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The U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship is the highest level youth baseball tournament in Asia. South Korea and Japan have always been strong teams. Each has won 5 championships in the past 13 years, and Taiwan has won 3 championships.
He Xiancheng. (File photo)
[Reporter Luo Zhipeng/Reporting from Taipei] In the 14th U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship, Japan defeated the landlord Taiwan 2:1 yesterday to enter the championship game. Japan will compete with South Korea for the championship at the Dome at 6:30 this evening. On the same day, Taiwan and the Philippines will compete in the third-place match at 1:30 pm.
In today's championship game, South Korea introduced ace left-hander Ha Xiancheng to start. In the first game of the preliminaries against Taiwan, Ha Xiancheng started 5.2 innings and surged 12K. He only allowed 2 hits and gave up no runs and won the winning pitch. In the super cycle, he allowed the opponent 9 hits and 9 hits in 3 innings against Japan's relievers in the super cycle. He pitched 5K scoreless games and scored 2 wins in two games. He pitched a total of 17K shots in 8.2 innings and allowed 2 hits without allowing a run. His ERA was a perfect zero. Taiwan team head coach Yang Xiaocheng marveled that He Xiancheng was not a super pitcher at the U18 level at all.
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Ha Xiancheng comes from Busan High School. He is 195 centimeters tall and weighs 94 kilograms. He has excellent physical condition. He once gave up the Yankees' offer of 3 million US dollars (NT$95.05 million) and decided to stay in the Korean professional league to develop and hone his skills. In the future, he will challenge the major leagues as he matures. After graduating from high school this year, he will enter the Korean professional draft and is regarded as the top pick.
Japan introduced the left-hander Mako Sugimoto of Chibi Gakuen to start. Mako Sugimoto started against South Korea in the Super Cycle. He pitched 3.2 innings and allowed 2 hits and 1 run, regardless of the victory or defeat. South Korea defeated Japan 3:2 in the game. Today, the two teams compete for the championship again.
In the past 13 U18 Asian Youth Championships, Japan and South Korea have each won 5 championships, and Taiwan has won 3 championships. The final battle at the summit tonight will determine the fate of the Japanese and Korean teams who can win the 6th championship.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Ha Xiancheng will be selected as the top pick in the Korean professional draft
Very likely · Within months
The South Korean team is expected to win this U18 Asian Youth Championship
Likely · Within days

In the third-place match of the 14th U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship, the Taiwanese team started with Yang Yaocheng from Kaohsiung, and the Philippines started with Casula. Yang Yaocheng once revealed that he chose baseball after being inspired by Unified Lions infielder Huang Tianci's victory in the U12 World Cup, and expressed that he would have the opportunity to develop abroad in the future.

In the 14th U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship Super Round Robin, the Taiwan team lost to the Japanese team 1-2 and missed the chance to advance to the championship match. Japanese starting pitcher Shoki Oda struck out 7 times in 6 innings and pitched the fastest ball speed of 155 kilometers, successfully suppressing Taiwan's line.

In the U18 Asian Youth Championship Taiwan-Japan match, the Taiwan team lost 1-2 to Japan and missed the chance to compete for the championship. Taiwan captain Zhang Yi'an hit a bye double play at a critical moment. Head coach Yang Xiaocheng expressed regret after the game, affirmed the player's performance, and emphasized that he would review the deficiencies in training.

In the U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship, the Japanese team relied on the good performance of starting pitcher Oda Shoki and allowed 1 run in 6 innings. They defeated the Taiwan team 2:1 and successfully won the championship ticket. They will compete with the South Korean team tomorrow. Taiwan's starter Liu Ren pitched in 4.2 innings and allowed 2 points, taking the blame for the loss.

In the U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship, the Taiwanese team's ace pitcher Liu Renyou started 4.2 innings and allowed 2 runs. In the end, the Taiwanese team lost to the Japanese team 1:2. The Japanese team will compete with South Korea for the championship, while the Taiwan team will compete with the Philippines for the third place.

CITIC Brothers pitcher Zheng Haojun returned to the first team. He only allowed 4 hits and no runs in 8 innings against Lotte Momomon, helping the team win 6:0. Zheng Haojun said after the game that he was grateful to the second team for their assistance during the adjustment period, and emphasized that he would face the ups and downs of the season with a positive attitude and strive to maintain stable performance.