U18 Asian Youth Championship Taiwan-Japan Battle: Japan narrowly defeated Taiwan 2:1 and advanced to the championship

The 14th U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship has entered the super round. A Taiwan-Japan battle will be held at the Taipei Dome at 6:30 tonight. Since both the Taiwan team and Japan have lost to South Korea, the winning team tonight will advance to tomorrow's championship game. Japan relied on ace pitcher Oda Shoki to suppress it. They lost 1 point in the first 6 innings, plus scored 2 crucial points in the first inning, and finally defeated the Taiwan team 2:1. Tomorrow, Japan will compete with South Korea for the championship, and the Taiwan team can only play the third place game with the Philippines.

In the first inning of this game, the Taiwanese team took the lead in attacking. Pioneer Hu Chenrui drew a walk. Zhang Yi'an escorted the runner to second base with a bunt, and then advanced to third base with a wild throw. Liu Huanyu hit an infield grounder to score the lead.

Japan immediately counterattacked in the first inning. Ishida Yuhoshi hit an infield hit. After two outs, Yamada Rintora hit a double to tie the score. Bankani Kenshin hit a timely hit to lead the score, and Japan took a 2:1 lead. After that, although both sides were on the offensive, they were unable to defeat the opponent repeatedly. In the end, the Taiwan team lost by 1 point.

Japan's right-hander Oda Shoki started the game with 3 hits in 6 innings, soared 7K, walked 5 times, and allowed 1 run to win the game. Bankai's supporter Kenshin Bankai successfully held on without allowing a run in 1 inning. Taiwan's starting left-hander Liu Ren pitched right-hander and allowed 6 hits in 4.2 innings. He went up 7K and allowed 2 runs, all of which were blamed for the loss.

According to courtside ball detection data, Oda Xiangxi’s fastest ball speed is 97 miles (approximately 156.1 kilometers), and Liu Renyou’s fastest ball speed is 94 miles (approximately 151.3 kilometers).