Want China Times
Date: 2015-08-05
By: CNA
A Taiwanese baseball team representing the Asia-Pacific region was eliminated Monday
A photo of Taiwan’s team, composed mainly of Xiyuan High School and Zhongshan Junior High School players in Taichung, July 6. (Photo/Chen Shih-tsung)
in the Big League Baseball World Series after suffering defeat at the hands of Puerto Rico in the tournament’s international championship.
Puerto Rico, representing the Latin American region, beat Taiwan 3-2 in a back-and-forth game.
The Latin American team took an early lead in the first inning, scoring 1 run with a walk and a hit.
Taiwan made it 1-1 in the top of the second with a hit-by-pitch, a walk and an error.
Puerto Rico scored 1 run on a walk and two hits in the fourth inning, while Taiwan made it even in the top of fifth on a walk, a pickoff error and a hit. [FULL STORY]
