes out 14 in the win.
- Australia defeats South Korea in the Bronze Medal game
[edit] All-Tournament Team
- C: Jayron Larrinaga, Cuba - .529, 10 RBI in round-robin
- 1B: Ryan Hastie, Australia - .500, .900 SLG, 10 R, 11 RBI in round-robin
- 2B: Chris Valaika, USA - .444
- SS: Jeff Flaig, USA - .536, 3 HR, 12 RBI
- 3B: Carlos Arrieche, Venezuela - .429, 8 R in round-robin
- OF: Michael Rogers, USA - .667 in round-robin, 0.00 ERA in 5 IP, 1-0
- OF: Dong-kuk Shim, South Korea
- OF: Lastings Milledge, USA - .522, 3 HR, 10 RBI
