Taipei Times
Date: Nov 13, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan’s national baseball team crushed defending champions South Korea 7-0 last night, securing a
Taiwan’s Kao Yu-chieh hits against South Korea in their Premier12 Super Round game at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, Japan, yesterday.
Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Taipei Times
Taiwan drew first blood in the top of the second inning with two consecutive RBI hits by Kao Yung-chieh and Hu Chin-lung off South Korea starter Kim Kwang-hyun, bringing the score to 2-0.
The lead was extended to 3-0 in the fourth inning with an RBI single by Wang Sheng-wei, bringing back runner Lin Li, who reached first base with a single.
In the top of the seventh inning, Chen Chun-hsiu blasted a three-run homer off South Korea reliever Won Jong-hyeon, before Lin Hung-yu added another RBI single in the ninth to give Taiwan a comfortable 7-0 lead, which they held until the end of the game. [FULL STORY]
