Want China Times
Date: 2015-07-11
By: CNA
Taiwan’s baseball team beat South Korea 2-0 in the semi-finals of the 2015 Summer
Lin Tzu-wei during the game against South Korea, July 10. (Photo courtesy of Chinese Taipei University Sports Federation)
Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea on Friday, succeeding in winning its ticket to the finals.
It was the fourth victory Taiwan gained in the baseball event of the international multi-sport competition held every two years. Before Friday’s win, Taiwanese baseball players took down their rivals from Mexico, the United States and Czech Republic in the preliminary round.
The team will fight against Japan for the gold medal at 6 pm Saturday Taipei time.
In Friday’s game, Taiwan’s starter pitcher Sung Chia-hao and his successor Lin Tzu-wei joined hands to perform a perfect shutout, with their team scoring one point in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively. [FULL STORY]
