Misplaced Pages

2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityPhoenix, Arizona
Venue(s)Chase Field
DatesMarch 11-15
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Mexico
Runner-up United States
Tournament statistics
MVPMexico Randy Arozarena

The 2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C was the third of four pools of the 2023 World Baseball Classic that took place from March 11th-15th at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The Pool C winner and runner up, Mexico and United States advanced to the Quarterfinals 2 round, as well as the Pool D winner and runner up. The Quarterfinals 2 round will be played March 17–18, 2023 in Miami. The teams in this pool consisted of Canada, Colombia, newcomer Great Britain, Mexico, and hosts and defending champions United States.

After starting with a loss to Colombia, Mexico bounced back with three straight wins over the United States, Great Britain and Canada to advance to the quarterfinals as pool winners. The U.S. and Colombia played the last game of the pool, a Colombia win would force a three-way tie which could also favor Canada depending on tiebreakers. The U.S. won 3–2 to advance. Colombia fell to 1–3, tying with Great Britain, but as they lost the head-to-head game, Colombia was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.

Teams

Draw
position 		Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		WBSC
Rankings
C1  United States 1 WBSC Americas Hosts + 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Champions (2017) 3
C2  Mexico 2 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Quarterfinals (2006, 2009) 5
C3  Colombia 3 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 2nd 2017 Pool stage (2017) 11
C4  Canada 4 WBSC Americas 2017 participants March 6, 2017 5th 2017 Pool stage (2006, 2009, 2013, 2017) 14
C5  Great Britain 5 WBSC Europe Qualifiers Pool A winners September 20, 2022 1st — — 22

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Mexico 4 3 1 27 14 .750 — Advance to quarterfinals
Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
2  United States (H) 4 3 1 26 16 .750 —
3  Canada 4 2 2 27 30 .500 1 Qualification for 2026 World Baseball Classic
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 18 31 .250 2
5  Colombia 4 1 3 12 19 .250 2
Source: MLB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Mexico defeated USA, 11–5
  2. ^ Great Britain defeated Colombia, 7–5

Summary

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 12:30 MST Colombia  5–4  Mexico 10 Chase Field 3:24 28,497 Boxscore
Mar 11, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain  2–6  United States   Chase Field 2:54 39,650 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 12:00 MST Great Britain  8–18  Canada 7 Chase Field 3:38 11,555 Boxscore
Mar 12, 2023 19:00 MST Mexico  11–5  United States   Chase Field 3:41 47,534 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 12:00 MST Colombia  5–7  Great Britain   Chase Field 3:50 10,416 Boxscore
Mar 13, 2023 19:00 MST Canada  1–12  United States 7 Chase Field 2:20 29,621 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 12:00 MST Canada  5–0  Colombia   Chase Field 2:48 10,571 Boxscore
Mar 14, 2023 19:00 MST Great Britain  1–2  Mexico   Chase Field 3:05 17,705 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 12:00 MST Mexico  10–3  Canada   Chase Field 3:31 17,245 Boxscore
Mar 15, 2023 19:00 MST United States  3–2  Colombia   Chase Field 3:02 29,856 Boxscore

Matches

Colombia vs Mexico

March 11, 2023 12:30 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
 Colombia 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 7 1
 Mexico 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
WP: Guillermo Zuñiga (1–0)   LP: Jesús Cruz (0–1)
Home runs:
COL: Reynaldo Rodríguez (1)
MEX: Randy Arozarena (1)
Attendance: 28,497
Umpires: HP: Cory Blaser. 1B: Edwin Louisa. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Jairo Mendoza
Boxscore

Great Britain vs United States

March 11, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2
 United States 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 x 6 9 0
WP: Adam Wainwright (1–0)   LP: Vance Worley (0–1)
Home runs:
GBR: Trayce Thompson (1)
USA: Kyle Schwarber (1)
Attendance: 39,650
Umpires: HP – Carlos Torres, 1B – Felix Tejada, 2B – Bill Miller, 3B – Jhonatan Biarreta
Boxscore

Great Britain vs Canada

March 12, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Great Britain 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 x x 8 8 2
 Canada 5 1 4 6 1 1 x x x 18 17 0
WP: Phillippe Aumont (1–0)   LP: Akeel Morris (0–1)
Home runs:
GBR: Harry Ford (1)
CAN: Edouard Julien (1), Owen Caissie (1)
Attendance: 11,555
Umpires: HP – Felix Tejada, 1B – Bill Miller, 2B – Jhonatan Biarreta, 3B – Carlos Torres
Boxscore

