Ryu Joong Il-ho, I kept my last pride'Kim Do-young 3 hits and 4 RBIs' Australia 5:2 defeat" Third place in Group B closes

Nov 18, 2024

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Australia at Taipei Tiananmen Stadium in Taiwan on the 18th. Kim Do-young hit a two-run home run against Holland in the sixth inning. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.18/

[Taipei (Taiwan) = Reporter Park Sang-kyung of Sports Chosun] Ryu Joong-il defeated Australia to achieve a successful ending.

The baseball team, led by head coach Ryu Joong-il, beat Australia 5-2 in the final Group B match of the 2024 WBSC Premier 12 at Taipei Tianmu Stadium in Taiwan on the 18th (Korea time). Kim Do-young led the attack by taking charge of four RBIs with three hits, including a two-run shot, and starter Ko Young-pyo helped by pitching one hit, no four outs, and no runs in three ⅔ innings. A day earlier, Japan and Taiwan confirmed first and second place in Group B, respectively, while Ryu Joong-il finished the Premier 12 schedule with 3 wins and 2 losses and 3rd place in Group B.

Coach Ryu put Hong Chang-ki (left-winger), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Kim Do-young (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (first baseman), Song Sung-moon (third baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (left-winger), Park Sung-han (striker), Kim Hyung-joon (poster), and Choi Won-jun (middle fielder) in the starting lineup.

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Australia at Taipei Tiananmen Stadium in Taiwan on the 18th. Coach Ryu Joong-il watching the game. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.18/

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Australia at Taipei Tiananmen Stadium in Taiwan on the 18th. Kim Do-young hit a timely RBI single in the third inning. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.18/

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Australia at Taipei Tiananmen Stadium in Taiwan on the 18th. Ko Young-pyo is sharing a high-five with his teammates after pitching in the third inning. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.18/

The Premier 12 baseball team played against Australia at Taipei Tiananmen Stadium in Taiwan on the 18th. With one out and runners on second base in the third inning, second baseman Kim Do-young rushed home when Moon Bo-kyung hit, but is being tagged out. Taipei (Taiwan) = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.11.18/

South Korea, which failed to take advantage of the full base chance with one out in the bottom of the second inning, got the first run in the bottom of the third inning. Hong Chang-ki homered and took a 1-0 lead when Kim Do-young hit in the left-center chance with one out and second base caught by leadoff hitter Hong Chang-ki's hit to the left and Shin Min-jae's successful bunt. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Shin Min-jae seemed to be stepping down with a ground ball to the first base with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, which were made by Park Sung-han's walk and Hong Chang-ki's infield hit, but Park Sung-han took advantage of the Australian infield's error to home, and Kim Do-young added one more point to make a timely hit to the left in the ensuing chance to run 3-0.

Australia had a full base chance with no outs following consecutive walks by George and Hall against Yoo Young-chan in the top of the fifth inning, followed by Spence's hit to the right. Choi Seung-yong took the mound in relief and caught two out-counts, but allowed a chase point by giving up a walk to Bazana. However, Lee Young-ha, who took the mound following Choi Seung-yong, blocked further runs by striking out the last out count.

The gap narrowed further in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs and runners on the first and third bases with Wingrove's right-handed double and George's left-handed hit, Spence followed Kim Taek-yeon with a timely hit in the left-center gap, 3-2.

However, South Korea regained a three-point lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Shin Min-jae got on base with an infield hit after two outs against Seupold from Hanwha. Australia put Holland on the mound, but Kim Do-young fired a two-run shot to the left, widening the gap again to 5-2.

Kim Seo-hyun, who took the mound in the top of the eighth inning, pitched a scoreless pitch, and Park Young-hyun, who finished in the top of the ninth inning, finished with a three-run victory.

Ryu and the team will return home via Incheon International Airport on the 19th.

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