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Australia to face Nicaragua in #U18WorldCup opener

Baseball Victoria
03 July 2019

Australia will open its 2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup campaign against Nicaragua on August 30.

WBSC overnight announced the full 50-game schedule for the nine-day event set to be staged in Gijang, South Korea.

The event will bring together the world's best youth baseball players and teams at Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark, the largest baseball-theme park in Korea.

World number seven Australia will square off with Nicaragua before taking on Korea, China, Canada and the Netherlands in Group A.

Japan, USA, Chinese Taipei, Panama, South Africa and Spain make up Group B.

The best three teams from each group will progress to the Super Round from September 5-7.

The top two teams after the Super Round will meet in the Championship Game on September 8.

Australia finished fifth at the 2017 U-18 World Cup in Thunder Bay, Canada.

Broadcast details for the U-18 Baseball World Cup will announced in coming weeks.

 

AUSTRALIA'S GROUP A SCHEDULE

August 30 vs Nicaragua, Dream Park III at 2pm local time

August 31 vs Korea, Dream Park at 6pm local time

September 1 vs China, Dream Park III at 3.30pm local time

September 2 vs Canada, Dream Park at 12pm local time

September 3 vs Netherlands, Dream Park III at 10am local time

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