South Korea’s under-23 (U-23) national baseball team has advanced to the Super Round of the 6th U-23 Baseball World Cup.

On the 11th (Korea time), the national team defeated South Africa 7-0 in their final Group B match of the group stage, held at the Roberto Clemente Stadium in Masaya, Nicaragua.

Finishing the group stage with 3 wins and 2 losses, South Korea placed third in Group B behind Venezuela (5 wins) and Japan (4 wins, 1 loss), securing their spot in the Super Round.

Carrying the two losses suffered against Venezuela and Japan from the group stage, South Korea will now face the top three teams from Group A in the Super Round.

Group A features Australia in 1st place (4 wins, 1 loss), Puerto Rico in 2nd place (3 wins, 2 losses), and Taiwan in 3rd place (2 wins, 3 losses). South Korea is scheduled to play against Taiwan on the 13th, Australia on the 14th, and Puerto Rico on the 15th.

In the match against South Africa, the national team secured 7 runs with just 4 hits. Kim Geon (NC Dinos) hit a crucial RBI triple down the right-field line in the 3rd inning to claim the winning run. In the 4th, the team added two more runs capitalized by consecutive wild pitches from the South African pitcher and a sacrifice fly.

They further extended their lead in the 5th inning by combining doubles and triples along with South African defensive errors to add 4 additional runs.

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