[Asian Games] Korea Baseball Defeats Thailand 17-0 by Cold Game... Advances to Super Round

On the 3rd, a baseball group league match between South Korea and Thailand, Group B, was held at the No. 2 Stadium of the Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Center near Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, during the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
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The South Korean national baseball team defeated Thailand 17-0 in a 5-inning cold game and advanced to the Super Round as the second place in their group.

On the 3rd, South Korea won against Thailand in the last match of Group B's group stage at the Baseball and Softball Sports Center 2 field in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China, during the '2022 Hangzhou Asian Games'.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, back-to-back home runs by Choi Ji-hoon (SSG Landers) and Yoon Dong-hee (Lotte Giants) stood out. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Kim Joo-won (NC Dinos) also hit a solo home run to seize the momentum.

South Korea finished the group stage with 2 wins and 1 loss. According to the head-to-head principle, regardless of the results against Taiwan and Hong Kong, South Korea secured second place in Group B behind Taiwan.

On the 5th at 1 PM (Korean time), South Korea will play their first Super Round game against the second place team from Group A. On the 6th at 1 PM, they will have their second game against the first place team from Group A. Among the four teams in the Super Round, the top two teams will advance to the final.

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