2011 World Youth Baseball Championship Taiwan for details.) " The team from Cuba did not arrive in time in Mexico for the tournament and lost their first game due to forfeit, which was scheduled against the Netherlands. "" The team from the Dominican Republic did not arrive in Mexico and lost all their games due to forfeit. 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship The 2011 World Youth Baseball Championship was an under-16 international baseball competition held in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico from August 19 to August 28, 2011. This event is considered a test event for the 2011 Pan American Games baseball event. Eleven teams participated
USA Baseball 17U National Team Development Programs. The organization is responsible for the continued proliferation and health of the sport, and leads a number of amateur initiatives through its Sport Development department, including Play Ball and Pitch Smart. USA Baseball also presents the Golden Spikes Award annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country and is responsible for creating the USABat standard. In 1978, the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 established the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and provided for national governing bodies to be created for each Olympic sport. Since then, USA Baseball has been the national governing body