Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/05
By: Central News Agency
Taiwan trounced Guam in Little League Baseball. (By Central News Agency)
Juggernaut Taiwan beat Guam 6-0 in the semifinals of the 2018 Little League Baseball Asia Pacific and Middle East Regionals in South Korea on Thursday.
Taiwan made one run in each of the first, second, fifth innings and three runs in the sixth inning, while denying Guam the opportunity to step back onto the home plate.
Throughout the six innings, Taiwanese pitcher Lin Wei-en nearly created a no-hitter, as Guam got away with only one hit, and he also finished the game with 10 strikeouts.
The team, which hails from Guishan Elementary School in Taoyuan, is competing in Pool B and has been on a winning streak since the tournament started June 30. Juggernaut Taiwan defeated New Zealand 10-0 on the first day then went on to rout Hong Kong (19-5), Thailand (23-0) and the Philippines (27-0) on each of the following days. [FULL STORY]