Baseball at the 2019 Pan American Games
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Baseball at the 2019 Pan American Games was held from July 27 to August 4. The venue for the competition was the baseball stadium located at the Villa María del Triunfo cluster.[1][2] The tournament was part of the 2019 edition of the Pan American Games, hosted by Lima, Peru.
Lima Province, Peru
| Baseball at the 2019 Pan American Games | |||||||
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 Baseball pictogram for the 2019 games | |||||||
| Venues | Villa María del Triunfo Lima Province, Peru | ||||||
| Dates | July 29 – August 4, 2019 | ||||||
| No. of events | 1 (1 men) | ||||||
| Competitors | 192 from 8 nations | ||||||
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A total of eight men's teams (each consisting of up to 24 players) competed. Thus, a total of 192 athletes were scheduled to compete.[3] After having been contested for the first time in 2015, women's baseball was dropped for this edition.[4]
Puerto Rico won the gold medal game over Canada, 6–1, and were undefeated during the tournament. Nicaragua finished in third place.
The top finishers in the event that were not already qualified for the 2019 WBSC Premier12 were awarded the final one or two spots (depending on other qualification paths) in the Americas Qualifying Event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5] Nicaragua and Colombia so qualified for the Americas Qualifying Event via their third-place and fourth-place finishes.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |  Puerto Rico
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 Canada
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 Nicaragua
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Participating nations
A total of 8 countries qualified baseball teams.
Argentina (24 athletes)
Canada (24)
Colombia (24)
Cuba (24)
Dominican Republic (24)
Nicaragua (24)
Peru (24)
Puerto Rico (24)
Qualification
Eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with winner of the South American Championship, the top two teams at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the top four teams at the Pan American Qualification tournament.
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/a | N/a | 1 |  Peru |
| 2018 South American Championships[6] | April 15–21 |  Buenos Aires |
1 | Argentina |
| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | July 20–29 |  Barranquilla |
2 | Puerto Rico Cuba |
| 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier[7][8][9] | January 29 – February 3 |  Ibiúna-São Paulo |
4 |  Dominican Republic Colombia Nicaragua Canada |
| Total | 8 | |||
Competition format
The eight teams were split into groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the "super round". The third placed team in each group played for fifth place, while fourth in each group played for seventh. In the super round, each team played the two teams from the other group, with the result against the team from its group carried over. The top two in this round played for gold, with the other two teams playing for bronze.[10]
Results
All times are Peru Standard Time (UTC−5)
Preliminary round
Group A
| GP | W | L | RS | RA | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico |
3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| Nicaragua |
3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
| Dominican Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| Peru |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −14 |
| Qualified for the Super round |
| July 29 19:05 |
Dominican Republic |
10–3 | Peru |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 2,798 |
| Boxscore |
| July 30 10:05 |
Puerto Rico |
7–3 | Nicaragua |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,059 |
| Boxscore |
| July 31 10:05 |
Nicaragua |
4–2 | Dominican Republic |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 577 |
| Boxscore |
| July 31 19:05 |
Puerto Rico |
4–1 | Peru |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 2,850 |
| Boxscore |
| August 1 15:05 |
Dominican Republic |
1–2 (F/10) | Puerto Rico |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,780 |
| Boxscore |
| August 1 19:05 |
Peru |
0–10 (F/7) | Nicaragua |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,994 |
| Boxscore |
Group B
| Qualified for the Super round |
| July 29 10:05 |
Cuba |
1–6 | Colombia |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 2,456 |
| Boxscore |
| July 29 15:05 |
Argentina |
0–10 (F/8) | Canada |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 2,355 |
| Boxscore |
| July 30 15:05 |
Colombia |
4–2 | Argentina |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,560 |
| Boxscore |
| July 30 19:05 |
Canada |
8–6 | Cuba |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,123 |
| Boxscore |
| July 31 15:05 |
Cuba |
10–0 (F/7) | Argentina |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 987 |
| Boxscore |
| August 1 10:05 |
Colombia |
3–10 | Canada |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: N/A |
| Boxscore |
Placement matches
Seventh place match
| August 2 10:05 |
Peru |
1–20 (F/5) | Argentina |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,125 |
| Boxscore |
Fifth place match
| August 3 10:05 |
Dominican Republic |
10–9 (F/10) | Cuba |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 2,415 |
| Boxscore |
Super round
| GP | W | L | RS | RA | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico |
3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 |
| Colombia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| Nicaragua |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | −24 |
| August 2 15:05 |
Puerto Rico |
8–5 | Canada |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 2,100 |
| Boxscore |
| August 2 19:05 |
Nicaragua |
1–11 (F/7) | Colombia |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,513 |
| Boxscore |
| August 3 15:05 |
Nicaragua |
0–10 (F/7) | Canada |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,979 |
| Boxscore |
| August 3 19:05 |
Puerto Rico |
2–1 | Colombia |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 2,313 |
| Boxscore |
Medal matches
Bronze medal match
| August 4 11:05 |
Colombia |
0–6 | Nicaragua  |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: N/A |
| Boxscore |
Gold medal match
| August 4 18:05 |
 Puerto Rico |
6–1 | Canada  |
Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: N/A |
| Boxscore |
| 2019 Pan American Games winners |
|---|
 Puerto Rico 1st title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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Puerto Rico | 6–0 |
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Canada | 4–2 |
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Nicaragua | 3–3 |
| 4 | Colombia | 3–3 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 2–2 |
| 6 | Cuba | 1–3 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1–3 |
| 8 | Peru | 0–4 |