Mexico vs United States

March 12, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Mexico 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 11 15 0
 United States 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 8 0
WP: Patrick Sandoval (1–0)   LP: Nick Martinez (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Joey Meneses 2 (2)
USA: Will Smith (1)
Attendance: 47,534
Umpires: HP – Alan Porter, 1B – Jairo Mendoza, 2B – Edwin Louisa, 3B – Cory Blaser
Boxscore

Colombia vs Great Britain

March 13, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Colombia 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 2
 Great Britain 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 X 7 7 2
WP: Graham Spraker (1–0)   LP: Yapson Gomez (0–1)   Sv: Ian Gibaut (1)
Home runs:
COL: Dilson Herrera (1)
GBR: Harry Ford (2)
Attendance: 10,416
Umpires: HP – Jhonatan Biarreta, 1B – Cory Blaser, 2B – Felix Tejada, 3B – Doug Eddings
Boxscore

Canada vs United States

March 13, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Canada 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 1 5 0
 United States 9 3 0 0 0 0 X X X 12 10 0
WP: Lance Lynn (1–0)   LP: Mitch Bratt (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Jared Young (1)
USA: Mike Trout (1), Trea Turner (1)
Attendance: 29,621
Umpires: HP – Bill Miller, 1B – Edwin Louisa, 2B – Alan Porter 3B – Jairo Mendoza
Boxscore

Canada vs Colombia

March 14, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Canada 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 10 0
 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
WP: Noah Skirrow (1–0)   LP: Adrian Almeida (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Otto Lopez (1)
COL: None
Attendance: 10,571
Umpires: HP – Doug Eddings, 1B – Alan Porter 2B – Jairo Mendoza, 3B – Edwin Louisa
Boxscore

Great Britain vs Mexico

March 14, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1
 Mexico 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 7 0
WP: JoJo Romero (1–0)   LP: Tahnaj Thomas (0–1)   Sv: Giovanny Gallegos (1)
Attendance: 17,705
Umpires: HP – Cory Blaser, 1B – Carlos Torres, 2B – Félix Tejada, 3B – Jhonatan Biarreta
Boxscore

Mexico vs Canada

March 15, 2023 12:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Mexico 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 10 10 0
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 0
WP: José Urquidy (1–0)   LP: Rob Zastryzny (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: Rowdy Tellez (1)
CAN: Bo Naylor (1), Edouard Julien (2)
Attendance: 17,245
Umpires: HP – Carlos Torres, 1B – Doug Eddings, 2B – Jhonathan Biarreta, 3B – Edwin Louisa
Boxscore

United States vs Colombia

March 15, 2023 19:00 PM MST at Chase Field in Phoenix, United States
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 United States 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
 Colombia 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
WP: Kendall Graveman (1–0)   LP: Ruben Galindo (0–1)   Sv: Ryan Pressly (1)
Attendance: 29,856
Umpires: HP – Alan Porter, 1B – Bill Miller, 2B – Jairo Mendoza, 3B – Roberto Peralta
Boxscore

Statistics

Source:

Leading hitters

Power

See also: Slugging percentage
SLG Team 1B 2B 3B HR AB
.500  Canada 26 6 1 6 130
.480  United States 19 7 4 4 127
.414  Mexico 30 7 0 4 145
.398  Great Britain 14 9 1 3 118
.277  Colombia 18 5 0 2 130

Efficiency

See also: On-base percentage
OBP Team H BB HBP AB SF
.417  Canada 39 24 2 130 0
.379  Mexico 41 19 4 145 1
.367  United States 34 19 2 127 2
.352  Great Britain 27 21 2 118 1
.248  Colombia 25 10 0 130 1

Leading pitchers

See also: Walks plus hits per inning pitched
WHIP Team BB H IP K
1.03  Mexico 12 26 37 40
1.24  United States 8 34 34 37
1.42  Colombia 18 33 36 37
1.84  Canada 24 33 31 35
2.29  Great Britain 31 40 31 22

References

  1. "Pool C Games Schedule of the 2023 WBC". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "Schedule of the 2023 WBC". World Baseball Classic. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "World Baseball Classic 2023 venues, pools announced". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. Borek, Jesse (March 16, 2023). "'It's a fiesta' for electric Arozarena as Mexico moves on". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. Borek, Jesse (March 16, 2023). "Trout puts USA on his back to Classic quarterfinals". Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. "WBSC Men's Baseball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. "World Baseball Classic Stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
2023 World Baseball Classic
Tournament
Qualification
Overview
Categories: