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FuzzyRussianHat · 04-17-2024, 04:23 AM

The 54^th World Baseball Championship was the first to be held in New Zealand, centered on Auckland in 2000. Defending world champ Indonesia dominated Division 1 at 9-0. The Indonesians have won their division in six of the last seven years, giving them 16 division titles overall. After a rare miss the prior season, the United States was back in the elite eight. The Americans were unbeaten in D2 with Taiwan (7-2) their nearest competitor. The USA has moved forward 45 times in WBC history.

Division 3 narrowly saw the Philippines first at 7-2, finishing one better than both China and Algeria. The Filipinos repeated as a division champ and earned a 13th division title overall. Canada claimed Division 4 at 7-2, edging Venezuela by one game and four other nations by two. The Canadians have moved forward 33 times, second only to the US.

Division 5 had India first at 7-2, outlasting Argentina, Australia, and Honduras each by one game. This was the Indians’ third division title with the last one coming with their 1993 finalist bid. Division 6 had a tie in the top spot at 7-2 between France and Russia, while both Italy and Sudan were one back. The French took the tiebreaker for their first division title since 1992 and their ninth overall.

Division 7 had an intense tie between two traditional powers with both Mexico and Brazil. The Mexicans had the head-to-head tiebreaker, earning their third division title in four years and their 23^rd overall. And in Division 8, the Czech Republic prevailed at 7-2, besting both Cuba and Pakistan by one. It is only the fourth-ever division title for the Czechs, who hadn’t advance since they won the world title in 1980. Nigeria, last year’s runner-up, was tied for fourth at 5-4.

Round Robin Group A had the United States go unbeaten at 6-0, sending the Americans to the final four for the 39^th time. Canada at 3-3 advanced as well, while the Philippines at 2-4 and the Czech Republic at 1-5 were ousted. The Canadians earned a 25^th semifinal berth and first since their 1995 title. Group B had Indonesia and Mexico move on at 4-2, while India at 3-3 and 1-5 France fell out. The Indonesians got their third final four berth in four years and tenth overall. The Mexicans earned a 13^th semifinal appearance and also picked up a third berth in four years.

Indonesia cruised by Canada 3-0 in the semifinal to earn a shot at defending their world title. The United States topped neighbor Mexico 3-1 for the Americans’ fourth finals in five years. Mexico officially took third place and Canada was fourth.

The 54^th World Championship was a rematch of the 1997 edition, which saw the Americans sweep Indonesia. The 2000 rematch saw the same result with the United States winning via sweep, earning a fourth title in five years. The US is now 31-4 all-time in the championship and the Indonesians fall to 1-3.

Monty Moody became the sixth player to win Tournament MVP twice, having also done it in 1994 for the Americans. The 29-year old right fielder for Boston took the 2000 MVP with 27 hits, 24 runs, 10 doubles, 7 home runs, 25 RBI, 58 total bases, and a .338/.418/.725 slash over 22 starts. Best Pitcher went to Australia’s Hunter Brooks. A two-time Reliever of the Year winner with Christchurch, the 28-year old tossed 11.2 scoreless innings with 26 strikeouts and two hits allowed.

Other notes: The lone no-hitter came from Japan’s Tomofumi Iwamoto with 15 strikeouts and two walks over New Zealand. Below are the updated all-time tournament stats.

04-17-2024, 04:23 AM	#1161
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,893	2000 World Baseball Championship The 54^th World Baseball Championship was the first to be held in New Zealand, centered on Auckland in 2000. Defending world champ Indonesia dominated Division 1 at 9-0. The Indonesians have won their division in six of the last seven years, giving them 16 division titles overall. After a rare miss the prior season, the United States was back in the elite eight. The Americans were unbeaten in D2 with Taiwan (7-2) their nearest competitor. The USA has moved forward 45 times in WBC history. Division 3 narrowly saw the Philippines first at 7-2, finishing one better than both China and Algeria. The Filipinos repeated as a division champ and earned a 13th division title overall. Canada claimed Division 4 at 7-2, edging Venezuela by one game and four other nations by two. The Canadians have moved forward 33 times, second only to the US. Division 5 had India first at 7-2, outlasting Argentina, Australia, and Honduras each by one game. This was the Indians’ third division title with the last one coming with their 1993 finalist bid. Division 6 had a tie in the top spot at 7-2 between France and Russia, while both Italy and Sudan were one back. The French took the tiebreaker for their first division title since 1992 and their ninth overall. Division 7 had an intense tie between two traditional powers with both Mexico and Brazil. The Mexicans had the head-to-head tiebreaker, earning their third division title in four years and their 23^rd overall. And in Division 8, the Czech Republic prevailed at 7-2, besting both Cuba and Pakistan by one. It is only the fourth-ever division title for the Czechs, who hadn’t advance since they won the world title in 1980. Nigeria, last year’s runner-up, was tied for fourth at 5-4. Round Robin Group A had the United States go unbeaten at 6-0, sending the Americans to the final four for the 39^th time. Canada at 3-3 advanced as well, while the Philippines at 2-4 and the Czech Republic at 1-5 were ousted. The Canadians earned a 25^th semifinal berth and first since their 1995 title. Group B had Indonesia and Mexico move on at 4-2, while India at 3-3 and 1-5 France fell out. The Indonesians got their third final four berth in four years and tenth overall. The Mexicans earned a 13^th semifinal appearance and also picked up a third berth in four years. Indonesia cruised by Canada 3-0 in the semifinal to earn a shot at defending their world title. The United States topped neighbor Mexico 3-1 for the Americans’ fourth finals in five years. Mexico officially took third place and Canada was fourth. The 54^th World Championship was a rematch of the 1997 edition, which saw the Americans sweep Indonesia. The 2000 rematch saw the same result with the United States winning via sweep, earning a fourth title in five years. The US is now 31-4 all-time in the championship and the Indonesians fall to 1-3. Monty Moody became the sixth player to win Tournament MVP twice, having also done it in 1994 for the Americans. The 29-year old right fielder for Boston took the 2000 MVP with 27 hits, 24 runs, 10 doubles, 7 home runs, 25 RBI, 58 total bases, and a .338/.418/.725 slash over 22 starts. Best Pitcher went to Australia’s Hunter Brooks. A two-time Reliever of the Year winner with Christchurch, the 28-year old tossed 11.2 scoreless innings with 26 strikeouts and two hits allowed. Other notes: The lone no-hitter came from Japan’s Tomofumi Iwamoto with 15 strikeouts and two walks over New Zealand. Below are the updated all-time tournament stats. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)