Reigning World Champions at the U-12 and U-18 levels, USA claimed their first world title in the history of the U-15 Baseball World Cup, with a 7-1 win over host Panama in front of over 8,000 fans at Estadio Kenny Serracín.

Ping-En Wu’s two-run triple in the fifth inning proved to be the difference for the Chinese Taipei National Team as they defeated rival Japan, 6-3, to finish third in the world.

China, Germany and South Africa all scored victories in the U-15 world championship in Panama, posting 1-7 overall records. Tie-breaking rules placed China 10th, Germany 11th and South Africa 12th.

At the last U-15 Baseball World Cup in 2016, Japan finished second in the world, earning the silver medal, while Chinese Taipei finished in seventh place and did not make it out of the Opening Round group stage.

The Panama U-15 National Team continued its hot streak, defeating Dominican Republic, 3-2, Saturday night to close the Super Round and set up Sunday’s World Championship Final with top-ranked USA.