2026 Nagoya Asian Games Baseball: South Korea defeated China 9-2 and advanced to the gold medal game

In the rematch of the 2026 Nagoya Asian Games baseball event, the South Korean team, which is seeking its fifth consecutive championship, hit 14 hits today, plus the Chinese team made three fielding errors. In the end, the South Korean team won 9-2 and advanced to the gold medal game. They will once again meet the Japanese team, which is mainly a socialist.

South Korea's starting pitcher Choi Min-seok had a shaky start and allowed 4 hits in a single inning, including a key hit from China's Luan Chenchen who scored 1 run. In the first inning, the South Korean team relied on 1 walk and 2 fielding errors by the Chinese team to get 2 points ahead.

In the second game, South Korea used 2 hits and the opponent made a wild shot, scoring another 2 points in a single game. South Korea added a total of 5 points from the 6th to the 8th inning, and finally won the victory.

The South Korean team had 14 hits. Kim Joo-won had 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Moon Bo-kyung had 1 hit and 2 RBIs. Park Joon-soon had 3 hits and 1 RBI. Kim Ji-zan and Cho Xing-woo had 2 hits and 1 RBI each. Kim Daoyong had 1 hit and 1 RBI. Choi Min-seok pitched in 7 innings and allowed 1 run.

The Chinese team had 10 hits in the entire game, but made 3 turnovers in a single game. Chinese starting pitcher Wu Anjun pitched 3.1 innings and allowed 4 runs in the loss.

The South Korean team was defeated by the Japanese team 0-5 in the first match of the rematch yesterday. The two sides will fight again in the gold medal match tomorrow. The South Korean team will strive for its fifth consecutive championship.