[Asian Games] Korean Baseball Wins 17-0 Against Thailand… Advance to Super Round in 2nd Place in Group
[Asian Games] Korean Baseball Wins 17-0 Against Thailand… Advance to Super Round in 2nd Place in Group
Won a cold game with three home runs… At 1 p.m. on the 5th, 2nd place in Group A and the first match of the Super Round, Chinese Taipei won 15-0 over Hong Kong, 6th inning cold game… 1st place in group, advanced to super round
The Korean baseball team defeated underdog Thailand and advanced to the super round in second place in its group.
Korea won a 17-0, 5th inning cold game victory over Thailand in the final game of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Group B held at Stadium 2 of the Baseball and Softball Sports Center in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China on the 3rd. 카지노사이트위키
Korea, which finished the group stage with 2 wins and 1 loss, secured second place in Group B following Taiwan (3 wins).
Korea won 10-0 against Hong Kong (8th inning cold game) and lost 0-4 to Taiwan.
Taiwan won the game against Hong Kong held at the same time, 15-0, with a cold game in the 6th inning.
After a day's rest, Korea will play the first match of the Super Round against the runner-up in Group A at 1 p.m. on the 5th (Korean time), and then play the second match against the runner-up in Group A at 1 p.m. on the 6th.
The baseball team led by Coach Ryu Joong-il enters the super round with one loss in the group stage match against Taiwan, and the top two teams out of the four teams in the super round advance to the finals.
1st and 2nd place in Group A will be determined based on the results of the match between Japan and China on the afternoon of the 3rd.
Korea pounded the Thai mound from the first inning.
First hitter Kim Hye-seong (Kiwoom Heroes) hit a triple to right-center field against opposing starting pitcher Woo Tikon, and Choi Ji-hoon (SSG Landers) scored the first run with a ground ball to second base.
Afterwards, Yoon Dong-hee's (Lotte Giants) walk and Noh Si-hwan's (Hanwha Eagles) deep hit created an opportunity with one out and runners on first and third base, and then third base runner Dong-hee Yoon hit home when Bo-kyung Moon (LG Twins) hit an infield grounder.
In the second inning, Kim Dong-heon (Kiwoom)'s walk and Kim Hye-seong's heavy hit gave the team a chance to reach second and third base with two outs, and then Choi Ji-hoon hit a three-run home run over the right wall, widening the lead to 5-0.
The follow-up hitter, Yoon Dong-hee (Lotte Giants), hit back-to-back home runs in the left field.
Korea added more points with a long hit in the third inning.
Kim Joo-won (NC Dinos) hit a solo home run with one out, knocking down the opposing starting pitcher.
In the 4th inning, ahead 7-0, Kim Hye-seong's walk, Choi Ji-hoon's ball hit the body, and Yoon Dong-hee exploded with a sweeping double at 2nd and 3rd base with no outs made by the opposing pitcher's balk, extending the lead to 9-0.
The attacks continued.
After the follow-up hitter, Noh Si-hwan's walk, gave them another chance to reach first and second base with no outs, Moon Bo-kyung hit a timely double to the right-field line and Kang Baek-ho (kt wiz) hit a timely hit to the right field with two RBIs to make it 12-0.
Afterwards, Korea scored one more point due to consecutive errors by the Thai defense to make it 13-0, and scored two points thanks to a walk by Kim Seong-yoon (Samsung Lions), an infield ground ball by pinch hitter Park Seong-han (SSG Landers), and a timely hit by pinch hitter Kim Ji-chan (Samsung).
In addition, the 15-0 cold game condition was completed.
Korea extended the lead to 17-0 with Noh Si-hwan's 2-RBI, timely double over the height of right field.
Korea ended the game in a cold game, holding the defense scoreless in the fifth inning.
Asian Games baseball follows the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) rules, and a cold game is declared when more than 15 points are scored after the fifth inning or more than 10 points are scored after the seventh inning.
Dong-hee Yoon played well with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 3 RBIs, and 3 runs, including a home run, and Si-hwan Noh went 2-for-2 with 2 hits, 2 walks, and 2 RBIs.
Starting pitcher Na Kyun-an (Lotte) also pitched well, allowing 4 hits, 9 strikeouts, and no runs in 4 innings.
