U-23 baseball team advances to super round after defeating South Africa at World Championships
Finished 3rd in Group B and advanced to the 6th Super Round to face Taiwan, Australia, and Puerto Rico.
Quick Look
- The Korean U-23 baseball team defeated South Africa 7-0 in the final match of Group B at the 6th World Championship held in Nicaragua and advanced to the Super Round as 3rd place in the group.
- Korea will face Taiwan on the 13th, Australia on the 14th, and Puerto Rico on the 15th.
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Why It Matters
The Korean U-23 baseball team advanced to the super round with 3 wins and 2 losses in the Group B stage of the 6th World Championship.
The Korean baseball team under the age of 23 (U-23) advanced to the super round of the 6th World Championship.
The national team defeated South Africa 7-0 in the final match of Group B, which ended at the Roberto Clemente Stadium in Masaya, Nicaragua, on the 11th (Korean time).
With 3 wins and 2 losses in the group stage, Korea advanced to the super round in 3rd place in Group B, following Venezuela (5 wins) and Japan (4 wins, 1 loss).
Korea will face three teams from Group A in the super round after suffering two losses to Venezuela and Japan in the group stage.
1st place in Group A is Australia (4 wins, 1 loss), 2nd place is Puerto Rico (3 wins, 2 losses), and 3rd place is Chinese Taipei (2 wins, 3 losses).
Korea will face Taiwan on the 13th, Australia on the 14th, and Puerto Rico on the 15th.
The national team had only 4 hits against South Africa and scored 7 runs. Gun Kim (NC Dinos) hit a 1-RBI final-clinching triple in the 3rd inning, and added 2 runs in the 4th inning with a South African pitcher's consecutive wild pitches and sacrifice fly.
In the 5th inning, he hit a double and a triple and added 4 runs by tying up South Africa's errors.
Open Questions
- What will be Korea's final ranking in the super round?
- Will Korea be able to win the Super Round?
