Asian Games baseball rematch: Wang Yancheng leads the way and Taiwan team defeats China team 9:1

Wang Yancheng. (Provided by the Baseball Association)

[Reporter Lin Youchen/Taipei Report] The Taiwanese team entered the super round rematch with one defeat. Facing the Chinese team in the first game of the rematch, the Taiwan team must win to advance to the gold medal match. Relying on Wang Yancheng's good pitching, which allowed 1 point in 7 innings, and Liu Jihong's long hit and Yang Baixiang's triple to drive the offensive, the Taiwanese team won 9:1 in the end. They will play against the Japanese team tomorrow, and the Taiwanese team will fight for the chance to win and advance to the championship game.

In the first inning, Taiwan team's leadoff man Chen Chenwei received a walk and Chen Xiaoyun had a hit. Although the hit-and-run tactics failed and Chen Xiaoyun was knocked out at second base, Huang Weisheng and Liu Jihong then hit hits, allowing the Taiwan team to score 2 points in the first inning.

Wang Yancheng made his debut in the Asian Games and encountered a crisis in the first inning. Zhou Yi, the Chinese team's first at-bat, got a walk, Wang Lei hit in center field, and Han Xiao got a walk, leaving the bases loaded with no outs. After the Taiwan team called a timeout, Luan Chenchen was out with an infield fly ball, Cao Jie was also out with an infield fly ball, Fu Wenlong's ground ball caused the third out, and Wang Yancheng held the crisis with no outs and the bases loaded.

The Taiwan team's offensive resumed in the 4th inning. Liu Jihong hit two doubles in a row. He hit double base as the first player in the inning. Gao Yuwei then hit an RBI hit, and the Taiwan team added another 1 run.

After getting over the big crisis in the first inning, Wang Yanshu pitched better and better. He only allowed 4 odd hits in the first 5 inning. But at the end of the 6th game, Luan Chenchen of the Chinese team took the lead and hit a Yang Chun Cannon from Wang Yancheng, and the Chinese team recovered 1 point.

Cao Jie then hit the hit, and after the Taiwan team called timeout, Fu Wenlong also hit a hit in the middle, causing a crisis with no one out and first and second bases occupied. Wang Yancheng stabilized, Chen Chen suffered a strikeout, Zhang Mingxin grounded the ball, and Huang Weisheng launched a double play to resolve the crisis.

The Taiwanese team played dull in the first few innings, but finally made a breakthrough in the 8th inning. The first batter, Yang Baixiang, hit a triple from Wang Weiyi to start the offensive. Chen Xiaoyun succeeded in bunting, Huang Weisheng grounded out, Liu Jihong got a walk, and Chen Minci once hit a ball. After emergency treatment, he continued to attack and reluctantly hit a single to left field with 2 RBIs. Gao Yuwei made a hit after changing pitches, and the Taiwan team scored 4 points in a single game.

Taiwan team's starting pitcher Wang Yancheng allowed 8 hits in 7 innings with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. He only allowed 1 run due to a hit, and the two crises were resolved.