2009 World Baseball Classic Pool 1

Pool 1 of the Second Round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic was held at Petco Park, San Diego, California, United States from March 15 to 19, 2009.

Like the first round, Pool 1 was a modified double-elimination tournament. The final two teams played against each other for seeding and both advanced to the semifinals.

Bracket

PreliminariesQualifiersSeeding
AR Japan6
BW Cuba0
W1 Japan1
W2 South Korea4
BR Mexico2
AW South Korea8
W4 South Korea2
W5 Japan6
Lower round 1Lower final
W3 Cuba0
L1 Cuba7L4 Japan5
L2 Mexico4

Results

Japan 6, Cuba 0

March 15 13:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Japan0031100016122
 Cuba000000000080
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (2–0)   LP: Aroldis Chapman (0–1)
Attendance: 20,179 (47.3%)
Umpires: HP − Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B − Carlos Rey, 2B − Bill Miller, 3B − Willie Rodriguez
Boxscore

South Korea 8, Mexico 2

March 15 20:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Mexico020000000291
 South Korea02011040X8121
WP: Hyun-wook Jong (1–0)   LP: Oliver Perez (0–1)
Home runs:
MEX: None
KOR: Bum-ho Lee (1), Tae-kyun Kim (1), Young-min Ko (1)
Attendance: 22,337 (52.3%)
Umpires: HP − Joe West, 1B − Willie Rodriguez, 2B − Bill Miller, 3B − Paul Hyham
Boxscore

Cuba 7, Mexico 4

March 16 20:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Cuba1010302007110
 Mexico001100011470
WP: Norge Luis Vera (2–0)   LP: Jorge Campillo (1–1)   Sv: Pedro Luis Lazo (1)
Home runs:
CUB: None
MEX: Jorge Cantú (1), Cristhian Presichi (1)
Attendance: 9,329 (21.9%)
Umpires: HP − Bill Miller, 1B − Paul Hyham, 2B − Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B − Carlos Rey
Boxscore

South Korea 4, Japan 1

March 17 20:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Japan000010000171
 South Korea30000001X440
WP: Jung-keun Bong (2–0)   LP: Yu Darvish (1–1)   Sv: Chang-yong Lim (2)
Attendance: 15,332 (35.9%)
Umpires: HP − Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B − Carlos Rey, 2B − Joe West, 3B − Willie Rodriguez
Boxscore

Japan 5, Cuba 0

March 18 20:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Japan000210101580
 Cuba000000000051
WP: Hisashi Iwakuma (1–1)   LP: Yunesky Maya (0–1)   Sv: Toshiya Sugiuchi (1)
Attendance: 9,774 (22.9%)
Umpires: HP − Joe West, 1B − Willie Rodriguez, 2B − Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B − Paul Hyham
Boxscore

Japan 6, South Korea 2

March 19 18:00 at Petco Park
Team123456789RHE
 Japan0200000316153
 South Korea100000100263
WP: Hideaki Wakui (1–0)   LP: Seung-hwan Oh (0–1)
Home runs:
JPN: Seiichi Uchikawa (1)
KOR: Bum-ho Lee (2)
Attendance: 14,832 (34.7%)
Umpires: HP − Bill Miller, 1B − Paul Hyham, 2B − Joe West, 3B − Carlos Rey
Boxscore
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