| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Dates | 2–11 August |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| MVP | Orelvis Avila |
The 2002 World University Baseball Championship was an under-23 international college baseball tournament that was held from August 2 to 11, 2002. The final game was held on August 11, 2002 in Messina, Italy. It was the first time the University Championship took place. Italy hosted the tournament and 10 nations competed.
In the end, the Cuba won their first University Championship, over a win against runner-up United States.
Round 1
Pool A
| Qualified for the quarter-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
| Team | W | L | R | RA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 1 | 38 | 7 | .750 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | .750 |
 South Korea |
2 | 2 | 23 | 23 | .500 |
 China |
2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | .500 |
 Canada |
0 | 4 | 7 | 42 | .000 |
Pool B
| Qualified for the quarter-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the quarter-finals |
| Team | W | L | R | RA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba |
4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | .750 |
| Chinese Taipei |
2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | .500 |
 Czech Republic |
1 | 3 | 5 | 30 | .250 |
 France |
0 | 4 | 6 | 32 | .000 |
Round 2
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | United States
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Czech Republic
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| Q1 | United States
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| Q2 | Japan
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Japan
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | South Korea
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | United States
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Cuba
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Italy
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Chinese Taipei
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| Q3 | Chinese Taipei
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| Q4 | Cuba
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Cuba
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | China
| 0 | ||||||||||||
Final standings
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References
- United States Earns Silver Medal AT 2002 FISU World University Baseball Championship Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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