2019 Pan American Games Qualifier

International baseball tournament held in Ibiúna, São Paulo

2019 Pan American Games Qualifier

Tournament details
Country| Brazil
City| Ibiúna
São Paulo
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates| January 29 – February 3
Teams| 7
Final positions
Champions|  Dominican Republic
Runner-up|  Colombia
Third place|  Nicaragua
Fourth place|  Canada

The 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier is a baseball tournament that was held between January 29 and February 3, 2019 in Ibiúna and São Paulo, Brazil. The tournament qualified the last four teams to the Baseball at the 2019 Pan American Games tournament in Lima, Peru.[1][2]

Four teams qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games: Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Nicaragua.[3][4]

## Qualification

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Canada and the USA qualified automatically along with the hosts Brazil, and five teams not qualifying for the 2019 Pan American Games, from the Baseball at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games also qualifying. The United States withdrew, meaning the Dominican Republic as the next best ranked team from the Central American and Caribbean Games replaced them.[2][5] It was announced on 21 January 2019, that the Venezuelan team withdrew due to financial concerns. The team will not be replaced.[6]

## Venues

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Two venues were used, one each in Ibiúna and São Paulo.[1]

## Rosters

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* Brazil
* Canada[7]
* Colombia
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama

## Group stage

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### Group A

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| Qualified for Round 2

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Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7
Nicaragua | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3
Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15
30 January 2019
10:00 | Nicaragua | 12–4  |  Mexico | Municipal Stadium Baseball Mie Nishi, São Paulo

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30 January 2019
14:30 | Brazil | 2–3  |  Dominican Republic | Municipal Stadium Baseball Mie Nishi, São Paulo

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31 January 2019
10:00 | Dominican Republic | 10–3  |  Nicaragua | Municipal Stadium Baseball Mie Nishi, São Paulo

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31 January 2019
14:30 | Mexico | 13–3  |  Brazil | Municipal Stadium Baseball Mie Nishi, São Paulo

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1 February 2019
10:00 | Mexico | 3–2  |  Dominican Republic | Municipal Stadium Baseball Mie Nishi, São Paulo

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1 February 2019
14:30 | Nicaragua | 6–2  |  Brazil | Municipal Stadium Baseball Mie Nishi, São Paulo

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* Matches held on 1 February were moved to that day after the Dominican Republic had travel difficulties and the other game was washed out.

### Group B

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Team  | G | W | L | RS | RA | RD

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Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8
Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2
Panama | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10
29 January 2019
15:00 | Panama | 1–5  |  Canada | CBBS Academy, Ibiúna

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30 January 2019
15:00 | Panama | 4–10  |  Colombia | CBBS Academy, Ibiúna

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1 February 2019
11:00 | Colombia | 8–6  |  Canada | CBBS Academy, Ibiúna

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## Knockout round

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| Semifinals| | Gold

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| February 2 — São Paulo| |

|  Dominican Republic | 10

| February 3 — São Paulo

|  Canada | 7 |

|  Dominican Republic | 17

| February 2 — São Paulo

| |  Colombia | 4

|  Colombia |  5

|  Nicaragua | 4 |

| Bronze

| February 3 — São Paulo

|  Canada | 12

|  Nicaragua | 14

### Semifinals

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2 February 2019  | Dominican Republic | 10–7  |  Canada | CBBS Academy, Ibiúna

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2 February 2019  | Colombia | 5–4  |  Nicaragua | CBBS Academy, Ibiúna

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### Bronze-medal match

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3 February 2019  | Canada | 12–14  |  Nicaragua | CBBS Academy, Ibiúna

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### Gold-medal match

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3 February 2019  |  Dominican Republic | 17–4  |  Colombia | CBBS Academy, Ibiúna

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## Final standings

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| Qualified for Lima 2019

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Rank  | Team

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|  Dominican Republic
|  Colombia
|  Nicaragua
4 |  Canada
5 |  Mexico
6 |  Panama
7 |  Brazil

## References

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1. ^ a b "Pan American Games baseball qualifier in Brazil to open 2019 international calendar". www.wbsc.org/. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
2. ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
3. ^ "Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua advance to the Pan American Games Lima 2019". www.wbsc.org/. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
4. ^ "Final Four Baseball Teams Qualify for Lima 2019". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
5. ^ Davidi, Shi (28 December 2018). "Pompey, Saunders lead list of Canadians for Pan Am qualifiers". www.sportsnet.ca/. Sportsnet. Retrieved 9 January 2019. "The United States is taking a pass on both tournaments since there won't be any Olympic berths up for grabs at the Pan Ams"
6. ^ "Qualificatório De Beisebol Dos Jogos Pan Americanos 2019 – Nota Oficial – Participação Venezuela" [Baseball Qualification of Pan American Games 2019 – Official Note – Participation Venezuela]. www.cbbs.com.br/. Confederação Brasileira de Beisebol e Softbol. 19 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
7. ^ Elliott, Bob (16 December 2018). "Elliott: Two-time gold medalist Canucks off to Brazil for Pan Am qualifier". www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/. Canadian Baseball Network. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

## External links

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* Official website Archived 2019-02-02 at the Wayback Machine

*[G]: Games played
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Loses
*[RS]: Runs scored
*[RA]: Runs allowed
*[RD]: Run differential