Japan in Super Round

South Korea U18 Baseball Team.

The South Korea Under-18 Baseball Team fell to arch-rivals Japan in the Super Round of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Youth Baseball Championship 2023.

Korea, led by Lee Young-bok, fell to Japan 1-7 in the Super Round on Sunday (July 7) in Taipei, Taiwan.

Under the Super Round rule, which allows teams to advance from the group stage, 섯다 Korea’s Super Round record is now 1-2.

A physical disadvantage proved costly. Before the game against Japan, South Korea played the final game of Group A against Puerto Rico. The game against Puerto Rico was scheduled for June 6, but was postponed twice due to rain before being declared suspended and resumed in the third inning.

Korea defeated Puerto Rico 8-1, but couldn’t carry the momentum over to Japan. In effect, it forced a doubleheader.

South Korea struggled against Japanese starter Yugo Maeda. While the Korean offense stalled, 카지노사이트랭크 Japan scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning to fall behind 0-3.

After being held scoreless through five innings, Korea scored its first run in the top of the sixth when Lee Chung-heon and Yeo Dong-geun singled to put runners on second and third.

However, Korea was unable to capitalize and fell behind 7-1 in the bottom of the sixth when Japan hit a solo home run and reliever Jeon Mir gave up three runs on three hits and a walk.

After losing the lead, Korea was unable to score in the remaining innings and suffered a heartbreaking defeat.

The tournament will determine the winner and the third- and fourth-place finishers based on pool play in the Super Round. 고스톱 Korea will play the second game of the Super Round against the United States at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 8.