Taiwan overwhelms Australia at U-18 Baseball World Cup

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/06
By: Yang Chi-fang and Ko Lin

Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) Taiwan overwhelmed Australia 12-0 Friday in a super round game at the U-18 Baseball World Cup to advance to the semifinals in South Korea.

The Taiwanese players were quick to open the scoreboard at the top of the second, loading the bases with consecutive hits by Lin Chen-hsun (林辰勳), Wang Shun-ho (王順和) and Yueh Cheng-hua (岳政華).

Starting pitcher Lin Yu-min (林吳晉) then batted a base hit to bring two runners home, giving Taiwan a 2-0 lead.

The team added two more runs in the fourth, widening the gap to 4-0.    [FULL  STORY]