Baseball at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Qualification
The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes, countries and teams for the Baseball at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games competitions. As the host nation, El Salvador qualifies a team with 24 athletes automatically. The WBSC ranking determined the next four as of the December 31, 2022 release: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Venezuela. The top two non-qualified finishers of the Caribbean Baseball Cup, Bahamas 2022 (COCABE) will receive their quota automatically, which are Puerto Rico and Curaçao. The highest non-qualified finisher of the 2023 Centroamericano de Beisbol received the last slot, which is Nicaragua.
Timeline
Event | Dates | Location(s) | Berth(s) | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
WBSC World Rankings | December 31, 2022 | — | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup | December 4–11, 2022 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2023 Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier | February 6–12, 2023 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
WBSC World Rankings
Countries in the Central America, Caribbean, or northern South American regions are eligible for all Central American & Caribbean Games.[1] The top four highest eligible countries qualified for the main tournament using the December 31, 2022 WBSC World Rankings release, which are Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic.[2]
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Qualified for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Top 20 rankings as of 31 December 2022[3] | ||||
Rank | Change | Team | Points | Region |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 4179 | East Asia |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 3819 | East Asia |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 3449 | Northern America |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3428 | East Asia |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3273 | Central America |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 2723 | South America |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 2468 | Western Europe |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 2246 | Caribbean |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 1894 | Caribbean |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 1889 | Australasia |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 1669 | South America |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 1529 | Central America |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 1419 | Caribbean |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 1404 | Northern America |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 1313 | Eastern Europe |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 1206 | Southern Europe |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 1117 | Central America |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 1075 | Western Europe |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 806 | Southern Europe |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 702 | Western Asia |
2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | .750[a] | Advanced to the Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +10 | .750[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 30 | +6 | .500 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 38 | −19 | .250[b] | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 29 | −15 | .250[b] |
Notes:
- ^ a b Cuba defeated Puerto Rico 6–0,
- ^ a b The Bahamas defeated the U.S. Virgin Islands 4–3.
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December 4 15:00 ET | Curaçao ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 105 |
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December 4 19:00 ET | U.S. Virgin Islands ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,502 |
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December 5 15:00 ET | Cuba ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 173 |
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December 5 19:00 ET | Bahamas ![]() | 10–12 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,300 |
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December 6 15:00 ET | Curaçao ![]() | 10–11 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 210 |
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December 6 19:00 ET | Puerto Rico ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 307 |
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December 7 14:00 ET | U.S. Virgin Islands ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 87 |
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December 7 19:00 ET | Bahamas ![]() | 3–9 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,803 |
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December 8 15:00 ET | Cuba ![]() | 8–7 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 153 |
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December 8 19:00 ET | Puerto Rico ![]() | 14–2 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,710 |
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Knockout stage
Semifinals | Championship | |||||
December 10 – Nassau | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
December 11 – Nassau | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
December 10 – Nassau | ||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
December 11 – Nassau | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 4 |
Semifinals
December 10 14:00 ET | Curaçao ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 86 |
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December 10 19:00 ET | Bahamas ![]() | 3–9 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 2,030 |
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Third place game
December 11 13:00 ET | Bahamas ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas |
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Championship
December 11 17:00 ET | Cuba ![]() | 4–9 | ![]() | Rodgers Stadium, Bahamas Attendance: 1,603 |
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Standings
Rk | Team | W | L | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | Qualification to the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | Qualified through the WBSC World Rankings method |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | Qualification to the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 3 |
2023 Central American & Caribbean Games Qualifier
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | +49 | Advanced to Final |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 23 | −14 | Advanced to Bronze medal game |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 38 | −30 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | −15 |
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February 6 11:00 CT | Costa Rica ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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February 6 18:30 CT | Honduras ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 560 |
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February 7 11:00 CT | Honduras ![]() | 10–2 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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February 7 18:30 CT | Nicaragua ![]() | 13–0 (F/7) | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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February 8 11:00 CT | Costa Rica ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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February 8 18:30 CT | Guatemala ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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February 9 11:00 CT | Guatemala ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 100 |
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February 9 18:30 CT | El Salvador ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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February 10 11:00 CT | El Salvador ![]() | 4–8 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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February 10 18:30 CT | Nicaragua ![]() | 21–0 (F/7) | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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Bronze medal game
February 12 13:00 CT | Guatemala ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua |
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Final
February 12 18:00 CT | Honduras ![]() | 1–13 | ![]() | Martínez Stadium, Nicaragua Attendance: 5,000 |
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Standings
Rk | Team | W | L | Notes |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | Qualification to the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "The Central American and Caribbean Games". Topend Sports. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Manual de Beisbol (pagina 40)". 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "WBSC Rankings - Men's baseball (2022-12-31)". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup Standings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Qualifier Standings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 April 2023.