The under-18 youth baseball team failed to advance to the final even though it led to a victory over Korea and Japan at the Asian Youth Baseball Championship.
South Korea, led by head coach Park Gye-won, beat Japan 1-0 in the second round of the 13th Asian Youth Baseball Championship in Taipei, Taiwan, on the 7th.
Continuing a tight race of 0-0, Korea scored the finishing run in the top of the sixth inning. After leadoff hitter Park Jae-hyun (Incheon High School) doubled, the opponent catcher’s throwing error occurred during the process of stealing the third base and hit home.
Korea has not allowed a single run against the Japanese batters, boasting strong pitching capability. Bae Chan-seung (Daegu High School), who started the game, pitched three scoreless innings by striking out five, followed by Jeong Woo-ju (Jeonju High School) who pitched and blocked the Japanese batters with four strikeouts without allowing a single run in two ⅔ innings, becoming the winning pitcher.
Chung Hyeon-woo (Deoksu High School) then pitched the first ⅓ inning to finish the game and save it.
South Korea finished the Super Round with 2 wins and 1 loss, tied with Taiwan and Japan, and then fell behind in the Team Quality Balance (TQB), a ranking method. 토토사이트
TQB subtracts the number of runs divided by offensive innings. Korea’s TQB was -0.0055, Taiwan’s 0, and Japan’s 0.0055.
Unfortunately, Korea failed to advance to the finals, and is aiming for a bronze medal in the match between the three and four teams. Korea will face the Philippines on Tuesday.